by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor December 12, 2022 On Monday, the A’s acquired five players in return for catcher Sean Murphy and right-handed reliever Joel Payamps as part of a three-team, nine-player trade with the Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers. Oakland acquired left-handed pitcher Kyle Muller, right-handed…
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Meet Your 2021 Oakland A’s!
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor March 19, 2021 Now that spring training games have been underway for a few weeks, it’s a good time to take an informed look at how the 2021 Oakland A’s appear to be shaping up. And at this point, it’s also not too…
View More Meet Your 2021 Oakland A’s!Baseball America’s Updated Prospect Rankings: Who’s Up? Who’s Down?
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor August 12, 2020 Just as MLB Pipeline recently updated its prospect rankings, Baseball America recently published its own up-to-date midseason prospect rankings. Not only did Baseball America’s prospect hounds recalibrate their top 100 prospects in all of baseball and their top 30 prospects…
View More Baseball America’s Updated Prospect Rankings: Who’s Up? Who’s Down?MLB Pipeline’s Updated Prospect Rankings: Who’s Up? Who’s Down?
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor August 11, 2020 MLB Pipeline recently updated its prospect rankings from last spring, with some promising young A’s players moving up the charts and others sliding down. MLB.com’s top prospect hounds, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Mike Rosenbaum, recalibrated their top 100 prospects…
View More MLB Pipeline’s Updated Prospect Rankings: Who’s Up? Who’s Down?Who Was Set to Make the A’s Opening Day Squad in 2020?
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor As everyone knows by now, with just two weeks to go until opening day, Major League Baseball made the difficult decision on Thursday to cancel the remainder of spring training as well as the first two weeks of the regular season. But with…
View More Who Was Set to Make the A’s Opening Day Squad in 2020?A’s Farm’s 2020 Top 10 Prospects List
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that spring training has gotten underway, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s 2020 Top 10 Prospects List. It’s worth noting that six players from last year’s list have made a return to this year’s list, including the top three prospects – Jesus Luzardo,…
View More A’s Farm’s 2020 Top 10 Prospects ListA’s Farm Podcast’s FanFest Special #2 with Seth Brown, Sean Murphy, Jonah Heim & Eric Martins
On this episode, A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity talks with some of the A’s top young hitting prospects from A’s FanFest. First, we check in with outfielder Seth Brown, who had some big hits for the A’s down the stretch last season. After that, we talk with catcher Sean Murphy,…
View More A’s Farm Podcast’s FanFest Special #2 with Seth Brown, Sean Murphy, Jonah Heim & Eric MartinsA’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Prospects with Las Vegas Hitting & Pitching Coaches Eric Martins & Rick Rodriguez
On this episode, Las Vegas hitting and pitching coaches Eric Martins and Rick Rodriguez join A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to discuss some of the team’s most promising young players. First, we talk with Eric Martins about a bunch of exciting young hitters like Seth Brown, Sean Murphy, Sheldon Neuse…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Prospects with Las Vegas Hitting & Pitching Coaches Eric Martins & Rick RodriguezA’s Farm Report: Triple-A Update – Luzardo, Kaprielian, Playoffs & More
by 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 & MoreSunday, September 1st: James Kaprielian Makes Triple-A Debut & Matt Harvey Closes Things Out as Las Vegas Secures Playoff Spot
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tacoma Rainiers 1 Las Vegas Aviators 8 WP: Finnegan 3-1 / 2.89 HR: Rupp (9), A.Rivas (1), White (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher James Kaprielian (4 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 6 K) In the…
View More Sunday, September 1st: James Kaprielian Makes Triple-A Debut & Matt Harvey Closes Things Out as Las Vegas Secures Playoff SpotA’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Prospects with A’s Asst GM Billy Owens
On this episode, A’s Assistant General Manager Billy Owens joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to share his insights on some of the A’s top prospects like Jesus Luzardo, James Kaprielian, Sheldon Neuse, Jorge Mateo, Sean Murphy and many more. You can listen to it here only on A’s Cast… …
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Prospects with A’s Asst GM Billy OwensSaturday, August 24th: Dunshee Pitches Vegas to 8th Straight Victory while Murphy & Barreto Both Homer Again and Howard Helps Hounds Win
PACIFIC 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 WinA’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Triple-A Prospects with Las Vegas Manager Fran Riordan
On this episode, Las Vegas manager Fran Riordan joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about some of the A’s top prospects with the Triple-A team this year including Jorge Mateo, Sheldon Neuse, Sean Murphy, Franklin Barreto and many more. You can listen to it here only on A’s…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Triple-A Prospects with Las Vegas Manager Fran RiordanWednesday, August 21st: Murphy Hits 2 HRs in Vegas Victory while Holmes Leads Hounds to Shutout Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Reno Aces 4 Las Vegas Aviators 18 WP: Blackburn 11-3 / 4.08 HR: Payton (28), Neuse (26), Fowler (24), Murphy 2 (9), Martini (7), Loehr (2) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Sean Murphy (2 for 4 /…
View More Wednesday, August 21st: Murphy Hits 2 HRs in Vegas Victory while Holmes Leads Hounds to Shutout WinA’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Prospects with Minor League Pitching & Hitting Coordinators Gil Patterson & Jim Eppard
On this episode, A’s minor league pitching and hitting coordinators Gil Patterson and Jim Eppard join A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity for a late-season discussion of the team’s top prospects including A.J. Puk, Jesus Luzardo, James Kaprielian, Jorge Mateo, Sean Murphy, Sheldon Neuse and many more. Pitching coordinator Gil Patterson…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Prospects with Minor League Pitching & Hitting Coordinators Gil Patterson & Jim EppardMonday, August 19th: Brown, Barreto & Dunshee All Impress in Vegas Victory
PACIFIC 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 VictorySaturday, August 17th: Sheldon Neuse’s HR Helps Vegas Win while Matt Harvey & A.J. Puk Are Solid for Aviators
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 5 Las Vegas Aviators 6 WP: Lobstein 5-2 / 4.71 HR: Neuse (24) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Sheldon Neuse (2 for 4 / Home Run) With two outs and the game tied in the bottom of the 7th inning, second…
View More Saturday, August 17th: Sheldon Neuse’s HR Helps Vegas Win while Matt Harvey & A.J. Puk Are Solid for AviatorsThursday, August 15th: White & Kaprielian Help Hounds Win while Luzardo Suffers Loss for Las Vegas
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 16 Amarillo Sod Poodles 3 WP: Jefferies 1-2 / 3.66 HR: Deichmann (8), White (7), Motter (6), Ramirez (4) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Mikey White (2 for 5 / Grand Slam / Double / Walk / 5 RBIs) The RockHounds…
View More Thursday, August 15th: White & Kaprielian Help Hounds Win while Luzardo Suffers Loss for Las VegasTuesday, July 30th: Murphy Exits with Injury after Another Big Night for Vegas while Manaea, Cotton, Puk & Kaprielian All Make Appearances on Tuesday
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Baby Cakes 8 Las Vegas Aviators 7 LP: Puk 2-1 / 4.50 HR: Murphy (7) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Sean Murphy (2 for 3 / Home Run / Double / Walk / 4 RBIs) Catcher Sean Murphy has…
View More Tuesday, July 30th: Murphy Exits with Injury after Another Big Night for Vegas while Manaea, Cotton, Puk & Kaprielian All Make Appearances on TuesdaySunday, July 28th: Blackburn & Brown Lead Vegas to Victory while Friedrichs Helps Hounds Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 10 El Paso Chihuahuas 1 WP: Blackburn 8-3 / 4.56 HR: Brown 2 (27), Mateo (17), Murphy (6), Piscotty (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (7 IP / 7 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 5 K…
View More Sunday, July 28th: Blackburn & Brown Lead Vegas to Victory while Friedrichs Helps Hounds Win