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Thursday, August 31st: Brown’s Slam Highlights Ports’ Big Win while Puk K’s 13 for Hounds

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 0 Stockton Ports 22 WP – Bailey 2-1 / 4.24 HR – Brown (27), M.White (16), Bolt (15) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Seth Brown (2 for 5 / Grand Slam / Double / 5 RBIs) The Ports exploded for 22 runs…

Saturday, August 26th: Phegley Has Big Game for Sounds while Puk Suffers Loss for Hounds

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 7 Nashville Sounds 6 LP – Bawcom 1-5 / 2.79 HR – Carter (6), Phegley (1) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Josh Phegley (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) Catcher Josh Phegley had the biggest…

A’s Farm Report for Week of August 8-14: Chapman, Nunez & Young Hurlers Heating Up in August

As things heat up in August, some of the organization’s top sluggers like Matt Chapman and Renato Nunez have really been starting to get hot lately as well. In addition, the team’s top three draft picks – pitchers A.J. Puk, Daulton Jefferies and Logan Shore – all appear to…

Friday, August 12th: Graves Throws 7 Shutout Frames in Stockton Loss while Mengden & Erwin Lead Sounds & Snappers to Shutout Victories with Help from Grand Slams

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) High Desert Mavericks 2 Stockton Ports 1 LP – Navas 3-7 / 4.11 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brett Graves (7 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 3 K) On a day of solid pitching perfomances…

Sunday, July 3rd: Friedrichs Impresses with 7 Shutout Frames in Stockton Loss while Manarino Notches 7th Win in Snappers Victory

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 1 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2 LP – Navas 1-4 / 3.79 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Kyle Friedrichs (7 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 9 K) On a…

Tuesday, June 28th: Chris Smith K’s 10 in Sounds’ Victory while Snappers Celebrate Walk-Off Win in 12th

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Omaha Storm Chasers 1 Nashville Sounds 5 WP – Smith 5-6 / 4.18 HR – Wendle (7) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Smith (8 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 10 K / Win) RHP Chris…

Friday, June 24th: Seddon Surrenders 1 Hit in Hounds’ Shutout Victory while Hahn Lasts 2 Innings in Sounds’ Loss & Manaea Makes Rehab Start for Stockton

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 0 Midland RockHounds 7 WP – Seddon 2-6 / 6.66 HR – Marincov (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Joel Seddon (8 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 3 K / Win) After struggling for much of…

Tuesday, August 11th: Daniel Mengden Pitches Ports to Victory while Matt Olson & Joe Bennie Help Hounds & Snappers Win and Sean Doolittle Makes Rehab Appearance for Sounds

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 2 Modesto Nuts 1 WP – Mengden 4-3 / 4.60 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Mengden (7 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 6 K / Win) On Tuesday, RHP Daniel Mengden allowed just 1 run…

A’s Top 10 Draft Picks Mid-Season Progress Report

It’s been about two months since this year’s amateur draft and about seven weeks since most of the players picked by the A’s began playing with either the Class-A Vermont Lake Monsters or the rookie-ball Arizona League A’s. Fortunately, the A’s managed to sign all of their top 10 picks…

Wednesday, August 5th: Chad Pinder’s Grand Slam Helps Hounds Win while Dustin Driver Earns 1st Win for Vermont & Rangel Ravelo Joins Nashville

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 7 Midland RockHounds 8 WP – Manaea 2-1 / 3.60 HR – Pinder (13), Maxwell (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (Grand Slam) Shortstop Chad Pinder has wielded the big bat in Midland’s series against Frisco. After hitting 2…

Friday, July 31st: Sean Manaea Tosses 7 Shutout Innings in Midland Debut while Daniel Mengden Impresses Again in Stockton Loss

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 0 Midland RockHounds 4 WP – Manaea 1-1 / 2.57 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Sean Manaea (7 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 9 K / Win) Former 1st-round draft pick Sean Manaea, who was…

Saturday, July 25th: Chad Pinder’s 4 Hits & 5 RBIs Help Hounds Win while Matt Chapman Hits 20th HR & Daniel Mengden Impresses in Ports Victory

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 1 Midland RockHounds 9 WP – Overton 3-1 / 3.96 HR – Pinder (10) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (4 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 5 RBIs) Shortstop Chad Pinder continued his hot hitting of late, collecting…

Monday, July 20th: Jason Pridie’s 2 HRs Lead Sounds to Victory while Matt Chapman’s 19th HR Helps Ports Prevail

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 10 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 5 WP – Mills 4-9 / 4.09 HR – Pridie 2 (14), Freiman (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Jason Pridie (2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs) Outfielder Jason Pridie slugged a pair…

Friday, July 3rd: Barry Zito Impresses in Sounds Victory while Dillon Overton Wins Hounds Debut & Matt Chapman Hits 14th HR for Ports

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Colorado Springs Sky Sox 1 Nashville Sounds 2 WP – Otero 1-0 / 1.23 HR – Smolinski (5) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Barry Zito (7 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 6 K)…

Tuesday, June 30th: Daniel Gossett Pitches Snappers to Victory while Matt Chapman Hits 12th HR in Ports Loss & A’s Come to Terms with Top Pick Richie Martin

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) GAME #2 Beloit Snappers 4 Quad Cities River Bandits 1 WP – Gossett 3-7 / 5.42 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Gossett (7 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 3 BB / 4 K / Win)…

Saturday, June 27th: Argenis Blanco Pitches AZL A’s to Victory while Sean Nolin Earns 2nd Win for Sounds and Raul Alcantara Is Solid for Stockton

ARIZONA LEAGUE (Rookie Short-Season) AZL D-backs 0 AZL A’s 4 WP – Blanco 2-0 / 1.80 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Argenis Blanco (5 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) 19-year-old Venezuelan RHP Argenis Blanco was impressive…

Tuesday, June 23rd: Ryan Roberts Has 4 Hits & Barry Zito Earns 5th Win as Sounds Snap 5-Game Skid while Vermont Comes Up Short despite Seong-min Kim’s Grand Slam

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 6 Memphis Redbirds 4 WP – Zito 5-6 / 3.94 Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Ryan Roberts (4 for 4 / Double / RBI) Third baseman Ryan Roberts collected 4 hits for the Sounds for the third time this season on…

Get the Inside Scoop on Oakland’s Top 10 Draft Picks of 2015 from A’s Scouting Director Eric Kubota

After selecting a good number of high school players over the past few years, the A’s returned to their old, familiar ways in this year’s draft, taking college players with nine of their top ten picks. The A’s took a pair of college shortstops with their top two selections. Top…

Getting to Know the A’s 2015 Top 10 Draft Picks

Now that day two of the amateur draft is complete, it’s time to run down the A’s top ten picks of the 2015 draft. After taking two collegiate shortstops with their top two picks on Monday, the team continued to prefer college players on Tuesday but focused more on finding…