by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor November 9, 2023 Within a few days after the end of the World Series, not only do a number of major league players become free agents, but a flood of minor league free agents also hit the open market. Earlier this week, the…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 1, 2023 The Las Vegas Aviators, Oakland’s Triple-A team, began their season on Friday. And with that, the opening day roster of the A’s top affiliate became clear. Triple-A teams can carry 28 players on the active roster and, in addition to…
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HIGH-A CENTRAL LEAGUE Lansing Lugnuts 8 West Michigan Whitecaps 3 WP: Shuman 2-3 / 2.52 HR: Vance (2) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Cobie Vance (3 for 3 / Home Run / Double / Walk / HBP /…
View More Tuesday, July 20th: Vance Leads Lansing to Victory while Jefferies Ks 9 for Vegas
TRIPLE-A WEST LEAGUE El Paso Chihuahas 1 Las Vegas Aviators 5 WP: Jefferies 3-1 / 5.25 HR: Thomas 2 (18), Machin (5) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daulton Jefferies (7 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 3 K / Win) In the homer-happy…
View More Thursday, July 15th: Jefferies & Thomas Lead Vegas to Victory while Koenig Helps Hounds Win
TRIPLE-A WEST LEAGUE Las Vegas Aviators 12 Reno Aces 10 WP: Acevedo 2-0 / 3.54 HR: C.Thomas 2 (16), A.Allen (9), C.Perez (5) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Cody Thomas (4 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / Triple /…
View More Friday, July 9th: Thomas’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Lansing Sweeps Twinbill
LOW-A WEST LEAGUE Stockton Ports 10 Fresno Grizzlies 8 WP: Baram 2-2 / 6.26 HR: J.Perez (4) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Junior Perez (3 for 3 / Home Run / Triple / Walk / 4 RBIs / Stolen Base) Stockton scored 10 runs on the way to…
View More Sunday, June 20th: Perez Leads Stockton to Victory while Vegas Snaps Skid
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor June 10, 2021 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…
View More Down On The Farm With A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson
TRIPLE-A WEST LEAGUE Las Vegas Aviators 5 Albuquerque Isotopes 4 WP: Jefferies 1-0 / 1.37 HR: Schwindel (8), F.Pena (7), A.Allen (5) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daulton Jefferies (6 IP / 3 H / 2 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) Las…
View More Tuesday, June 8th: Jefferies Pitches Vegas to Victory while Kelly Leads Lansing to Shutout Win
DOUBLE-A CENTRAL LEAGUE Corpus Christi Hooks 7 Midland RockHounds 12 WP: Feigl 3-1 / 4.13 HR: McCann (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Ramirez (2 for 3 / 2 Doubles / 2 Walks / RBI) A 10-run 2nd inning helped the RockHounds win their sixth straight…
View More Thursday, June 3rd: Ramirez & Soderstrom Continue Hot Hitting To Help Hounds & Ports Extend Winning Streaks
TRIPLE-A WEST LEAGUE Las Vegas Aviators 4 Sacramento River Cats 2 WP: Puk 2-1 / 10.80 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daulton Jefferies (4.1 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 3 K) Daulton Jefferies turned in another solid start to…
View More Saturday, May 29th: Jefferies & Puk Pitch Vegas to Victory while Lazaro Laces 8th Straight Hit & Soderstrom Slugs Grand Slam for Stockton
TRIPLE-A WEST LEAGUE Salt Lake Bees 8 Las Vegas Aviators 5 LP: Milburn 1-1 / 10.61 HR: F.Pena (4), Bolt (3), Schwindel (3) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daulton Jefferies (4 IP / 7 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 1 K)…
View More Monday, May 24th: Daulton Jefferies Returns from IL to Give Vegas 4 Shutout Frames in Loss
DOUBLE-A CENTRAL LEAGUE Midland RockHounds 2 Amarillo Sod Poodles 1 WP: Graves 1-0 / 1.86 HR: N.Allen (1) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Nick Allen (1 for 4 / Home Run / GWRBI) The RockHounds registered a one-run victory over the Sod Poodles on Saturday to win…
View More Saturday, May 22nd: Allen’s HR Helps Hounds Win while Bolt Wields Big Bat in Vegas Loss
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 3, 2021 Now that major league spring training has wrapped up and the regular season has kicked off, minor league spring training camp has gotten underway in Arizona. But 26 of the A’s upper-level minor league players are now working out at…
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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…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor March 7, 2021 Now that spring training has gotten underway, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s 2021 Top 10 Prospects List. After a lost season for most minor leaguers in 2020, there’s not a whole lot of new information to be able to evaluate…
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By Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor September 20, 2020 After spending 14 seasons managing in the independent leagues, Fran Riordan joined the A’s organization in 2015 when he was brought on board to skipper Beloit, the A’s affiliate in the Class-A Midwest League. After two seasons with the Snappers,…
View More A’s Triple-A Manager Fran Riordan Talks Top Prospects
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor September 1, 2020 Rick Rodriguez has served as the pitching coach for the A’s Triple-A affiliates in Sacramento, Nashville and Las Vegas, where he’s had a hand in developing a number of the A’s most talented pitchers over the past many years. The…
View More Talking Top Pitching Prospects With A’s Triple-A Pitching Coach Rick Rodriguez
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor August 27, 2020 In his first year as the A’s director of player development, Ed Sprague certainly didn’t expect to be spending the summer in San Jose. But with the minor league season cancelled this year, that’s exactly where the northern California native…
View More A’s Farm Director Ed Sprague Offers The Inside Scoop On A’s Top Prospects
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor August 12, 2020 Just as MLB Pipeline recently updated its prospect rankings, Baseball America recently published its own up-to-date midseason prospect rankings. Not only did Baseball America’s prospect hounds recalibrate their top 100 prospects in all of baseball and their top 30 prospects…
View More Baseball America’s Updated Prospect Rankings: Who’s Up? Who’s Down?
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor August 11, 2020 MLB Pipeline recently updated its prospect rankings from last spring, with some promising young A’s players moving up the charts and others sliding down. MLB.com’s top prospect hounds, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Mike Rosenbaum, recalibrated their top 100 prospects…
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