by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that we’re almost a month into the minor league season, it’s time to take a look at which of the A’s minor league relievers have gotten off to the hottest starts in 2019. Familiar names like Kyle Finnegan and Wei-Chung Wang have…
View More A’s Farm Report: Early Season’s Hottest RelieversTag: Jerry Blevins
Sunday, April 28th: Dunshee Pitches Hounds to Victory while Bolt Belts a Pair for Vegas & Edwin Jackson Earns Win for Ports
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) NW Arkansas Naturals 1 Midland RockHounds 4 WP: Dunshee 2-2 / 1.74 HR: Theroux (4), Deichmann (3) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Parker Dunshee (8 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 8 K / Win) RHP Parker Dunshee turned in an…
View More Sunday, April 28th: Dunshee Pitches Hounds to Victory while Bolt Belts a Pair for Vegas & Edwin Jackson Earns Win for PortsThe Aviators’ Early High-Flyers
by Brian Fonseca / A’s Farm Contributor The Las Vegas Aviators, the A’s new Triple-A affiliate, are off to a flying start, sporting a league-best record of 13-2 after Thursday’s victory. The team’s offense has been sparking the hot start, with the lineup averaging more than eight runs per game.…
View More The Aviators’ Early High-FlyersSaturday, April 13th: Altamirano Pitches Ports to Shutout Win while Anderson Earns 1st Victory as Vegas Wins 6th Straight
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 2 Modesto Nuts 0 WP: Altamirano 1-1 / 5.00 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Xavier Altamirano (6 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 6 K / Win) Stockton shut out Modesto on just a single hit on Saturday…
View More Saturday, April 13th: Altamirano Pitches Ports to Shutout Win while Anderson Earns 1st Victory as Vegas Wins 6th StraightThursday, April 4th: Fowler & Mateo Power Aviators to Victory while Naile Leads Hounds to Shutout Win & Ports Prevail on Opening Night
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 9 El Paso Chihuahuas 8 WP: Triggs 1-0 / 18.00 HR: Fowler (2), Mateo (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Dustin Fowler (2 for 5 / 2 Home Runs) The Aviators hung on to win a one-run game in their debut as…
View More Thursday, April 4th: Fowler & Mateo Power Aviators to Victory while Naile Leads Hounds to Shutout Win & Ports Prevail on Opening NightA’s Eager to Deal Prospects to Win Now!
A’s general manager Billy Beane has had a busy week – and it ain’t over yet! On Monday, the team signed free agent left-handed starting pitcher Scott Kazmir to a two-year $22 million deal. And later that same day, the A’s acquired right-handed closer Jim Johnson from Baltimore in return…
View More A’s Eager to Deal Prospects to Win Now!A’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 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!Is 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?A’s Major & Minor League Off-Season Transactions – Dec. 18 Update: A’s Find A Hiro To Play SS
Well, the biggest story to break for A’s fans in the weeks before the holidays was the news that A’s free agent shortstop Stephen Drew had agreed to a $9.5 million/1-year deal with the Red Sox, followed quickly by the news that Japanese shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima had agreed to a…
View More A’s Major & Minor League Off-Season Transactions – Dec. 18 Update: A’s Find A Hiro To Play SSA’s Major & Minor League Off-Season Transactions – Dec. 1 Update
With a flurry of activity on Friday just ahead of Major League Baseball’s non-tender deadline and with the Winter Meetings starting on Monday in Nashville, it seems like a good time to recap all the A’s major and minor league transactions from the end of the season through the non-tender…
View More A’s Major & Minor League Off-Season Transactions – Dec. 1 Update