Earlier this week, the Oakland A’s announced their 2024 minor league coaching assignments. Fran Riordan and Craig Conklin will return to pilot Triple-A Las Vegas and High-A Midland, respectively, while former A’s infielder Gregorio Petit will helm Double-A Midland, and Javier Godard will take the reins at Single-A Stockton. You’ll…
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A’s Farm Podcast Talks Pitching Prospects with Minor League Pitching Coordinator Gil Patterson
On this episode, A’s minor league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to share his insights on some of the A’s top pitching prospects like Luis Medina, Hogan Harris, Ryan Cusick, Grant Holman, Gunnar Hoglund, Luis Morales and more. You can listen to it here only…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Pitching Prospects with Minor League Pitching Coordinator Gil PattersonA’s 2023 Minor League Staff
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor January 24, 2023 The A’s announced their 2023 minor league coaching assignments on Tuesday. Fran Riordan and Bobby Crosby will return to pilot Triple-A Las Vegas and Double-A Midland, respectively, while Craig Conklin will helm High-A Lansing and former A’s infielder Gregorio Petit…
View More A’s 2023 Minor League StaffA’s Farm Podcast Talks Pitching Prospects with Minor League Pitching Coordinator Gil Patterson
On this episode, A’s minor league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to share his insights on some of the A’s top pitching prospects like Jared Koenig, Adrian Martinez, Jeff Criswell, Colin Peluse, Jack Cushing, Ryan Cusick, J.T. Ginn and more. You can listen to it…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Pitching Prospects with Minor League Pitching Coordinator Gil PattersonA’s Farm Podcast Talks Pitching Prospects with Minor League Pitching Coordinator Gil Patterson
On this episode, A’s minor league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about some of the team’s top pitching prospects, how the A’s evaluate young pitchers, and why he encourages hurlers to pitch with “cabeza, corazon and cajones.” You can listen to it here…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Pitching Prospects with Minor League Pitching Coordinator Gil PattersonA’s 2021 Minor League Staff Includes Some Familiar Names
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor December 15, 2020 The A’s announced their 2021 minor league coaching staff on Tuesday, and some familiar names to A’s fans were included in the mix. Former A’s Rookie of the Year shortstop Bobby Crosby will manage Double-A Midland, while former A’s third…
View More A’s 2021 Minor League Staff Includes Some Familiar NamesA’s Farm Director Ed Sprague Offers The Inside Scoop On A’s Top Prospects
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 ProspectsA’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Prospects with Minor League Pitching & Hitting Coordinators Gil Patterson & Jim Eppard
On this episode, A’s minor league pitching and hitting coordinators Gil Patterson and Jim Eppard join A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity for a late-season discussion of the team’s top prospects including A.J. Puk, Jesus Luzardo, James Kaprielian, Jorge Mateo, Sean Murphy, Sheldon Neuse and many more. Pitching coordinator Gil Patterson…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Prospects with Minor League Pitching & Hitting Coordinators Gil Patterson & Jim EppardA’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Prospects with Minor League Pitching & Hitting Coordinators Gil Patterson & Jim Eppard
On this week’s podcast, A’s minor league pitching and hitting coordinators Gil Patterson and Jim Eppard join A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to share their insights on some of the team’s top prospects including A.J. Puk, Jesus Luzardo, James Kaprielian, Sean Murphy, Jorge Mateo, Franklin Barreto and many more. Pitching…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Prospects with Minor League Pitching & Hitting Coordinators Gil Patterson & Jim EppardA’s 2019 Minor League Staff
LAS VEGAS 51s (Triple-A) Manager: Fran Riordan Pitching Coach: Rick Rodriguez Hitting Coach: Eric Martins Coach: Craig Conklin Fran Riordan will be at the helm for his second season with the Triple-A club. Last season, Riordan led Nashville to a second-place finish in the PCL South division with a 72–68 record. Rick Rodriguez will oversee…
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NASHVILLE SOUNDS (Triple-A) Manager: Fran Riordan Pitching Coach: Rick Rodriguez Hitting Coach: Eric Martins Fran Riordan, 42, will manage at the Triple-A level for the first time after leading the Double-A Midland RockHounds to a Texas League title in 2017. It was the fourth consecutive championship for Oakland’s Double-A affiliate. The 2018…
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NASHVILLE SOUNDS (Triple-A) Manager: Ryan Christenson Pitching Coach: Rick Rodriguez Hitting Coach: Eric Martins Ryan Christenson was named manager at Triple-A Nashville after guiding Double-A Midland to back-to-back Texas League Championships in 2015-16. He began his managerial career in the A’s farm system in 2013 and has a 323-236…
View More A’s 2017 Minor League StaffExclusive: Down On The Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson
Long-time baseball man Grady Fuson served as the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001, when the team drafted such talented players as Eric Chavez, Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Barry Zito and Rich Harden. He left the A’s at the end of 2001 to become the assistant general manager of the Texas Rangers and, after moving on…
View More Exclusive: Down On The Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady FusonA’s 2016 Minor League Staff
NASHVILLE SOUNDS (Triple-A) Manager: Steve Scarsone Pitching Coach: Rick Rodriguez Hitting Coach: Eric Martins Steve Scarsone returns to Triple-A Nashville for the second consecutive season after the Sounds finished 66-78 in 2015. This will be his fourth consecutive season as manager of the A’s Triple-A club and he now has…
View More A’s 2016 Minor League StaffExclusive: 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 Farm