Meet Your 2016 Nashville Sounds!

Of course, we’ve still got just a little ways to go until the opening of the 2016 season. And, of course, there will certainly be some trades, some free agent signings (both major league and minor league), some releases, some injuries and, knowing the A’s, some totally unexpected developments during…

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Exclusive: Get the Inside Scoop on Nashville’s Top Players from Sounds Skipper Steve Scarsone

After spending parts of seven seasons as a big league infielder, Steve Scarsone has now spent seven seasons managing in the A’s minor league system. He’s currently midway through his third season managing at Triple-A, though this year the California native had to head east as the A’s Pacific Coast League…

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Sunday, June 21st: Matt Chapman’s 11th HR Helps Ports Win 9th Straight while A.J. Griffin Lands on DL & Sean Nolin Struggles as Sounds Drop 5th Straight

  CALIFORNIA LEAGUE  (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze  2 Stockton Ports    3 WP – Bracewell 3-1 / 3.08 HR – Chapman (11) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Matt Chapman (Home Run / GWRBI) With the game tied in the bottom of the 8th, third baseman Matt Chapman smacked his 11th…

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Thursday, June 18th: Chris Jensen Delivers Strong Start in Hounds Win while A.J. Griffin & Raul Alcantara Make Strides in Return from TJ Surgery

  TEXAS LEAGUE  (Double-A) GAME #1 Midland RockHounds  4 San Antonio Missions    1 WP – Jensen 5-5 / 4.89 HR – Nunez (9), Blair (5) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Jensen (7 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 7 K / Win) RHP…

View More Thursday, June 18th: Chris Jensen Delivers Strong Start in Hounds Win while A.J. Griffin & Raul Alcantara Make Strides in Return from TJ Surgery

Saturday, June 13th: Lou Trivino Earns Win as Ports Put Up 14 Runs while Hounds & Snappers Both Get Blanked and A’s Ink 9 More Draft Picks

  CALIFORNIA LEAGUE  (High-A) Stockton Ports                     14 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes  2 WP – Trivino 4-4 / 5.33 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Lou Trivino (4 2/3 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K / Win)…

View More Saturday, June 13th: Lou Trivino Earns Win as Ports Put Up 14 Runs while Hounds & Snappers Both Get Blanked and A’s Ink 9 More Draft Picks

Friday, June 12th: Sandber Pimentel Slugs 10th HR in Snappers’ Extra-Inning Win while A.J. Griffin Struggles in 1st Rehab Start for Sounds

  MIDWEST LEAGUE  (Class-A) Beloit Snappers              4 Bowling Green Hot Rods  3 WP – Huber 2-3 / 3.09 HR – Pimentel (10), Gilbert (4) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Sandber Pimentel (Home Run / 2 RBIs) Although outfielder Justin Higley had the big…

View More Friday, June 12th: Sandber Pimentel Slugs 10th HR in Snappers’ Extra-Inning Win while A.J. Griffin Struggles in 1st Rehab Start for Sounds

Sunday, June 7th: Brett Graves Gets 6th Win for Snappers while Renato Nunez Hits 6th HR in Hounds’ Loss & A.J. Griffin Impresses for Stockton

  MIDWEST LEAGUE  (Class-A) Lake County Captains  2 Beloit Snappers          5 WP – Graves 6-0 / 4.14 HR – Kuhn (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Brett Graves (6 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win) Last year’s…

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Tuesday, June 2nd: Josh Whitaker’s Big Blast Helps Hounds Win while A.J. Griffin Is Solid in 1st Rehab Appearance for Ports

  TEXAS LEAGUE  (Double-A) Midland RockHounds  6 Tulsa Drillers                  5 WP – Wahl 1-0 / 4.07 HR – Whitaker (5), Healy (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Josh Whitaker (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) With the…

View More Tuesday, June 2nd: Josh Whitaker’s Big Blast Helps Hounds Win while A.J. Griffin Is Solid in 1st Rehab Appearance for Ports

Wednesday, April 29th: Midland Wins behind Ryon Healy’s Big Bat while Yairo Munoz Belts 3-Run HR in Beloit Victory and Dillon Overton Is Solid in Stockton Loss

  TEXAS LEAGUE  (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks     10 Midland RockHounds  11 WP – T.Healy 1-0 / 0.00 Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Ryon Healy (3 for 4 / Double / 4 RBIs) With the game tied and the bases loaded in the bottom on the 7th inning…

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A’s Asst GM David Forst Gives the Lowdown on Team’s New Acquisitions & Top Minor League Prospects

In what’s become his annual winter interview with bloggers, A’s assistant general manager David Forst addressed a wide range of topics covering both the major league squad as well as the team’s minor league system at A’s FanFest on Sunday. When asked which of the A’s offseason acquisitions he was…

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Meet Your 2015 Oakland A’s!

  With the A’s heart-breaking 2014 campaign now over, the A’s faithful are left wondering, “What’s next?” But before we examine the possible answers to that question, let’s first take a look at who’s set to stay and who’s set to go…   A’s Eligible Free Agents: Jon Lester, Jason…

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Spring Has Sprung!

As you may already know, A’s pitchers and catchers began reporting to the team’s spring training camp in Phoenix on Friday, with the team’s first workouts on Saturday. And there are already plenty of observations we can make about the major league team, as well as the minor league teams,…

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