by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor December 10, 2020 A great many things were quite different in the baseball world this season. But some things have remained the same – like baseball’s Rule-5 draft. The annual process took place on Thursday, and the A’s picked up a pair of…
View More A’s Pick Up 4 Players In Rule-5 DraftPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tacoma Rainiers 4 Las Vegas Aviators 2 LP: Lobstein 6-3 / 4.80 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jesus Luzardo (6 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 10 K) Even though Las Vegas suffered a late-inning loss, LHP…
View More Friday, August 30th: Luzardo K’s 10 for Vegas while Hounds Clinch Playoff Spot and Stockton & Vermont Win in ExtrasTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 2 NW Arkansas Naturals 0 WP: S.Martinez 3-1 / 1.33 HR: Motter (7) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher James Kaprielian (4.2 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 5 K) RHP James Kaprielian led the RockHounds to a shutout win…
View More Tuesday, August 27th: Kaprielian Leads Hounds to Shutout Win while Beloit Gets Blanked in No-HitterPACIFIC 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 AviatorsPACIFIC 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 & MorePACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Baby Cakes 11 Las Vegas Aviators 4 LP: Howard 0-1 / 18.00 HR: Payton (21), Neuse (20) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Mark Payton (4 for 4 / Home Run / 3 Doubles) Even though Las Vegas lost…
View More Thursday, August 1st: Payton Has Big Night for Vegas as Howard Struggles Again and Calabuig Helps Hounds Win in Extrasby 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) Stockton Ports 15 Lancaster JetHawks 2 WP: Altamirano 4-5 / 4.54 HR: Armenteros 2 (13), Bride (7) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Lazaro Armenteros (2 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / 5 RBIs) Stockton put 15 runs on the board to best Lancaster…
View More Wednesday, July 10th: Ports Prevail behind Lazaro’s Big Bat while Calabuig Helps Hounds WinPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 16 Albuquerque Isotopes 3 WP: Naile 1-0 / 2.57 HR: Neuse (15), Bolt (9), Taylor (6), Martini (3) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Nick Martini (3 for 6 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) The Aviators notched their fifth…
View More Friday, July 5th: Martini’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Ward’s HR Helps Snappers Snap SkidTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Amarillo Sod Poodles 1 Midland RockHounds 7 WP: Howard 7-5 / 2.92 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brian Howard (7 IP / 7 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 3 K / Win) RHP Brian Howard turned in his third straight quality start…
View More Tuesday, July 2nd: Howard Pitches Hounds to Victory while Luzardo & Kaprielian Take the Hill for Vegas & StocktonTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Amarillo Sod Poodles 1 Midland RockHounds 5 WP: Friedrichs 3-3 / 3.38 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Kyle Friedrichs (8 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 6 K / Win) RHP Kyle Friedrichs turned in his second straight outstanding start…
View More Monday, July 1st: Friedrichs Pitches Hounds to Victory while Vegas Wins despite Treinen’s Shaky OutingCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 0 Stockton Ports 4 WP: Varland 2-1 / 2.42 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Gus Varland (7 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) RHP Gus Varland turned in another outstanding start to lead Stockton to…
View More Wednesday, June 26th: Varland Pitches Ports to Victory while Davidson & Baum Debut for VermontPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 10 Las Vegas Aviators 11 WP: McNutt 1-0 / 7.36 HR: Mateo (11), Neuse (10), Campbell (9), Bolt (8) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Skye Bolt (3 for 5 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) Las Vegas won in a…
View More Thursday, June 20th: Vegas Wins behind Bolt’s Big Bat while Altamirano Pitches Ports to VictoryCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 8 Modesto Nuts 4 WP: Altamirano 2-3 / 4.08 Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Nick Allen (3 for 5 / Triple / 2 Doubles / 2 RBIs) Nick Allen had a big night at the plate to help the Ports prevail for the…
View More Thursday, June 13th: Ports Prevail behind Allen’s Big Bat while Neuse Leads Vegas to Victory and Holmes & Kaprielian Both Have Solid OutingsPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) San Antonio Missions 7 Las Vegas Aviators 17 WP: Mengden 4-2 / 2.80 HR: Brown (16), Barreto (9), Fowler (9), Neuse (8), Bolt (7), Martini (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Skye Bolt (3 for 4 / Home Run / 2 Doubles / Walk /…
View More Monday, June 10th: Bolt’s Big Bat Leads the Way in Vegas Victory while Varland & McIntyre Are Both Solid for Stockton & BeloitCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 8 Stockton Ports 10 WP: Krall 2-2 / 5.88 HR: Eierman (6), Hannah (2) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Jeremy Eierman (2 for 5 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) Stockton won its fifth straight on Sunday. Shortstop Jeremy Eierman singled in…
View More Sunday, June 9th: Eierman & Hannah Homer to Help Ports Prevail while Hounds Win 6th StraightPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 9 Las Vegas Aviators 19 WP: Romero 2-0 / 4.23 HR: Fowler (8), Barreto (5) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Franklin Barreto (4 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 6 RBIs) Franklin Barreto had another big night at…
View More Tuesday, June 4th: Barreto’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory Again while Ports Win in a Walk-OffCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 12 Lancaster JetHawks 3 WP: S.Martinez 2-3 / 3.58 Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Alfonso Rivas (2 for 4 / Double / 2 Walks / 3 RBIs / 4 Runs) The Ports put double digits on the board for the second…
View More Saturday, June 1st: Rivas Helps Ports Prevail while Mateo Wields Big Bat for VegasMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Fort Wayne TinCaps 1 Beloit Snappers 10 WP: Conley 1-3 / 3.54 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Bryce Conley (6 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K / Win) Bryce Conley threw 6 hitless and scoreless innings in a…
View More Saturday, May 11th: Conley’s Stellar Start Helps Snappers Snap Skid while Vegas & Midland Win and Jackson, Mengden, Dunshee & Kaprielian Are All on the Move