By Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor March 23, 2022 Despite the loss of popular players like Matt Olson, Matt Chapman and Chris Bassitt in recent days, the A’s have managed to accomplish one important goal in the process. The organization has restocked its minor league pitching depth, which had…
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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?PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 5 Sacramento River Cats 4 WP: Lobstein 1-0 / 7.71 HR: Brown 2 (6) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Seth Brown (2 for 5 / 2 Home Runs) Las Vegas was victorious in extra innings on Wednesday to win…
View More Wednesday, April 17th: Brown’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Theroux’s HR Helps Hounds Win & Marks Pitches Ports to VictoryTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Amarillo Sod Poodles 2 Midland RockHounds 6 WP: Duno 1-0 / 0.00 HR: E.Diaz (2) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Edwin Diaz (1 for 4 / Grand Slam) With one swing of the bat on Tuesday, shortstop Edwin Diaz helped the RockHounds register their third…
View More Tuesday, April 16th: Diaz’s Big Blast Helps Hounds Win while Ramirez & Neuse Lead Vegas to VictoryTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 1 Midland RockHounds 4 WP: Naile 2-1 / 5.06 HR: Barrera (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher James Naile (7 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 2 K / Win) RHP James Naile turned in an outstanding…
View More Sunday, April 14th: Naile’s Strong Effort Helps Hounds Snap Skid while Aviators’ Streak Ends despite Bolt’s Big BlastPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 2 Las Vegas Aviators 10 WP: Mengden 1-0 / 2.45 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Mengden (6 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 9 K / Win) The Aviators put double digits on the board…
View More Tuesday, April 9th: Mengden Pitches Vegas to Victory in Home Opener while Cohen Leads Snappers to Shutout WinPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 9 El Paso Chihuahuas 8 WP: Triggs 1-0 / 18.00 HR: Fowler (2), Mateo (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Dustin Fowler (2 for 5 / 2 Home Runs) The Aviators hung on to win a one-run game in their debut as…
View More Thursday, April 4th: Fowler & Mateo Power Aviators to Victory while Naile Leads Hounds to Shutout Win & Ports Prevail on Opening Nightby Ethan Kassel / A’s Farm Stockton Contributor STOCKTON — Chris Bassitt was ruthless in his rehab outing and Daulton Jefferies’ return to the mound was seamless as the Stockton Ports won their opener, beating the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes by a score of 4-1 on Thursday night. A two-run double…
View More Bassitt & Jefferies Dominate while Rivas & Eierman Provide All the Offense Ports Need on Opening Nightby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor After originally joining the A’s organization as an area scout under the Billy Martin regime back in 1982, Grady Fuson rose through the ranks and eventually ended up serving as the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001. It proved to be a very fruitful period…
View More Exclusive: Down on the Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady FusonPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Memphis Redbirds 1 Nashville Sounds 5 WP: McIntyre 1-0 / 0.00 HR: Garcia (24) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Anthony Garcia (2 for 3 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) Left fielder Anthony Garcia launched a three-run homer in the bottom of the 1st inning…
View More Friday, August 31st: Sounds Win behind Garcia’s & Mateo’s Big Bats while Reuss Leads Vermont to Shutout VictoryCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 6 Visalia Rawhide 2 WP: Altamirano 5-5 / 6.08 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Xavier Altamirano (6 IP / 8 H / 2 ER / 1 BB / 1 K / Win) Stockton took its second straight from Visalia on Monday. Starter Xavier Altamirano…
View More Monday, August 27th: Altamirano Pitches Ports to Win while Eierman Leads Vermont to Victory & Murphy Returns to MidlandCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 11 Visalia Rawhide 3 WP: Cochran-Gill 1-1 / 2.66 HR: Theroux (10), Deichmann 2 (5) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Greg Deichmann (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / Walk) The Ports prevailed over the Rawhide in extra innings on Sunday. Prior…
View More Sunday, August 26th: Deichmann’s 2 HRs Help Ports Prevail while Bolt Homers Again to Help Hounds WinMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 9 Clinton LumberKings 1 WP: Ruiz 5-9 / 3.83 HR: Mercedes (3) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jean Ruiz (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 3 K / Win) Beloit held Clinton to one run…
View More Wednesday, August 15th: Ruiz Helps Snappers End Skid while Ports Prevail & Sounds Snap 15-Game Win StreakCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 3 Stockton Ports 10 WP: Tomasovich 2-1 / 3.18 HR: Diaz (9), Chavez (3), Rosa (2) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Viosergy Rosa (2 for 3 / Home Run / Double / Walk / 3 RBIs) First baseman Viosergy Rosa helped…
View More Friday, August 10th: Rosa’s Big Bat Helps Stockton Snap Skid while Bassitt Leads Sounds to 11th Straight WinPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 1 Nashville Sounds 3 WP: Bassitt 4-4 / 4.82 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Bassitt (8 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 3 BB / 6 K / Win) RHP Chris Bassitt turned in an outstanding…
View More Saturday, August 4th: Bassitt Pitches Sounds to 6th Straight Win while Ports Prevail in ExtrasPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 9 Salt Lake Bees 5 WP: Kiekhefer 7-0 / 3.94 Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Steve Lombardozzi (3 for 5 / 3 RBIs / Stolen Base) First baseman Steve Lombardozzi helped the Sounds snap their four-game losing streak on…
View More Sunday, July 29th: Lombardozzi Leads Sounds to Win while Kelly Pitches Vermont to Victory & Stockton Suffers Shutout LossPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 11 Las Vegas 51s 4 WP: Bassitt 3-4 / 5.33 HR: Garcia (19), Laureano (10) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Jorge Mateo (4 for 5 / 2 Triples / 3 RBIs / 3 Runs) The Sounds exploded for 11…
View More Tuesday, July 24th: Sounds Win behind Mateo’s & Laureano’s Big Bats while Dunshee Pitches Hounds to VictoryMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Bowling Green Hot Rods 3 Beloit Snappers 7 WP: Ruiz 4-6 / 4.64 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jean Ruiz (6 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 1 K / Win) The Snappers got their fourth…
View More Wednesday, July 18th: Ruiz & Hargrove Lead Snappers to Victory while Bassitt Suffers Tough-Luck Loss for SoundsTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 5 Midland RockHounds 6 WP: Blackwood 3-2 / 3.89 HR: Sportman (8), E.White (8) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Eli White (4 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) Second baseman Eli White’s hot hitting helped lead the…
View More Thursday, July 12th: White Helps Hounds Win in a Walk-Off while Ports Prevail behind Pimentel’s Big Bat and Snappers Win 8th Straight