A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 5 Nashville Sounds 2 WP – Gray 4-1 / 2.19 HR – Choice (7) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Sonny Gray (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER…
View More Saturday, May 11th: Sonny Gray Slings 6 Shutout Innings in River Cats Win while Top Prospects Russell & Ynoa Impress for Ports & SnappersTag: Michael Choice
Catching Up With: A’s Prospect Michael Choice
by James Ham / A’s Farm Correspondent Sacramento River Cats hitting coach Greg Sparks has had his paws on the A’s future center fielder Michael Choice ever since Oakland selected him with the 10th pick in the 2010 MLB Amateur Draft. Before becoming the hitting coach in Sacramento last season, Sparks…
View More Catching Up With: A’s Prospect Michael ChoiceSunday, May 5th: Hounds & Ports Win while Cats Fall and Ynoa Looks Sharp in Snappers Loss
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas 51s 6 Sacramento River Cats 2 LP – Chavez 2-2 / 2.70 HR – Horton (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Josh Horton (Home Run / 2…
View More Sunday, May 5th: Hounds & Ports Win while Cats Fall and Ynoa Looks Sharp in Snappers LossFriday, May 3rd: Billings & Bacus Pitch Cats & Snappers to Victory while Hounds & Ports Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas 51s 0 Sacramento River Cats 3 WP – Billings 2-1 / 6.64 HR – Choice (6) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Bruce Billings (6 2/3 IP / 3…
View More Friday, May 3rd: Billings & Bacus Pitch Cats & Snappers to Victory while Hounds & Ports FallWednesday, May 1st: Gray’s Complete Game Victory for Cats Leads Quartet of Quality Starts on Wednesday
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 4 Fresno Grizzlies 1 WP – Gray 3-1 / 2.61 HR – Choice (5), Peterson (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Sonny Gray (9 IP / 4…
View More Wednesday, May 1st: Gray’s Complete Game Victory for Cats Leads Quartet of Quality Starts on WednesdayTuesday, April 23rd: Cats, Hounds & Ports All Fall on Tuesday
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Reno Aces 6 Sacramento River Cats 2 LP – Thomas 0-2 / 3.32 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Justin Thomas (7 IP / 6 H /…
View More Tuesday, April 23rd: Cats, Hounds & Ports All Fall on TuesdaySaturday, April 20th: Cats, Hounds & Ports All Win on Saturday while Snappers Sweep A Pair
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Reno Aces 4 Sacramento River Cats 6 WP – Figueroa 1-0 / 9.39 HR – Vogt (5) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Travis Banwart (3 2/3…
View More Saturday, April 20th: Cats, Hounds & Ports All Win on Saturday while Snappers Sweep A PairMonday, April 15th: Cats Ride Chavez’s Arm & Choice’s Bat to Victory while Hounds & Ports Both Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 7 Reno Aces 3 WP – Chavez 1-1 / 2.45 HR – Choice (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Jesse Chavez (7 IP…
View More Monday, April 15th: Cats Ride Chavez’s Arm & Choice’s Bat to Victory while Hounds & Ports Both FallSunday, April 14th: 4 HRs from Vogt & Choice Lead Cats’ Attack, while Ports & Snappers Win and Hounds Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 22 Reno Aces 6 WP – Werner 1-2 / 10.91 HR – Vogt 2 (4), Choice 2 (3), Crumbliss (2) Farmhand Of The…
View More Sunday, April 14th: 4 HRs from Vogt & Choice Lead Cats’ Attack, while Ports & Snappers Win and Hounds FallSunday, April 7th: Muncy Slugs Ports to Win while Gray & Hernandez Pitch Cats & Hounds to Victory and Snappers Get No-Hit
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas 51s 4 Sacramento River Cats 8 WP – Gordon 1-0 / 12.00 HR – Taylor (2), Choice (1), Vogt (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Sonny Gray (6…
View More Sunday, April 7th: Muncy Slugs Ports to Win while Gray & Hernandez Pitch Cats & Hounds to Victory and Snappers Get No-HitFriday, April 5th: Aliotti & Thompson Lead Hounds & Ports to Victory, while Ynoa Makes Debut in Snappers Loss and Defense Undoes Cats
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas 51s 9 Sacramento River Cats 3 LP – Chavez 0-1 / 0.00 HR – Taylor (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Michael Taylor (2 for 4 / Home…
View More Friday, April 5th: Aliotti & Thompson Lead Hounds & Ports to Victory, while Ynoa Makes Debut in Snappers Loss and Defense Undoes CatsThursday, April 4th: Smith & Granier Lead Hounds & Ports to Opening Day Victories while Green & Nunez Homer in Cats & Snappers Losses
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas 51s 10 Sacramento River Cats 5 LP – Werner 0-1 / 16.62 HR – Green (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Grant Green (Home Run / 3…
View More Thursday, April 4th: Smith & Granier Lead Hounds & Ports to Opening Day Victories while Green & Nunez Homer in Cats & Snappers LossesA’s Affiliates Set To Open Season on Thursday!
All four of the A’s full-season affiliates are set to open their seasons on Thursday, April 4th. Sacramento and Stockton will be opening their seasons at home, while Midland and Beloit will have their season openers on the road. In Sacramento’s game, left-hander Andrew Werner will be going for the…
View More A’s Affiliates Set To Open Season on Thursday!Preview: #1 Picks Green, Gray and Choice Good To Go for River Cats in 2013
The opening day roster for the Sacramento River Cats, the A’s Triple-A affiliate in the Pacific Coast League, was announced on Monday. And the team will include a remarkable five 1st-round draft picks – Sonny Gray, Michael Choice, Grant Green, Jemile Weeks and James Simmons. Along with Weeks and Green,…
View More Preview: #1 Picks Green, Gray and Choice Good To Go for River Cats 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 & MelvinA’s, River Cats’ & RockHounds’ Roster Projections
We’re now less than a week away from opening day, and Jemile Weeks has been optioned to Sacramento, Adam Rosales has been placed on the disabled list, and Hiro Nakajima has been struggling and is now dealing with a strained hamstring. And thanks to these recent developments, it looks like…
View More A’s, River Cats’ & RockHounds’ Roster ProjectionsSpring’s Young Over-Achievers!
Well, we’re a little over three weeks into spring training now, and we’ve had the chance to get a good look at a number of the A’s most promising young hitters. There are 13 hitters who are likely to start the season in the A’s minor league system who’ve gotten…
View More Spring’s Young Over-Achievers!Spring Training Update – 3/18/13
A’s Farm’s update on the third week of spring training and the A’s big round of roster cuts… [youtube=http://youtu.be/SVTugBbmEr0] A’s Spring Training Stats Grant Green Stats Michael Taylor Stats Michael Choice Stats David Freitas Stats Scott Moore Stats Darwin Perez Stats Brian Gordon Stats Be sure…
View More Spring Training Update – 3/18/13Exclusive: A’s Director of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi Talks Top Prospects with A’s Farm – Part 1
Last month, we brought you A’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List, taking a look at some of the team’s top young talent down on the farm. At the time, we offered our own analysis of each of the players on our list. But we wanted to talk with someone…
View More Exclusive: A’s Director of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi Talks Top Prospects with A’s Farm – Part 1Spring Training Update – 3/4/13
A’s Farm’s update on the first week of spring training and top prospect Michael Choice’s hot start… [youtube=http://youtu.be/OPPZpJFaZ70] Michael Choice Career Stats A’s Spring Training Stats Be sure to like A’s Farm’s page on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @AthleticsFarm to keep up with all the news down on…
View More Spring Training Update – 3/4/13