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April in Midland: How the Team’s Top Prospects Performed

by Jeffrey Pilch (@texasleaguers1) / A’s Farm Midland Contributor The RockHounds started the 2019 season without any of the A’s top 10 prospects according to MLB Pipeline on their roster, but they do have eight players ranked in the top 30 on the squad. Midland managed to finish the month…

Edwin Jackson & Matt Olson Play Big Roles for Las Vegas in Aviators’ Extra-Inning Loss

by Jeff Schiller / A’s Farm Las Vegas Contributor The Aviators returned home from Reno on Friday for the first of 12 straight home games, which will be the longest home stand of the 2019 season for the team. The game ended in an 11-inning loss, but Aviators and A’s…

Top 5 Ports of the Month for April

by Ethan Kassel / A’s Farm Stockton Contributor The 2019 Stockton Ports season got off to a bit of a bumpy start in April. An early six-game losing streak and a later seven-game skid led to a sub-.500 record for the month. But the club did manage to finish the…

Top 5 Aviators of the Month for April

By Brian Fonseca / A’s Farm Las Vegas Contributor After starting the season by running up a record of 13-2, the Aviators have cooled off a bit recently. Las Vegas lost 6 of its last 7 games to close out the month, and the team finished April with a record…

A’s Farm Report: Early Season’s Hottest Relievers

by 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…

A’s Farm Report: Early Season’s Hottest Pitchers

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that the A’s minor league pitchers have had the chance to take a few turns through the rotation, it’s time to take a look at which of the A’s minor league starting pitchers have gotten off to the hottest starts in 2019.…

The Aviators’ Early High-Flyers

by Brian Fonseca / A’s Farm Contributor The Las Vegas Aviators, the A’s new Triple-A affiliate, are off to a flying start, sporting a league-best record of 13-2 after Thursday’s victory. The team’s offense has been sparking the hot start, with the lineup averaging more than eight runs per game.…

A’s Farm Report: Early Season’s Hottest Hitters

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that we’re a whole 11 games into the minor league season, it seems like a good time to see which of the A’s minor league hitters have gotten off to the hottest starts in 2019. Las Vegas’s lineup has been lighting up…

Las Vegas Wins 4 of 5 in Successful Season-Opening Series

by Brian Fonseca / A’s Farm Contributor The Las Vegas Aviators wrapped up their first series as an A’s affiliate on Monday night with a 10-9 comeback victory over the El Paso Chihuahuas. It was the team’s second one-run win of the series. Over the five games, the Aviators’ offense…

Bassitt & Jefferies Dominate while Rivas & Eierman Provide All the Offense Ports Need on Opening Night

by Ethan Kassel / A’s Farm Stockton Contributor STOCKTON — Chris Bassitt was ruthless in his rehab outing and Daulton Jefferies’ return to the mound was seamless as the Stockton Ports won their opener, beating the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes by a score of 4-1 on Thursday night. A two-run double…

Ports Preview: Star-Studded Outfield Set to Shine for Stockton in 2019

by Ethan Kassel / A’s Farm Stockton Contributor A high-profile outfield featuring the likes of Lazaro Armenteros, Austin Beck and Jameson Hannah is likely to steal the spotlight in Stockton this season, but the rest of the roster possesses plenty of talent as well, making the Ports one of the…

Midland, Stockton & Beloit Announce Opening Day Rosters

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…

Meet Your 2019 Las Vegas Aviators!

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor During baseball’s long winter, plenty of folks spend plenty of time trying to figure out what their favorite major league team’s roster might end up looking like come opening day. And in recent years, it’s been a fun exercise around this point in…

A’s 2019 Minor League Staff

LAS VEGAS 51s (Triple-A) Manager: Fran Riordan Pitching Coach: Rick Rodriguez Hitting Coach: Eric Martins Coach: Craig Conklin Fran Riordan will be at the helm for his second season with the Triple-A club. Last season, Riordan led Nashville to a second-place finish in the PCL South division with a 72–68 record. Rick Rodriguez will oversee…

Preview: Bolt, Barrera & White Set to Lead A’s AFL Squad

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor While most baseball fans are focused on the drama of postseason play in the fall, it’s also an important time for some of the minor leagues’ top prospects. And starting on Tuesday, some of the A’s most promising young prospects will begin play…

Luzardo Living Up To Expectations As A’s Top Prospect

by Bill Craig / A’s Farm Nashville Correspondent At the tender age of 20, lefty Jesus Luzardo is now considered by most sources to be the top prospect in the A’s minor league system, and he’s undoubtedly been the most impressive pitcher in the A’s system this season. The southpaw…

Top 5 Sounds of the Month

by Rachel Davis / A’s Farm Nashville Contributor Each month, we’ll be taking a look at some of the top performers for the A’s top affiliate, the Triple-A Nashville Sounds, over the past month. This month, we take a look at who was busy making “sounds” for Nashville in July……

Stockton Ports July Recap

by Ethan Kassel / A’s Farm Stockton Correspondent A chain reaction of roster moves, fueled by post-draft promotions, injuries and trades, left the Stockton Ports roster full of fresh faces in July. And after putting up the California League’s best record in the first half of the season, the team…

Stockton Skipper Rick Magnante Talks about the Ports’ Top Prospects

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Stockton manager Rick Magnante originally began his professional baseball career as a 13th-round draft pick of the Cleveland Indians out of the University of Santa Barbara back in 1969. He first joined the A’s organization in 1995 as an area scout covering southern California, where…

Jonah Heim Hitting His Stride with Stockton

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor When the A’s acquired catcher Jonah Heim from Tampa Bay last December as the player to be named later in the Joey Wendle deal, it was already the second time that the young backstop had been dealt in his young career. After being…