Editing Tyler Yates (section)

===Oakland Athletics===
Yates attended the [[University of Hawaii at Hilo]] before being drafted by the [[Oakland Athletics]] in the 23rd round, with the 675th overall selection, of the [[1998 Major League Baseball draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chase |first=Al |date=December 1, 2021 |title=UH Hilo pitcher Yates signs with Oakland Athletics |url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/98/06/05/sports/story3.html |access-date=November 22, 2023 |website=Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sports |archive-date=December 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201130425/http://archives.starbulletin.com/98/06/05/sports/story3.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> He spent his first professional season with the rookie-level [[Arizona League Athletics]] and Low-A [[Southern Oregon Timberjacks]].

Yates spent the 1999 season with the High-A [[Visalia Oaks]], logging a 2-5 record and 5.47 ERA with 74 strikeouts and 4 saves across 47 contests. He split 2000 between the High-A [[Modesto A's]] and Double-A [[Midland RockHounds]], accumulating a 5-3 record and 3.90 ERA with 85 strikeouts in 83 innings pitched across 52 relief appearances.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tyler Yates - Stats - Pitching|url=https://www.fangraphs.com/players/tyler-yates/1527/stats?position=P|access-date=February 20, 2025|website=fangraphs.com|language=en}}</ref> Yates spent the 2001 season with Midland and the Triple-A [[Sacramento River Cats]]. In 60 appearances split between the two affiliates, he compiled a 5-6 record and 3.97 ERA with 64 strikeouts and 18 [[save (baseball)|saves]] across 68 innings of work.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tyler Yates - Baseball Statistics|url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/7522/|access-date=February 20, 2025|website=thebaseballcube.com|language=en}}</ref>