On this episode, Lansing skipper Phil Pohl joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about his first year as the Lugnuts’ manager and to discuss promising young players like Tyler Soderstrom, Denzel Clarke, Lawrence Butler, Brett Harris, Austin Beck, Lazaro Armenteros, Jeff Criswell and more. You can listen to…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks with Lansing Lugnuts Manager Phil PohlPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 6 New Orleans Zephyrs 3 WP – Castro 2-1 / 3.12 HR – Carson (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Matt Carson (Home Run / 3 RBIs / Stolen Base) With two on, one out and his team down by a…
View More Tuesday, June 9th: 3-Run HRs by Matt Carson & B.J. Boyd Help Sounds & Ports Win while Colin Walsh Hits 2 HRs in Hounds LossTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 2 Frisco RoughRiders 6 LP – Walden 1-2 / 2.05 HR – Matthes (10) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Jensen (7 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 3 BB / 2 K) RHP Chris Jensen turned in his…
View More Tuesday, July 29th: Chris Jensen & Kent Matthes Star in Hounds Loss while Tommy Milone Struggles for Sacramento and Seth Streich Exits with Apparent Injury in StocktonTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 8 Frisco RoughRiders 6 WP – Hooker 1-0 / 5.40 HR – Matthes (9) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Kent Matthes (3 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) Outfielder Kent Matthes continued his hot hitting for…
View More Monday, July 28th: Kent Matthes Helps Hounds Win Again as Billy Burns Heads to OaklandTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 3 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Hassebrock 4-0 / 6.32 HR – Matthes (5) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Kent Matthes (Grand Slam) With the bases loaded and Midland down by two runs in the bottom of the 9th, designated…
View More Friday, July 18th: Hounds Win in a Walk-Off Thanks to Kent Matthes Grand Slam while Josh Reddick Homers in 9th to Help Ports WinPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 14 Reno Aces 7 WP – Humber 4-4 / 3.65 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Josh Whitaker (2 for 4 / Double / 3 RBIs) With RHP Josh Lindblom…
View More Sunday, July 6th: Cats Crush Reno in Drew Granier’s Debut as Josh Lindblom Hits DL and Dillon Overton K’s 8 in ArizonaPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas 51s 1 Sacramento River Cats 2 WP – Leon 8-2 / 4.55 HR – Buss (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Arnold Leon (6 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 2 BB…
View More Sunday, June 29th: Arnold Leon Pitches Cats to Victory while #1 Pick Matt Chapman Belts 1st HR for Beloit, Renato Nunez Socks a Pair for Ports and Nate Freiman Takes His Big Bat to OaklandPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Iowa Cubs 4 Sacramento River Cats 9 WP – Straily 4-1 / 3.55 HR – Freiman (11), Ladendorf (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dan Straily (7 IP / 5 H /…
View More Saturday, June 14th: Dan Straily Pitches Sacramento to Victory while Midland Falls, Stockton, Beloit & Vermont All Win and Michael Taylor Is TradedCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 0 Stockton Ports 3 WP – Joseph 1-3 / 5.64 HR – Healy (6) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Sean Murphy (4 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 6 K) RHP Sean Murphy, who was activated…
View More Sunday, June 1st: Ports Win in Murphy’s Return while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Fall on SundayCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 5 San Jose Giants 3 WP – Barfield 3-0 / 4.94 Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Ryon Healy (2 Doubles / 2 RBIs) Designated hitter Ryon Healy had 2 doubles and drove in the first and last runs for the Ports on…
View More Tuesday, May 20th: Healy Helps Ports Win while Cats & Snappers Come Up ShortA’s Farmhand Of The Day TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 11 NW Arkansas Naturals 6 WP – Jensen 1-0 / 2.31 HR – Myers (1), Taylor (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter D’Arby Myers (4 for 4 / Home Run / Triple / 2 RBIs)…
View More Sunday, April 13th: Myers’ Big Bat Leads Hounds to Victory while Ports & Snappers Fall and Cats Sweep Twinbill as Blanton Calls It QuitsA’s Farmhand Of The Day CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 5 Stockton Ports 6 WP – Robinson 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Nunez (2), Pinder (2), Crocker (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Chad Pinder (Home Run / 2 Doubles / 2 RBIs) It was a…
View More Thursday, April 10th: Pinder Helps Ports Prevail in 18-Inning Marathon while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Fall as Vogt Hits DLA’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 0 Tacoma Rainiers 4 LP – Billings 13-8 / 4.31 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Bruce Billings (5 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 5 BB /…
View More Saturday, August 31st: Snappers Win Behind Olson’s Big Bat while Cats, Hounds & Ports All FallA’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 1 Iowa Cubs 2 LP – Hernandez 0-1 / 3.00 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Carlos Hernandez (6 IP / 6 H / 2…
View More Wednesday, August 14th: Ports Win while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Fall on WednesdayA’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 1 Reno Aces 4 LP – Gray 6-4 / 2.48 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Sonny Gray (6 IP / 6 H / 2…
View More Tuesday, June 11th: Murphy Pitches Hounds to Victory while Beloit Wins Behind Bostick’s Big Bat and Cats & Ports Both FallA’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Zephyrs 4 Sacramento River Cats 3 LP – Scribner 1-1 / 4.70 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Sonny Gray (7 IP / 7 H / 2 ER / 0 BB / 11 K) …
View More Tuesday, May 21st: Ports Win in 17 while Cats Lose in 10 Despite Gray’s 11 K’sA’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 StraightThe 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 2013With the 2012 minor league season now complete, it’s a good time to take a step back and determine who the true standouts on the field really were in the A’s system in 2012. And with that in mind, we’re naming A’s Farm’s 2012 Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team! Below you’ll…
View More A’s Farm’s 2012 Post-Season Organizational All-Star TeamA’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Nashville Sounds 5 Sacramento River Cats 4 (LP – Valdez 0-1 / 3.49) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Daric Barton (2 for 3 / RBI / Stolen Base) Worth Noting:…
View More Tuesday, August 7th: Cole Impresses as Bees, Ports and Cats All Fall on Tuesday