by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 8, 2024 -Despite spending over a month on the injured list and despite concerns over his lack of power, 22-year-old shortstop Jacob Wilson, now with Triple-A Las Vegas, is currently tied with outfielder Colby Thomas for the most doubles among A’s minor…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor May 6, 2024 Pitching is never easy in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League, but there have been a few standouts for the Triple-A Aviators. RHP Osvaldo Bido has been the team’s best starter, notching 4 wins and posting a 2.59 ERA, the fourth-best…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 15, 2024 In the offense happy Pacific Coast League, the Las Vegas Aviators lineup has gotten off to a bit of a slow start, but there have been a few standout performers. Before he was recalled by the A’s, outfielder Esteury Ruiz…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 3, 2024 With the Midland RockHounds set to start their season on Friday, the opening day roster of the A’s Double-A affiliate in the Texas League has now become official. Double-A teams can carry 28 players on the active roster, and the…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 2, 2024 With the Stockton Ports set to start their season on Friday, the opening day roster of the A’s Class-A affiliate in the California League has now become official. Class-A teams can carry 30 players on the active roster, and the…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 1, 2024 With the Lansing Lugnuts set to start their season on Friday, the opening day roster of the A’s High-A affiliate in the Midwest League has now become official. High-A teams can carry 30 players on the active roster, and the…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor March 29, 2024 With the Las Vegas Aviators, Oakland’s Triple-A team, beginning their season tonight, the opening day roster of the A’s top affiliate has now become clear. Triple-A teams can carry 28 players on the active roster, and the Aviators are opening…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor March 22, 2024 Now that we’ve reached the waning days of spring training, it’s a good time to take a look ahead at the potential opening day roster of the A’s top affiliate, the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators. Leading the squad this year…
View More Meet Your 2024 Las Vegas Aviators!
Earlier this week, the Oakland A’s announced their 2024 minor league coaching assignments. Fran Riordan and Craig Conklin will return to pilot Triple-A Las Vegas and High-A Midland, respectively, while former A’s infielder Gregorio Petit will helm Double-A Midland, and Javier Godard will take the reins at Single-A Stockton. You’ll…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor May 15, 2023 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 19-20 Team OPS: .857 / Team ERA: 5.84 Outfielder Conner Capel has been hot since his demotion to Las Vegas on May 3. The 25-year-old has gone 11 for 30 while boasting an on-base…
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-BA/OBP/SLG based on minimum 60 AB -ERA/WHIP/K9 based on minimum 20 IP -Current MLB players not included -Stats as of 5/8 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 15-18 Team OPS: .839 / Team ERA: 5.97 Home Runs: Cody Thomas (8) Doubles: Cody Thomas/Tyler Soderstrom (9) Stolen Bases: Zack Gelof…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor May 1, 2023 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 13-14 Team OPS: .883 / Team ERA: 6.27 JJ Bleday, who’s established himself as the Aviators’ everyday center fielder, has also been the team’s best hitter and most valuable player during the first month…
View More A’s Farm Report: April’s Top-Performing Prospects
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 17, 2023 Three A’s minor league pitching prospects earned Pitcher of the Week honors for their impressive performances over the past week. Las Vegas RHP Mason Miller was named Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week after notching 11 strikeouts over 5…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 10, 2023 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 2-7 Team OPS: .867 / Team ERA: 7.09 While the Las Vegas lineup has gotten off to a solid start, the pitching staff has struggled in the early going, with the second-worst ERA in…
View More A’s Farm Report: A’s Affiliates Get Rolling
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 4, 2023 In just the last 24 hours, the opening day rosters for three of the A’s affiliates, the Double-A Midland RockHounds, the High-A Lansing Lugnuts and the Class-A Stockton Ports, were released. The Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators opening day roster was…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 1, 2023 The Las Vegas Aviators, Oakland’s Triple-A team, began their season on Friday. And with that, the opening day roster of the A’s top affiliate became clear. Triple-A teams can carry 28 players on the active roster and, in addition to…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor January 24, 2023 The A’s announced their 2023 minor league coaching assignments on Tuesday. Fran Riordan and Bobby Crosby will return to pilot Triple-A Las Vegas and Double-A Midland, respectively, while Craig Conklin will helm High-A Lansing and former A’s infielder Gregorio Petit…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor November 20, 2022 Within a few days after the end of the World Series, not only do a number of major league players become free agents, but a flood of minor league free agents also hit the open market. There are many ways…
View More A’s Sign 5 Minor League Free Agents & Lose 25 Minor League Free Agents
With the regular season now complete for all the A’s affiliates, it’s time to take a quick look at the A’s minor league statistical leaders this season. All full-season affiliates are included: Las Vegas Aviators (AAA), Midland RockHounds (AA), Lansing Lugnuts (A+), Stockton Ports (A)… –HITS– 160 Jordan…
View More A’s Final 2022 Minor League Hitting & Pitching Leaders
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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