PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Iowa Cubs 2 Nashville Sounds 8 WP – Gossett 1-0 / 2.57 HR – Olson (17), Chapman (3), Anderson (3) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Gossett (7 IP / 7 H / 2 ER / 1 BB…
View More Tuesday, August 30th: Gossett Earns Win for Sounds in Triple-A Debut while Jensen Pitches Hounds to Victory as Midland Clinches Postseason SpotMonth: August 2016
Down on the Farm with Vermont Lake Monsters Pitcher Brandon Bailey
Brandon Bailey grew up in Colorado and attended Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, where he struck out 125 batters in 100 1/3 innings while posting a 2.42 ERA in his final season for the Bulldogs. The 21-year-old right-handed pitcher was drafted by the A’s in the 6th round of this…
View More Down on the Farm with Vermont Lake Monsters Pitcher Brandon BaileyMonday, August 29th: Wendle & Boyd Lead Sounds to 4th Straight Victory while Terrell Helps AZL A’s Finish Season on a Winning Note
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Iowa Cubs 2 Nashville Sounds 3 WP – Santos 2-2 / 2.95 Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Joey Wendle (3 for 5 / Double / Stolen Base / 2 Runs) Right fielder B.J. Boyd may have had…
View More Monday, August 29th: Wendle & Boyd Lead Sounds to 4th Straight Victory while Terrell Helps AZL A’s Finish Season on a Winning NoteSunday, August 28th: Fillmyer Leads Hounds to Shutout Victory while Mengden Earns 8th Win for Sounds
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 0 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Fillmyer 2-0 / 2.54 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Heath Fillmyer (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 3 K / Win) Starter Heath Fillmyer had an impressive outing on…
View More Sunday, August 28th: Fillmyer Leads Hounds to Shutout Victory while Mengden Earns 8th Win for SoundsSaturday, August 27th: Bolt’s 2 HRs Help Snappers Win 4th Straight while Overton Pitches Sounds to Victory & Henderson Alvarez Returns to Action in Arizona
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 5 Kane County Cougars 2 WP – Duno 7-6 / 2.64 HR – Siddall (9), Bolt 2 (5) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Skye Bolt (2 for 3 / 2 Home Runs / Walk) After going 0 for 16 over…
View More Saturday, August 27th: Bolt’s 2 HRs Help Snappers Win 4th Straight while Overton Pitches Sounds to Victory & Henderson Alvarez Returns to Action in ArizonaA Look at 9 Promising Pitching Prospects A’s Added in Past Year
Ever since last year’s trade deadline deals, the A’s front office has clearly been focused on adding as much top young pitching talent to the system as possible. And with the cost of major league pitching on a rapid rise in recent times, it’s easy to make sense of this…
View More A Look at 9 Promising Pitching Prospects A’s Added in Past YearFriday, August 26th: Cotton Earns Win & McBride Delivers Big Blow to Help Sounds Clinch Division Title while Murray Leads Snappers to Shutout Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 5 Memphis Redbirds 3 WP – Cotton 11-6 / 4.50 HR – McBride (7), Rodriguez (5) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jharel Cotton (7 IP / 5 H / 2 ER / 0 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Jharel Cotton…
View More Friday, August 26th: Cotton Earns Win & McBride Delivers Big Blow to Help Sounds Clinch Division Title while Murray Leads Snappers to Shutout VictoryDown on the Farm with Vermont Lake Monsters Pitcher Brandon Bailey
Brandon Bailey grew up in Colorado and attended Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, where he struck out 125 batters in 100 1/3 innings while posting a 2.42 ERA in his final season for the Bulldogs. The 21-year-old right-handed pitcher was drafted by the A’s in the 6th round of this…
View More Down on the Farm with Vermont Lake Monsters Pitcher Brandon BaileyThursday, August 25th: Gossett K’s 10 in Hounds Win while Manarino Pitches Ports to Victory and Olson & Chapman Homer in Sounds Loss
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 5 Corpus Christi Hooks 2 WP – Sanchez 7-5 / 3.02 HR – Sportman (4), Paz (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Gossett (7 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 10 K) RHP Daniel Gossett delivered…
View More Thursday, August 25th: Gossett K’s 10 in Hounds Win while Manarino Pitches Ports to Victory and Olson & Chapman Homer in Sounds LossWednesday, August 24th: Alcantara Leads Sounds to 2nd Straight Shutout Win while Bailey K’s 9 in Vermont Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 3 Memphis Redbirds 0 WP – Alcantara 4-0 / 0.89 HR – Nunez (23) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Raul Alcantara (5 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 2 K / Win) After RHP Daniel Mengden threw…
View More Wednesday, August 24th: Alcantara Leads Sounds to 2nd Straight Shutout Win while Bailey K’s 9 in Vermont VictoryTuesday, August 23nd: Mengden & Naile Each Toss 5 Scoreless Frames to Lead Sounds & Ports to Shutout Victories while Barreto Homers in Hounds Loss
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 7 Omaha Storm Chasers 0 WP – Mengden 7-2 / 1.66 HR – Nunez (22), Rodriguez (4), Walsh (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Mengden (5 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K…
View More Tuesday, August 23nd: Mengden & Naile Each Toss 5 Scoreless Frames to Lead Sounds & Ports to Shutout Victories while Barreto Homers in Hounds LossMonday, August 22nd: Overton’s Arm and Wendle’s & Brugman’s Bats Help Sounds Win 3rd Straight as Chapman Hits 1st Triple-A HR
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 12 Omaha Storm Chasers 3 WP – Overton 12-5 / 3.38 HR – Brugman (7), Chapman (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (6 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 3 BB / 7 K / Win) After…
View More Monday, August 22nd: Overton’s Arm and Wendle’s & Brugman’s Bats Help Sounds Win 3rd Straight as Chapman Hits 1st Triple-A HRSunday, August 21st: Big HRs from Rodriguez & Brugman Lead Sounds to Victory while Taylor’s Key Hit Helps Hounds Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 13 Omaha Storm Chasers 7 WP – Santos 1-2 / 3.16 HR – Brugman (6), Rodriguez 2 (3) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Josh Rodriguez (2 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / 5 RBIs) With Nashville notching 13 runs on…
View More Sunday, August 21st: Big HRs from Rodriguez & Brugman Lead Sounds to Victory while Taylor’s Key Hit Helps Hounds WinSaturday, August 20th: Hounds Win Behind Bennie’s Big Bat while Brugman Leads Sounds to Victory & Puk Is Impressive for Vermont
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Springfield Cardinals 3 Midland RockHounds 11 WP – Mann 2-2 / 4.57 HR – Bennie 2 (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Joe Bennie (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs) After going 4 for 34 in his first 9…
View More Saturday, August 20th: Hounds Win Behind Bennie’s Big Bat while Brugman Leads Sounds to Victory & Puk Is Impressive for VermontA’s Top 20 Draft Picks Mid-Season Progress Report
It’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 ReportFriday, August 19th: Biegalski’s 7 Solid Innings Lead Snappers to Victory while Gossett K’s 7 to Help Hounds Win
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 5 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 1 WP – Biegalski 8-7 / 3.50 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Boomer Biegalski (7 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Boomer Biegalski…
View More Friday, August 19th: Biegalski’s 7 Solid Innings Lead Snappers to Victory while Gossett K’s 7 to Help Hounds WinThursday, August 18th: Blanco Pitches AZL A’s to Victory while Mengden, Bracewell & Naile Suffer Losses for Sounds, Hounds & Ports
ARIZONA LEAGUE (Rookie Short-Season) AZL Indians 1 AZL A’s 6 WP – Blanco 4-4 / 2.84 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Argenis Blanco (5 2/3 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 8 K / Win) RHP Argenis Blanco turned in another…
View More Thursday, August 18th: Blanco Pitches AZL A’s to Victory while Mengden, Bracewell & Naile Suffer Losses for Sounds, Hounds & PortsWednesday, August 17th: Overton Pitches Sounds to Victory as Chapman Makes Triple-A Debut and Graves Is Solid Again in Stockton Loss
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tacoma Rainiers 2 Nashville Sounds 5 WP – Overton 11-5 / 3.48 HR – Wendle (12), A.Alcantara (11) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (6 IP / 5 H / 2 ER / 2 BB / 2 K / Win) LHP Dillon…
View More Wednesday, August 17th: Overton Pitches Sounds to Victory as Chapman Makes Triple-A Debut and Graves Is Solid Again in Stockton LossTuesday, August 16th: Hahn Returns to Hill to Help Sounds Win while Chapman, Pinder & Iriart Are All on the Move
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tacoma Rainiers 1 Nashville Sounds 2 WP – Castro 1-7 / 4.91 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jesse Hahn (4 IP / 2 H / 1 ER / 3 BB / 6 K) It was a day filled with lots of intriguing roster…
View More Tuesday, August 16th: Hahn Returns to Hill to Help Sounds Win while Chapman, Pinder & Iriart Are All on the MoveMonday, August 15th: Meisner Earns 1st Win of Season for Stockton while Iriart Homers Twice in Snappers Loss
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 2 Visalia Rawhide 1 WP – Meisner 1-12 / 3.99 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Casey Meisner (4 2/3 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) RHP Casey Meisner endured a rough start to his…
View More Monday, August 15th: Meisner Earns 1st Win of Season for Stockton while Iriart Homers Twice in Snappers Loss