by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor
The Double-A Midland RockHounds, the High-A Stockton Ports and the Class-A Beloit Snappers all announced their opening day rosters on Monday, while the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators have yet to officially release their roster. All four of the A’s full-season affiliates are set to kick off their schedules this Thursday, April 4th.
MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS
A promising pitching staff highlights the RockHounds roster this season. Pitching prospects Parker Dunshee, Brian Howard and Grant Holmes lead Midland’s mound staff in 2019, while catcher Jonah Heim, infielder Nate Mondou and outfielder Luis Barrera return from last year’s lineup…
STOCKTON PORTS
A trio of top outfield prospects – Austin Beck, Lazaro Armenteros and Jameson Hannah – is set to star for Stockton this season. Infield prospects Nick Allen and Jeremy Eierman are expected to split time at shortstop and second base, while pitcher Daulton Jefferies returns to the Ports pitching staff after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2017…
BELOIT SNAPPERS
Pitcher Bryce Conley, catcher Skyler Weber, infielder Ryan Gridley and outfielder Logan Farrar return from last year’s team, while outfielder Chase Calabuig, infielders Cobie Vance and Marcos Brito, and a pair of the A’s top ten picks from last year’s draft, pitchers Charlie Cerny and Chase Cohen, join the Snappers squad this season…
UPDATE [4/2]:
LAS VEGAS AVIATORS
Las Vegas has now released its opening day roster as well. The squad is led by familiar names like Franklin Barreto, Dustin Fowler, Daniel Mengden, Paul Blackburn and Jerry Blevins as well as promising prospects like Sean Murphy, Jorge Mateo and Sheldon Neuse.
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