NASHVILLE SOUNDS (Triple-A) Manager: Ryan Christenson Pitching Coach: Rick Rodriguez Hitting Coach: Eric Martins Ryan Christenson was named manager at Triple-A Nashville after guiding Double-A Midland to back-to-back Texas League Championships in 2015-16. He began his managerial career in the A’s farm system in 2013 and has a 323-236…
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A’s Farm’s 2016 Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team
With the 2016 minor league season now complete, it’s the perfect time to take a step back and determine who the true standouts on the field really were in the A’s system in 2016. And with that in mind, it’s time to name A’s Farm’s 2016 Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team!…
View More A’s Farm’s 2016 Post-Season Organizational All-Star TeamA’s Final 2016 Minor League Hitting & Pitching Leaders
Includes Nashville Sounds (AAA), Midland RockHounds (AA), Stockton Ports (A), Beloit Snappers (A), Vermont Lake Monsters (A), AZL A’s (Rk) –HITS– 157 James Harris OF (Sto-Mid) 155 Jaycob Brugman OF (Nas-Mid) 144 Joe Bennie 2B-OF (Sto-Mid) 138 Tyler Marincov OF (Mid-Sto) 137 Joey Wendle 2B (Nas) –DOUBLES– 35…
View More A’s Final 2016 Minor League Hitting & Pitching LeadersMonday, August 29th: Wendle & Boyd Lead Sounds to 4th Straight Victory while Terrell Helps AZL A’s Finish Season on a Winning Note
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Iowa Cubs 2 Nashville Sounds 3 WP – Santos 2-2 / 2.95 Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Joey Wendle (3 for 5 / Double / Stolen Base / 2 Runs) Right fielder B.J. Boyd may have had…
View More Monday, August 29th: Wendle & Boyd Lead Sounds to 4th Straight Victory while Terrell Helps AZL A’s Finish Season on a Winning NoteSunday, August 28th: Fillmyer Leads Hounds to Shutout Victory while Mengden Earns 8th Win for Sounds
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 0 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Fillmyer 2-0 / 2.54 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Heath Fillmyer (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 3 K / Win) Starter Heath Fillmyer had an impressive outing on…
View More Sunday, August 28th: Fillmyer Leads Hounds to Shutout Victory while Mengden Earns 8th Win for SoundsSaturday, August 27th: Bolt’s 2 HRs Help Snappers Win 4th Straight while Overton Pitches Sounds to Victory & Henderson Alvarez Returns to Action in Arizona
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 5 Kane County Cougars 2 WP – Duno 7-6 / 2.64 HR – Siddall (9), Bolt 2 (5) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Skye Bolt (2 for 3 / 2 Home Runs / Walk) After going 0 for 16 over…
View More Saturday, August 27th: Bolt’s 2 HRs Help Snappers Win 4th Straight while Overton Pitches Sounds to Victory & Henderson Alvarez Returns to Action in ArizonaThursday, August 25th: Gossett K’s 10 in Hounds Win while Manarino Pitches Ports to Victory and Olson & Chapman Homer in Sounds Loss
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 5 Corpus Christi Hooks 2 WP – Sanchez 7-5 / 3.02 HR – Sportman (4), Paz (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Gossett (7 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 10 K) RHP Daniel Gossett delivered…
View More Thursday, August 25th: Gossett K’s 10 in Hounds Win while Manarino Pitches Ports to Victory and Olson & Chapman Homer in Sounds LossWednesday, August 24th: Alcantara Leads Sounds to 2nd Straight Shutout Win while Bailey K’s 9 in Vermont Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 3 Memphis Redbirds 0 WP – Alcantara 4-0 / 0.89 HR – Nunez (23) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Raul Alcantara (5 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 2 K / Win) After RHP Daniel Mengden threw…
View More Wednesday, August 24th: Alcantara Leads Sounds to 2nd Straight Shutout Win while Bailey K’s 9 in Vermont VictoryTuesday, August 23nd: Mengden & Naile Each Toss 5 Scoreless Frames to Lead Sounds & Ports to Shutout Victories while Barreto Homers in Hounds Loss
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 7 Omaha Storm Chasers 0 WP – Mengden 7-2 / 1.66 HR – Nunez (22), Rodriguez (4), Walsh (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Mengden (5 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K…
View More Tuesday, August 23nd: Mengden & Naile Each Toss 5 Scoreless Frames to Lead Sounds & Ports to Shutout Victories while Barreto Homers in Hounds LossMonday, August 22nd: Overton’s Arm and Wendle’s & Brugman’s Bats Help Sounds Win 3rd Straight as Chapman Hits 1st Triple-A HR
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 12 Omaha Storm Chasers 3 WP – Overton 12-5 / 3.38 HR – Brugman (7), Chapman (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (6 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 3 BB / 7 K / Win) After…
View More Monday, August 22nd: Overton’s Arm and Wendle’s & Brugman’s Bats Help Sounds Win 3rd Straight as Chapman Hits 1st Triple-A HRA’s Top 20 Draft Picks Mid-Season Progress Report
It’s been about ten weeks since this year’s amateur draft and about two months since the first of the players picked by the A’s began playing with either the Class-A Vermont Lake Monsters or the rookie-ball Arizona League A’s. The A’s managed to sign all of their top 20 picks…
View More A’s Top 20 Draft Picks Mid-Season Progress ReportFriday, August 19th: Biegalski’s 7 Solid Innings Lead Snappers to Victory while Gossett K’s 7 to Help Hounds Win
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 5 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 1 WP – Biegalski 8-7 / 3.50 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Boomer Biegalski (7 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Boomer Biegalski…
View More Friday, August 19th: Biegalski’s 7 Solid Innings Lead Snappers to Victory while Gossett K’s 7 to Help Hounds WinThursday, August 18th: Blanco Pitches AZL A’s to Victory while Mengden, Bracewell & Naile Suffer Losses for Sounds, Hounds & Ports
ARIZONA LEAGUE (Rookie Short-Season) AZL Indians 1 AZL A’s 6 WP – Blanco 4-4 / 2.84 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Argenis Blanco (5 2/3 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 8 K / Win) RHP Argenis Blanco turned in another…
View More Thursday, August 18th: Blanco Pitches AZL A’s to Victory while Mengden, Bracewell & Naile Suffer Losses for Sounds, Hounds & PortsWednesday, August 17th: Overton Pitches Sounds to Victory as Chapman Makes Triple-A Debut and Graves Is Solid Again in Stockton Loss
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tacoma Rainiers 2 Nashville Sounds 5 WP – Overton 11-5 / 3.48 HR – Wendle (12), A.Alcantara (11) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (6 IP / 5 H / 2 ER / 2 BB / 2 K / Win) LHP Dillon…
View More Wednesday, August 17th: Overton Pitches Sounds to Victory as Chapman Makes Triple-A Debut and Graves Is Solid Again in Stockton LossMonday, August 15th: Meisner Earns 1st Win of Season for Stockton while Iriart Homers Twice in Snappers Loss
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 2 Visalia Rawhide 1 WP – Meisner 1-12 / 3.99 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Casey Meisner (4 2/3 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) RHP Casey Meisner endured a rough start to his…
View More Monday, August 15th: Meisner Earns 1st Win of Season for Stockton while Iriart Homers Twice in Snappers LossSunday, August 14th: Biegalski Pitches Beloit to Victory while Top Draft Picks Puk, Logan & Jefferies Are All Solid on Sunday
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 1 Beloit Snappers 3 WP – Biegalski 7-7 / 3.62 HR – Siddall (8) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Boomer Biegalski (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 5 K /…
View More Sunday, August 14th: Biegalski Pitches Beloit to Victory while Top Draft Picks Puk, Logan & Jefferies Are All Solid on SundaySaturday, August 13th: A Pair of Alcantaras Help Sounds Prevail while Gossett & Chapman Combine to Lead Hounds to Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Reno Aces 1 Nashville Sounds 2 WP – Wahl 1-0 / 0.00 HR – A.Alcantara (10) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Raul Alcantara (5 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K) Two Alcantaras…
View More Saturday, August 13th: A Pair of Alcantaras Help Sounds Prevail while Gossett & Chapman Combine to Lead Hounds to VictoryFriday, August 12th: Graves Throws 7 Shutout Frames in Stockton Loss while Mengden & Erwin Lead Sounds & Snappers to Shutout Victories with Help from Grand Slams
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) High Desert Mavericks 2 Stockton Ports 1 LP – Navas 3-7 / 4.11 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brett Graves (7 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 3 K) On a day of solid pitching perfomances…
View More Friday, August 12th: Graves Throws 7 Shutout Frames in Stockton Loss while Mengden & Erwin Lead Sounds & Snappers to Shutout Victories with Help from Grand SlamsWednesday, August 10th: Chapman’s 2 HRs Help Hounds Win while Nunez Homers for 3rd Straight Night but Sounds still Come up Short
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 3 Tulsa Drillers 1 WP – Seddon 8-8 / 4.75 HR – Chapman 2 (28) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Matt Chapman (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Third baseman Matt…
View More Wednesday, August 10th: Chapman’s 2 HRs Help Hounds Win while Nunez Homers for 3rd Straight Night but Sounds still Come up ShortTuesday, August 9th: Cotton Is Almost Perfect in 1-Hit Shutout for Sounds while Snappers Get No-Hit & Taylor Drives in Game-Winner in 10th for Hounds
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 3 Round Rock Express 0 WP – Cotton 10-5 / 4.33 HR – Nunez (20) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jharel Cotton (9 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 12 K / Win) RHP Jharel Cotton,…
View More Tuesday, August 9th: Cotton Is Almost Perfect in 1-Hit Shutout for Sounds while Snappers Get No-Hit & Taylor Drives in Game-Winner in 10th for Hounds