TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 3 NW Arkansas Naturals 1 WP – Jensen 5-7 / 3.80 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Jensen (6 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 5 K / Win) The RockHounds put together some strong pitching, hitting and…
View More Thursday, July 3rd: Chris Jensen, Billy Burns and Addison Russell Help Hounds Snap Losing Streak while Cats Fall Despite Zach Neal’s Best EffortsTag: Miles Head
Wednesday, June 11th: Atherton & Jensen Pitch Ports & Hounds to Victory while Cats & Snappers Fall and Vermont Roster Released
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 3 San Jose Giants 1 WP – Hall 4-0 / 3.19 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Tim Atherton (6 1/3 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 5 K) RHP Tim Atherton turned in a strong start for Stockton…
View More Wednesday, June 11th: Atherton & Jensen Pitch Ports & Hounds to Victory while Cats & Snappers Fall and Vermont Roster ReleasedMonday, May 26th: Vogt’s Big Bat Leads Cats to Victory while Snappers Win and Hounds & Ports Come Up Short
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 9 Las Vegas 51s 5 WP – Buschmann 3-0 / 4.73 HR – Vogt (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Catcher Stephen Vogt (Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) Catcher Stephen Vogt continued…
View More Monday, May 26th: Vogt’s Big Bat Leads Cats to Victory while Snappers Win and Hounds & Ports Come Up ShortSunday, May 18th: Matthes’ Slam Helps Hounds Win while Walden Pitches Cats to Victory and Ports & Snappers Fall
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 8 Corpus Christi Hooks 2 WP – Doolittle 2-2 / 4.97 HR – Head (5), Matthes (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Kent Matthes (Grand Slam) Though Midland trailed for much of the game, the Rockhounds turned things around with a big…
View More Sunday, May 18th: Matthes’ Slam Helps Hounds Win while Walden Pitches Cats to Victory and Ports & Snappers FallFriday, May 16th: Cats, Hounds & Ports All Win while Snappers Sweep a Pair on Friday
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) GAME #1 Beloit Snappers 1 Clinton LumberKings 0 WP – Finnegan 3-1 / 2.17 HR – Marincov (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Kyle Finnegan (7 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Kyle…
View More Friday, May 16th: Cats, Hounds & Ports All Win while Snappers Sweep a Pair on FridayTuesday, May 6th: Despite Impressive Performances from Whitaker, Herrera & Ynoa, Every Team in A’s Organization Goes Down to Defeat on Tuesday
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 7 Frisco RoughRiders 12 LP – Haviland 1-2 / 3.60 HR – Whitaker 2 (5), Head (3), Oberacker (2), Aliotti (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Josh Whitaker (2 Home Runs) In his third game back…
View More Tuesday, May 6th: Despite Impressive Performances from Whitaker, Herrera & Ynoa, Every Team in A’s Organization Goes Down to Defeat on TuesdayWednesday, April 30th: Covey Pitches Snappers to Victory while Hounds & Ports Win and Cats Get Blanked
A’s Farmhand Of The Day MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Peoria Chiefs 1 Beloit Snappers 3 WP – Covey 1-2 / 5.19 HR – Marincov (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dylan Covey (7 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 5…
View More Wednesday, April 30th: Covey Pitches Snappers to Victory while Hounds & Ports Win and Cats Get BlankedExclusive: A’s Super Scout Grady Fuson Talks Top Prospects with A’s Farm
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 FarmCatching Up With: The Stockton Ports
There’s no question that two of the A’s top hitting prospects can currently be found in the clubhouse of the California League Stockton Ports. The A’s 8th overall draft pick in last year’s draft, first baseman Max Muncy, currently leads all A’s minor leaguers in home runs and RBIs. And…
View More Catching Up With: The Stockton PortsSaturday, June 15th: All Four Affiliates Win As Bostick Has Big Night for Beloit
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tacoma Rainiers 1 Sacramento River Cats 6 WP – Banwart 4-2 / 4.18 HR – Vogt (9) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Travis Banwart (7 1/3 IP / 5 H / 1…
View More Saturday, June 15th: All Four Affiliates Win As Bostick Has Big Night for BeloitMonday, May 13th: Billings Leads Cats to Victory while Snappers Win a Tight One, Hounds Fall and Ports Drop 6th Straight
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 8 Nashville Sounds 4 WP – Billings 3-2 / 6.10 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Bruce Billings (6 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 2 BB /…
View More Monday, May 13th: Billings Leads Cats to Victory while Snappers Win a Tight One, Hounds Fall and Ports Drop 6th StraightMonday, 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 FallPreview: Top Prospect Miles Head Set To Be Main Attraction at Midland in 2013
The opening day roster for the Midland RockHounds, the A’s Double-A affiliate in the Texas League, was announced this week. The RockHounds’ lineup will be led by one of the A’s top hitting prospects, third baseman Miles Head, who led all A’s minor leaguers in hits, RBIs, batting average and…
View More Preview: Top Prospect Miles Head Set To Be Main Attraction at Midland 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!Exclusive: A’s Director of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi Talks Top Prospects with A’s Farm – Part 2
Yesterday, we brought you Part 1 of A’s Farm’s exclusive interview with A’s director of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi, where he gave us the lowdown on top prospects Addison Russell, Dan Straily, Michael Choice, Sonny Gray and Grant Green. In Part 2, we’ll cover Miles Head, Daniel Robertson, Renato Nunez, Michael…
View More Exclusive: A’s Director of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi Talks Top Prospects with A’s Farm – Part 2A’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List for 2013
With the first A’s players set to report to spring training camp just days from now, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List for 2013. We’ve combined a total of eight different A’s prospect lists to come up with a consensus list that reflects the broadest…
View More A’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List for 2013A’s Arizona Fall League Wrap-Up
A’s AFL 2012 MVP The Arizona Fall League just wrapped up its 32-game season this week. As some of you probably already know, organizations typically use the AFL as an opportunity to get some of their top prospects a little more live game action to hopefully help advance…
View More A’s Arizona Fall League Wrap-UpA’s In The AFL – November 12-15 Update
A’s AFL Farmhand Of The Week A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (November 12-15) Monday, November 12th: Second baseman Grant Green singled and drove in a pair of runs, catcher Max Stassi went 0-for-3 and RHP James Simmons tossed a scoreless inning of relief in the Phoenix Desert Dogs’ 6-4…
View More A’s In The AFL – November 12-15 Update