Arizona League Athletics - A's Farm

Monday, June 20th: Overton Leads Sounds to Shutout Win and AZL A’s Drop Season Opener as A’s Draft Picks Make Pro Debuts

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 0 Nashville Sounds 4 WP – Overton 8-4 / 3.01 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (7 1/3 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 6 K / Win) LHP Dillon Overton delivered another impressive…

A’s 2016 Minor League Staff

NASHVILLE SOUNDS (Triple-A) Manager: Steve Scarsone Pitching Coach: Rick Rodriguez Hitting Coach: Eric Martins Steve Scarsone returns to Triple-A Nashville for the second consecutive season after the Sounds finished 66-78 in 2015. This will be his fourth consecutive season as manager of the A’s Triple-A club and he now has…

A’s Farm’s 2015 Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team

With the 2015 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 2015. And with that in mind, it’s time to name A’s Farm’s 2015 Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team!…

Saturday, August 29th: Sean Manaea’s 7 Shutout Innings & Anthony Aliotti’s 2-Run HR Help Hounds Win while Matt Stalcup Pitches Ports to Victory

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 1 Midland RockHounds 2 WP – Manaea 5-1 / 2.68 HR – Aliotti (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Sean Manaea (7 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 7 K / Win) LHP Sean Manaea, acquired…

Friday, August 28th: AZL A’s Win Behind Jean Carlo Rodriguez’s Big Bat while Vermont Scores Second Straight Walk-Off Win

ARIZONA LEAGUE (Rookie Short-Season) AZL Cubs 1 AZL A’s 9 WP – Brasier 1-1 / 3.60 Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Jean Carlo Rodriguez (4 for 5 / Triple / Double / 4 RBIs) 19-year-old Venezuelan third baseman Jean Carlo Rodriguez had a big day at the…

Thursday, August 27th: Jaycob Brugman’s 4 Hits Help Hounds Win & Clinch Playoff Berth while Chad Pinder is Named Texas League Player of the Year

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 1 Midland RockHounds 10 WP – Overton 4-2 / 3.60 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Jaycob Brugman (4 for 4 / Walk / Double / 3 RBIs) Outfielder Jaycob Brugman reached base 5 times, on 3 singles, a double and…

Tuesday, August 25th: Colin Walsh Helps Hounds Stage Comeback Win while Cody Martin & Junior Mendez Pitch Sounds & Snappers to Victory

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 3 Midland RockHounds 6 WP – Urlaub 1-0 / 1.50 Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Colin Walsh (2 for 2 / 3 Walks / GWRBI) With two outs, two on and the game tied in the bottom of the 8th…

Monday, August 24th: Max Kuhn Helps Lead Snappers to Walk-Off Win in Extras while Nashville, Stockton, Vermont & AZL A’s All Fall

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Kane County Cougars 2 Beloit Snappers 3 WP – Gauna 3-2 / 1.39 Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Max Kuhn (2 for 5 / Double / RBI / Run) With a man on and Beloit down by a run in the…

A’s Farm Report for Week of August 17-23: A’s Affiliate Update

Well, with the end of August arriving, there’s now just about two weeks left in the minor league season. So let’s take a quick look at what’s been happening with each of the A’s six affiliates over the past month. You can always check out the latest A’s affiliate…

Sunday, August 23rd: Aaron Brooks Impresses in Sounds Win while Frazier, Covey, Fillmyer & Miller Are All Solid in Midland, Stockton, Beloit & Vermont Victories

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Reno Aces 4 WP – Brooks 7-5 / 3.56 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Aaron Brooks (7 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 8 K / Win) Starter Aaron Brooks was…

Saturday, August 22nd: Joey Wendle & Craig Gentry Help Lead Sounds to Victory while Hounds, Ports, Snappers & AZL A’s All Win on Saturday

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 2 Nashville Sounds 3 WP – Huntzinger 4-3 / 4.22 HR – Wendle (8) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Joey Wendle (2 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) Second baseman Joey Wendle hit his 8th home…

Thursday, August 20th: Casey Meisner Leads Stockton to Shutout Victory while Sean Doolittle Strikes Out Side Again for Sounds

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 3 Modesto Nuts 0 WP – Meisner 1-1 / 4.15 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Casey Meisner (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 5 K / Win) On Thursday, RHP Casey Meisner turned in his best…

Wednesday, August 19th: Chris Jensen Pitches Hounds to Victory while Bolt, Pimentel & Higley All Homer as Vermont & Beloit Both Fall

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 10 Springfield Cardinals 1 WP – Jensen 8-9 / 5.33 HR – Healy (10) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Jensen (6 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 3 BB / 8 K / Win) RHP Chris Jensen delivered…

Tuesday, August 18th: Top TX League Hitter Chad Pinder Has 4 Hits & 3 RBIs for Hounds while Aaron Brooks Makes Nashville Debut & Phil Coke Gets Cut

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 3 Springfield Cardinals 4 LP – McCurry 0-1 / 1.69 Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (4 for 5 / 2 Doubles / 3 RBIs) The A’s organizational RBI and batting average leader, shortstop Chad Pinder, did more to improve his…

Monday, August 17th: B.J. Boyd’s Big Bat Helps Ports Win Big while Sounds Drop 3rd Straight

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 2 Stockton Ports 13 WP – Finnegan 7-8 / 5.79 HR – Marincov (13), Soto (8), Boyd (5) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder B.J. Boyd (2 for 4 / Walk / Home Run / 5 RBIs) Outfielder B.J. Boyd had a big…

Saturday, August 15th: Nick Rickles’ 2-Run Single Helps Hounds Win while Sean Nolin & Tyler Ladendorf Return to Action in Sounds Loss

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Tulsa Drillers 4 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Doolittle 4-2 / 3.67 Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Nick Rickles (2 for 3 / 2 RBIs) With two outs, two on and his team down by two runs…

Friday, August 14th: Cody Martin Throws 7 Strong Innings & Sean Doolittle Makes Rehab Appearance in Sounds Win while Chris Iriart Hits Game-Winning HR for Vermont

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 9 Iowa Cubs 2 WP – Martin 2-3 / 5.14 HR – Roberts (11) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Cody Martin (7 IP / 5 H / 2 ER / 3 BB / 6 K /…

Thursday, August 13th: Jake Smolinski’s Big Bat Helps Sounds Win while Parker Frazier Leads Hounds to Shutout Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Iowa Cubs 4 WP – Huntzinger 3-2 / 3.73 HR – Roberts (10), Smolinski (9) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Jake Smolinski (3 for 3 / Home Run / Double / Walk / 3 RBIs…

Wednesday, August 12th: Wade Kirkland’s HR in 14th Helps Hounds Win in a Walk-Off while Tyler Marincov Drives in Game-Winner for Ports

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Springfield Cardinals 4 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Taylor 1-0 / 9.00 HR – Kirkland (4), Aliotti (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Wade Kirkland (2 for 6 / Home Run / 2 RBIs) With two outs, a man on and his team…

Monday, August 10th: 18-Year-Old Jesus Zambrano Throws 3 Shutout Innings to Earn 1st Win for AZL A’s while Lake Monsters Are Rained Out

ARIZONA LEAGUE (Rookie Short-Season) AZL Angels 3 AZL A’s 4 WP – Zambrano 1-2 / 4.42 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Jesus Zambrano (3 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 3 K / Win) The A’s 14th-round draft pick this year, RHP…