The A’s front office began the arduous process of paring the team’s roster down to 40 this week. With all the players on the disabled list needing to be activated in the offseason as well as a number of promising young prospects needing to be added to the roster in…
View More A’s Send Down 11 Players This Week – 6 Become Free AgentsTag: Jarrod Parker
Oakland A’s 2016 Depth Chart
After a long cold winter, the first week of March has arrived and spring training games are finally underway. Between players on the 40-man roster and 22 non-roster invitees, the Oakland A’s have a total of 62 players in their major league camp – 33 position players and 29 pitchers.…
View More Oakland A’s 2016 Depth ChartA’s GM David Forst Talks about the A’s Starting Rotation, Clubhouse Chemistry, an Extension for Reddick & Some of the Team’s Top Prospects
In what’s become his annual winter interview with bloggers, A’s general manager David Forst addressed a wide range of topics covering both the major league squad as well as some of the system’s top prospects at A’s FanFest on Sunday. In his session, Forst discussed how he sees the team’s starting rotation…
View More A’s GM David Forst Talks about the A’s Starting Rotation, Clubhouse Chemistry, an Extension for Reddick & Some of the Team’s Top ProspectsMeet Your 2016 Nashville Sounds
Yesterday we previewed the Oakland A’s 2016 major league roster (here), and today it’s time to take a look ahead at the Triple-A Nashville Sounds roster for the coming season. The Sounds will be beginning their second season as the A’s top affiliate in the Pacific Coast League, with Steve…
View More Meet Your 2016 Nashville SoundsMeet Your 2016 Oakland A’s
As we sit here in late January, there are still about two and a half months to go until opening day for the A’s. But the first spring workouts are just a month away and the first spring games are just six weeks away. It looks like most of the…
View More Meet Your 2016 Oakland A’sMeet Your 2016 Nashville Sounds!
Of course, we’ve still got just a little ways to go until the opening of the 2016 season. And, of course, there will certainly be some trades, some free agent signings (both major league and minor league), some releases, some injuries and, knowing the A’s, some totally unexpected developments during…
View More Meet Your 2016 Nashville Sounds!Monday, May 11th: Ryon Healy Helps Hounds Win in a Walk-Off in 12th while R.J. Alvarez Takes Loss in 10th for Sounds
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 2 Midland RockHounds 3 WP – Healy 2-0 / 2.57 Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Ryon Healy (3 for 7 / Double / GWRBI) With a man on, two outs and the game tied in the bottom of the 12th…
View More Monday, May 11th: Ryon Healy Helps Hounds Win in a Walk-Off in 12th while R.J. Alvarez Takes Loss in 10th for SoundsA’s Farm Report for Week of May 4-10: Hitting Prospects in the Spotlight
With two of the A’s top hitting prospects – third basemen Renato Nunez and Matt Chapman – both returning to action and making their season debuts this week, it seems like a good time to take a look at how some of the organization’s top hitting prospects have been…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of May 4-10: Hitting Prospects in the SpotlightFriday, May 8th: Andy Parrino Comes up Big in Sounds Victory as Jarrod Parker Exits with Arm Injury and Colin Walsh Helps Hounds Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 6 Nashville Sounds 8 WP – Parker 1-0 / 6.30 Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Andy Parrino (Double / 2 RBIs) With the bases loaded and Nashville down by a run in the bottom of the 4th, shortstop Andy Parrino…
View More Friday, May 8th: Andy Parrino Comes up Big in Sounds Victory as Jarrod Parker Exits with Arm Injury and Colin Walsh Helps Hounds WinA’s Farm Report for Week of April 27-May 3: Pitching Prospects in the Spotlight
With lots of pitchers on the move in the A’s system last week, it might be a good time to take a quick look at the pitching staffs of all four of the A’s affiliates. The pitching depth is definitely not what it’s been in past years. In pre-season prospect…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of April 27-May 3: Pitching Prospects in the SpotlightSunday, May 3rd: Ports Fall despite Tyler Marincov’s Big Day while Sounds Lose Jarrod Parker’s First Rehab Start for Nashville
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 8 Stockton Ports 7 LP – Wagman 0-1 / 18.00 HR – Marincov (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (3 for 5 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) With two on, two outs and Stockton up by a run in the…
View More Sunday, May 3rd: Ports Fall despite Tyler Marincov’s Big Day while Sounds Lose Jarrod Parker’s First Rehab Start for NashvilleFriday, May 1st: Beloit Wins behind Max Kuhn’s Big Bat while Lou Trivino Pitches Ports to Victory and Kendall Graveman Drops 1st Start for Sounds
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 10 Kane County Cougars 8 WP – Torres 2-1 / 2.08 Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Max Kuhn (Triple / Double / 4 RBIs) With two on, two outs and the game tied in the top of the 9th, first…
View More Friday, May 1st: Beloit Wins behind Max Kuhn’s Big Bat while Lou Trivino Pitches Ports to Victory and Kendall Graveman Drops 1st Start for SoundsTuesday, April 28th: Joey Wagman Notches Victory in Midland Debut while Jarrod Parker Wins Rehab Start for Stockton
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 4 Midland RockHounds 8 WP – Wagman 1-0 / 1.80 HR – Walsh (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Joey Wagman (5 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 3 K / Win) RHP Joey Wagman was…
View More Tuesday, April 28th: Joey Wagman Notches Victory in Midland Debut while Jarrod Parker Wins Rehab Start for StocktonThursday, April 23rd: Yairo Munoz Hits Game-Winning HR in Snappers’ Win while Jarrod Parker Loses Rehab Start for Stockton and Chris Bassitt Joins A’s
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Burlington Bees 2 Beloit Snappers 3 WP – Stull 1-0 / 2.84 HR – Munoz (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Yairo Munoz (2 for 4 / Home Run / GWRBI) With the game tied in the bottom of the 8th in Beloit, shortstop Yairo…
View More Thursday, April 23rd: Yairo Munoz Hits Game-Winning HR in Snappers’ Win while Jarrod Parker Loses Rehab Start for Stockton and Chris Bassitt Joins A’sA’s Asst GM David Forst Gives the Lowdown on Team’s New Acquisitions & Top Minor League Prospects
In what’s become his annual winter interview with bloggers, A’s assistant general manager David Forst addressed a wide range of topics covering both the major league squad as well as the team’s minor league system at A’s FanFest on Sunday. When asked which of the A’s offseason acquisitions he was…
View More A’s Asst GM David Forst Gives the Lowdown on Team’s New Acquisitions & Top Minor League ProspectsOakland A’s & Nashville Sounds 2015 Roster Outlook
For the moment, as we sit here perched on the precipice of February, let’s go out on a limb and assume that the majority of the A’s offseason work is now finally done – which is never an entirely safe bet with general manager Billy Beane at the helm. But…
View More Oakland A’s & Nashville Sounds 2015 Roster OutlookMeet Your 2015 Oakland A’s!
With the A’s heart-breaking 2014 campaign now over, the A’s faithful are left wondering, “What’s next?” But before we examine the possible answers to that question, let’s first take a look at who’s set to stay and who’s set to go… A’s Eligible Free Agents: Jon Lester, Jason…
View More Meet Your 2015 Oakland A’s!A’s Spring Training Tour – 3/12/14
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View More A’s Spring Training Tour – 3/12/14Spring Has Sprung!
As you may already know, A’s pitchers and catchers began reporting to the team’s spring training camp in Phoenix on Friday, with the team’s first workouts on Saturday. And there are already plenty of observations we can make about the major league team, as well as the minor league teams,…
View More Spring Has Sprung!A’s & River Cats Roster Outlook
It appears that most of the A’s off-season work is done. The team has found capable replacements for departing free agents Bartolo Colon, Grant Balfour and Chris Young and filled a few other holes as well. It’s possible that someone like Alberto Callaspo, who’s set to earn close to $5…
View More A’s & River Cats Roster Outlook