The opening day roster for the Midland RockHounds, the A’s Double-A affiliate in the Texas League, was announced this week. The RockHounds’ lineup will be led by one of the A’s top hitting prospects, third baseman Miles Head, who led all A’s minor leaguers in hits, RBIs, batting average and…
View More Preview: Top Prospect Miles Head Set To Be Main Attraction at Midland in 2013Tag: Collin Cowgill
Is the A’s Roster Set? And the River Cats Roster Too?
On Monday, we unofficially learned that shortstop Stephen Drew had agreed to a deal with the Red Sox and would not be returning to the A’s, and we also unofficially learned that the A’s would be filling the hole at shortstop by signing Japanese import Hiroyuki Nakajima. It was announced…
View More Is the A’s Roster Set? And the River Cats Roster Too?Mr. Melvin Meets The Bloggers
With Oakland right in the thick of a heated pennant race, A’s manager Bob Melvin took some time out just prior to a mid-September night game versus the dreaded Orioles to attend a bloggers-only press conference at the Coliseum. Melvin was his usual friendly and cordial self as he addressed…
View More Mr. Melvin Meets The BloggersThursday, August 2nd: Cats & Ports Win while Hounds & Bees Fall and Russell & Robertson Come Up Big
A’s Farmhands Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Memphis Redbirds 3 Sacramento River Cats 4 (WP – Simmons 1-0 / 0.00) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Collin Cowgill (Double / 3 RBIs) Worth Noting: With the bases loaded and…
View More Thursday, August 2nd: Cats & Ports Win while Hounds & Bees Fall and Russell & Robertson Come Up BigFriday, July 27th: LeVier’s 2 HRs Lead Ports to Victory while Ross & Granier Pitch Cats & Bees to Wins
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Sacramento River Cats 7 Salt Lake Bees 2 (WP – Ross 4-2 / 2.72) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Tyson Ross (9 IP / 2 ER / 8 K / Win)…
View More Friday, July 27th: LeVier’s 2 HRs Lead Ports to Victory while Ross & Granier Pitch Cats & Bees to WinsExclusive: A’s Assistant GM David Forst Gives the Lowdown on Off-Season Acquisitions and A’s Top Prospects – Part 1
Now that we’re almost a month and a half into the season, it seems like a good time to reflect on the A’s big off-season moves and try to get a read on how all those new acquisitions have panned out. Of the ten players the A’s acquired in their…
View More Exclusive: A’s Assistant GM David Forst Gives the Lowdown on Off-Season Acquisitions and A’s Top Prospects – Part 1Friday, May 11th: Bees Win, Cats Lose and Hounds Drop 2 as Ports’ Skid Hits 12
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Omaha Storm Chasers 7 Sacramento River Cats 1 (LP – Castro 1-4 / 6.19) Farmhand Of The Game: Infielder Stephen Parker (2 for 4 / Double / RBI) Worth Noting: Omaha snapped the River Cats’ 4-game winning…
View More Friday, May 11th: Bees Win, Cats Lose and Hounds Drop 2 as Ports’ Skid Hits 12Tuesday, May 8th: Donaldson Blasts Walk-Off HR for Cats as Ports Lose 9th Straight
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Omaha Storm Chasers 3 Sacramento RiverCats 4 (WP – Carignan 1-0 / 1.64) Farmhand Of The Game: Third baseman Josh Donaldson (3 for 4 / Home Run) Worth Noting: Third baseman Josh Donaldson continued his hot…
View More Tuesday, May 8th: Donaldson Blasts Walk-Off HR for Cats as Ports Lose 9th StraightSunday, May 6th: Cats, Hounds & Bees Win as Ports Lose 7th Straight
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Sacramento River Cats 7 Tucson Padres 1 (WP – Godfrey 3-0 / 0.45) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Graham Godfrey (7 IP / 0 ER / 4 K / Win) …
View More Sunday, May 6th: Cats, Hounds & Bees Win as Ports Lose 7th StraightSaturday, May 5th: A’s Affiliates Swept on Saturday
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE GAME #1 Sacramento River Cats 4 Tucson Padres 10 (LP – Castro 1-3 / 6.23) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Grant Green (3 for 3 / Home Run / Triple / 2…
View More Saturday, May 5th: A’s Affiliates Swept on SaturdayThursday, May 3rd: Billings and Straily Lead Cats and Hounds To Wins as Ports and Bees Lose
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Colorado Springs Sky Sox 1 Sacramento River Cats 6 (WP – Billings 2-1 / 3.05) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Bruce Billings (7 IP / 0 ER / 6 K / Win) Worth Noting:…
View More Thursday, May 3rd: Billings and Straily Lead Cats and Hounds To Wins as Ports and Bees LoseWednesday, May 2nd: Griffin and Banwart Pitch Hounds and Cats to Wins while Ports Lose 3rd Straight
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Colorado Springs Sky Sox 3 Sacramento River Cats 8 (WP – Banwart 3-1 / 5.67) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Travis Banwart (6 IP / 2 ER / 2 K / Win) Worth Noting:…
View More Wednesday, May 2nd: Griffin and Banwart Pitch Hounds and Cats to Wins while Ports Lose 3rd StraightSunday, April 29th: Peacock and Alcantara Pitch Cats and Bees to Victories, Hounds Win, Ports Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Tucson Padres 3 Sacramento River Cats 11 (WP – Peacock 2-1 / 3.49) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Brad Peacock (5 IP / 1 ER / 8 K / Win) …
View More Sunday, April 29th: Peacock and Alcantara Pitch Cats and Bees to Victories, Hounds Win, Ports FallThursday, April 26th: Godfrey Gets the Win for Cats as Hounds, Ports & Bees Lose
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Tucson Padres 1 Sacramento River Cats 5 (WP – Godfrey 1-0 / 1.29) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Graham Godfrey (7 IP / 1 ER / 7 K / Win) …
View More Thursday, April 26th: Godfrey Gets the Win for Cats as Hounds, Ports & Bees LoseExclusive: A’s Director of Player Personnel Billy Owens Talks Top Prospects with A’s Farm
Last month, A’s Farm compiled our A’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List, gathered from a variety of many different A’s prospect lists currently available. At the time, we offered our own analysis of each of the players on our list. But we wanted to find someone who could provide…
View More Exclusive: A’s Director of Player Personnel Billy Owens Talks Top Prospects with A’s FarmExclusive: A’s GM Billy Beane Talks Trades and Prospects with A’s Farm – Part 1
To very loosely paraphrase that old-time sports junkie Alfred, Lord Tennyson…“it’s spring training and a young man’s fancy turns to baseball!” Well, not just young men’s, but lots of middle-aged and old men’s too! It’s also a time for general managers and front office staffs to evaluate just what they’ve…
View More Exclusive: A’s GM Billy Beane Talks Trades and Prospects with A’s Farm – Part 1A’s Sign Cespedes, Manny to Follow: Bad News for Taylor, Carter & Cowgill
The A’s shocked the baseball world on Monday when news broke that the team had signed Cuban free agent outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. The team reportedly inked the 26-year-old to a 4-year, $36 million contract that will keep him with the A’s through the 2015 season. The right-handed slugger set a…
View More A’s Sign Cespedes, Manny to Follow: Bad News for Taylor, Carter & CowgillThe Kids Are Alright! – The Low-Down On The A’s Hot New Prospects
As every A’s fan who doesn’t spend the winter hibernating already knows, the A’s acquired a major haul of young prospects in this off-season’s deals that sent away popular players Gio Gonzalez, Trevor Cahill, Andrew Bailey and Ryan Sweeney. In return, the A’s restocked their organization with six young pitchers…
View More The Kids Are Alright! – The Low-Down On The A’s Hot New ProspectsCould A’s Grab Gomes, Dump Allen, And Turn Oakland Into Manny-land?
As we speculated in the last edition of this blog, the A’s have reportedly come to terms with Petaluma-born outfielder Jonny Gomes on a one-year deal worth approximately $1.1 million. Since the deal comes hot on the heels of the Seth Smith trade and both players have strong lefty/righty platoon…
View More Could A’s Grab Gomes, Dump Allen, And Turn Oakland Into Manny-land?A’s Outfield Shuffle: Crisp In, Miller Out, Taylor Likely Back In Sac
The A’s are reportedly on the verge of re-signing free agent outfielder Coco Crisp to a 2-year contract worth $13 million, with a one-year club option that could pay Crisp an additional $7.5 million or net him a $1 million buyout. The A’s also dealt outfielder Jai Miller, who spent…
View More A’s Outfield Shuffle: Crisp In, Miller Out, Taylor Likely Back In Sac