PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 6 Sacramento River Cats 0 WP – Blackburn 2-4 / 3.89 HR – Nunez (11), Lavarnway (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K / Win)…
View More Friday, May 19th: Blackburn Leads Sounds to Shutout Victory while Snappers Win in ExtrasTag: Renato Nunez
Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Whatever happens with the A’s before the start of next season, one thing is certain – with many of the team’s current everyday players set to become free agents in the offseason, there’s bound to be plenty of turnover on the 25-man roster.…
View More Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!Thursday, May 18th: Barreto’s Big Bat Helps Mengden Win Strong Rehab Start for Sounds while 3 HRs Help Ports Prevail
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 13 Fresno Grizzlies 3 WP – Mengden 1-1 / 3.38 HR – Nunez (10), Chapman (8), Barreto (6) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Franklin Barreto (3 for 6 / Home Run / Double / 5 RBIs) The Sounds scored a…
View More Thursday, May 18th: Barreto’s Big Bat Helps Mengden Win Strong Rehab Start for Sounds while 3 HRs Help Ports PrevailA’s Farm Report for Week of May 8-14: Brugman Returns, Gossett Gets Hot, Blackburn Goes Cold & Stockton Goes on Skid
After missing the start of the season with a leg injury, outfield prospect Jaycob Brugman‘s bat in now back in action for Nashville. Pitching prospect Daniel Gossett has been getting hot after a slow start, while his teammate Paul Blackburn has been cooling off after a fast start. And…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of May 8-14: Brugman Returns, Gossett Gets Hot, Blackburn Goes Cold & Stockton Goes on SkidSaturday, May 13th: Olson’s 2 HRs Help Sounds Win while Hounds Fall despite Walter’s Solid Effort
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 3 Nashville Sounds 7 WP – Jensen 1-0 / 3.31 HR – Nunez (9), Olson 2 (7) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (3 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs) The Sounds used three home runs…
View More Saturday, May 13th: Olson’s 2 HRs Help Sounds Win while Hounds Fall despite Walter’s Solid EffortMonday, May 8th: Sportman Helps Hounds Win 7th Straight while Mengden Makes 1st Rehab Start for Sounds
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 3 Midland RockHounds 7 WP – Naile 1-0 / 3.52 HR – Sportman (4) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder J.P. Sportman (2 for 4 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) A big 5-run 5th inning helped the RockHounds sail to their…
View More Monday, May 8th: Sportman Helps Hounds Win 7th Straight while Mengden Makes 1st Rehab Start for SoundsWednesday, May 3rd: Marincov’s 3 HRs Help Hounds Win while Nunez Homers Again in Sounds’ Loss
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 3 Midland RockHounds 12 WP – Holmes 2-1 / 5.16 HR – Marincov 3 (6), Rosa (5), Raga (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (3 for 5 / 3 Home Runs / 5 RBIs) Five home runs helped the…
View More Wednesday, May 3rd: Marincov’s 3 HRs Help Hounds Win while Nunez Homers Again in Sounds’ LossTuesday, May 2nd: Chapman’s 2 HRs Help Sounds Win 5th Straight while Graves & Meisner Lead Ports to Shutout Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 11 Round Rock Express 0 WP – Brady 1-1 / 4.30 HR – Nunez (6), Canha (4), Chapman 2 (2), Wendle (1) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Matt Chapman (2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) The Sounds put 11 runs on…
View More Tuesday, May 2nd: Chapman’s 2 HRs Help Sounds Win 5th Straight while Graves & Meisner Lead Ports to Shutout VictoryMonday, May 1st: McBride’s Big Blow Gives Sounds Walk-Off Win while Hounds Suffer 3-Hit Shutout
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Baby Cakes 4 Nashville Sounds 6 WP – J.Smith 2-0 / 3.29 HR – Nunez (5), McBride (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Matt McBride (Home Run / 2 RBIs) With two outs, a man on and the…
View More Monday, May 1st: McBride’s Big Blow Gives Sounds Walk-Off Win while Hounds Suffer 3-Hit ShutoutA’s April Minor League Leaders
With the first month of the minor league season now complete, it’s a good time to take a look at the A’s minor league leaders in a few key hitting and pitching categories. And it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise to see the names of top prospects…
View More A’s April Minor League LeadersSaturday, April 29th: Smith’s 6 Shutout Frames Lead Sounds to Victory while Bassitt Makes First Rehab Start for Stockton
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Baby Cakes 2 Nashville Sounds 10 WP – C.Smith 1-1 / 2.18 HR – Nunez (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Smith (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 3 K /…
View More Saturday, April 29th: Smith’s 6 Shutout Frames Lead Sounds to Victory while Bassitt Makes First Rehab Start for StocktonMonday, April 24th: Rosa’s Grand Slam Helps Hounds Win while Nunez & Canha Homer in Sounds’ Loss
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 9 Corpus Christi Hooks 0 WP – Walter 2-0 / 0.56 HR – Martin (2), Rosa (2), Sportman (2) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Viosergy Rosa (2 for 5 / Grand Slam) With two outs, the bases loaded and his team…
View More Monday, April 24th: Rosa’s Grand Slam Helps Hounds Win while Nunez & Canha Homer in Sounds’ LossSaturday, April 15th: Butler Leads Beloit to Shutout Victory while Graves Shines in Stockton’s Win
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Peoria Chiefs 0 Beloit Snappers 12 WP – Gilbert 2-0 / 4.50 HR – Diaz (3), Mercedes (3), Shelby (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brendan Butler (4 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 5 K) Three…
View More Saturday, April 15th: Butler Leads Beloit to Shutout Victory while Graves Shines in Stockton’s WinTuesday, April 11th: Butler Impresses in Snappers’ Loss while Sounds Win Rain-Delayed Home Opener
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 3 Clinton LumberKings 5 LP – Damron 0-1 / 4.70 HR – Mercedes (1), Diaz (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brendan Butler (4 1/3 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 9 K) Though his team…
View More Tuesday, April 11th: Butler Impresses in Snappers’ Loss while Sounds Win Rain-Delayed Home OpenerMonday, April 10th: Walter Helps Pitch Hounds to Victory while Puk Impresses in Ports Debut
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Springfield Cardinals 1 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Walter 1-0 / 1.29 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Corey Walter (4 IP/ 0 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 2 K / Win) A number of solid 4-inning performances have been delivered during…
View More Monday, April 10th: Walter Helps Pitch Hounds to Victory while Puk Impresses in Ports DebutExclusive: Down On The Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson
Long-time baseball man Grady Fuson served as the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001, when the team drafted such talented players as Eric Chavez, Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Barry Zito and Rich Harden. He left the A’s at the end of 2001 to become the assistant general manager of the Texas Rangers and, after moving on…
View More Exclusive: Down On The Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady FusonA’s Option Barreto, Pinder & Olson to Nashville
The A’s optioned three prospects, including the player widely considered to be their top prospect, infielder Franklin Barreto, to Triple-A Nashville after the team’s spring training loss to Arizona on Friday. Infielder Chad Pinder and first baseman/outfielder Matt Olson were also optioned to the Sounds. The team now has 45…
View More A’s Option Barreto, Pinder & Olson to NashvilleA’s Farm’s 2017 Top 10 Prospects List
Now that spring training is officially underway, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s 2017 Top 10 Prospects List. It’s interesting to note that only four players from last year’s list have made a return to this year’s list, including familiar names like Franklin Barreto, Matt Chapman, Matt Olson and Chad Pinder.…
View More A’s Farm’s 2017 Top 10 Prospects ListMeet Your 2017 Nashville Sounds
We recently took a look at the likely A’s opening day roster for 2017, which appears to be reasonably well set, with the exception of a couple of minor question marks. This year’s Triple-A Nashville Sounds roster is a far more complicated puzzle to try to piece together at this…
View More Meet Your 2017 Nashville SoundsMeet Your 2017 Oakland A’s
As the 2016 season came to an end and the A’s headed into the offseason, there were an awful lot of questions regarding the team’s roster for the coming season, and many of those questions still remained unanswered as the calendar turned to 2017. But a quartet of January free…
View More Meet Your 2017 Oakland A’s