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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Tuesday, August 4th: Ryan Roberts’ 2 HRs Help Sounds Win in 12 while Brett Graves Leads Snappers to Shutout Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Omaha Storm Chasers 6 WP – Huntzinger 2-2 / 3.59 HR – Roberts 2 (8) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Ryan Roberts (2 Home Runs / Double / Walk / 4 RBIs) Designated hitter Ryan Roberts had another…

Monday, July 27th: Matt Olson’s 2 HRs Help Hounds Win while Barry Zito Struggles in Sounds Loss and Yairo Munoz & Trent Gilbert Make Debuts for Ports

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 12 Frisco RoughRiders 9 WP – Joseph 7-4 / 4.20 HR – Olson 2 (12), Walsh (12), Ravelo (2) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (2 Home Runs / 5 RBI) First baseman Matt Olson has definitely been…

Thursday, July 16th: Angel Duno Wins 4th Straight for AZL A’s, Skye Bolt Drives in Game-Winner for Vermont & Franklin Barreto Belts 10th HR for Ports

ARIZONA LEAGUE (Rookie Short-Season) AZL A’s 3 AZL Dodgers 2 WP – Duno 4-1 / 2.70 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Angel Duno (5 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) 21-year-old Venezuelan RHP Angel Duno turned in…

Monday, April 20th: Billy Burns Helps Sounds Win despite Barry Zito’s Struggles while Hounds Split a Pair

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Colorado Springs Sky Sox 5 Nashville Sounds 11 WP – Huntzinger 1-0 / 1.35 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Billy Burns (2 for 4 / Walk / 2 RBIs / Stolen Base) As usual, center fielder Billy Burns was in…

A’s Trade Triple-A RHP Matt Buschmann to Tampa Bay to Make Way for Possible Addition of Barry Zito to Nashville Rotation

The A’s traded Triple-A RHP Matt Buschmann to the Tampa Bay Rays for cash on Thursday. We’ve also learned that, though no final decision has been made yet, the A’s front office thinks it’s likely that non-roster pitcher Barry Zito will agree to join the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to start…

A’s Release More Minor League Hurlers on Wednesday

Hot on the heels of the releases of minor league hurlers Drew Granier, Deck McGuire, Brandon “Branch” Kloess and Dakota Freese earlier this week, the A’s also released RHPs Murphy Smith and Paul Smyth on Wednesday. After being moved to the bullpen last year, Smith posted a 4.73 ERA in…

Abundance of Arms Affecting A’s Minor League Pitching Prospects

When the A’s signed 7 minor league free agents pitchers, re-signed 2 of their own minor league free agent hurlers, and acquired a number of other young arms in trades this offseason, it was inevitable that there was going to be a bit of a roster crunch at the upper…

Oakland A’s & Nashville Sounds 2015 Roster Outlook

For the moment, as we sit here perched on the precipice of February, let’s go out on a limb and assume that the majority of the A’s offseason work is now finally done – which is never an entirely safe bet with general manager Billy Beane at the helm. But…