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Monday, August 14th: Ports Battle Back to Win 5th Straight while Mengden Returns to Mound for Sounds

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 7 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 6 WP – A.Ruiz 3-1 / 4.00 Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Eli White (3 for 5 / RBI / 2 Runs) The Ports mounted a late-game comeback to…

Monday, July 10th: Erwin Pitches Snappers to Victory while Bolt’s Grand Slam Isn’t Enough to Help Ports Prevail

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Kane County Cougars 1 Beloit Snappers 3 WP – Erwin 2-2 / 2.28 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Zack Erwin (6 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 8 K / Win) LHP Zack Erwin turned in another…

A’s Farm Report: Meisner, Murphy, Munoz & More Top A’s Prospects on the Move

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor A number of top-performing A’s prospects have received promotions over the past month. Among those on the move have been RHP Casey Meisner, catcher Sean Murphy, infielder Yairo Munoz, LHP A.J. Puk and 23-year-old Cuban defector Norge Ruiz, along with many others. Of…

Wednesday, June 28th: Milburn’s Stellar Start & Shelby’s 2 HRs Lead Snappers to Shutout Win while Sawyer Pitches Ports to Victory & Bassitt Returns

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 3 Peoria Chiefs 0 WP – Milburn 4-5 / 4.71 HR – Shelby 2 (7) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Matt Milburn (6 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 8 K / Win) The Snappers shut…

Monday, May 1st: McBride’s Big Blow Gives Sounds Walk-Off Win while Hounds Suffer 3-Hit Shutout

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Baby Cakes 4 Nashville Sounds 6 WP – J.Smith 2-0 / 3.29 HR – Nunez (5), McBride (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Matt McBride (Home Run / 2 RBIs) With two outs, a man on and the…

Saturday, April 22nd: Beloit Wins behind Nowlin’s Big Bat while Sonny Gray Impresses in Rehab Start for Stockton

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Burlington Bees 3 Beloit Snappers 8 WP – Altamirano 1-1 / 1.54 HR – Mercedes (4), Nowlin (2) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Kyle Nowlin (Home Run / 3 RBIs) With two men on and his team down by a run in the bottom…

Tuesday, July 21st: Renato Nunez’s Early HR Helps Hounds Win while Jason Pridie Delivers Decisive Blow in Sounds Victory

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 9 Corpus Christi Hooks 7 WP – Duran 1-0 / 1.86 HR – Nunez (14), Pinder (9) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Renato Nunez (Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) Designated hitter Renato Nunez delivered a big blow early by…

Tuesday, June 30th: Daniel Gossett Pitches Snappers to Victory while Matt Chapman Hits 12th HR in Ports Loss & A’s Come to Terms with Top Pick Richie Martin

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) GAME #2 Beloit Snappers 4 Quad Cities River Bandits 1 WP – Gossett 3-7 / 5.42 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Gossett (7 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 3 BB / 4 K / Win)…

Tuesday, June 16th: Ryon Healy Drives in Winning Run to Give Hounds Walk-Off Win in 10th while Sean Nolin Earns 1st Win for Sounds

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 4 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Dull 3-0 / 0.28 Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Ryon Healy (3 for 5 / Double / 2 RBIs) Designated hitter Ryon Healy had a big night for the RockHounds, highlighted by an RBI…

Monday, June 1st: Zach Neal Pitches Sounds to 8th Straight Win while Dillon Overton Throws 5 Shutout Innings in Ports’ Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas 51s 1 Nashville Sounds 5 WP – Neal 4-0 / 1.40 HR – Wendle (5), Carson (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Zach Neal (8 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win)…

Tuesday, May 12th: Brett Graves Snaps Quad Cities’ 12-Game Streak to Post 2nd Win for Snappers while Brad Mills & Nate Long Earn 1st Wins for Sounds & Hounds

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 10 Quad Cities River Bandits 4 WP – Graves 2-0 / 5.35 HR – Martinez (1), Brizuela (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Brett Graves (5 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 4 BB / 5…

Sunday, August 31st: Pitching Prospect Nolan Sanburn Dealt in Adam Dunn Deal while Stockton Wins Behind Matt Olson’s Big Bat and Sacramento Loss Forces Dramatic Finale on Monday

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 6 Modesto Nuts 2 WP – Joseph 7-3 / 3.58 HR – Olson (37) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (2 for 4 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) First baseman Matt Olson hit his league-leading 37th home run, a…

Tuesday, July 8th: Jaycob Brugman’s Big Bat Helps Ports Win in a Walk-Off while Ryan Mathews’ Grand Slam Assures Snappers’ Victory

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 4 Stockton Ports 5 WP – Ynoa 4-2 / 6.61 HR – Brugman (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Jaycob Brugman (3 fo 5 / Home Run / Double / 4 RBIs) Outfielder Jaycob Brugman had a big night in his second…

Monday, June 30th: AZL A’s Mount Comeback Win in 9th while Brandon Belt Homers Off Dan Straily in Cats Loss and Renato Nunez Named Cal League Player of the Week

ARIZONA LEAGUE (Rookie Short-Season) AZL A’s 9 AZL Rangers 8 WP – Stull 1-0 / 1.50 Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter John Nogowski (4 for 5 / 3 RBIs) The AZL A’s came back from a 4-run deficit to score 5 runs in the…

Exclusive: Get the Inside Scoop on Oakland’s Top 10 Draft Picks of 2014 from A’s Scouting Director Eric Kubota

After unexpectedly taking high school players with their top pick in each of the past two years, the A’s returned to their old, familiar ways this year, selecting college players with eight of the team’s top ten picks. The A’s made 21-year-old Cal State Fullerton third baseman Matt Chapman their…

Getting To Know: The A’s 2014 Top 10 Draft Picks

Yesterday, we gave you the lowdown on the A’s top 2 picks selected on Day 1 of the amateur draft. And now that Day 2 is complete, it’s time to run down the A’s top 10 picks of the 2014 draft. After taking a third baseman with their top pick…