by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor May 8, 2022 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 17-13 Team OPS: .747 / Team ERA: 4.31 The most impressive member of the starting rotation at Las Vegas in the early going has been one of the lesser-known names on the Triple-A roster.…
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By Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 5, 2022 The opening day 30-man roster for the A’s Low-A affiliate Stockton Ports was announced on Tuesday. The team includes 15 pitchers and 15 position players and will be guided by new manager Franklin Font, who formerly served as a coach…
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TRIPLE-A WEST LEAGUE Las Vegas Aviators 5 Reno Aces 7 LP: Blackburn 3-4 / 4.76 HR: F.Pena (10), C.Perez 2 (8) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Carlos Perez (2 for 5 / 2 Home Runs) The Aces snapped the Aviators’…
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HIGH-A CENTRAL LEAGUE Dayton Dragons 10 Lansing Lugnuts 8 LP: Leal 0-2 / 7.90 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Shane Selman (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) On a night when all of the A’s affiliate went down to defeat, Lansing outfielder Shane…
View More Tuesday, June 29th: Selman & Diaz Star for Lansing while Soderstrom Homers for Stocktonby 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… –LAS VEGAS AVIATORS– -A pair of minor league Rule-5 pickups have proven to be two of the most productive hitters for…
View More A’s Farm Report: Minor League News & NotesLong-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 FusonThe A’s released their Fall Instructional League roster on Monday morning. Camp is set to open at the A’s minor league facilities in Arizona next week and will run for a month. 22 pitchers and 27 position players are currently scheduled to attend. And some high-profile prospects like recently-acquired pitcher…
View More A’s Set Fall Instructional League RosterIt’s been about ten weeks since this year’s amateur draft and about two months since the first of the players picked by the A’s began playing with either the Class-A Vermont Lake Monsters or the rookie-ball Arizona League A’s. The A’s managed to sign all of their top 20 picks…
View More A’s Top 20 Draft Picks Mid-Season Progress ReportTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 4 Corpus Christi Hooks 2 WP – Avila 5-2 / 2.41 HR – Barreto (9), Taylor (4) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Franklin Barreto (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) Franklin Barreto closed out July by…
View More Sunday, July 31st: Hounds Win with Help from Barreto’s Big Bat while Jensen Pitches Sounds to VictoryTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 0 Midland RockHounds 4 WP – Fillmyer 1-0 / 1.80 HR – Taylor (3) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Heath Fillmyer (5 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Heath Fillmyer turned…
View More Tuesday, July 26th: Fillmyer Pitches Hounds to Shutout Victory while Olson Homers in Sounds LossLong-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 FusonTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 4 San Antonio Missions 2 WP – Walter 2-2 / 2.40 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Corey Walter (4 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 1 K / Win) With the RockHounds down by 2 runs, RHP Corey…
View More Thursday, July 21st: Walter’s 4 Scoreless Frames Help Hounds Win 3rd Straight while Jensen & Murray Pitch Sounds & Ports to VictoryPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 19 El Paso Chihuahuas 5 WP – Neal 7-2 / 3.21 HR – Pinder 2 (12), Maxwell 2 (9), Alcantara (7) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Bruce Maxwell (5 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / 6 RBIs) Whether it’s due to Ryon…
View More Saturday, July 16th: Maxwell’s Big Bat Leads Sounds to Victory while Hounds Fall Despite Alcantara’s Solid StartTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Arkansas Travelers 6 Midland RockHounds 17 WP – Sanchez 5-4 / 2.76 HR – Chapman (22), Rosa 2 (6) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Viosergy Rosa (5 for 6 / 2 Home Runs / 2 Doubles / 4 RBIs) First baseman…
View More Sunday, July 10th: Rosa’s Big Day Leads Hounds to Victory while Overton Wins 10th to Snap Sounds’ SkidTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 12 Arkansas Travelers 2 WP – Cochran-Gill 3-3 / 3.80 HR – Munoz (5), Rodriguez (3) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Josh Rodriguez (1 for 4 / Walk / Grand Slam) A 1st inning grand slam off the bat…
View More Monday, July 4th: Rodriguez’s Grand Slam Helps Hounds Win while Stockton Snaps 7-Game Skid & Sounds Fall in ExtrasMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Peoria Chiefs 4 Beloit Snappers 9 WP – Murray 3-1 / 3.12 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Mike Martin (3 for 4 / Walk / 3 RBIs) Last year’s 33rd-round draft pick for the A’s, center fielder Mike Martin, continued his hot hitting…
View More Wednesday, June 29th: Mike Martin’s Hot Bat Helps Beloit Win 3rd Straight while Vermont Sweeps TwinbillCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 6 High Desert Mavericks 4 WP – Friedrichs 2-1 / 6.97 HR – Pimentel (11) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Kyle Friedrichs (7 IP / 7 H / 3 ER / 0 BB / 5 K / Win) After…
View More Thursday, June 16th: Friedrichs Pitches Ports to Victory while Pinder & Healy Homer in Sounds LossThe A’s took a familiar path in this year’s draft, selecting college players with fifteen of their top sixteen picks. And the team took a trio of talented college pitchers with their top three selections. Top pick A.J. Puk is a flame-throwing lefty out of Florida with top-of-the-rotation potential, while second…
View More Get the Inside Scoop on Oakland’s Top 11 Draft Picks of 2016 from A’s Scouting Director Eric KubotaAfter finishing poorly last season, Oakland earned the sixth overall pick in this year’s amateur draft. The A’s also had the 37th overall pick in the Competitive Balance Lottery Round A, which meant the team would pick eleven players in the first ten rounds of the draft. And with the…
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