Claudio Galva

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Oakland Athletics #17 prospect in 2001
  Galva first raised eyebrows when he put together an 11-0, 1.00 season in the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League in 1998, and he backed it up with an all-star season in the Arizona League in 1999. Moved to the bullpen last season, Galva continued to make an impression. He’s being groomed as a closer, and he embraced the role with relish. He relies on a fastball-slider combination and can throw strikes with both pitches. He has remarkable resilience and can pitch several days in a row. The A’s will bring him to spring training with the hope they can place him in Double-A, but an overload of pitchers at that level could force his return to the Cal League. His command gives him the chance to develop quickly.