With the first month of the minor league season now complete, it’s a good time to take a look at the A’s minor league leaders in a few key hitting and pitching categories. And it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise to see the names of top prospects…
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Saturday, April 29th: Smith’s 6 Shutout Frames Lead Sounds to Victory while Bassitt Makes First Rehab Start for Stockton
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Baby Cakes 2 Nashville Sounds 10 WP – C.Smith 1-1 / 2.18 HR – Nunez (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Smith (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 3 K /…
View More Saturday, April 29th: Smith’s 6 Shutout Frames Lead Sounds to Victory while Bassitt Makes First Rehab Start for StocktonTuesday, April 25th: White’s 2 HRs Propel Ports to Victory while Murray & Chalmers Lead Snappers to Shutout Win
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Lancaster JetHawks 8 Stockton Ports 11 WP – Duno 3-0 / 5.30 HR – M.White 2 (3), Gilbert (1) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Mikey White (2 for 2 / 2 Walks / 2 Home Runs / 5 RBIs) Shortstop Mikey White was…
View More Tuesday, April 25th: White’s 2 HRs Propel Ports to Victory while Murray & Chalmers Lead Snappers to Shutout WinFriday, April 21st: Shore Is Solid Again in Stockton Loss while Chalmers’ Wild Start Sinks Snappers, Hounds Fall in Slugfest & Power Outage Suspends Sounds
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 4 Stockton Ports 2 LP – Shore 0-1 / 2.81 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Logan Shore (4 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 5 K) Stockton starter Angel Duno surrendered 2 runs on 5 hits…
View More Friday, April 21st: Shore Is Solid Again in Stockton Loss while Chalmers’ Wild Start Sinks Snappers, Hounds Fall in Slugfest & Power Outage Suspends SoundsMonday, April 17th: Murphy & Iriart Homer to Help Stockton Stage Comeback Win while Chalmers K’s 10 in Snappers’ 11-Inning Loss
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 12 Modesto Nuts 4 WP – Duno 2-0 / 2.25 HR – Murphy (3), Iriart (2) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Sean Murphy (3 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) After being down 4-0 heading into the…
View More Monday, April 17th: Murphy & Iriart Homer to Help Stockton Stage Comeback Win while Chalmers K’s 10 in Snappers’ 11-Inning LossWednesday, April 12th: Shore Shines in Stockton Win while Gossett Suffers Loss in Sounds Shutout
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 2 Stockton Ports 5 WP – Navas 2-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Logan Shore (4 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Save) Another day, another outstanding performance by a Ports pitcher!…
View More Wednesday, April 12th: Shore Shines in Stockton Win while Gossett Suffers Loss in Sounds ShutoutSaturday, April 8th: Barreto’s Big Bat Helps Sounds Win while Shore & Duno Pitch Ports to Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Round Rock Express 3 WP – Valdez 1-0 / 3.60 HR – Barreto (2) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Franklin Barreto (3 for 4 / Home Run / 2 RBIs) The A’s top hitting prospect, shortstop Franklin Barreto, has been…
View More Saturday, April 8th: Barreto’s Big Bat Helps Sounds Win while Shore & Duno Pitch Ports to VictoryStockton Ports 2017 Opening Day Roster Preview
by Josh Moore / A’s Farm Stockton Correspondent This year, Stockton has the pleasure of welcoming Oakland’s first four selections from last year’s draft onto its 25-man opening day roster, as the Ports add a total of 13 new players to the 2017 squad. The main cause for excitement in…
View More Stockton Ports 2017 Opening Day Roster PreviewExclusive: 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 Farm’s 2017 Top 10 Prospects List
Now that spring training is officially underway, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s 2017 Top 10 Prospects List. It’s interesting to note that only four players from last year’s list have made a return to this year’s list, including familiar names like Franklin Barreto, Matt Chapman, Matt Olson and Chad Pinder.…
View More A’s Farm’s 2017 Top 10 Prospects ListA’s Set Fall Instructional League Roster
The A’s released their Fall Instructional League roster on Monday morning. Camp is set to open at the A’s minor league facilities in Arizona next week and will run for a month. 22 pitchers and 27 position players are currently scheduled to attend. And some high-profile prospects like recently-acquired pitcher…
View More A’s Set Fall Instructional League RosterMonday, September 5th: Nogowski Drives in Game-Winner to Earn the Win for Stockton while Beloit & Vermont Are Victorious in Season Finales
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 10 Stockton Ports 11 WP – Nogowski 2-0 / 3.00 HR – Iriart (6) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter – Pitcher John Nogowski (3 for 6 / Double / GWRBI – 1 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 2 BB…
View More Monday, September 5th: Nogowski Drives in Game-Winner to Earn the Win for Stockton while Beloit & Vermont Are Victorious in Season FinalesTuesday, August 30th: Gossett Earns Win for Sounds in Triple-A Debut while Jensen Pitches Hounds to Victory as Midland Clinches Postseason Spot
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Iowa Cubs 2 Nashville Sounds 8 WP – Gossett 1-0 / 2.57 HR – Olson (17), Chapman (3), Anderson (3) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Gossett (7 IP / 7 H / 2 ER / 1 BB…
View More Tuesday, August 30th: Gossett Earns Win for Sounds in Triple-A Debut while Jensen Pitches Hounds to Victory as Midland Clinches Postseason SpotA Look at 9 Promising Pitching Prospects A’s Added in Past Year
Ever since last year’s trade deadline deals, the A’s front office has clearly been focused on adding as much top young pitching talent to the system as possible. And with the cost of major league pitching on a rapid rise in recent times, it’s easy to make sense of this…
View More A Look at 9 Promising Pitching Prospects A’s Added in Past YearWednesday, August 24th: Alcantara Leads Sounds to 2nd Straight Shutout Win while Bailey K’s 9 in Vermont Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 3 Memphis Redbirds 0 WP – Alcantara 4-0 / 0.89 HR – Nunez (23) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Raul Alcantara (5 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 2 K / Win) After RHP Daniel Mengden threw…
View More Wednesday, August 24th: Alcantara Leads Sounds to 2nd Straight Shutout Win while Bailey K’s 9 in Vermont VictoryA’s Top 20 Draft Picks Mid-Season Progress Report
It’s been about ten weeks since this year’s amateur draft and about two months since the first 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. The A’s managed to sign all of their top 20 picks…
View More A’s Top 20 Draft Picks Mid-Season Progress ReportFriday, August 19th: Biegalski’s 7 Solid Innings Lead Snappers to Victory while Gossett K’s 7 to Help Hounds Win
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 5 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 1 WP – Biegalski 8-7 / 3.50 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Boomer Biegalski (7 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Boomer Biegalski…
View More Friday, August 19th: Biegalski’s 7 Solid Innings Lead Snappers to Victory while Gossett K’s 7 to Help Hounds WinA’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…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of August 8-14: Chapman, Nunez & Young Hurlers Heating Up in AugustSunday, August 14th: Biegalski Pitches Beloit to Victory while Top Draft Picks Puk, Logan & Jefferies Are All Solid on Sunday
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 1 Beloit Snappers 3 WP – Biegalski 7-7 / 3.62 HR – Siddall (8) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Boomer Biegalski (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 5 K /…
View More Sunday, August 14th: Biegalski Pitches Beloit to Victory while Top Draft Picks Puk, Logan & Jefferies Are All Solid on SundayTuesday, August 9th: Cotton Is Almost Perfect in 1-Hit Shutout for Sounds while Snappers Get No-Hit & Taylor Drives in Game-Winner in 10th for Hounds
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 3 Round Rock Express 0 WP – Cotton 10-5 / 4.33 HR – Nunez (20) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jharel Cotton (9 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 12 K / Win) RHP Jharel Cotton,…
View More Tuesday, August 9th: Cotton Is Almost Perfect in 1-Hit Shutout for Sounds while Snappers Get No-Hit & Taylor Drives in Game-Winner in 10th for Hounds