PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Memphis Redbirds 2 WP – Overton 9-4 / 3.01 HR – Pinder (10), Healy (6), Maxwell (5) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Ryon Healy (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 4 RBIs) While he may be looking…
View More Tuesday, July 5th: Healy, Pinder & Maxwell All Homer to Help Sounds Win while Brandon Mann Helps Pitch Hounds to Victory in TX League DebutTag: Chad Pinder
A’s Farm’s 2016 Mid-Season Organizational All-Star Team
With the California League and the Midwest League All-Star breaks taking place this week and all the minor league affiliates right around the halfway points of their seasons, it’s the perfect time to take a step back and determine who the true standouts on the field have been in the…
View More A’s Farm’s 2016 Mid-Season Organizational All-Star TeamSaturday, June 18th: Pinder’s 9th HR Leads Nashville to Victory while Wagman Wins for Stockton
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 2 Nashville Sounds 3 WP – Kurcz 3-0 / 2.66 HR – Pinder (9) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Chad Pinder (2 for 4 / Home Run / GWRBI) Designated hitter Chad Pinder belted a tie-breaking home run in…
View More Saturday, June 18th: Pinder’s 9th HR Leads Nashville to Victory while Wagman Wins for StocktonThursday, June 16th: Friedrichs Pitches Ports to Victory while Pinder & Healy Homer in Sounds Loss
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 6 High Desert Mavericks 4 WP – Friedrichs 2-1 / 6.97 HR – Pimentel (11) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Kyle Friedrichs (7 IP / 7 H / 3 ER / 0 BB / 5 K / Win) After…
View More Thursday, June 16th: Friedrichs Pitches Ports to Victory while Pinder & Healy Homer in Sounds LossWednesday, June 15th: Overton Wins 7th as Sounds Score 16 and Soto’s HR Seals Doubleheader Sweep for Snappers
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Memphis Redbirds 3 Nashville Sounds 16 WP – Overton 7-4 / 3.30 HR – Pinder (7), Ravelo (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (7 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 6 K / Win) LHP Dillon Overton…
View More Wednesday, June 15th: Overton Wins 7th as Sounds Score 16 and Soto’s HR Seals Doubleheader Sweep for SnappersTuesday, 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 PicksFriday, June 10th: Overton Tosses 6 Shutout Innings and Pinder, Brugman & Maxwell Homer to Help Sounds Win while Hounds Prevail in Extras
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 10 Oklahoma City Dodgers 0 WP – Overton 6-4 / 3.63 HR – Pinder (5), Brugman (3), Maxwell (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (6 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 4 BB / 3 K…
View More Friday, June 10th: Overton Tosses 6 Shutout Innings and Pinder, Brugman & Maxwell Homer to Help Sounds Win while Hounds Prevail in ExtrasMonday, June 6th: Surkamp Pitches Sounds to Victory while Ports Fall in Extras
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 3 Omaha Storm Chasers 1 WP – Surkamp 3-1 / 3.07 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Eric Surkamp (6 1/3 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 6 K / Win) LHP Eric Surkamp pitched Nashville…
View More Monday, June 6th: Surkamp Pitches Sounds to Victory while Ports Fall in ExtrasA’s Farm Report for Week of May 30-June 5: Nashville Prospects Are Hot, Hot, Hot!
Nashville has been the hottest team in the Pacific Coast League over the past few weeks, winning 18 of its last 21 games. The team’s rise has been fueled by impressive performances from some of the system’s top prospects – players like Renato Nunez, Matt Olson, Chad Pinder, Ryon Healy,…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of May 30-June 5: Nashville Prospects Are Hot, Hot, Hot!Thursday, June 2nd: Alcantara & Barreto Combine to Help Hounds Win while Pinder Has 3 Hits & Maxwell Homers in Sounds Victory
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Springfield Cardinals 3 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Alcantara 5-3 / 3.90 HR – Barreto (5) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Raul Alcantara (7 2/3 IP / 8 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Raul Alcantara turned…
View More Thursday, June 2nd: Alcantara & Barreto Combine to Help Hounds Win while Pinder Has 3 Hits & Maxwell Homers in Sounds VictoryTuesday, May 31st: Pinder Drives in Game-Winner to Help Sounds Win 9th Straight in a Walk-Off while Snappers Come Back to Win in Extras
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 6 Nashville Sounds 7 WP – Doolittle 1-1 / 5.63 HR – Nunez (9) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (2 for 6 / Double / 2 RBIs) After enjoying an eight-game winning streak on their recent road trip,…
View More Tuesday, May 31st: Pinder Drives in Game-Winner to Help Sounds Win 9th Straight in a Walk-Off while Snappers Come Back to Win in ExtrasMonday, May 30th: Olson & Pinder Homer to Help Sounds Win 8th Straight while Friedrichs Struggles in Stockton Debut
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Salt Lake Bees 3 WP – Mengden 3-0 / 1.12 HR – Olson (5), Pinder (4) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Matt Olson (2 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 4 RBIs) The Sounds wrapped up their…
View More Monday, May 30th: Olson & Pinder Homer to Help Sounds Win 8th Straight while Friedrichs Struggles in Stockton DebutA’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 OwensThursday, May 19th: Jake Smolinski’s Late HR Helps Sounds Win while Matt Chapman & Franklin Barreto Both Homer for Hounds
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 5 Nashville Sounds 6 WP – Kurcz 2-0 / 11.25 HR – Smolinski (3) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Jake Smolinski (3 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) With the game tied 5-5, center fielder…
View More Thursday, May 19th: Jake Smolinski’s Late HR Helps Sounds Win while Matt Chapman & Franklin Barreto Both Homer for HoundsFriday, 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 ProspectsTuesday, April 26th: Chad Pinder Doubles in Decisive Run as Sounds Win in a Walk-Off, Daniel Mengden Tosses 5 Shutout Frames to Help Hounds Win and Sean Murphy Passes Away in AZ
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Zephyrs 6 Nashville Sounds 7 WP – Brasier 1-1 / 1.00 HR – Muncy (4), Nunez (3) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (2 for 4 / 2 Doubles / 2 RBIs) With the game tied and Joey Wendle on…
View More Tuesday, April 26th: Chad Pinder Doubles in Decisive Run as Sounds Win in a Walk-Off, Daniel Mengden Tosses 5 Shutout Frames to Help Hounds Win and Sean Murphy Passes Away in AZWednesday, April 20th: Dillon Overton Pitches Nashville to Victory as Sounds Split Twinbill while Henderson Alvarez Makes First Rehab Appearance in Ports Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #2 Nashville Sounds 8 Colorado Springs 1 WP – Overton 1-1 / 2.81 HR – Wendle (2), Muncy (1), Pinder (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (7 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 5 K /…
View More Wednesday, April 20th: Dillon Overton Pitches Nashville to Victory as Sounds Split Twinbill while Henderson Alvarez Makes First Rehab Appearance in Ports WinExclusive: 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 FusonOlson, Pinder & Chapman: Trio of Top Prospects Talks about Spending the Spring in Big League Camp
#3 on A’s Farm’s Top 10 Prospect List, Matt Olson is one of the top young power-hitting prospects in the A’s system. He was the A’s third overall pick in the 2012 draft, selected right behind shortstops Addison Russell and Daniel Robertson, who would soon become his roommates and two…
View More Olson, Pinder & Chapman: Trio of Top Prospects Talks about Spending the Spring in Big League Camp