By Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor March 23, 2022 Despite the loss of popular players like Matt Olson, Matt Chapman and Chris Bassitt in recent days, the A’s have managed to accomplish one important goal in the process. The organization has restocked its minor league pitching depth, which had…
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Meet Your 2021 Oakland A’s!
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor March 19, 2021 Now that spring training games have been underway for a few weeks, it’s a good time to take an informed look at how the 2021 Oakland A’s appear to be shaping up. And at this point, it’s also not too…
View More Meet Your 2021 Oakland A’s!Who Was Set to Make the A’s Opening Day Squad in 2020?
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor As everyone knows by now, with just two weeks to go until opening day, Major League Baseball made the difficult decision on Thursday to cancel the remainder of spring training as well as the first two weeks of the regular season. But with…
View More Who Was Set to Make the A’s Opening Day Squad in 2020?Sunday, May 5th: Blackburn Pitches Vegas to Victory while Dunshee Helps Hounds Win & Ports Prevail behind Lazaro’s Big Bat
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 2 Las Vegas Aviators 11 WP: Blackburn 4-1 / 4.50 HR: Payton (8), Campbell (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (6 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 3 K / Win) RHP…
View More Sunday, May 5th: Blackburn Pitches Vegas to Victory while Dunshee Helps Hounds Win & Ports Prevail behind Lazaro’s Big BatFriday, May 3rd: Jackson Starts, Olson Homers & Joseph Stars in Vegas Loss while Snappers drop 6th Straight
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 5 Las Vegas Aviators 4 LP: N.Ruiz 0-1 / 7.36 HR: Joseph (3), Olson (1) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Corban Joseph (3 for 5 / Home Run / Triple / 2 RBIs) Las Vegas suffered a one-run loss…
View More Friday, May 3rd: Jackson Starts, Olson Homers & Joseph Stars in Vegas Loss while Snappers drop 6th StraightEdwin Jackson & Matt Olson Play Big Roles for Las Vegas in Aviators’ Extra-Inning Loss
by Jeff Schiller / A’s Farm Las Vegas Contributor The Aviators returned home from Reno on Friday for the first of 12 straight home games, which will be the longest home stand of the 2019 season for the team. The game ended in an 11-inning loss, but Aviators and A’s…
View More Edwin Jackson & Matt Olson Play Big Roles for Las Vegas in Aviators’ Extra-Inning LossThursday, May 2nd: Anderson, Taylor & Mateo Star in Vegas Victory while Stockton Sees Win Streak Snapped
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 6 Reno Aces 3 WP: T.Anderson 2-2 / 6.04 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Tanner Anderson (6 IP / 6 H / 2 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Tanner Anderson…
View More Thursday, May 2nd: Anderson, Taylor & Mateo Star in Vegas Victory while Stockton Sees Win Streak SnappedWednesday, May 1st: Ports Prevail behind Beck’s Big Bat while Olson Returns to Action, Murphy Lands on IL & Bolt Heads to A’s
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 3 Stockton Ports 9 WP: Jordan 3-2 / 4.97 HR: Armenteros (6), Beck 2 (4), Eierman (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Austin Beck (2 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Stockton broke out the big bats to win its sixth…
View More Wednesday, May 1st: Ports Prevail behind Beck’s Big Bat while Olson Returns to Action, Murphy Lands on IL & Bolt Heads to A’sCatching Up with a Couple of Former Top Prospects Now Playing Big Roles in Oakland
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor A number of young players who are currently playing key roles for the A’s in 2018 may seem new to some folks, but we here at A’s Farm have known many of them for quite some time now. We first interviewed slugging first baseman Matt…
View More Catching Up with a Couple of Former Top Prospects Now Playing Big Roles in OaklandCatching Up With A Trio Of Young A’s: Pinder, Olson & Maxwell
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor A number of young players who are expected to play key roles for the A’s in 2018 may seem new to some folks, but we here at A’s Farm have known many of them for quite some time now. We first interviewed slugging…
View More Catching Up With A Trio Of Young A’s: Pinder, Olson & MaxwellMeet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Last August, while the season was beginning to wind down, we took the opportunity to take a look ahead at what the A’s might look like in 2018 in this piece. And we even looked ahead at the 2018 A’s way back in…
View More Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!FanFest Sheds Light on A’s Stadium Plans & Team’s Youth Movement
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Each year, A’s FanFest not only offers an opportunity for fans to meet some of their favorite players, but it also offers a chance to get a look inside the organization’s plans for the year ahead. Of course, the biggest question about the…
View More FanFest Sheds Light on A’s Stadium Plans & Team’s Youth MovementA’s Farm’s 2017 Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the 2017 minor league season now complete, it’s the perfect time to take a step back and determine who the true standouts on the field really were in the A’s system in 2017. We’re not selecting top prospects here, just looking at…
View More A’s Farm’s 2017 Post-Season Organizational All-Star TeamMeet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Back in May, we took a look at what a young, rebuilding A’s team might look like. But now that we’ve passed the July 31st trade deadline and the A’s have made a number of deadline deals, and even some post-deadline deals, to…
View More Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!Tuesday, August 8th: 5 HRs Help Stockton Snap Skid while Sounds Win in Extras
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 5 Stockton Ports 9 WP – Romero 1-1 / 11.81 HR – Brown 2 (19), Neuse 2 (6), Raga (4) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Sheldon Neuse (3 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs) Five home runs helped Stockton…
View More Tuesday, August 8th: 5 HRs Help Stockton Snap Skid while Sounds Win in ExtrasGet an Inside Look at Nashville’s Top Prospects from Hitting Coach Eric Martins & Pitching Coach Rick Rodriguez
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Eric Martins was the A’s 17th-round draft pick in 1994 and spent parts of seven seasons as an infielder in the A’s minor league system. After his playing career came to an end, the southern California native signed on as a scout for the…
View More Get an Inside Look at Nashville’s Top Prospects from Hitting Coach Eric Martins & Pitching Coach Rick RodriguezSaturday, August 5th: Sounds Win with 5 HRs while Strong Starts from Fillmyer & Duno Aren’t Enough to Help Hounds & Ports Prevail
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 15 Reno Aces 8 WP – Doubront 2-2 / 4.15 HR – Nunez (29), Olson (23), Barreto (13), Munoz (6), Carter (2) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (3 for 5 / Home Run…
View More Saturday, August 5th: Sounds Win with 5 HRs while Strong Starts from Fillmyer & Duno Aren’t Enough to Help Hounds & Ports PrevailFriday, August 4th: 4 HRs Help Sounds Snap Skid while 4 HRs Aren’t Enough to Help Snappers Prevail and Mengden & Ruiz Return to the Mound
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Reno Aces 5 WP – Bassitt 2-2 / 8.75 HR – Nunez (28), Olson (22), Barreto (12), Carter (1) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Franklin Barreto (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double) Four…
View More Friday, August 4th: 4 HRs Help Sounds Snap Skid while 4 HRs Aren’t Enough to Help Snappers Prevail and Mengden & Ruiz Return to the MoundMatt Olson: Riding the Nashville-to-Oakland Express
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Matt Olson has been one of the top power-hitting prospects in the A’s system ever since the team made him its third overall pick in the 2012 draft. Since then, the Georgia native has slowly climbed the ladder step-by-step and finally made his…
View More Matt Olson: Riding the Nashville-to-Oakland ExpressTuesday, August 1st: Siddall Helps Ports Win Big, while Meisner Pitches Hounds to Victory as Mateo Makes Debut & Armenteros Has 4 RBIs for AZL A’s
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Inland Empire 66ers 0 Stockton Ports 14 WP – Sawyer 2-4 / 3.57 HR – Siddall (18), Barrera (4), Raga (3) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Brett Siddall (4 for 5 / Home Run / 2 Doubles / 4 RBIs) Left fielder Brett Siddall…
View More Tuesday, August 1st: Siddall Helps Ports Win Big, while Meisner Pitches Hounds to Victory as Mateo Makes Debut & Armenteros Has 4 RBIs for AZL A’s