MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Kane County Cougars 1 Beloit Snappers 3 WP – Erwin 2-2 / 2.28 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Zack Erwin (6 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 8 K / Win) LHP Zack Erwin turned in another…
View More Monday, July 10th: Erwin Pitches Snappers to Victory while Bolt’s Grand Slam Isn’t Enough to Help Ports PrevailTag: Dalton Sawyer
Wednesday, July 5th: Mondou Helps Ports Prevail while Lazaro Hits 1st HR & Sounds Drop a Doubleheader
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 6 Inland Empire 66ers 3 WP – Tomasovich 3-3 / 3.26 Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Nate Mondou (3 for 3 / 3 RBIs / Walk / Sac Fly / Stolen Base) Second baseman Nate Mondou had a productive night…
View More Wednesday, July 5th: Mondou Helps Ports Prevail while Lazaro Hits 1st HR & Sounds Drop a DoubleheaderMonday, July 3rd: Milburn Pitches Snappers to Victory while Hounds Are Nearly No-Hit & Sounds Suffer Late-Inning Loss
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 1 Beloit Snappers 2 WP – Milburn 5-5 / 4.41 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Matt Milburn (7 IP / 7 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 6 K / Win) RHP Matt Milburn…
View More Monday, July 3rd: Milburn Pitches Snappers to Victory while Hounds Are Nearly No-Hit & Sounds Suffer Late-Inning LossA’s Farm Report: Meisner, Murphy, Munoz & More Top A’s Prospects on the Move
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor A number of top-performing A’s prospects have received promotions over the past month. Among those on the move have been RHP Casey Meisner, catcher Sean Murphy, infielder Yairo Munoz, LHP A.J. Puk and 23-year-old Cuban defector Norge Ruiz, along with many others. Of…
View More A’s Farm Report: Meisner, Murphy, Munoz & More Top A’s Prospects on the MoveWednesday, June 28th: Milburn’s Stellar Start & Shelby’s 2 HRs Lead Snappers to Shutout Win while Sawyer Pitches Ports to Victory & Bassitt Returns
MIDWEST 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 ReturnsFriday, June 23rd: Fillmyer Leads Hounds to Shutout Win while Milburn Pitches Snappers to Victory
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 6 San Antonio Missions 0 WP – Fillmyer 4-2 / 3.24 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Heath Fillmyer (7 1/3 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 7 K / Win) RHP Heath Fillmyer turned in his best start…
View More Friday, June 23rd: Fillmyer Leads Hounds to Shutout Win while Milburn Pitches Snappers to VictoryA’s Farm’s 2017 Mid-Season Organizational All-Star Team
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor 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…
View More A’s Farm’s 2017 Mid-Season Organizational All-Star TeamSnappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Quad Cities (6/16-18)
by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers took just one of three games from the Quad Cities River Bandits, the Astros’ Midwest League affiliate, at Pohlman Field in Beloit this weekend. If this matchup sounds familiar, that’s because these two teams just met for a 4-game…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Quad Cities (6/16-18)Friday, June 16th: Maxwell’s HR Helps Sounds Win while Martin Returns for RockHounds & Sawyer Impresses in Ports Debut
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Iowa Cubs 1 Nashville Sounds 7 WP – Kurcz 3-3 / 6.66 HR – Maxwell (2) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Bruce Maxwell (1 for 3 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) The Sounds put six runs on…
View More Friday, June 16th: Maxwell’s HR Helps Sounds Win while Martin Returns for RockHounds & Sawyer Impresses in Ports DebutThursday, June 15th: Sounds Fall Despite Blackburn’s Solid Start while Chapman, Puk & Sawyer Are All on the Move
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Iowa Cubs 4 Nashville Sounds 2 LP – Blackburn 4-6 / 2.86 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (5 2/3 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 4 BB / 3 K) On a night when…
View More Thursday, June 15th: Sounds Fall Despite Blackburn’s Solid Start while Chapman, Puk & Sawyer Are All on the MoveMonday, June 12th: Hurlbutt Pitches Ports to Victory while Erwin Leads Snappers to Shutout Win
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 1 Stockton Ports 8 WP – Hurlbutt 2-2 / 3.65 HR – Brown (11) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dustin Hurlbutt (6 IP / 2 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 11 K / Win) RHP Dustin Hurlbutt delivered one of…
View More Monday, June 12th: Hurlbutt Pitches Ports to Victory while Erwin Leads Snappers to Shutout WinSnappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Quad Cities (6/9-12)
by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers took just one of four games from the Quad Cities River Bandits, the Astros’ Midwest league affiliate, at Pohlman Field in Beloit this week. The River Bandits are far and away the best power-hitting team in the Midwest League…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Quad Cities (6/9-12)A’s Farm Report: Pitching Prospects Update – Puk, Gossett, Blackburn, Holmes & More
by 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 & MoreSaturday, June 10th: Holmes Impresses in Hounds Shutout Victory while Nunez, Chapman & Barreto Key Sounds Win
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 0 Midland RockHounds 6 WP – Holmes 5-5 / 4.79 HR – Boyd (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Grant Holmes (8 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 8 K / Win) On Saturday, RHP Grant…
View More Saturday, June 10th: Holmes Impresses in Hounds Shutout Victory while Nunez, Chapman & Barreto Key Sounds WinWednesday, June 7th: Smith Leads Nashville to No-Hit Victory while Barreto Sits Out & Brugman May Be on the Move
PACIFIC 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 MoveSunday, June 4th: Blackburn Leads Sounds to Shutout Victory while Murphy’s 2 HRs Help Stockton Win & Armenteros Makes Pro Debut
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 6 Iowa Cubs 0 WP – Blackburn 4-5 / 3.26 HR – Chapman (13), McBride (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (7 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 4…
View More Sunday, June 4th: Blackburn Leads Sounds to Shutout Victory while Murphy’s 2 HRs Help Stockton Win & Armenteros Makes Pro DebutSnappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Clinton (5/30-6/1)
by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers took two out of three games from the Clinton LumberKings, Seattle’s Midwest League affiliate, this week at Pohlman Field in Beloit. The series win moved the Snappers into third place in the Midwest League Western Division. The first half…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Clinton (5/30-6/1)Tuesday, May 30th: Gossett Shines and Olson & Nunez Homer to Help Sounds Take 2 while Snappers Win in a Walk-Off
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #1 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 3 Nashville Sounds 8 WP – Gossett 3-2 / 3.19 HR – Olson (12) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Gossett (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 0 BB /…
View More Tuesday, May 30th: Gossett Shines and Olson & Nunez Homer to Help Sounds Take 2 while Snappers Win in a Walk-OffA’s Minor League Team Leaders
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the first two months of the minor league season almost in the books, it seems like a good time to take a look at the A’s minor league team leaders in a few key hitting and pitching categories. And it shouldn’t come…
View More A’s Minor League Team LeadersSnappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Wisconsin (5/22-25)
by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers took three out of four games from the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Milwaukee’s Midwest League affiliate, in their series this week at Pohlman Field in Beloit. The matchup featured the only two minor league teams in the state of Wisconsin,…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Wisconsin (5/22-25)