One of the most popular pieces we’ve featured here on A’s Farm over the past year or so was our profile of A’s super scout (and Moneyball bad guy) Grady Fuson. He was the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001, when he left the A’s to become the assistant general manager of…
View More Exclusive: A’s Super Scout Grady Fuson Talks Top Prospects with A’s FarmTag: Matt Olson
Sunday, July 7th: Cats Win Behind Banwart’s Effort while Hounds, Ports & Snappers All Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 3 Fresno Grizzlies 2 WP – Banwart 5-5 / 5.07 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Travis Banwart (5 2/3 IP / 7 H / 2 ER / 1…
View More Sunday, July 7th: Cats Win Behind Banwart’s Effort while Hounds, Ports & Snappers All FallSaturday, July 6th: Ports Win Behind Dixon’s Blast while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 2 Fresno Grizzlies 5 LP – Figueroa 2-1 / 4.62 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Bruce Billings (5 IP / 6 H / 2 ER / 1 BB…
View More Saturday, July 6th: Ports Win Behind Dixon’s Blast while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All FallExclusive: Get the Inside Scoop on the A’s Top 12 Draft Picks of 2013 from A’s Scouting Director Eric Kubota
For the second year in a row, the A’s surprised the baseball world by selecting a high school hitter with their first pick in the amateur draft. Last year’s top pick, Addison Russell, has generated an awful lot of enthusiasm from both inside and outside the organization, and now this year’s…
View More Exclusive: Get the Inside Scoop on the A’s Top 12 Draft Picks of 2013 from A’s Scouting Director Eric KubotaSaturday, June 8th: Billings Pitches Cats to Victory while Ports & Snappers Win and Hounds Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 10 Tucson Padres 5 WP – Billings 8-2 / 3.98 HR – Montz (8) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Bruce Billings (6 IP / 4 H /…
View More Saturday, June 8th: Billings Pitches Cats to Victory while Ports & Snappers Win and Hounds FallThursday, June 6th: Taylor’s Slam Leads Hounds to Victory while Cats & Snappers Win and Ports Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 9 Tucson Padres 3 WP – Gray 6-3 / 2.43 HR – Green (6) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Sonny Gray (6 2/3 IP / 5 H /…
View More Thursday, June 6th: Taylor’s Slam Leads Hounds to Victory while Cats & Snappers Win and Ports FallWednesday, June 5th: Muncy’s 3 HRs Lead Ports to Victory while Hounds & Snappers Both Win
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 3 Corpus Christi Hooks 1 WP – Leon 3-3 / 3.38 HR – Freitas (8) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Arnold Leon (6 IP / 7 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 5 K…
View More Wednesday, June 5th: Muncy’s 3 HRs Lead Ports to Victory while Hounds & Snappers Both WinWednesday, May 29th: Voiro & Thomas Pitch Snappers & Cats to Victory while Hounds & Ports Pitchers Get Pounded on Wednesday
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Salt Lake Bees 2 Sacramento River Cats 7 WP – Thomas 3-3 / 4.34 HR – Parrino (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Justin Thomas (7 IP / 6 H /…
View More Wednesday, May 29th: Voiro & Thomas Pitch Snappers & Cats to Victory while Hounds & Ports Pitchers Get Pounded on WednesdayFriday, May 24th: Simmons Stars for Stockton as All Four Affiliates Win on Friday
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 5 Tucson Padres 2 WP – Ekstrom 1-0 / 4.56 HR – Peterson (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Shane Peterson (Home Run / 2 RBIs) Starter…
View More Friday, May 24th: Simmons Stars for Stockton as All Four Affiliates Win on FridayThursday, May 16th: Russell Homers in Ports Win while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Oklahoma City RedHawks 7 Sacramento River Cats 2 LP – Gray 4-2 / 2.47 Farmhand Of The Game: Otfielder Jeremy Barfield (Double / RBI) Starter Sonny Gray got off to another good start on Thursday, allowing just 1…
View More Thursday, May 16th: Russell Homers in Ports Win while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All FallFriday, May 10th: Alcantara’s Gem Helps Snappers Split A Pair while Cats & Ports Both Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 3 Memphis Redbirds 10 LP – Banwart 2-1 / 5.64 HR – Peterson (3) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Shane Peterson (Home Run / 2 RBIs) With RHP…
View More Friday, May 10th: Alcantara’s Gem Helps Snappers Split A Pair while Cats & Ports Both FallMonday, May 6th: Hounds, Ports & Snappers All Win while Rain Halts Cats Game
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas 51s Sacramento River Cats (GAME SUSPENDED) TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 2 Midland RockHounds 7 WP – Neal 3-0 / 2.14 HR – Barfield (7) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Zach Neal…
View More Monday, May 6th: Hounds, Ports & Snappers All Win while Rain Halts Cats GameThursday, May 2nd: Voiro Pitches Snappers to Victory while Cats, Hounds & Ports All Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 5 Fresno Grizzlies 11 LP – Werner 2-4 / 9.46 HR – Moore (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Scott Moore (Home Run / 3 RBIs) …
View More Thursday, May 2nd: Voiro Pitches Snappers to Victory while Cats, Hounds & Ports All FallExclusive: A’s Director of Player Personnel Billy Owens Talks 2012 Draft Class with A’s Farm
Believe it or not, baseball’s amateur draft is only five weeks away, and hard-core A’s fans will soon have a fresh batch of hot prospects to ponder. With this in mind, it seems like a good time to take a look back at last year’s draft class and see where…
View More Exclusive: A’s Director of Player Personnel Billy Owens Talks 2012 Draft Class with A’s FarmTuesday, April 30th: Ortiz’s HR in 10th Leads Ports to Victory while Cats & Snappers Win and Hounds Get Blanked
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 10 Fresno Grizzlies 2 WP – Chavez 2-1 / 2.70 HR – Vogt (6), Barton (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Scott Moore (3 for 4…
View More Tuesday, April 30th: Ortiz’s HR in 10th Leads Ports to Victory while Cats & Snappers Win and Hounds Get BlankedMonday, April 29th: Alcantara Pitches Snappers to Victory while Hounds Fall and Cats Lose in Extras
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 7 Fresno Grizzlies 8 LP – Simmons 0-2 / 7.45 HR – Green (4), Barton (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Grant Green (4 for 6…
View More Monday, April 29th: Alcantara Pitches Snappers to Victory while Hounds Fall and Cats Lose in ExtrasSunday, April 28th: Billings Pitches Cats to Victory as Hounds, Ports & Snappers All Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Salt Lake Bees 2 Sacramento River Cats 7 WP – Billings 1-1 / 9.88 HR – Taylor (5), Weeks (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Bruce Billings (6 IP /…
View More Sunday, April 28th: Billings Pitches Cats to Victory as Hounds, Ports & Snappers All FallSaturday, April 27th: HRs from Taylor & Thompson Lead Cats & Ports to Victory while Hounds & Snappers Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Salt Lake Bees 5 Sacramento River Cats 6 WP – Scribner 1-0 / 8.10 HR – Montz (5), Taylor (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Michael Taylor (Home Run /…
View More Saturday, April 27th: HRs from Taylor & Thompson Lead Cats & Ports to Victory while Hounds & Snappers FallPreview: Olson, Nunez, Bostick, Ynoa Big Names for Beloit in 2013
The opening day roster for the Beloit Snappers, the A’s new Class-A affiliate in the Midwest League, was announced on Saturday. And it looks like the team will be loaded with young talent. The A’s have been fairly aggressive in pushing last year’s promising young draft class up the ladder.…
View More Preview: Olson, Nunez, Bostick, Ynoa Big Names for Beloit in 2013Prospect Watch with Grady, Farhan & Melvin
While soaking up plenty of Arizona sun during our spring training tour, we also wanted to make sure we got a little light shed on some of the A’s top prospects by folks in the know. So we took the opportunity to talk to three guys who really ought to…
View More Prospect Watch with Grady, Farhan & Melvin