by Bill Craig / A’s Farm Nashville Correspondent The Nashville Sounds (6-6) wrapped up their first homestand of the 2018 season on Monday with a 5-4 walk-off win over the Omaha Storm Chasers. It was the team’s second walk-off win in as many games. And the homestand saw the Sounds…
View More Sounds Go 5-2 in Successful Season-Opening HomestandTag: Renato Nunez
Sunday, April 15th: Naile Leads Sounds to Shutout Victory while Murphy’s HR Helps Hounds Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #2 Omaha Storm Chasers 0 Nashville Sounds 1 WP – Naile 3-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher James Naile (7 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 7 K / Win) After coming out…
View More Sunday, April 15th: Naile Leads Sounds to Shutout Victory while Murphy’s HR Helps Hounds WinThursday, April 12th: Conley Combines with Beloit Bullpen to No-Hit Burlington while Dunshee Pitches Ports to 7th Straight Win
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 2 Burlington Bees 0 WP – Conley 1-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Bryce Conley (6 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win) Three Beloit pitchers combined to throw the first minor league…
View More Thursday, April 12th: Conley Combines with Beloit Bullpen to No-Hit Burlington while Dunshee Pitches Ports to 7th Straight WinSaturday, April 7th: Hounds Win Behind Brown’s Big Bat while Beck Leads Beloit to Blowout Win and Howard & Dunshee Pitch Ports to Doubleheader Sweep
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Springfield Cardinals 1 Midland RockHounds 10 WP – Bracewell 1-0 / 1.80 HR – Brown 2 (2) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Seth Brown (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs) Midland first baseman Seth Brown didn’t waste much time…
View More Saturday, April 7th: Hounds Win Behind Brown’s Big Bat while Beck Leads Beloit to Blowout Win and Howard & Dunshee Pitch Ports to Doubleheader SweepThursday, April 5th: Sounds, Hounds & Snappers All Prevail on Opening Night
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 11 New Orleans Baby Cakes 0 WP – Naile 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Canha (1), Barreto (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher James Naile (5 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 5…
View More Thursday, April 5th: Sounds, Hounds & Snappers All Prevail on Opening NightMeet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Last August, while the season was beginning to wind down, we took the opportunity to take a look ahead at what the A’s might look like in 2018 in this piece. And we even looked ahead at the 2018 A’s way back in…
View More Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!A’s Final 2017 Minor League Hitting & Pitching Leaders
Includes Nashville Sounds (AAA), Midland RockHounds (AA), Stockton Ports (A), Beloit Snappers (A), Vermont Lake Monsters (A), AZL A’s (Rk) –HITS– 172 B.J. Boyd OF (Mid) 148 Tyler Ramirez OF (Sto-Mid) 141 J.P. Sportman OF (Mid) 140 Seth Brown OF (Sto) 136 Franklin Barreto SS (Nas) / Joey Wendle…
View More A’s Final 2017 Minor League Hitting & Pitching LeadersA’s Top-Performing Minor League Hitters of 2017
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the end of the minor league season almost upon us, it’s time to take a look at some of the young hitters in the A’s system who’ve been having true standout seasons on the field in 2017. So, let’s run down some…
View More A’s Top-Performing Minor League Hitters of 2017Friday, August 18th: Mateo’s Big Hit Helps Hounds Win in a Walk-Off while Sounds & Ports Prevail in One-Run Victories
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Arkansas Travelers 5 Midland RockHounds 6 WP – Sturdevant 2-3 / 3.58 HR – Mateo (1) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Jorge Mateo (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 4 RBIs) With two men on and the game tied in…
View More Friday, August 18th: Mateo’s Big Hit Helps Hounds Win in a Walk-Off while Sounds & Ports Prevail in One-Run VictoriesMeet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Back in May, we took a look at what a young, rebuilding A’s team might look like. But now that we’ve passed the July 31st trade deadline and the A’s have made a number of deadline deals, and even some post-deadline deals, to…
View More Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!Monday, August 14th: Ports Battle Back to Win 5th Straight while Mengden Returns to Mound for Sounds
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 7 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 6 WP – A.Ruiz 3-1 / 4.00 Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Eli White (3 for 5 / RBI / 2 Runs) The Ports mounted a late-game comeback to…
View More Monday, August 14th: Ports Battle Back to Win 5th Straight while Mengden Returns to Mound for SoundsSunday, August 13th: Smolinski’s Big Bat Leads Ports to 4th Straight Victory while Sportman’s Grand Slam Helps Hounds Win
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 1 Stockton Ports 10 WP – Shore 2-5 / 4.47 HR – M.White (14), Smolinski (1) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Jake Smolinski (5 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 5 RBIs) Stockton scored 10 runs to win its fourth…
View More Sunday, August 13th: Smolinski’s Big Bat Leads Ports to 4th Straight Victory while Sportman’s Grand Slam Helps Hounds WinSunday, August 6th: Meisner Leads Hounds to Shutout Victory while Nunez’s 30th HR Helps Sounds Win 3rd Straight
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 0 Midland RockHounds 6 WP – Meisner 4-3 / 4.46 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Casey Meisner (7 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 6 K / Win) RHP Casey Meisner turned in his third straight strong…
View More Sunday, August 6th: Meisner Leads Hounds to Shutout Victory while Nunez’s 30th HR Helps Sounds Win 3rd StraightSaturday, August 5th: Sounds Win with 5 HRs while Strong Starts from Fillmyer & Duno Aren’t Enough to Help Hounds & Ports Prevail
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 15 Reno Aces 8 WP – Doubront 2-2 / 4.15 HR – Nunez (29), Olson (23), Barreto (13), Munoz (6), Carter (2) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (3 for 5 / Home Run…
View More Saturday, August 5th: Sounds Win with 5 HRs while Strong Starts from Fillmyer & Duno Aren’t Enough to Help Hounds & Ports PrevailFriday, August 4th: 4 HRs Help Sounds Snap Skid while 4 HRs Aren’t Enough to Help Snappers Prevail and Mengden & Ruiz Return to the Mound
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Reno Aces 5 WP – Bassitt 2-2 / 8.75 HR – Nunez (28), Olson (22), Barreto (12), Carter (1) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Franklin Barreto (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double) Four…
View More Friday, August 4th: 4 HRs Help Sounds Snap Skid while 4 HRs Aren’t Enough to Help Snappers Prevail and Mengden & Ruiz Return to the MoundThursday, August 3rd: Mercedes Had Big Game in Beloit’s Win while Midland’s Puk Was Near-Perfect through Six
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Peoria Chiefs 6 Beloit Snappers 7 WP – Gorman 1-0 / 1.32 HR – Mercedes (14) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Miguel Mercedes (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) It might have taken 10 innings, but the…
View More Thursday, August 3rd: Mercedes Had Big Game in Beloit’s Win while Midland’s Puk Was Near-Perfect through SixSunday, July 30th: Manarino & Twomey Lead Ports & Snappers to Shutout Victories while Holmes Helps Hounds Win and Canha & Rosa Collect Grand Slams
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 10 Modesto Nuts 0 WP – Manarino 5-7 / 4.63 HR – Siddall (17), Pimentel (9), Neuse (3), Barrera (3), Raga (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Evan Manarino (7 IP / 6 H / 0 ER / 0 BB /…
View More Sunday, July 30th: Manarino & Twomey Lead Ports & Snappers to Shutout Victories while Holmes Helps Hounds Win and Canha & Rosa Collect Grand SlamsTuesday, July 25th: Cotton & Canha Combine to Help Sounds Win while Fillmyer & Duno Pitch Hounds & Ports to Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas 51s 4 Nashville Sounds 10 WP – Cotton 3-0 / 2.95 HR – Nunez (26), Olson (20), Canha 2 (11) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jharel Cotton (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 1 BB /…
View More Tuesday, July 25th: Cotton & Canha Combine to Help Sounds Win while Fillmyer & Duno Pitch Hounds & Ports to VictoryThursday, July 20th: Nunez’s Big Blow Leads Sounds to Victory while Ports Win in a Walk-Off
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 7 Iowa Cubs 5 WP – J.Smith 4-1 / 3.62 HR – Nunez (25), Barreto (10) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Renato Nunez (2 for 5 / Home Run / 3 RBIs / Stolen Base)…
View More Thursday, July 20th: Nunez’s Big Blow Leads Sounds to Victory while Ports Win in a Walk-OffWednesday, July 12th: Hurlbutt Helps Hounds Snap Skid while Beloit’s Big Bats Lead to Win and Nunez Named MVP at AAA All-Star Game
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 1 Midland RockHounds 7 WP – Hurlbutt 1-1 / 2.30 HR – Rosa (12) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dustin Hurlbutt (5 1/3 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Dustin Hurlbutt…
View More Wednesday, July 12th: Hurlbutt Helps Hounds Snap Skid while Beloit’s Big Bats Lead to Win and Nunez Named MVP at AAA All-Star Game