Friday, June 3rd: Joe Bennie Homers & R.J. Alvarez Makes 1st Rehab Appearance in Ports Loss while Hounds & Snappers Go Down to Defeat

  CALIFORNIA LEAGUE  (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze  8 Stockton Ports    6 LP – Meisner 0-9 / 4.55 HR – Brizuela (5), Bennie (3) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Joe Bennie (2 for 4 / Home Run / Double / Walk / 2 RBIs) On a night when none of…

View More Friday, June 3rd: Joe Bennie Homers & R.J. Alvarez Makes 1st Rehab Appearance in Ports Loss while Hounds & Snappers Go Down to Defeat

Tuesday, August 4th: Ryan Roberts’ 2 HRs Help Sounds Win in 12 while Brett Graves Leads Snappers to Shutout Victory

  PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds         8 Omaha Storm Chasers  6 WP – Huntzinger 2-2 / 3.59 HR – Roberts 2 (8) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Ryan Roberts (2 Home Runs / Double / Walk / 4 RBIs) Designated hitter Ryan Roberts had another…

View More Tuesday, August 4th: Ryan Roberts’ 2 HRs Help Sounds Win in 12 while Brett Graves Leads Snappers to Shutout Victory

Friday, July 10th: Chris Iriart’s Big Bat Leads Vermont to Victory while Daniel Gossett Is Solid in Snappers Loss

  NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE  (Class-A Short-Season) Mahoning Valley Scrappers  1 Vermont Lake Monsters     8 WP – Kohler 2-0 / 4.00 Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Chris Iriart (3 for 5 / 2 Doubles / 4 RBIs) First baseman Chris Iriart collected 3 hits for the Lake Monsters for…

View More Friday, July 10th: Chris Iriart’s Big Bat Leads Vermont to Victory while Daniel Gossett Is Solid in Snappers Loss

Monday, June 29th: Chris Kohler K’s 7 in 1st Win for Vermont while Zach Neal Earns 6th Win in Sounds’ Rain-Shortened Victory

  NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE  (Class-A Short-Season) GAME #2 Lowell Spinners                 0 Vermont Lake Monsters  1 WP – Kohler 1-0 / 2.70 HR – Kim (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Kohler (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 1…

View More Monday, June 29th: Chris Kohler K’s 7 in 1st Win for Vermont while Zach Neal Earns 6th Win in Sounds’ Rain-Shortened Victory

Friday, April 10th: Chad Pinder’s HR Is All Hounds Need while Ryan Cook Earns the Win in Barry Zito’s First Start for Nashville

  TEXAS LEAGUE  (Double-A) NW Arkansas Naturals   2 Midland RockHounds   3 WP – Jensen 1-0 / 3.00 HR – Pinder (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (Home Run / 3 RBIs) Shortstop Chad Pinder provided all the offense the RockHounds would need when he hit a 3-run…

View More Friday, April 10th: Chad Pinder’s HR Is All Hounds Need while Ryan Cook Earns the Win in Barry Zito’s First Start for Nashville

Thursday, July 17th: Shane Peterson’s 3 HRs Help River Cats Win Drew Pomeranz’s Second Start for Sacramento while Olson & Nunez HRs in 9th Aren’t Enough for Ports

  PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats  10 Albuquerque Isotopes          9 WP – Scribner 4-1 / 3.19 HR – Peterson 3 (8) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Shane Peterson (3 Home Runs / 4 RBIs) Triple-A All-Star outfielder Shane Peterson had a big night for…

View More Thursday, July 17th: Shane Peterson’s 3 HRs Help River Cats Win Drew Pomeranz’s Second Start for Sacramento while Olson & Nunez HRs in 9th Aren’t Enough for Ports

Saturday, July 5th: Nate Long Pitches Hounds to Victory while Josh Whitaker Hits 1st HR for River Cats and A’s Send Tommy Milone to Sacramento

  TEXAS LEAGUE  (Double-A) Midland RockHounds  1 NW Arkansas Naturals    0 WP – Long 8-4 / 3.24 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Nate Long (6 2/3 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 8 K / Win) RHP Nate Long turned in another strong start…

View More Saturday, July 5th: Nate Long Pitches Hounds to Victory while Josh Whitaker Hits 1st HR for River Cats and A’s Send Tommy Milone to Sacramento

Friday, June 27th: Ben McQuown’s HR Gives Vermont Walk-Off Win in 11th while Matt Olson Slugs His 23rd HR for Stockton

  NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE  (Class-A Short-Season) Lowell Spinners                    7 Vermont Lake Monsters  8 WP – McMullen 1-0 / 0.00 HR – McQuown (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Ben McQuown (3 for 5 / Home Run) With the game tied in…

View More Friday, June 27th: Ben McQuown’s HR Gives Vermont Walk-Off Win in 11th while Matt Olson Slugs His 23rd HR for Stockton

Exclusive: Get the Inside Scoop on Oakland’s Top 10 Draft Picks of 2014 from A’s Scouting Director Eric Kubota

After unexpectedly taking high school players with their top pick in each of the past two years, the A’s returned to their old, familiar ways this year, selecting college players with eight of the team’s top ten picks. The A’s made 21-year-old Cal State Fullerton third baseman Matt Chapman their…

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