Athletics OF prospect Henry Bolte went 2-for-5 with a home run, and a stolen base in AFL action on Wednesday.
Bolte also struck out twice, which makes this kind of a perfect encapsulation of who Bolte is as a player. Bolte hit 15 home runs and stole 46 bases in 2024 with a .267/.368/.466 slash line, but he also struck out 34.7 percent of the time. The fantasy value is clearly there with Bolte’s power/speed combination, but he’s not going to hit enough at the MLB level to make good on that promise if he doesn’t get his strikeout rate in check.
