LOW-A WEST LEAGUE Stockton Ports 7 Visalia Rawhide 5 WP: Berrios 1-2 / 4.15 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Lazaro Armenteros (3 for 5 / Double / 2 RBIs / Stolen Base) Stockton snapped its three-game losing streak by securing a victory over Visalia on Tuesday. Left fielder…
View More Tuesday, May 18th: Lazaro Leads Ports to Victory while Hounds Are Nearly No-Hit
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor August 11, 2020 MLB Pipeline recently updated its prospect rankings from last spring, with some promising young A’s players moving up the charts and others sliding down. MLB.com’s top prospect hounds, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Mike Rosenbaum, recalibrated their top 100 prospects…
View More MLB Pipeline’s Updated Prospect Rankings: Who’s Up? Who’s Down?PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 3 Reno Aces 8 LP: Dunshee 0-2 / 6.35 HR: Neuse (7) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Sheldon Neuse (2 for 3 / Home Run / Walk) On a day that saw all the…
View More Saturday, May 25th: Neuse Homers for Vegas while White & Lazarito Wield Big Bats for Hounds & Portsby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor After originally joining the A’s organization as an area scout under the Billy Martin regime back in 1982, Grady Fuson rose through the ranks and eventually ended up serving as the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001. It proved to be a very fruitful period…
View More Exclusive: Down on the Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady Fusonby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor The A’s released their Fall Instructional League roster on Tuesday. Camp will open shortly at the A’s minor league facilities in Arizona, and games will begin on September 25 and continue through October 13. 23 pitchers, 29 position players and 17 rehabbing players…
View More A’s Set Fall Instructional League RosterCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 6 Visalia Rawhide 2 WP: Altamirano 5-5 / 6.08 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Xavier Altamirano (6 IP / 8 H / 2 ER / 1 BB / 1 K / Win) Stockton took its second straight from Visalia on Monday. Starter Xavier Altamirano…
View More Monday, August 27th: Altamirano Pitches Ports to Win while Eierman Leads Vermont to Victory & Murphy Returns to MidlandCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 0 Stockton Ports 2 WP: Milburn 8-5 / 3.51 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Matt Milburn (9 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 3 K / Win) Starter Matt Milburn was nearly perfect for the Ports on Thursday.…
View More Thursday, August 23rd: Milburn Is Near Perfect for Ports while Bracewell Leads Hounds to Shutout WinPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 4 Round Rock Express 7 LP: Alcantara 5-5 / 5.26 HR: Barreto (16) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Franklin Barreto (3 for 4 / Home Run / 2 Doubles / 2 RBIs) On a night when no A’s affiliate was…
View More Wednesday, August 22nd: Barreto Has Big Night for Nashville while Barrera, Brito & Lazarito Wield Big Bats As WellTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 2 Midland RockHounds 10 WP: Dunshee 4-3 / 2.61 HR: Bolt (5) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Parker Dunshee (6 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Parker Dunshee turned in his…
View More Sunday, August 5th: Dunshee & Mengden Pitch Hounds & Sounds to Victory while Vermont Notches Shutout WinPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 11 Salt Lake Bees 8 WP: Hendriks 2-0 / 4.73 Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Beau Taylor (3 for 6 / Triple / 2 RBIs) Nashville came from behind to notch an extra-inning win over Salt Lake on Monday. Sounds…
View More Monday, July 30th: Taylor & Vertigan Lead Sounds to Comeback Win while Dunshee Pitches Hounds to VictoryTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Springfield Cardinals 6 Midland RockHounds 3 LP: Romero 0-1 / 10.80 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brian Howard (7 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 9 K) RHP Brian Howard was impressive in just his second Texas League start on…
View More Monday, July 2nd: Howard Impresses for Hounds while Erwin Pitches Ports to VictoryPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 3 Round Rock Express 2 WP: Kiekhefer 2-0 / 2.16 HR: Barreto (7) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Franklin Barreto (4 for 5 / Home Run / Double) Shortstop Franklin Barreto’s big day helped lead to the Sounds to a come-from-behind…
View More Sunday, June 3rd: Barreto’s & Brown’s Big Bats Lead Sounds & Hounds to VictoryTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Northwest Arkansas Naturals 4 Midland RockHounds 11 WP: Friedrichs 3-3 / 7.06 HR: Marincov (9) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Tyler Marincov (3 for 5 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) The RockHounds notched the win over the Naturals on Friday…
View More Friday, June 1st: Marincov’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Laureano & Smolinski Both Homer for Sounds and Stockton Wins 4th StraightPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Round Rock Express 6 WP: Hendriks 1-0 / 0.00 HR: Garcia (8), Smolinski 2 (4), Lombardozzi (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Jake Smolinski (3 for 3 / 2 Home Runs) Center fielder Jake Smolinski’s big night led Nashville to…
View More Thursday, May 31st: Smolinski Blasts Sounds to Victory while Blackburn Gets Off to Rough Start but Howard Dominates as Ports Prevailby Liz Rudolph / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent Webster Garrison spent seven seasons playing in the A’s system, primarily as a second baseman, and even made it into five major league games with the A’s during the 1996 season. After his playing career came to an end, Garrison began his…
View More Snappers Skipper Webster Garrison Talks About His Team’s Top ProspectsCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 9 Lancaster JetHawks 4 WP: Dunshee 3-2 / 2.82 HR: Bolt (4) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Skye Bolt (Grand Slam) With two outs, the bases loaded and the game tied in the top of the 5th, center fielder Skye Bolt…
View More Friday, May 25th: Ports Prevail behind Bolt’s Big Blast while White, Ramirez & Luzardo Lead Hounds to VictoryMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Peoria Chiefs 0 Beloit Snappers 1 WP: Altamirano 2-2 / 2.66 HR: Armenteros (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Xavier Altamirano (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K / Win) The Snappers shut out Peoria on…
View More Thursday, May 24th: Altamirano Leads Snappers to Shutout Victory while Shore Makes Double-A Debut in RockHounds’ WinTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 9 Arkansas Travelers 3 WP: Seddon 3-2 / 4.17 Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Sean Murphy (3 for 4 / 2 Doubles / Walk / 2 RBIs) Catcher Sean Murphy helped Midland snap its four-game losing streak on Wednesday. Murphy was…
View More Wednesday, May 23rd: Murphy Helps Hounds Snap Skid while Sounds Win in a Walk-Offby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor This week, it’s time to take a look at the team leaders in some important statistical categories for each of the A’s affiliates. A young player’s ability to stand out amongst his peers is important, whatever level he’s playing at. And players like…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of May 14-20: Gossett, Murphy & Bolt Top Teams’ Stat LeadersTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 7 Corpus Christi Hooks 6 WP: Gorman 2-1 / 3.38 HR: Brown (4) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Seth Brown (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) The RockHounds twice battled back from deficits to prevail over Corpus…
View More Friday, May 11th: Brown’s Hot Bat Helps Hounds Stage Comeback Win while Ports Prevail in Extras & Lazarito Homers Again for Snappers