by Liz Rudolph / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent After slashing .393/.562/.803 in his senior year at Rex Putnam High School in Milwaukie, Oregon, the A’s made shortstop Trace Loehr their 6th-round draft pick in 2014. He joined the Arizona League A’s for the 2014 campaign and went on to spend…
View More Trace Loehr Takes It Up a Notch for the SnappersTag: Midwest League
Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Wisconsin (6/30-7/3)
by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers took the final game of their four-game set with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, the Brewers’ Midwest League affiliate, at Beloit’s Pohlman Field on Monday to split their series. Wisconsin’s pitching staff has struggled this season, ranking near last in the…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Wisconsin (6/30-7/3)Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Dayton (5/2-4)
By Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers started a 6-game home stand this week with a 3-game series against Cincinnati’s Midwest League affiliate, the Dayton Dragons, at Pohlman Field in Beloit. It was the Snappers’ first series of the season against a Midwest League Eastern Division…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Dayton (5/2-4)Beloit Snappers 2017 Opening Day Roster Outlook
by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent Hi there! My name is Ryan Christoffersen and I will be contributing to Athletics Farm this season from Beloit, Wisconsin. Beloit is the home of the Oakland Athletics’ Low Single-A affiliate, the Beloit Snappers (#OhSnap). Working as a Stats Stringer and Official…
View More Beloit Snappers 2017 Opening Day Roster OutlookMonday, September 9th: Snappers’ Season Ends as They Drop Game #3 of 2nd-Round Playoff Series
A’s Farmhand Of The Day MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) WESTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – Game #3 Quad Cities River Bandits 9 Beloit Snappers 5 LP – Derek De Young HR – Sam Roberts Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Brett Vertigan (3 for…
View More Monday, September 9th: Snappers’ Season Ends as They Drop Game #3 of 2nd-Round Playoff SeriesSunday, September 8th: Snappers Win Game #2 of 2nd-Round Playoff Series Behind Bostick’s Big Bat
A’s Farmhand Of The Day MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) WESTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – Game #2 Quad Cities River Bandits 3 Beloit Snappers 4 WP – Nolan Sanburn HR – Chris Bostick Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Chris Bostick (3 for…
View More Sunday, September 8th: Snappers Win Game #2 of 2nd-Round Playoff Series Behind Bostick’s Big BatSaturday, September 7th: Snappers Drop Game #1 of 2nd-Round Playoff Series Despite Mathews’ HR
A’s Farmhand Of The Day MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) WESTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – Game #1 Beloit Snappers 1 Quad Cities River Bandits 3 LP – Andres Avila HR – Ryan Mathews Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Ryan Mathews (Home Run)…
View More Saturday, September 7th: Snappers Drop Game #1 of 2nd-Round Playoff Series Despite Mathews’ HRThursday, September 5th: Covey Pitches Beloit to Victory as Snappers Sweep 1st Round of Midwest League Playoff Series
A’s Farmhand Of The Day MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) MIDWEST LEAGUE PLAYOFFS – Game #2 Clinton LumberKings 2 Beloit Snappers 6 WP – Dylan Covey Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dylan Covey (6 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 3 K…
View More Thursday, September 5th: Covey Pitches Beloit to Victory as Snappers Sweep 1st Round of Midwest League Playoff SeriesWednesday, September 4th: Beloit Wins Wild Playoff Game in Extras while Vermont Falls in Finale
A’s Farmhand Of The Day MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) MIDWEST LEAGUE PLAYOFFS – Game #1 Beloit Snappers 9 Clinton LumberKings 6 WP – Austin House HR – Renato Nunez, Chris Bostick, Nick Rickles Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Chris Bostick (4 for 5 / Home…
View More Wednesday, September 4th: Beloit Wins Wild Playoff Game in Extras while Vermont Falls in FinalePreview: 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 2013Getting To Know: A’s Top Prospect Addison Russell
Well, last week, we brought you an interview with the A’s top pitching prospect on our Top 10 Prospect List – Dan Straily. And this week, we took the opportunity to have a little chat with the organization’s top hitting prospect, shortstop Addison Russell. The A’s top draft pick in…
View More Getting To Know: A’s Top Prospect Addison RussellDown On The Farm with Farhan
Yesterday we brought you a complete rundown of manager Bob Melvin’s bloggers-only press conference from last week at the Coliseum. Well, after the skipper did his duty, the A’s director of baseball operations, Farhan Zaidi, joined us to address a number of player personnel queries. A trained economist in his…
View More Down On The Farm with FarhanA’s Farm’s 2012 Mid-Season Organizational All-Star Team
With the California League and the Midwest League both in the midst of their All-Star breaks and minor league teams right around the halfway points of their seasons, it seems like the perfect time to take a step back and determine who the true standouts in the A’s system have…
View More A’s Farm’s 2012 Mid-Season Organizational All-Star TeamWednesday, April 25th: Barfield Slugs Hounds to Victory as Murphy K’s 13 in Bees Win
A’s Farmhand Of The Day DOUBLE-A TEXAS LEAGUE Midland RockHounds 9 Corpus Christi Hooks 3 (WP – Smith 3-0 / 3.15) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Jeremy Barfield (Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) Worth Noting: Outfielder Jeremy Barfield and infielder Josh Horton…
View More Wednesday, April 25th: Barfield Slugs Hounds to Victory as Murphy K’s 13 in Bees WinWednesday, April 18th: Kirby-Jones Blasts 3 Homers for Ports, Peacock Impressive Again for Cats
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Tacoma Rainiers 2 Sacramento RiverCats 1 (LP – Miller 0-1 / 1.29) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Brad Peacock (7 IP / 1 ER / 3 K) Worth Noting: Pitcher Brad…
View More Wednesday, April 18th: Kirby-Jones Blasts 3 Homers for Ports, Peacock Impressive Again for CatsTuesday, April 17th: River Cats Win, Bees Split Doubleheader
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Tacoma Rainiers 1 Sacramento River Cats 5 (WP – Hernandez 2-0 / 2.25) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Adam Rosales (2 for 4 / Double / 2 RBIs) Worth Noting: Shortstop…
View More Tuesday, April 17th: River Cats Win, Bees Split DoubleheaderWednesday, April 11th: Cats and Bees Both Edge Opponents 3-2
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Sacramento Rivercats 3 Tucson Padres 2 (WP – Threets 1-0 / 9.00) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Adam Rosales (2 for 4 / 3 RBIs) Worth Noting: Outfielder Michael…
View More Wednesday, April 11th: Cats and Bees Both Edge Opponents 3-2