PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 7 Fresno Grizzlies 5 WP – Straily 3-0 / 4.40 HR – Peterson (4), Walsh 2 (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Colin Walsh (4 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / Double…
View More Tuesday, June 3rd: Walsh’s Big Bat Leads Cats to Victory while Hounds & Ports Are Winners as wellTag: Shane Peterson
Tuesday, May 27th: Cats Win 7th Straight while Hounds, Ports & Snappers All Fall
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 4 Sacramento River Cats 5 WP – Leon 5-1 / 5.23 HR – Buss (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Shane Peterson (3 for 4 / RBI) Starter Arnold Leon was a little shaky for Sacramento, allowing 4 runs on…
View More Tuesday, May 27th: Cats Win 7th Straight while Hounds, Ports & Snappers All FallMonday, May 12th: Peterson’s HR Helps Cats Prevail while Snappers Win in Wahl’s Return and Hounds Fall without Hiro
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Salt Lake Bees 6 Sacramento River Cats 7 WP – McBryde 2-0 / 4.26 HR – Peterson (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Shane Peterson (Home Run / 2 RBIs) With Sacramento down by a run…
View More Monday, May 12th: Peterson’s HR Helps Cats Prevail while Snappers Win in Wahl’s Return and Hounds Fall without HiroSaturday, May 10th: Ports & Cats Both Win in Extras while Hounds Sweep Twinbill and Snappers Come Up Short on Saturday
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 2 Modesto Nuts 0 WP – Healy 2-1 / 1.10 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Hunter Adkins (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K) One night after RHP Matt Buschmann threw 6 shutout innings, RHP…
View More Saturday, May 10th: Ports & Cats Both Win in Extras while Hounds Sweep Twinbill and Snappers Come Up Short on SaturdayTuesday, May 6th: Despite Impressive Performances from Whitaker, Herrera & Ynoa, Every Team in A’s Organization Goes Down to Defeat on Tuesday
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 7 Frisco RoughRiders 12 LP – Haviland 1-2 / 3.60 HR – Whitaker 2 (5), Head (3), Oberacker (2), Aliotti (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Josh Whitaker (2 Home Runs) In his third game back…
View More Tuesday, May 6th: Despite Impressive Performances from Whitaker, Herrera & Ynoa, Every Team in A’s Organization Goes Down to Defeat on TuesdayThursday, April 17th: Ports Fall despite Streich’s Stellar Start while Snappers Win behind Finnegan and Cats & Hounds Come up Short
A’s Farmhand Of The Day CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 3 Inland Empire 66ers 4 LP – Sanburn 0-1 / 5.00 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Seth Streich (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 9 K) RHP Seth Streich…
View More Thursday, April 17th: Ports Fall despite Streich’s Stellar Start while Snappers Win behind Finnegan and Cats & Hounds Come up ShortSunday, April 13th: Myers’ Big Bat Leads Hounds to Victory while Ports & Snappers Fall and Cats Sweep Twinbill as Blanton Calls It Quits
A’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 QuitsFriday, April 4th: McKinney Goes Deep Twice in Ports Loss while Neal Leads Midland to Shutout Win and Murphy Drops Cats Debut
A’s Farmhand Of The Day CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 3 Visalia Rawhide 4 LP – Ynoa 1-0 / 6.75 HR – McKinney 2 (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Billy McKinney (2 Home Runs) 2013’s top draft pick for the A’s, outfielder Billy McKinney, seems to…
View More Friday, April 4th: McKinney Goes Deep Twice in Ports Loss while Neal Leads Midland to Shutout Win and Murphy Drops Cats DebutA’s & River Cats Roster Outlook
It appears that most of the A’s off-season work is done. The team has found capable replacements for departing free agents Bartolo Colon, Grant Balfour and Chris Young and filled a few other holes as well. It’s possible that someone like Alberto Callaspo, who’s set to earn close to $5…
View More A’s & River Cats Roster OutlookA’s Eager to Deal Prospects to Win Now!
A’s general manager Billy Beane has had a busy week – and it ain’t over yet! On Monday, the team signed free agent left-handed starting pitcher Scott Kazmir to a two-year $22 million deal. And later that same day, the A’s acquired right-handed closer Jim Johnson from Baltimore in return…
View More A’s Eager to Deal Prospects to Win Now!A’s Farm’s 2013 Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team
With the 2013 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 2013. And with that in mind, we’re naming A’s Farm’s 2013 Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team! Below you’ll find the…
View More A’s Farm’s 2013 Post-Season Organizational All-Star TeamTuesday, August 20th: Olson’s HR Helps Snappers Win, while Cats, Hounds & Ports All Come Up Short
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tucson Padres 7 Sacramento River Cats 6 LP – Billings 13-6 / 4.21 HR – Peterson (12), Goebbert (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Shane Peterson (Home Run / 2 Walks…
View More Tuesday, August 20th: Olson’s HR Helps Snappers Win, while Cats, Hounds & Ports All Come Up ShortSaturday, August 17th: Peterson & Ladendorf Help Lead Cats & Hounds to Victory while Ports & Snappers Come Up Short on Saturday
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tucson Padres 5 Sacramento River Cats 11 WP – Leon 4-3 / 4.07 Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Shane Peterson (5 for 5 / 2 Doubles / 4 RBIs)…
View More Saturday, August 17th: Peterson & Ladendorf Help Lead Cats & Hounds to Victory while Ports & Snappers Come Up Short on SaturdaySaturday, August 10th: Peterson’s Big Bat Leads Cats to Victory while Ports & Snappers Win and Hounds Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 10 Omaha Storm Chasers 8 WP – Billings 12-5 / 3.99 HR – Peterson 2 (11) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Shane Peterson (2 Home Runs / 5 RBIs) Outfielder Shane Peterson…
View More Saturday, August 10th: Peterson’s Big Bat Leads Cats to Victory while Ports & Snappers Win and Hounds FallThursday, August 8th: Peterson Leads Cats to Victory while Ports Win and Hounds & Snappers Both Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 6 Omaha Storm Chasers 4 WP – Newby 1-1 / 3.72 HR – Peterson (9) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Shane Peterson (Home Run / 2 RBIs / GWRBI) With the game tied…
View More Thursday, August 8th: Peterson Leads Cats to Victory while Ports Win and Hounds & Snappers Both FallExclusive: A’s Super Scout Grady Fuson Talks Top Prospects with A’s Farm
One of the most popular pieces we’ve featured here on A’s Farm over the past year or so was our profile of A’s super scout (and Moneyball bad guy) Grady Fuson. He was the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001, when he left the A’s to become the assistant general manager of…
View More Exclusive: A’s Super Scout Grady Fuson Talks Top Prospects with A’s FarmSaturday, July 6th: Ports Win Behind Dixon’s Blast while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 2 Fresno Grizzlies 5 LP – Figueroa 2-1 / 4.62 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Bruce Billings (5 IP / 6 H / 2 ER / 1 BB…
View More Saturday, July 6th: Ports Win Behind Dixon’s Blast while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All FallFriday, June 28th: Bacus Pitches Snappers to Victory while Ports Win and Cats & Hounds Both Fall on Friday
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Reno Aces 8 Sacramento River Cats 1 LP – Straily 3-1 / 1.46 HR – Peterson (6) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Shane Peterson (Home Run) …
View More Friday, June 28th: Bacus Pitches Snappers to Victory while Ports Win and Cats & Hounds Both Fall on FridaySunday, June 9th: Nunez’s Slam Helps Snappers Sweep Doubleheader while Cats, Hounds & Ports All Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 2 Tucson Padres 4 LP – Thomas 3-4 / 4.06 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Shane Peterson (1 for 4 / 2 RBIs) Outfielder Shane Peterson singled…
View More Sunday, June 9th: Nunez’s Slam Helps Snappers Sweep Doubleheader while Cats, Hounds & Ports All FallFriday, May 24th: Simmons Stars for Stockton as All Four Affiliates Win on Friday
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 5 Tucson Padres 2 WP – Ekstrom 1-0 / 4.56 HR – Peterson (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Shane Peterson (Home Run / 2 RBIs) Starter…
View More Friday, May 24th: Simmons Stars for Stockton as All Four Affiliates Win on Friday