Zack Erwin - A's Farm

Saturday, June 4th: Joey Wendle’s Grand Slam Helps Sounds Win while Angel Duno Pitches Snappers to Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 13 Omaha Storm Chasers 5 WP – Overton 5-4 / 3.98 HR – Wendle (6), Lambo (4), McBride (2) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Joey Wendle (3 for 5 / Grand Slam / 5 RBIs) With Nashville holding a slim…

Sunday, May 29th: Muncy Has 3 Hits to Help Sounds Win 7th Straight while Pimentel Homers in Ports Victory & Gossett Moves up to Midland

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 7 Salt Lake Bees 4 WP – Naile 1-0 / 5.06 Prospect Of The Game: Right Fielder Max Muncy (3 for 5 / Triple / Double / RBI) The Sounds bested the Bees to win their seventh straight on Sunday…

Tuesday, May 24th: Josh Rodriguez’s Big Bat Helps Sounds Win while Kyle Friedrichs’ 8 Shutout Innings Lead Snappers to Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 10 Las Vegas 51s 4 WP – Surkamp 2-1 / 3.91 HR – Pinder (3), Rodriguez (1) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Josh Rodriguez (3 for 4 / Home Run / 2 Doubles / 4 RBIs) Josh Rodriguez, who’s…

Thursday, May 19th: Jake Smolinski’s Late HR Helps Sounds Win while Matt Chapman & Franklin Barreto Both Homer for Hounds

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 5 Nashville Sounds 6 WP – Kurcz 2-0 / 11.25 HR – Smolinski (3) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Jake Smolinski (3 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) With the game tied 5-5, center fielder…

Saturday, May 14th: Chris Smith Pitches Sounds to Victory while Snappers Sweep Doubleheader

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 1 Nashville Sounds 9 WP – Smith 2-5 / 4.40 HR – Smolinski (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Smith (7 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Chris Smith turned…

Sunday, May 8th: Daniel Mengden Throws 7 Shutout Innings as Sounds Win in a Walk-Off while Zack Erwin Pitches Ports to Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Memphis Redbirds 2 Nashville Sounds 3 WP – Healy 1-0 / 3.55 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Mengden (7 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 8 K) RHP Daniel Mengden delivered another impressive start for the Sounds, allowing…

Tuesday, May 3rd: Dylan Covey & Ryon Healy Help Hounds Win while Sounds Fall despite Chris Smith’s Solid Effort

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 1 Midland RockHounds 3 WP – Covey 2-1 / 1.91 HR – Healy (6) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dylan Covey (7 2/3 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 3 BB / 7 K / Win) RHP Dylan Covey…

A’s Farm Report for Week of April 25-May 1: Prospects On The Move

There were plenty of players on the move throughout the A’s system this past week. Injuries at the major league level and the minor league level, particularly to pitchers like Chris Bassitt, Daniel Gossett and Dustin Driver as well as others, necessitated a number of different moves. But the promotions…

Thursday, April 28th: Max Muncy & Matt Olson Homer to Help Sounds win while Dylan Covey Pitches Hounds to Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 7 Round Rock Express 3 WP – Smith 1-3 / 6.31 HR – Muncy (5), Olson (3) Prospect Of The Game: Left Fielder Max Muncy (Home Run / 3 RBIs) Left fielder Max Muncy smashed his team-leading 5th home run, a…

A’s Farm Report for Week of April 18-24: Pitching Prospects in the Spotlight

Last week, we took a look at the minor league system’s position players. So this week, we’re going to examine the system’s pitching prospects. We’ll be running down the starting rotations for all four affiliates as well as taking a look at who’s been on the bump in the…

Friday, April 22nd: Beloit Wins behind Skye Bolt’s Big Bat while Stockton Wins in a Walk-Off & Nashville Falls despite Sean Manaea’s Solid Start

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 4 Burlington Bees 3 WP – Manarino 2-0 / 1.04 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Skye Bolt (2 for 4 / Triple / Double / Walk / 3 RBIs) Last year’s 4th-round draft pick for the A’s, center fielder Skye Bolt, continued his…

Sunday, April 17th: Matt Chapman Homers Twice & Ryon Healy Drives in Winning Run as Hounds Win in a Walk-Off & Boomer Biegalski Earns 1st Pro Win for Snappers

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) NW Arkansas Naturals 8 Midland RockHounds 9 WP – Kurcz 3-0 / 3.60 HR – Chapman 2 (3), Brugman (2), Barreto (1) Prospect Of The Game: Third Base Matt Chapman (3 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / Double / 5 RBIs) Third Baseman Matt…

Tuesday, April 12th: All 4 A’s Affiliates Fall but Hurler Kyle Friedrichs Delivers Another Strong Performance for Snappers

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 0 Clinton LumberKings 3 LP – Driver 0-1 / 4.76 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Kyle Friedrichs (4 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 2 K) The Snappers were shut out on just 2 hits on…

A’s Top 10 Major & Minor League Offseason Acquisitions

As usual, it’s been a busy offseason for the A’s – and it’s not over yet! Over the past few weeks since the end of the regular season, the A’s have acquired a total of 20 new major and minor league players. Let’s take a look at how the team’s…