by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor November 9, 2023 Within a few days after the end of the World Series, not only do a number of major league players become free agents, but a flood of minor league free agents also hit the open market. Earlier this week, the…
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A’s Farm Report: A’s Affiliates Get Rolling
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 10, 2023 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 2-7 Team OPS: .867 / Team ERA: 7.09 While the Las Vegas lineup has gotten off to a solid start, the pitching staff has struggled in the early going, with the second-worst ERA in…
View More A’s Farm Report: A’s Affiliates Get RollingDown On The Farm With A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor August 30, 2022 After originally joining the A’s organization as an area scout under the Billy Martin regime back in 1982, Grady Fuson rose through the ranks and eventually ended up serving as the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001. It proved to be a…
View More Down On The Farm With A’s Special Assistant Grady FusonA’s Farm Podcast Talks with Lansing Lugnuts Manager Phil Pohl
On this episode, Lansing skipper Phil Pohl joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about his first year as the Lugnuts’ manager and to discuss promising young players like Tyler Soderstrom, Denzel Clarke, Lawrence Butler, Brett Harris, Austin Beck, Lazaro Armenteros, Jeff Criswell and more. You can listen to…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks with Lansing Lugnuts Manager Phil PohlA’s Farm Report: Mid-Season Affiliate Update
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 3, 2022 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 43-34 Team OPS: .809 / Team ERA: 5.60 Las Vegas leads the Pacific Coast League West Division with a winning percentage of .558. Catcher Shea Langeliers, who was acquired from Atlanta in the Matt…
View More A’s Farm Report: Mid-Season Affiliate UpdateA’s Farm Report: Top-Performing Hitting Prospects
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor June 13, 2022 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 34-25 Team OPS: .775 / Team ERA: 5.23 Jonah Bride has been the best hitter in the A’s minor league system through the first couple of months of the season. The 26-year-old began the…
View More A’s Farm Report: Top-Performing Hitting ProspectsDown On The Farm With A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor May 11, 2022 After originally joining the A’s organization as an area scout under the Billy Martin regime back in 1982, Grady Fuson rose through the ranks and eventually ended up serving as the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001. It proved to be a very…
View More Down On The Farm With A’s Special Assistant Grady FusonA’s Farm Report: Beck, Lazaro, Langeliers & Muncy Making Waves
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 26, 2022 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 9-10 Team OPS: .776 / Team ERA: 4.94 The Aviators lost infielder Nick Allen, utilityman Christian Lopes and outfielder Mickey McDonald when the trio was promoted to Oakland. Since their departures, Vimael Machin has…
View More A’s Farm Report: Beck, Lazaro, Langeliers & Muncy Making WavesA’s Farm Report: A’s Affiliates Get Underway
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 17, 2022 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 6-6 Team OPS: .722 / Team ERA: 4.37 Aviators pitchers have been surprisingly effective at limiting runs in the hitter-happy Pacific Coast League, allowing more than five runs only four times over the team’s…
View More A’s Farm Report: A’s Affiliates Get UnderwayLansing Lugnuts 2022 Opening Day Roster
By Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 1, 2022 The opening day 30-man roster for the A’s High-A affiliate Lansing Lugnuts was announced on Thursday. The team includes 15 pitchers and 15 position players and will be guided by first-time manager Phil Pohl, who served as the A’s bullpen…
View More Lansing Lugnuts 2022 Opening Day RosterA’s Farm Podcast Looks at Lansing Lugnuts with Skipper Scott Steinmann
On this episode, Lansing Lugnuts manager Scott Steinmann joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about some of the A’s most high-profile High-A prospects like Jordan Diaz, Michael Guldberg, Colin Peluse, Austin Beck and Lazaro Armenteros. You can listen to it here only on A’s Cast… A’s Farm podcast…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Looks at Lansing Lugnuts with Skipper Scott SteinmannThursday, July 22nd: Beck’s Slam Leads Lansing to Victory while Santos’s HR Helps Hounds Win
HIGH-A CENTRAL LEAGUE Lansing Lugnuts 5 West Michigan Whitecaps 2 WP: Cushing 4-0 / 1.50 HR: Beck (4) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Austin Beck (2 for 5 / Grand Slam / 5 RBIs) A resurgent Austin Beck…
View More Thursday, July 22nd: Beck’s Slam Leads Lansing to Victory while Santos’s HR Helps Hounds WinSaturday, July 17th: Allen & Romero Lead Vegas to Victory while Damron & Schuemann Help Hounds Win
TRIPLE-A WEST LEAGUE El Paso Chihuahas 2 Las Vegas Aviators 12 WP: M.Romero 1-3 / 6.50 HR: A.Allen (11) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Austin Allen (3 for 5 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) The Aviators tallied 12 runs on Saturday to secure their third straight…
View More Saturday, July 17th: Allen & Romero Lead Vegas to Victory while Damron & Schuemann Help Hounds WinFriday, July 16th: Perez’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Beck Has Big Night for Nuts
TRIPLE-A WEST LEAGUE El Paso Chihuahas 5 Las Vegas Aviators 9 WP: Naile 5-0 / 4.76 HR: C.Perez 2 (10) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Carlos Perez (2 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Catcher Carlos Perez hit a pair of home runs to help…
View More Friday, July 16th: Perez’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Beck Has Big Night for NutsTuesday, July 6th: HRs by Perez, Machin & Beck Help Lead Vegas to Victory
TRIPLE-A WEST LEAGUE Sacramento River Cats 9 Las Vegas Aviators 14 WP: Blackburn 3-3 / 4.55 HR: Machin (4), C.Perez (4), Beck (3) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Carlos Perez (5 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 4 RBIs) The Aviators put 14…
View More Tuesday, July 6th: HRs by Perez, Machin & Beck Help Lead Vegas to VictoryDown On The Farm With A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor June 10, 2021 After originally joining the A’s organization as an area scout under the Billy Martin regime back in 1982, Grady Fuson rose through the ranks and eventually ended up serving as the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001. It proved to be a…
View More Down On The Farm With A’s Special Assistant Grady FusonFriday, June 4th: Howard & Cohen Pitch Vegas & Midland to Victory
TRIPLE-A WEST LEAGUE Las Vegas Aviators 4 Albuquerque Isotopes 2 WP: Howard 1-2 / 5.01 HR: Deichmann (3), Thomas (3) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brian Howard (5 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 5 K / Win) Las Vegas outlasted…
View More Friday, June 4th: Howard & Cohen Pitch Vegas & Midland to VictoryA’s Farm Podcast: Stockton Ports & Lansing Lugnuts Report with Play-By-Play Announcers Alex Jensen & Jesse Goldberg-Strassler
On this episode, A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity takes an early-season look at both of the A’s A-ball affiliates – the Low-A Stockton Ports and the High-A Lansing Lugnuts – with both team’s play-by-play announcers, Alex Jensen of the Ports and Jesse Goldberg-Strassler of the Lugnuts. They discuss some of…
View More A’s Farm Podcast: Stockton Ports & Lansing Lugnuts Report with Play-By-Play Announcers Alex Jensen & Jesse Goldberg-StrasslerSaturday, May 22nd: Allen’s HR Helps Hounds Win while Bolt Wields Big Bat in Vegas Loss
DOUBLE-A CENTRAL LEAGUE Midland RockHounds 2 Amarillo Sod Poodles 1 WP: Graves 1-0 / 1.86 HR: N.Allen (1) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Nick Allen (1 for 4 / Home Run / GWRBI) The RockHounds registered a one-run victory over the Sod Poodles on Saturday to win…
View More Saturday, May 22nd: Allen’s HR Helps Hounds Win while Bolt Wields Big Bat in Vegas LossTalking Top Prospects with A’s Farm Director Ed Sprague
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor May 14, 2021 In his first year as the A’s director of player development in 2020, Ed Sprague certainly wasn’t expecting to be spending last summer in San Jose. But that’s exactly where the northern California native found himself once the A’s alternate…
View More Talking Top Prospects with A’s Farm Director Ed Sprague