A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Reno Aces 1 Sacramento River Cats 3 WP – Straily 3-0 / 0.96 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dan Straily (6 IP / 3 H /…
View More Monday, April 22nd: Straily, Murphy & Alcantara Pitch Cats, Hounds & Snappers to Victory on MondayTag: Daniel Straily
Tuesday, April 16th: Straily Stars in Cats’ 6th Straight Win
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 2 Las Vegas 51s 1 WP – Straily 2-0 / 1.42 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dan Straily (7 IP / 4 H / 1 ER /…
View More Tuesday, April 16th: Straily Stars in Cats’ 6th Straight WinThursday, April 11th: Straily & Murphy Pitch Cats & Ports to Victory while Hounds & Snappers Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tacoma Rainiers 4 Sacramento River Cats 5 WP – Straily 1-0 / 1.59 HR – Crumbliss (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dan Straily (5 2/3 IP / 4 H /…
View More Thursday, April 11th: Straily & Murphy Pitch Cats & Ports to Victory while Hounds & Snappers FallProspect Watch with Grady, Farhan & Melvin
While soaking up plenty of Arizona sun during our spring training tour, we also wanted to make sure we got a little light shed on some of the A’s top prospects by folks in the know. So we took the opportunity to talk to three guys who really ought to…
View More Prospect Watch with Grady, Farhan & MelvinA’s, River Cats’ & RockHounds’ Roster Projections
We’re now less than a week away from opening day, and Jemile Weeks has been optioned to Sacramento, Adam Rosales has been placed on the disabled list, and Hiro Nakajima has been struggling and is now dealing with a strained hamstring. And thanks to these recent developments, it looks like…
View More A’s, River Cats’ & RockHounds’ Roster ProjectionsA’s Spring Training Tour – 3/25/13
Major League Camp and Game vs. Brewers at Phoenix Municipal Stadium The A’s beat the Brewers 9-7 on a relatively quiet day around camp. Bartolo Colon allowed 3 runs over 5 innings to earn his first win of the spring while Dan Straily gave up 4 runs in 3 innings…
View More A’s Spring Training Tour – 3/25/13Exclusive: A’s Director of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi Talks Top Prospects with A’s Farm – Part 1
Last month, we brought you A’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List, taking a look at some of the team’s top young talent down on the farm. At the time, we offered our own analysis of each of the players on our list. But we wanted to talk with someone…
View More Exclusive: A’s Director of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi Talks Top Prospects with A’s Farm – Part 1A’s Farm Cracks into Top 5 MLB Blogs in February!
Well, we’d made it as high as #6 before, but last month, for the first time, A’s Farm finally cracked into the top 5 as the 5th-ranked MLB blog for the month of February! Thanks to all you A’s fans out there who’ve made A’s Farm a regular stop to…
View More A’s Farm Cracks into Top 5 MLB Blogs in February!Getting To Know: A’s Top Prospect Addison Russell
Well, last week, we brought you an interview with the A’s top pitching prospect on our Top 10 Prospect List – Dan Straily. And this week, we took the opportunity to have a little chat with the organization’s top hitting prospect, shortstop Addison Russell. The A’s top draft pick in…
View More Getting To Know: A’s Top Prospect Addison RussellGetting To Know: A’s Top Pitching Prospect Dan Straily
24-year-old right-hander Dan Straily is generally considered to be the A’s top young pitching prospect heading into 2013 – and he earned that distinction on our own Top 10 Prospect List as well. But he wasn’t always quite so high on everyone’s radar. The Oregon native was drafted in the…
View More Getting To Know: A’s Top Pitching Prospect Dan StrailyA’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List for 2013
With the first A’s players set to report to spring training camp just days from now, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List for 2013. We’ve combined a total of eight different A’s prospect lists to come up with a consensus list that reflects the broadest…
View More A’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List for 2013A’s Swap Spare Parts For Second Shortstop!
As we pointed out in our analysis of the John Jaso trade just recently, the A’s are clearly in “WIN NOW” mode. And the team made another “WIN NOW” move on Monday, dealing part-time first baseman Chris Carter, minor league pitcher Brad Peacock and minor league catcher Max Stassi to…
View More A’s Swap Spare Parts For Second Shortstop!What Did We Learn From A’s FanFest?
There were lots of interesting quotes to come out of last weekend’s FanFest in Oakland. And based on what was said by A’s management, coaches and players, here are a few things that I think we can safely surmise… * Coco Crisp will be the A’s primary center fielder and…
View More What Did We Learn From A’s FanFest?A’s Assistant GM David Forst On New Catcher John Jaso, New Shortstop Hiro Nakajima, And The Importance Of Team Chemistry
As part of A’s FanFest this past weekend, a few members of the A’s staff took some time out to attend a bloggers-only press conference in the bowels of the Oracle Arena. One of those who stopped in to chat with us was A’s assistant general manager David Forst. And…
View More A’s Assistant GM David Forst On New Catcher John Jaso, New Shortstop Hiro Nakajima, And The Importance Of Team ChemistryIs 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?Down On The Farm with Farhan
Yesterday we brought you a complete rundown of manager Bob Melvin’s bloggers-only press conference from last week at the Coliseum. Well, after the skipper did his duty, the A’s director of baseball operations, Farhan Zaidi, joined us to address a number of player personnel queries. A trained economist in his…
View More Down On The Farm with FarhanSunday, September 2nd: Straily Pitches Cats to Victory while Ports Win and Hounds & Bees Both Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Sacramento River Cats 6 Salt Lake Bees 1 (WP – Straily 6-3 / 2.03) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dan Straily (6 IP / 0 ER / 9 K / Win)…
View More Sunday, September 2nd: Straily Pitches Cats to Victory while Ports Win and Hounds & Bees Both FallMonday, July 23rd: Straily K’s 9 in Cats Win while Hounds and Bees Both Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Tucson Padres 0 Sacramento River Cats 6 (WP – Straily 4-2 / 0.96) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dan Straily (6 IP / 0 ER / 9 K / Win)…
View More Monday, July 23rd: Straily K’s 9 in Cats Win while Hounds and Bees Both FallExclusive: A’s Super Scout Grady Fuson Talks Top Prospects with A’s Farm
One of the most popular pieces we’ve featured here on A’s Farm over the past few months was our profile of A’s super scout (and Moneyball bad guy) Grady Fuson. He was the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001, when he left the A’s to become the assistant general…
View More Exclusive: A’s Super Scout Grady Fuson Talks Top Prospects with A’s FarmWednesday, July 18th: Nunez Gives AZL A’s Walk-Off Win while Pitching Prospects Straily, Gray & Murphy All Deliver Strong Outings
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Sacramento River Cats 1 Tacoma Rainiers 2 (LP – Peterson 0-1 / 27.00) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dan Straily (8 IP / 1 ER / 8 K) Worth Noting:…
View More Wednesday, July 18th: Nunez Gives AZL A’s Walk-Off Win while Pitching Prospects Straily, Gray & Murphy All Deliver Strong Outings