by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Whatever happens with the A’s before the start of next season, one thing is certain – with many of the team’s current everyday players set to become free agents in the offseason, there’s bound to be plenty of turnover on the 25-man roster.…
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Monday, May 15th: Maxwell’s Big Bat Helps Bassitt Win Solid Rehab Start for Sounds while Ports Drop 8th Straight despite 4 HRs
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 4 Fresno Grizzlies 1 WP – Bassitt 1-0 / 4.00 HR – Olson (8), Maxwell (1) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Bruce Maxwell (3 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) After being officially optioned by the A’s…
View More Monday, May 15th: Maxwell’s Big Bat Helps Bassitt Win Solid Rehab Start for Sounds while Ports Drop 8th Straight despite 4 HRsSunday, May 14th: Ports Drop 7th Straight Despite Brown’s Big Bat while Sounds & Hounds Both Get Blanked
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 4 Lancaster JetHawks 11 LP – Shore 1-3 / 3.12 HR – Brown 2 (7), Vidales (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Seth Brown (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 2 RBIs) The Ports hit three home runs…
View More Sunday, May 14th: Ports Drop 7th Straight Despite Brown’s Big Bat while Sounds & Hounds Both Get BlankedThursday, May 4th: Olson’s Early HR Leads Sounds to Victory while Bassitt Looks Strong in 2nd Rehab Start for Stockton
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 5 Round Rock Express 4 WP – C.Smith 2-1 / 2.39 HR – Olson (4), Parmelee (3) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (Home Run / 3 RBIs) First baseman Matt Olson slugged a 3-run homer in the top…
View More Thursday, May 4th: Olson’s Early HR Leads Sounds to Victory while Bassitt Looks Strong in 2nd Rehab Start for StocktonSunday, April 23rd: Sawyer Leads Snappers to Shutout Victory while Boyd Helps Hounds Mount Comeback Win
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Burlington Bees 0 Beloit Snappers 8 WP – Sawyer 2-1 / 1.08 HR – Diaz (4), Shelby (3), Persico (1), Marinez (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dalton Sawyer (5 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 8 K / Win)…
View More Sunday, April 23rd: Sawyer Leads Snappers to Shutout Victory while Boyd Helps Hounds Mount Comeback WinThursday, April 20th: Barreto Notches 4 Hits for Nashville as All 4 A’s Affiliates Fall
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 3 Oklahoma City Dodgers 4 LP – Brady 0-1 / 5.91 Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Franklin Barreto (4 for 4 / Triple / RBI) On a day when all four A’s affiliates fell, Franklin Barreto put together an…
View More Thursday, April 20th: Barreto Notches 4 Hits for Nashville as All 4 A’s Affiliates FallSunday, April 16th: Sportman’s 3-Hit Day Helps Hounds Win while Sounds Drop 5th Straight
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 9 Springfield Cardinals 4 WP – Holmes 1-1 / 4.76 HR – Marincov (2) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter J.P. Sportman (3 for 5 / 3 RBIs) After dropping their final two games at Tulsa, the RockHounds were able to put…
View More Sunday, April 16th: Sportman’s 3-Hit Day Helps Hounds Win while Sounds Drop 5th StraightWednesday, April 12th: Shore Shines in Stockton Win while Gossett Suffers Loss in Sounds Shutout
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 2 Stockton Ports 5 WP – Navas 2-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Logan Shore (4 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Save) Another day, another outstanding performance by a Ports pitcher!…
View More Wednesday, April 12th: Shore Shines in Stockton Win while Gossett Suffers Loss in Sounds ShutoutExclusive: Down On The Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson
Long-time baseball man Grady Fuson served as the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001, when the team drafted such talented players as Eric Chavez, Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Barry Zito and Rich Harden. He left the A’s at the end of 2001 to become the assistant general manager of the Texas Rangers and, after moving on…
View More Exclusive: Down On The Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady FusonTalking with a Trio of Top A’s Prospects: Chapman, Gossett & Maxwell
Last week at the A’s major league spring training camp in Mesa, we took the opportunity to chat with a trio of top A’s prospects, all of whom made our pre-season Top 10 Prospects List. We caught up with catcher Bruce Maxwell and third baseman Matt Chapman, both of whom…
View More Talking with a Trio of Top A’s Prospects: Chapman, Gossett & MaxwellA’s Farm’s 2017 Top 10 Prospects List
Now that spring training is officially underway, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s 2017 Top 10 Prospects List. It’s interesting to note that only four players from last year’s list have made a return to this year’s list, including familiar names like Franklin Barreto, Matt Chapman, Matt Olson and Chad Pinder.…
View More A’s Farm’s 2017 Top 10 Prospects ListMeet Your 2017 Nashville Sounds
We recently took a look at the likely A’s opening day roster for 2017, which appears to be reasonably well set, with the exception of a couple of minor question marks. This year’s Triple-A Nashville Sounds roster is a far more complicated puzzle to try to piece together at this…
View More Meet Your 2017 Nashville SoundsMeet Your 2017 Oakland A’s
As the 2016 season came to an end and the A’s headed into the offseason, there were an awful lot of questions regarding the team’s roster for the coming season, and many of those questions still remained unanswered as the calendar turned to 2017. But a quartet of January free…
View More Meet Your 2017 Oakland A’sA’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 Team15 Prospects Who Could Play Key Roles for A’s in 2017
After the team’s second consecutive losing season, the A’s roster is currently in just about as much flux as it’s been at any time in the club’s recent history. It’s anyone’s guess who will remain from the current roster when next season begins, but one thing seems certain. The team…
View More 15 Prospects Who Could Play Key Roles for A’s in 2017Exclusive: Get an Inside Look at Nashville’s Top Prospects from Sounds Pitching Coach Rick Rodriguez & Hitting Coach Eric Martins
Rick Rodriguez served as the long-time pitching coach for the Sacramento River Cats, where he had a hand in developing a number of the A’s most talented pitchers over the past many years. When the A’s Triple-A affiliate moved to Nashville last season, the northern California native remained on the…
View More Exclusive: Get an Inside Look at Nashville’s Top Prospects from Sounds Pitching Coach Rick Rodriguez & Hitting Coach Eric MartinsExclusive: Get the Inside Scoop on Nashville’s Top Prospects from Sounds Skipper Steve Scarsone
After spending parts of seven seasons as a big league infielder, Steve Scarsone has now spent eight seasons managing in the A’s minor league system. He’s currently midway through his fourth season managing at Triple-A and his second season in Nashville, where his team currently holds a nine-game lead in…
View More Exclusive: Get the Inside Scoop on Nashville’s Top Prospects from Sounds Skipper Steve ScarsoneExclusive: Down on the Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson
Long-time baseball man Grady Fuson served as the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001, when the team drafted such talented players as Eric Chavez, Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Barry Zito and Rich Harden. He left the A’s at the end of 2001 to become the assistant general manager of the Texas Rangers and, after moving on…
View More Exclusive: Down on the Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady FusonSaturday, July 23rd: Gossett K’s 7 in Hounds Loss while Blanco Throws 5 Shutout Frames in AZL A’s Win
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 2 San Antonio Missions 3 LP – Cochran-Gill 4-4 / 3.42 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Gossett (7 IP / 7 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 7 K) 2014’s 2nd-round draft pick for the A’s, RHP Daniel Gosssett, gave…
View More Saturday, July 23rd: Gossett K’s 7 in Hounds Loss while Blanco Throws 5 Shutout Frames in AZL A’s WinFriday, July 22nd: Raul Alcantara Impresses in Triple-A Debut as Sounds Win in a Walk-Off and Duno Helps Snappers Salvage Doubleheader Split
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Omaha Storm Chasers 1 Nashville Sounds 2 WP – Healy 3-1 / 3.05 HR – Nunez (14) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Raul Alcantara (7 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 3 K) RHP Raul Alcantara turned…
View More Friday, July 22nd: Raul Alcantara Impresses in Triple-A Debut as Sounds Win in a Walk-Off and Duno Helps Snappers Salvage Doubleheader Split