by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 3, 2022 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 43-34 Team OPS: .809 / Team ERA: 5.60 Las Vegas leads the Pacific Coast League West Division with a winning percentage of .558. Catcher Shea Langeliers, who was acquired from Atlanta in the Matt…
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By Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 5, 2022 The opening day 28-man roster for the A’s Double-A affiliate Midland RockHounds has now been set. The team includes 15 pitchers and 13 position players and will be guided by former A’s shortstop Bobby Crosby, who returns for his second…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 3, 2021 Now that major league spring training has wrapped up and the regular season has kicked off, minor league spring training camp has gotten underway in Arizona. But 26 of the A’s upper-level minor league players are now working out at…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor September 1, 2020 Rick Rodriguez has served as the pitching coach for the A’s Triple-A affiliates in Sacramento, Nashville and Las Vegas, where he’s had a hand in developing a number of the A’s most talented pitchers over the past many years. The…
View More Talking Top Pitching Prospects With A’s Triple-A Pitching Coach Rick RodriguezPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tacoma Rainiers 2 Las Vegas Aviators 3 WP: McNutt 5-2 / 4.99 HR: Mateo (19) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Jorge Mateo (2 for 4 / Home Run / Double) One day after clinching the division title and a playoff berth, the…
View More Monday, September 2nd: Mateo Leads Vegas to Victory as Cotton Makes 1st Start for Aviators & Theroux Helps Hounds Win FinalePACIFIC 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 Winby 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 & MoreMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Quad Cities River Bandits 3 Beloit Snappers 11 WP: Birlingmair 4-6 / 4.67 HR: Weber (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Reid Birlingmair (6 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 3 K / Win) Beloit put…
View More Monday, July 29th: Birlingmair’s Scoreless Effort Helps Snappers Win while Holmes Suffers Loss for HoundsPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 11 El Paso Chihuahuas 2 WP: Dunshee 3-4 / 6.12 HR: Brown 2 (25), Fowler (22), Payton (20) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Seth Brown (3 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs / Walk) After putting 20…
View More Saturday, July 27th: Brown’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Lazaro & Harris Help Ports Prevailby 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 & moreTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 15 Frisco RoughRiders 2 WP: Milburn 5-4 / 4.23 HR: Theroux (9), E.Diaz (7), Calabuig (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Matt Milburn (7 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 7 K / Win) RHP Matt…
View More Saturday, June 29th: Milburn Pitches Hounds to Victory while Ports Prevail in ExtrasCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 11 San Jose Giants 8 WP: Highberger 4-2 / 3.96 HR: Watson (1) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Josh Watson (3 for 4 / Home Run / Triple / Walk / 2 RBIs / Stolen Base) This year’s 15th-round draft pick for…
View More Friday, June 28th: Watson Helps Ports Prevail in Extras while Jeffries, Puk & Holmes All Pitch in Hounds WinCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 7 Stockton Ports 8 WP: Varland 1-1 / 3.52 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Gus Varland (6 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 5 K / Win) LHP A.J. Puk made his third start for Stockton on…
View More Friday, June 21st: Varland Pitches Ports to Victory while Neuse Has Big Night for Vegas & Howard Looks Strong for HoundsCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 3 Stockton Ports 4 WP: Charles 1-0 / 2.89 HR: Bride (5) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Jonah Bride (2 for 4 / Home Run / HBP / 2 RBIs / 2 Runs) On a night in which A.J. Puk and…
View More Tuesday, June 11th: Bride Wields Big Bat as Puk & Luzardo Make Solid Debuts for StocktonPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 7 Sacramento River Cats 1 WP: T.Anderson 4-4 / 5.72 HR: Mateo (7), Fowler (6) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Tanner Anderson (6 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Tanner…
View More Wednesday, May 29th: Anderson Pitches Vegas to Victory while Milburn Helps Hounds Win and Snappers Sweep a PairMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Kane County Cougars 0 Beloit Snappers 1 WP: Marinez 2-1 / 1.06 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Bryce Conley (6 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 6 K) After throwing 6 shutout innings in his last start on…
View More Friday, May 17th: Conley Leads Snappers to Shutout Victory while Ports Pick Up a Walk-Off Win in Cotton’s Returnby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that we’re almost a month into the minor league season, it’s time to take a look at which of the A’s minor league relievers have gotten off to the hottest starts in 2019. Familiar names like Kyle Finnegan and Wei-Chung Wang have…
View More A’s Farm Report: Early Season’s Hottest RelieversMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 2 Clinton LumberKings 0 WP: Charles 1-0 / 4.32 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Martinez (5 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 5 K) RHP Daniel Martinez turned in a stellar start to lead the…
View More Wednesday, April 24th: Martinez Leads Snappers to Shutout Win while Stockton Drops 6th StraightPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 6 Las Vegas Aviators 7 WP: Mengden 2-0 / 4.24 HR: Brown 3 (4) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Seth Brown (3 for 4 / 3 Home Runs / 6 RBIs) First baseman Seth Brown had a big night…
View More Monday, April 15th: Brown’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Howard & Cohen Help Hounds & Snappers Secure Shutout WinsPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 1 Nashville Sounds 3 WP: Bassitt 4-4 / 4.82 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Bassitt (8 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 3 BB / 6 K / Win) RHP Chris Bassitt turned in an outstanding…
View More Saturday, August 4th: Bassitt Pitches Sounds to 6th Straight Win while Ports Prevail in Extras