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Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 60 | Run: 70 | Arm: 60 | Field: 50 | Overall: 45

Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz., has built a strong reputation as a baseball powerhouse in the state and has produced a fair amount of Draft talent, most notably Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers. Turley -- who showed off considerable raw tools at summer events like Perfect Game National, MLB’s PDP League and the Area Code Games -- has the chance to join that group.

There are some scouts who feel Turley’s combination of tools are similar to those of Elijah Green, one of the top prospects in the class, but they don’t always show up as consistently in games. He has huge raw power and is capable of hitting the ball very hard, and out, though there are swing-and-miss concerns as he is too much of a free swinger who’ll need to refine his approach at the plate.

Turley does have near-elite speed, which should eventually help him be a threat on the basepaths and make him an asset in the outfield. Right now, scouts see raw instincts in terms of reads and routes, something that can be remedied with more reps. Teams interested in the Oregon State recruit might have to be patient, but his strength and speed combination will surely be enticing.

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Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 60 | Run: 55 | Arm: 60 | Field: 50 | Overall: 45

Turley was a very good prospect firmly in MLB Pipeline’s Draft Top 250 when he was coming out of Hamilton High School in Arizona in 2022. His hometown D-backs took him in Round 19, but he was intent on heading to Oregon State for college. He had a big freshman season, pounding out 14 homers and finishing with an OPS north of 1.100. The power was back, and then some, with 19 home runs in 2024, though he only hit .277 as a sophomore. A solid turn in the Cape Cod League last summer has carried over to a productive junior season. 

In some ways, Turley is the same player he was post-high school, a veritable toolshed with some concerns about him using those tools consistently. He might have as much raw power as anyone in this Draft class, with some scouts hanging a 70 on it. He can drive the ball for extra bases anywhere with prodigious home run pop thanks to outstanding bat speed, and he was showing more ability to hit the ball out the other way this spring. There has long been the question about whether he’ll hit enough to get to that power. He had a 36 percent miss rate in 2024 with the Beavers, leading to a 27.3 percent strikeout rate, and while he’s improved those rates this season, including his propensity to chase breaking stuff, the swing-and-miss is still a concern. He does draw a ton of walks to help offset that.

Turley has above-average speed, though he hasn’t used that to be a basestealing threat, and his athleticism does help him in the outfield, where his easily plus arm is also an asset. He didn’t have a great fall, but his tools have shown up more this spring, which has helped stabilize his Draft stock.

Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 55 | Run: 55 | Arm: 60 | Field: 50 | Overall: 40

Originally drafted by his hometown D-backs as a 19th-rounder in 2022, Turley instead opted to play college ball at Oregon State, where he had a big year as a freshman with 14 home runs and an OPS above 1.100. After crushing another 19 homers in 2024 and performing well in the Cape Cod League that summer, the A’s drafted him in '25 as a fourth-round pick, following a 20-homer junior year, signing him below slot at $600,000. Ahead of his first full professional season, Turley got his feet wet with 27 games at Single-A Stockton.

Turley falls in line with similar A’s draft picks in recent years -- like Denzel Clarke and Rodney Green Jr. -- as a toolsy outfielder with some concerns about his ability to make consistent contact. He’s got big power and is able to drive the ball out to all fields with great bat speed, but his strikeout rates throughout his career with the Beavers were somewhat alarming. The question over whether he can hit enough to tap into that raw power is something he’ll have to prove early in his pro career. He has a tendency to chase breaking stuff often, though he mitigates that issue somewhat with his strong ability to draw walks.

A big knock on Turley coming out of college was poor defense, but the A’s believe he is plenty athletic and speedy enough to improve and envision that happening as he grows into his 6-foot-1 frame. His body type and look in the box remind some within the organization of Mark Canha, and he’ll look to move through the system as a power-hitting corner outfielder.

Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 60 | Run: 55 | Arm: 60 | Field: 50 | Overall: 45

Turley was a very good prospect firmly in MLB Pipeline’s Draft Top 250 when he was coming out of Hamilton High School in Arizona in 2022. His hometown D-backs took him in Round 19, but he was intent on heading to Oregon State for college. He had a big freshman season, pounding out 14 homers and finishing with an OPS north of 1.100. The power was back, and then some, with 19 home runs in 2024, though he only hit .277 as a sophomore. A solid turn in the Cape Cod League last summer carried over to a productive junior season, which helped him land in the fourth round with the A’s and receive a below-slot $600,000 bonus.

In some ways, Turley is the same player he was post-high school, a veritable toolshed with some concerns about him using those tools consistently. He might have had as much raw power as anyone in his Draft class, with some scouts hanging a 70 on it. He can drive the ball for extra bases anywhere with prodigious home run pop thanks to outstanding bat speed, and he was showing more ability to hit the ball out the other way this spring. There has long been the question about whether he’ll hit enough to get to that power. He had a 36 percent miss rate in 2024 with the Beavers, leading to a 27.3 percent strikeout rate, and while he’s improved those rates this season, including his propensity to chase breaking stuff, the swing-and-miss is still a concern. He does draw a ton of walks to help offset that.

Turley has above-average speed, though he hasn’t used it to be a basestealing threat. His athleticism does help him in the outfield, where his easily plus arm is also an asset. He’s played more left field than anywhere else and he should fit nicely as a corner outfielder in pro ball.

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	03/05/2026	OF Gavin Turley assigned to Athletics Prospects.
	03/01/2026	OF Gavin Turley assigned to Athletics.
	08/04/2025	OF Gavin Turley assigned to Stockton Ports from ACL Athletics.
	08/04/2025	ACL Athletics activated OF Gavin Turley.
	07/23/2025	Athletics signed OF Gavin Turley.
	07/23/2025	OF Gavin Turley assigned to ACL Athletics.
	06/03/2025	OF Gavin Turley assigned to College Workout.
	01/14/2025	OF Gavin Turley assigned to Oregon State Beavers.
	06/04/2024	OF Gavin Turley assigned to Falmouth Commodores.
	06/04/2024	Falmouth Commodores activated OF Gavin Turley.
	06/04/2024	Falmouth Commodores activated OF Gavin Turley.
	02/08/2024	OF Gavin Turley assigned to Oregon State Beavers.
	02/08/2024	OF Gavin Turley assigned to Oregon State Beavers.
	06/09/2023	Falmouth Commodores activated OF Gavin Turley.
	06/11/2022	OF Gavin Turley and assigned to College Workout.
	02/03/2022	OF Gavin Turley and assigned to Visiting Team.
	08/18/2021	OF Gavin Turley and assigned to PG West.
	07/13/2021	PG National 4 - Green activated OF Gavin Turley.