Ever since last year’s trade deadline deals, the A’s front office has clearly been focused on adding as much top young pitching talent to the system as possible. And with the cost of major league pitching on a rapid rise in recent times, it’s easy to make sense of this…
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Friday, August 26th: Cotton Earns Win & McBride Delivers Big Blow to Help Sounds Clinch Division Title while Murray Leads Snappers to Shutout Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 5 Memphis Redbirds 3 WP – Cotton 11-6 / 4.50 HR – McBride (7), Rodriguez (5) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jharel Cotton (7 IP / 5 H / 2 ER / 0 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Jharel Cotton…
View More Friday, August 26th: Cotton Earns Win & McBride Delivers Big Blow to Help Sounds Clinch Division Title while Murray Leads Snappers to Shutout VictorySaturday, August 20th: Hounds Win Behind Bennie’s Big Bat while Brugman Leads Sounds to Victory & Puk Is Impressive for Vermont
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Springfield Cardinals 3 Midland RockHounds 11 WP – Mann 2-2 / 4.57 HR – Bennie 2 (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Joe Bennie (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs) After going 4 for 34 in his first 9…
View More Saturday, August 20th: Hounds Win Behind Bennie’s Big Bat while Brugman Leads Sounds to Victory & Puk Is Impressive for VermontMonday, August 15th: Meisner Earns 1st Win of Season for Stockton while Iriart Homers Twice in Snappers Loss
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 2 Visalia Rawhide 1 WP – Meisner 1-12 / 3.99 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Casey Meisner (4 2/3 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) RHP Casey Meisner endured a rough start to his…
View More Monday, August 15th: Meisner Earns 1st Win of Season for Stockton while Iriart Homers Twice in Snappers LossWednesday, August 10th: Chapman’s 2 HRs Help Hounds Win while Nunez Homers for 3rd Straight Night but Sounds still Come up Short
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 3 Tulsa Drillers 1 WP – Seddon 8-8 / 4.75 HR – Chapman 2 (28) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Matt Chapman (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Third baseman Matt…
View More Wednesday, August 10th: Chapman’s 2 HRs Help Hounds Win while Nunez Homers for 3rd Straight Night but Sounds still Come up ShortThursday, August 4th: Cotton & Seddon Pitch Sounds & Hounds to Victory while Ports Win in Extras
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 5 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 4 WP – Cotton 9-5 / 4.70 HR – Nunez (18) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jharel Cotton (6 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 5 K…
View More Thursday, August 4th: Cotton & Seddon Pitch Sounds & Hounds to Victory while Ports Win in ExtrasSaturday, July 30th: Detwiler Leads Sounds to Shutout Victory while Key HRs by Marincov & Nogowski Help Hounds & Ports Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 2 New Orleans Zephyrs 0 WP – Detwiler 3-0 / 2.60 HR – Nunez (17), Pinder (14) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Ross Detwiler (6 1/3 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 7 K / Win) LHP…
View More Saturday, July 30th: Detwiler Leads Sounds to Shutout Victory while Key HRs by Marincov & Nogowski Help Hounds & Ports WinTuesday, July 19th: Seddon’s Solid Effort & Chapman’s 4 RBIs Lead Hounds to Victory while Ports Win in a Walk-Off & Sounds Drop Twinbill
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 2 Midland RockHounds 14 WP – Seddon 4-8 / 5.27 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Joel Seddon (7 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Joel Seddon turned in his fifth…
View More Tuesday, July 19th: Seddon’s Solid Effort & Chapman’s 4 RBIs Lead Hounds to Victory while Ports Win in a Walk-Off & Sounds Drop TwinbillThursday, July 14th: Harris & Maxwell Lead Ports & Sounds to Victory while Hounds Fall despite Seddon’s Solid Effort
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) High Desert Mavericks 5 Stockton Ports 10 WP – Stalcup 3-0 / 6.57 HR – Harris (5) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder James Harris (3 for 5 / Home Run / 2 Doubles / 4 RBIs / Stolen Base) Left fielder James…
View More Thursday, July 14th: Harris & Maxwell Lead Ports & Sounds to Victory while Hounds Fall despite Seddon’s Solid EffortSaturday, June 25th: Brett Siddall’s Big Bat Helps Beloit Win Big while Sounds, Hounds & Ports All Come Up Short
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 12 Cedar Rapids Kernels 1 WP – Hurlbutt 1-0 / 3.15 HR – Siddall (4) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Brett Siddall (2 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 4 RBIs) Beloit won big over Cedar Rapids on Saturday…
View More Saturday, June 25th: Brett Siddall’s Big Bat Helps Beloit Win Big while Sounds, Hounds & Ports All Come Up ShortTuesday, June 14th: Pinder’s & Barreto’s Home Runs Aren’t Enough to Help Sounds & Hounds Win while A’s Come to Terms with 24 Draft Picks
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Memphis Redbirds 7 Nashville Sounds 4 LP – Wendelken 1-3 / 5.48 HR – Pinder (6) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (3 for 4 / Home Run / Walk) Starter Angel Castro surrendered 3 runs over 6 innings of work on Tuesday,…
View More Tuesday, June 14th: Pinder’s & Barreto’s Home Runs Aren’t Enough to Help Sounds & Hounds Win while A’s Come to Terms with 24 Draft PicksThursday, June 9th: Sounds Split Doubleheader while Hounds Drop 6th in a Row & Stockton Suffers 9th Straight Loss
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #2 Nashville Sounds 4 Oklahoma City Dodgers 1 WP – Alvarez 1-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Matt McBride (2 for 2 / 2 Doubles / Walk / RBI) After going 4 for 4 with a home run…
View More Thursday, June 9th: Sounds Split Doubleheader while Hounds Drop 6th in a Row & Stockton Suffers 9th Straight LossFriday, June 3rd: Joe Bennie Homers & R.J. Alvarez Makes 1st Rehab Appearance in Ports Loss while Hounds & Snappers Go Down to Defeat
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 8 Stockton Ports 6 LP – Meisner 0-9 / 4.55 HR – Brizuela (5), Bennie (3) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Joe Bennie (2 for 4 / Home Run / Double / Walk / 2 RBIs) On a night when none of…
View More Friday, June 3rd: Joe Bennie Homers & R.J. Alvarez Makes 1st Rehab Appearance in Ports Loss while Hounds & Snappers Go Down to DefeatSaturday, May 28th: Joey Wendle’s Big Bat Leads Sounds to 6th Straight Win while Hounds, Ports & Snappers All Fall
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 12 Salt Lake Bees 6 WP – Overton 4-4 / 3.99 HR – Wendle (5), Lambo (3), Brugman (1) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Joey Wendle (3 for 5 / Grand Slam / Triple / 5 RBIs) Second…
View More Saturday, May 28th: Joey Wendle’s Big Bat Leads Sounds to 6th Straight Win while Hounds, Ports & Snappers All FallA’s Top 10 Prospect Review with A’s Assistant General Manager Billy Owens
Now that we’re about a third of the way into the minor league season, we wanted to step back and take a look at how all the players from our preseason Top 10 Prospect List have been performing so far this season. And there’s no one better to help us…
View More A’s Top 10 Prospect Review with A’s Assistant General Manager Billy OwensMonday, May 23rd: Dillon Overton Pitches Sounds to Victory with Help of HRs from Matt Olson & Renato Nunez while Richie Martin Makes Season Debut in Ports Loss
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 7 Las Vegas 51s 4 WP – Overton 3-4 / 4.03 HR – Nunez (8), Olson (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (6 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 7 K / Win)…
View More Monday, May 23rd: Dillon Overton Pitches Sounds to Victory with Help of HRs from Matt Olson & Renato Nunez while Richie Martin Makes Season Debut in Ports LossWednesday, May 18th: Casey Meisner & Angel Duno Suffer Losses as Ports & Snappers Go Down to Defeat
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 8 Stockton Ports 1 LP – Meisner 0-6 / 4.54 Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Melvin Mercedes (2 for 2 / Double / 2 Walks) Stockton lost its second straight to San Jose on Wednesday. RHP Casey Meisner had his third straight shaky…
View More Wednesday, May 18th: Casey Meisner & Angel Duno Suffer Losses as Ports & Snappers Go Down to DefeatFriday, May 13th: Daniel Mengden Delivers another Impressive Outing for Sounds while Ryon Healy Hits His 8th HR as Hounds Fall in Extras
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 2 Iowa Cubs 3 LP – Wendelken 0-2 / 4.97 HR – Pinder (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Mengden (7 IP / 2 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 3 K) RHP…
View More Friday, May 13th: Daniel Mengden Delivers another Impressive Outing for Sounds while Ryon Healy Hits His 8th HR as Hounds Fall in ExtrasA’s Farm Report for Week of May 2-8: Checking in on A’s Top Prospects
This week, we’re going to take some time to check in on the players who are considered to be some of the A’s most promising prospects – the players who were most prominently featured in this preseason’s top 10 and top 20 lists. Among the A’s top 10 prospects, third…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of May 2-8: Checking in on A’s Top ProspectsSaturday, May 7th: Zach Neal Earns 4th Win in Sounds Victory while Ryon Healy’s 7th HR Helps Hounds Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Memphis Redbirds 1 Nashville Sounds 2 WP – Neal 4-1 / 2.70 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Zach Neal (8 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Zach Neal turned in one of his best…
View More Saturday, May 7th: Zach Neal Earns 4th Win in Sounds Victory while Ryon Healy’s 7th HR Helps Hounds Win