A’s AFL Farmhand Of The Week A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (November 5-10) Monday, November 5th: Catcher Max Stassi singled in 2 runs in the Phoenix Desert Dogs’ 6-5 win on Monday. Tuesday, November 6th: Second baseman Grant Green tripled and singled, while RHP Brett Hunter gave up 2…
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A’s In The AFL – October 22-27 Update
A’s AFL Farmhand Of The Week A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (October 22-27) Monday, October 22nd: No A’s prospects appeared in the Phoenix Desert Dogs’ 5-1 win on Monday. Tuesday, October 23rd: Second baseman Grant Green had a pair of hits, catcher Max Stassi singled, and RHP Brett Hunter…
View More A’s In The AFL – October 22-27 UpdateA’s In The AFL – October 15-20 Update
A’s AFL Farmhand Of The Week A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (October 15-20) Monday, October 15th: RHP Shawn Haviland allowed 1 earned run over 4 innings, relievers Brett Hunter and James Simmons each tossed a scoreless inning, and second baseman Grant Green went 0-for-3 in the Phoenix Desert Dogs’…
View More A’s In The AFL – October 15-20 UpdatePreview: Green, Head and Stassi to Lead A’s Arizona Fall League Squad
Fall isn’t just time for post-season play, it can also be an important time for some of the minor leagues’ top prospects. And as the A’s begin Game #3 of their American League playoff series against Detroit at the Coliseum on Tuesday, some of the team’s top prospects will begin…
View More Preview: Green, Head and Stassi to Lead A’s Arizona Fall League SquadA’s Farm’s 2012 Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team
With the 2012 minor league season now complete, it’s a good time to take a step back and determine who the true standouts on the field really were in the A’s system in 2012. And with that in mind, we’re naming A’s Farm’s 2012 Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team! Below you’ll…
View More A’s Farm’s 2012 Post-Season Organizational All-Star TeamGetting To Know: Sean Doolittle – The A’s Late-Blooming Lefty
Probably the most surprising addition to the A’s roster this season has been left-handed reliever Sean Doolittle. Why? Well, because last year at this time, he wasn’t even a pitcher! Doolittle was a 1st-round draft pick for the A’s back in 2007 out of the University of Virginia. Though he…
View More Getting To Know: Sean Doolittle – The A’s Late-Blooming LeftyA’s Farm’s 2012 Mid-Season Organizational All-Star Team
With the California League and the Midwest League both in the midst of their All-Star breaks and minor league teams right around the halfway points of their seasons, it seems like the perfect time to take a step back and determine who the true standouts in the A’s system have…
View More A’s Farm’s 2012 Mid-Season Organizational All-Star TeamThe 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 ProspectsA’s grab Merkin, add mullet-man Schlichting and diminutive Dominican Republican Castro
The A’s have signed three minor league free agent pitchers, former Giants right-hander Merkin Valdez, former Dodgers right-hander Travis Schlichting, and former Phillies left-hander Fabio Castro, who measures in at an impressive 5’7”. The diminutive Dominican Republican has a career ERA of 3.30 in 43 2/3 major league innings. Schlichting,…
View More A’s grab Merkin, add mullet-man Schlichting and diminutive Dominican Republican CastroA’s Deal Gonzalez To Washington For Four Prospects
The A’s have traded starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez and minor league pitcher Robert Gilliam to Washington for four of the Nationals’ top prospects. With the deal, the A’s will add three talented pitchers along with a power-hitting catcher to their system. Left-hander Tom Milone had an ERA of 3.32 and…
View More A’s Deal Gonzalez To Washington For Four Prospects