Now that we’re almost a month and a half into the season, it seems like a good time to reflect on the A’s big off-season moves and try to get a read on how all those new acquisitions have panned out. Of the ten players the A’s acquired in their…
View More Exclusive: A’s Assistant GM David Forst Gives the Lowdown on Off-Season Acquisitions and A’s Top Prospects – Part 1Tag: A.J. Cole
Thursday, April 19th: Pitchers Strong but Hitters Struggle as 3 of 4 Lose
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Tacoma Rainiers 1 Sacramento RiverCats 0 (LP – Castro 1-1 / 2.40) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Fabio Castro (6 IP / 1 ER / 7 K) Worth Noting: Starter Fabio…
View More Thursday, April 19th: Pitchers Strong but Hitters Struggle as 3 of 4 LoseFriday, April 6: Rivercats and Ports Lose as Parker and Cole Make Their Debuts
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Sacramento Rivercats 3 Las Vegas51s 4 (LP – Souza 0-1 / 5.40) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Michael Taylor (2 RBIs) Worth Noting: Jarrod Parker allowed 3 runs over 6…
View More Friday, April 6: Rivercats and Ports Lose as Parker and Cole Make Their DebutsPreview: Cole, Krol, Head & Stassi to Star for Stockton in 2012
The opening day roster for the A’s Class-A affiliate in the California League, the Stockton Ports, was announced on Monday. The most intriguing prospects playing for the Ports this season will include left-handed pitching prospect Ian Krol, right-handed flame-thrower A.J. Cole, acquired from the Nationals in the Gio Gonzalez…
View More Preview: Cole, Krol, Head & Stassi to Star for Stockton in 2012Exclusive: A’s Director of Player Personnel Billy Owens Talks Top Prospects with A’s Farm
Last month, A’s Farm compiled our A’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List, gathered from a variety of many different A’s prospect lists currently available. At the time, we offered our own analysis of each of the players on our list. But we wanted to find someone who could provide…
View More Exclusive: A’s Director of Player Personnel Billy Owens Talks Top Prospects with A’s FarmExclusive: A’s GM Billy Beane Talks Trades and Prospects with A’s Farm – Part 1
To very loosely paraphrase that old-time sports junkie Alfred, Lord Tennyson…“it’s spring training and a young man’s fancy turns to baseball!” Well, not just young men’s, but lots of middle-aged and old men’s too! It’s also a time for general managers and front office staffs to evaluate just what they’ve…
View More Exclusive: A’s GM Billy Beane Talks Trades and Prospects with A’s Farm – Part 1A’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List for 2012
It seems like there’s a new top prospect list popping up from someone everyday for A’s fans to chew over and debate. There are usually certain similarities amongst them that you can count on, like Jarrod Parker and Michael Choice being somewhere in the top tier. Each of them usually…
View More A’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List for 2012The Kids Are Alright! – The Low-Down On The A’s Hot New Prospects
As every A’s fan who doesn’t spend the winter hibernating already knows, the A’s acquired a major haul of young prospects in this off-season’s deals that sent away popular players Gio Gonzalez, Trevor Cahill, Andrew Bailey and Ryan Sweeney. In return, the A’s restocked their organization with six young pitchers…
View More The Kids Are Alright! – The Low-Down On The A’s Hot New Prospects