by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor October 16, 2020 After a lost minor league season, many of the A’s top prospects are currently participating in the A’s fall instructional league camp at the team’s minor league complex in Mesa, Arizona. Some of the prospects at the camp also participated…
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By Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor September 20, 2020 After spending 14 seasons managing in the independent leagues, Fran Riordan joined the A’s organization in 2015 when he was brought on board to skipper Beloit, the A’s affiliate in the Class-A Midwest League. After two seasons with the Snappers,…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor September 1, 2020 Rick Rodriguez has served as the pitching coach for the A’s Triple-A affiliates in Sacramento, Nashville and Las Vegas, where he’s had a hand in developing a number of the A’s most talented pitchers over the past many years. The…
View More Talking Top Pitching Prospects With A’s Triple-A Pitching Coach Rick RodriguezTEXAS LEAGUE SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Double-A) GAME #2 Midland RockHounds 4 Amarillo Sod Poodles 1 WP: K.Friedrichs HR: G.Deichmann 2 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Greg Deichmann (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Right fielder Greg Deichmann had a big night at the…
View More Thursday, September 5th: Deichmann’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Bolt, Fowler, Rupp & White All Homer for VegasAfter winning the PCL Pacific Southern division title, Las Vegas will face off against the Sacramento River Cats in a five-game playoff series starting on Wednesday. And a number of the A’s top pitching prospects are probable starters in the series. RHP Daniel Mengden is scheduled to make the start…
View More Las Vegas & Midland Both Set to Start Playoff Series on Wednesdayby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor There’s been plenty of action in Las Vegas lately! And no, not on The Strip, but at the brand-new Las Vegas Ballpark, which is actually in Summerlin. The team just clinched the division title on Sunday, but that’s just the tip of the…
View More A’s Farm Report: Triple-A Update – Luzardo, Kaprielian, Playoffs & MoreCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 1 Modesto Nuts 2 LP: Duno 0-2 / 4.32 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Hogan Harris (4 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K) The Ports no-hit the Nuts for 7 1/3 innings on Thursday before ultimately…
View More Thursday, August 29th: Harris Is Solid in Stockton’s Near No-No while Vermont Splits TwinbillPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 4 Tacoma Rainiers 2 WP: Dunshee 4-4 / 4.90 HR: Barreto (19), Murphy (10) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Parker Dunshee (5.2 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 9 K / Win) RHP Parker…
View More Saturday, August 24th: Dunshee Pitches Vegas to 8th Straight Victory while Murphy & Barreto Both Homer Again and Howard Helps Hounds WinPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Reno Aces 5 Las Vegas Aviators 6 WP: Wendelken 6-2 / 5.50 HR: Brown 2 (37), Barreto (17) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Seth Brown (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs) The Aviators won in a…
View More Monday, August 19th: Brown, Barreto & Dunshee All Impress in Vegas VictoryPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 4 Omaha Storm Chasers 2 WP: Manaea 1-1 / 4.50 HR: Neuse (23), Barreto (15) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Sheldon Neuse (3 for 4 / Home Run) Las Vegas notched its fourth victory in its last five games…
View More Tuesday, August 13th: Neuse & Barreto Both Homer while Manaea K’s 10 in Vegas Victoryby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor It’s time to catch up on some of the latest news and notes from around the A’s minor league system… But first…if you haven’t already, be sure to check out our latest A’s Farm podcast featuring an inside look at this year’s Stockton…
View More A’s Farm Report: August Minor League News & Notes – Puk, Kap, Cotton, Luzardo & MoreTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 4 Midland RockHounds 5 WP: Erwin 6-2 / 2.45 Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Nate Mondou (3 for 5 / RBI / 2 Runs) The RockHounds won in a walk-off to snap their five-game losing streak on Thursday, and second baseman…
View More Thursday, August 8th: Mondou Helps Hounds Win in a Walk-Off while Brown Belts 31st HR but Cotton Suffers Loss for VegasTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 5 Corpus Christi Hooks 3 WP: Milburn 6-8 / 5.57 HR: Motter 2 (4), Ramirez (2) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Taylor Motter (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Third baseman Taylor Motter helped the RockHounds record their…
View More Friday, August 2nd: Motter’s 2 HRs Help Hounds Win while Campbell & Loehr Lead Vegas to Victory and Puk & Cotton Make Relief Appearances for AviatorsPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 11 El Paso Chihuahuas 2 WP: Dunshee 3-4 / 6.12 HR: Brown 2 (25), Fowler (22), Payton (20) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Seth Brown (3 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs / Walk) After putting 20…
View More Saturday, July 27th: Brown’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Lazaro & Harris Help Ports PrevailA’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity for an in-depth conversation about some of the A’s top prospects, including Jesus Luzardo, A.J. Puk, James Kaprielian, Jorge Mateo and many more. Find out why A.J. Puk has stopped throwing his changeup, what Franklin Barreto needs to do…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Prospects with A’s Special Assistant Grady FusonPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 8 Salt Lake Bees 5 WP: Bracewell 1-3 / 3.93 HR: Fowler (18) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Seth Brown (4 for 5 / 2 Doubles / 2 RBIs) The Aviators bested the Bees for the second…
View More Saturday, July 20th: Brown Helps Lead Vegas to Victory while Beck Homers in 1st Game Back for StocktonPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 5 Tacoma Rainiers 4 WP: Finnegan 2-0 / 1.98 HR: Fowler (17), Payton (16) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Mark Payton (1 for 3 / Home Run / Walk / 2 RBIs) After clubbing a combined 5 home runs…
View More Monday, July 15th: Payton Homers Again to Lead Vegas to Victory while Eierman’s HR Helps Ports Prevailby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Last week, we took a look at some of the A’s hottest minor league hitters of late. This week, it’s time to take a look at some of the A’s minor league pitching leaders at this point of the season. And it shouldn’t…
View More A’s Farm Report: Midseason Minor League Pitching Leaders – Feigl, Howard, Dunshee & moreCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 3 Stockton Ports 7 WP: Conley 1-0 / 0.00 HR: Bride (6), Mullen (5) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Robert Mullen (4 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) Stockton snapped its five-game losing streak on Sunday. Designated hitter Robert…
View More Sunday, July 7th: Ports Prevail behind Mullen’s Big Bat while Howard & Puk Are Solid for HoundsOn this week’s podcast, top A’s scout Neil Avent, who’s scouted and signed players like Chad Pinder, Sean Doolittle, Daniel Gossett, Skye Bolt, Austin Beck and Parker Dunshee, as well as this year’s top two draft picks for the A’s, Logan Davidson and Tyler Baum, joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Prospects with Top A’s Scout Neil Avent