LOW-A WEST LEAGUE San Jose Giants 4 Stockton Ports 5 WP: Acton 1-0 / 8.44 HR: Armenteros (1), G.Jones (1) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Lazaro Armenteros (3 for 5 / Home Run / 2 RBIs) Designated hitter Lazaro Armenteros led Stockton to a walk-off win over San…
View More Thursday, May 13th: Lazaro Leads Stockton to Walk-Off Win While Allen’s 3 Hits Help Hounds Win
DOUBLE-A CENTRAL LEAGUE San Antonio Missions 1 Midland RockHounds 6 WP: Feigl 1-0 / 4.50 Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Nick Allen (3 for 3 / Double / 2 RBIs / Stolen Base) The RockHounds registered the win in their home opener on Tuesday, and shortstop Nick Allen…
View More Tuesday, May 11th: Allen Helps Hounds Win Home Opener While Pinder & Puk Make Positive Impressions in Rehab Appearances
TRIPLE-A WEST LEAGUE Sacramento River Cats 6 Las Vegas Aviators 9 WP: Angulo 1-0 / 0.00 HR: J.Wilson (3) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Jacob Wilson (2 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 4 RBIs) Las Vegas secured its third straight victory…
View More Monday, May 10th: Wilson’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to 3rd Straight Victory as Pinder Begins Rehab Assignment
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor March 19, 2021 Now that spring training games have been underway for a few weeks, it’s a good time to take an informed look at how the 2021 Oakland A’s appear to be shaping up. And at this point, it’s also not too…
View More Meet Your 2021 Oakland A’s!by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor As everyone knows by now, with just two weeks to go until opening day, Major League Baseball made the difficult decision on Thursday to cancel the remainder of spring training as well as the first two weeks of the regular season. But with…
View More Who Was Set to Make the A’s Opening Day Squad in 2020?On this week’s podcast, top A’s scout Neil Avent, who’s scouted and signed players like Chad Pinder, Sean Doolittle, Daniel Gossett, Skye Bolt, Austin Beck and Parker Dunshee, as well as this year’s top two draft picks for the A’s, Logan Davidson and Tyler Baum, joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Prospects with Top A’s Scout Neil Aventby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor On Friday, on the eve of FanFest, the A’s made a number of players, prospects and coaches available to the media at the team’s new headquarters in Jack London Square. That gave us a great opportunity to catch up with some of the…
View More A’s Prospect News & Notes: Latest on Luzardo, Puk, Holmes, Kaprielian & Moreby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor A number of young players who are currently playing key roles for the A’s in 2018 may seem new to some folks, but we here at A’s Farm have known many of them for quite some time now. We first interviewed slugging first baseman Matt…
View More Catching Up with a Couple of Former Top Prospects Now Playing Big Roles in OaklandPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Omaha Storm Chasers 4 Nashville Sounds 5 WP – Wahl 1-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder B.J. Boyd (2 for 5 / Double / 3 RBIs) Left fielder B.J. Boyd was the big difference-maker in Nashville’s walk-off win on…
View More Monday, April 16th: Boyd Helps Sounds Win in a Walk-Off while Merrell Posts 4 Hits in Ports VictoryPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #2 Omaha Storm Chasers 0 Nashville Sounds 1 WP – Naile 3-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher James Naile (7 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 7 K / Win) After coming out…
View More Sunday, April 15th: Naile Leads Sounds to Shutout Victory while Murphy’s HR Helps Hounds WinTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) GAME #2 Midland RockHounds 4 Springfield Cardinals 3 LP – Ruiz 1-1 / 10.80 HR – Ramirez (2), Sportman (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Norge Ruiz (5 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 3 K / Win) After struggling in…
View More Saturday, April 14th: Ruiz Pitches Hounds to Doubleheader Split while Ports Fall in Extrasby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor A number of young players who are expected to play key roles for the A’s in 2018 may seem new to some folks, but we here at A’s Farm have known many of them for quite some time now. We first interviewed slugging…
View More Catching Up With A Trio Of Young A’s: Pinder, Olson & Maxwellby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Last August, while the season was beginning to wind down, we took the opportunity to take a look ahead at what the A’s might look like in 2018 in this piece. And we even looked ahead at the 2018 A’s way back in…
View More Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Back in May, we took a look at what a young, rebuilding A’s team might look like. But now that we’ve passed the July 31st trade deadline and the A’s have made a number of deadline deals, and even some post-deadline deals, to…
View More Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Eric Martins was the A’s 17th-round draft pick in 1994 and spent parts of seven seasons as an infielder in the A’s minor league system. After his playing career came to an end, the southern California native signed on as a scout for the…
View More Get an Inside Look at Nashville’s Top Prospects from Hitting Coach Eric Martins & Pitching Coach Rick Rodriguezby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Originally drafted by the A’s in the 10th round in 1995, Ryan Christenson began his major league playing career as an outfielder with the A’s back in 1998. He made it to the playoffs with the A’s 2000 team before being dealt to…
View More Ryan Christenson: Guiding Guys to the Big Leagues from NashvillePACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 7 New Orleans Baby Cakes 5 WP – Jensen 5-1 / 3.97 HR – Barreto (11), Lavarnway (6), Munoz (4), Pinder (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Jensen (6 IP / 6 H / 0 ER /…
View More Friday, July 21st: Jensen’s Strong Start & 4 HRs Help Sounds Win while Hounds Snap Skid behind Rosa’s Big BatPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 11 Iowa Cubs 8 WP – Trivino 1-0 / 6.19 HR – Olson (19), Lavarnway (5), Wilson (1) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Matt Olson (Grand Slam / 4 Walks) With the bases loaded, two…
View More Wednesday, July 19th: Olson’s Slam Highlights Sounds’ Comeback Win while Pinder, Graveman, Cotton, Bassitt, Dull & Alcantara All Make Rehab AppearancesPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 7 Iowa Cubs 16 LP – Bracewell 1-2 / 4.76 HR – Munoz (3) Prospect Of The Game: Center Fielder Yairo Munoz (3 for 5 / Home Run) Yairo Munoz had a big game while making his…
View More Tuesday, July 18th: Munoz Continues Hot-Hitting in Sounds’ Loss while White & Barrera Have Big Games for PortsThis week, the A’s Farm Podcast turns its focus to the Nashville Sounds, the A’s Triple-A affiliate, when Nashville’s hitting coach Eric Martins and pitching coach Rick Rodriguez join A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to provide the inside scoop on some of Nashville’s top prospects. Martins offers the lowdown on…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Gets the Inside Scoop on Nashville’s Top Prospects from Hitting Coach Eric Martins & Pitching Coach Rick Rodriguez