by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor January 24, 2023 The A’s announced their 2023 minor league coaching assignments on Tuesday. Fran Riordan and Bobby Crosby will return to pilot Triple-A Las Vegas and Double-A Midland, respectively, while Craig Conklin will helm High-A Lansing and former A’s infielder Gregorio Petit…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor December 15, 2020 The A’s announced their 2021 minor league coaching staff on Tuesday, and some familiar names to A’s fans were included in the mix. Former A’s Rookie of the Year shortstop Bobby Crosby will manage Double-A Midland, while former A’s third…
View More A’s 2021 Minor League Staff Includes Some Familiar NamesLAS VEGAS AVIATORS (Triple-A) Manager: Fran Riordan Pitching Coach: Rick Rodriguez Hitting Coach: Todd Steverson Coach: Hiram Bocachica Fran Riordan will be at the helm for his third season with the Triple-A club. Last season, Riordan led Las Vegas to a first-place finish in the PCL South division with an 83-57 record…
View More A’s 2020 Minor League StaffOn this week’s episode, A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity takes a look at the 2019 Stockton Ports. First, we talk with Stockton pitching coach, and former A’s pitcher, Chris Smith about his first year on the job in Stockton. After that, we’re joined by one of the A’s top draft…
View More A’s Farm Podcast’s Stockton Ports Special with Chris Smith, Jeremy Eierman, Jonah Bride & Zack Bayroutyby Ethan Kassel / A’s Farm Stockton Contributor A high-profile outfield featuring the likes of Lazaro Armenteros, Austin Beck and Jameson Hannah is likely to steal the spotlight in Stockton this season, but the rest of the roster possesses plenty of talent as well, making the Ports one of the…
View More Ports Preview: Star-Studded Outfield Set to Shine for Stockton in 2019LAS VEGAS 51s (Triple-A) Manager: Fran Riordan Pitching Coach: Rick Rodriguez Hitting Coach: Eric Martins Coach: Craig Conklin Fran Riordan will be at the helm for his second season with the Triple-A club. Last season, Riordan led Nashville to a second-place finish in the PCL South division with a 72–68 record. Rick Rodriguez will oversee…
View More A’s 2019 Minor League Staffby 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!NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season) Lowell Spinners 4 Vermont Lake Monsters 8 WP – Mendoza 1-1 / 5.91 HR – Meggs (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Jack Meggs (3 for 5 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) This year’s 10th-round…
View More Sunday, July 2nd: Vermont Wins behind Meggs’ Big Bat while Wendle & Decker Help Sounds Win in a Walk-Off and Chapman & Bassitt Appear for PortsMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 3 Peoria Chiefs 0 WP – Milburn 4-5 / 4.71 HR – Shelby 2 (7) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Matt Milburn (6 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 8 K / Win) The Snappers shut…
View More Wednesday, June 28th: Milburn’s Stellar Start & Shelby’s 2 HRs Lead Snappers to Shutout Win while Sawyer Pitches Ports to Victory & Bassitt ReturnsCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 5 San Jose Giants 11 LP – Duno 6-4 / 5.47 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Ramirez (3 for 4 / Double / Walk) On a day when all three A’s affiliates who were in action went down to defeat, Stockton left…
View More Tuesday, June 27th: Ramirez, Decker & Rodriguez Star for Ports, Sounds & Snappers while Bassitt’s Set to Return to StocktonPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #1 New Orleans Baby Cakes 1 Nashville Sounds 0 LP – Smith 1-2 / 2.03 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Smith (6 IP / 8 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 5 K) The Sounds were…
View More Monday, June 19th: Sounds Suffer Pair of Shutout Losses while Puk Makes Double-A Debut & Vermont Starts SeasonTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) GAME #1 Frisco RoughRiders 2 Midland RockHounds 6 WP – Fillmyer 3-2 / 3.79 HR – Wilson (1), Tarsovich (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Heath Fillmyer (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 4 BB / 9 K / Win)…
View More Tuesday, June 13th: Fillmyer’s 6 Shutout Frames Lead Hounds to Victory while Ports Win in Walk-Offby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor This week, we wanted to take a look at the pitchers currently appearing in all the A’s affiliates’ starting rotations. From A.J. Puk to Grant Holmes, from Daniel Gossett to Paul Blackburn, there are plenty of promising pitching prospects currently making their presence…
View More A’s Farm Report: Pitching Prospects Update – Puk, Gossett, Blackburn, Holmes & MorePACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 4 Omaha Storm Chasers 0 WP – Smith 4-2 / 2.96 HR – Nunez (16), McBride (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Smith (6 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K / Win)…
View More Wednesday, June 7th: Smith Leads Nashville to No-Hit Victory while Barreto Sits Out & Brugman May Be on the MovePACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 12 Iowa Cubs 3 WP – Smith 3-2 / 3.35 HR – Olson 2 (14), Nunez (14) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (3 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs)…
View More Friday, June 2nd: Olson Hits 2 HRs in Sounds’ 4th Straight Victory while Hounds Win in a Walk-OffPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #2 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 1 Nashville Sounds 2 WP – Walter 1-0 / 2.79 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Corey Walter (7 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 2 K / Win)…
View More Sunday, May 28th: Walter Pitches Sounds to Doubleheader Split while Big HRs by Brown & Mercedes Help Ports & Snappers PrevailTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 3 Corpus Christi Hooks 1 WP – Trivino 4-0 / 0.61 Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Richie Martin (2 for 4 / Double / 2 Runs) The RockHounds were shut out on 3 hits through the first 7 innings on Thursday. And…
View More Thursday, May 11th: Martin Helps Hounds Mount Comeback Win while Sounds & Ports Both Drop 4th StraightPACIFIC 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 StocktonPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Baby Cakes 2 Nashville Sounds 10 WP – C.Smith 1-1 / 2.18 HR – Nunez (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Smith (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 3 K /…
View More Saturday, April 29th: Smith’s 6 Shutout Frames Lead Sounds to Victory while Bassitt Makes First Rehab Start for StocktonMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Burlington Bees 3 Beloit Snappers 8 WP – Altamirano 1-1 / 1.54 HR – Mercedes (4), Nowlin (2) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Kyle Nowlin (Home Run / 3 RBIs) With two men on and his team down by a run in the bottom…
View More Saturday, April 22nd: Beloit Wins behind Nowlin’s Big Bat while Sonny Gray Impresses in Rehab Start for Stockton