Roster/Transactions - A's Farm

A’s Major & Minor League Rule-5 Picks

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor The A’s acquired one player in the major league portion of the Rule-5 draft and selected three more players in the minor league portion of the draft on Thursday. Infielder Vimael Machin was taken by the Phillies from the Cubs with the 15th pick of…

A’s Minor League Free Agent Roundup

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Plenty of attention is paid each offseason to all the big major league free agent signings. But minor league free agent signees can often end up playing critical roles for many major league teams over the course of a 162-game season. Outfielder Nick…

A’s Minor League Free Agents

A number of players recently on A’s minor league rosters have elected to become free agents and are now eligible to sign with other organizations. They are listed below with the A’s minor league affiliate they most recently played for also noted. In addition, LHP Dean Kiekhefer, who made four…

A’s Set Fall Instructional League Roster

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor The A’s set their Fall Instructional League roster on Tuesday. Camp will open in mid-September at the A’s minor league facilities in Arizona, and games are set to start on September 20. A total of 59 players, 26 pitchers and 33 position players,…

A’s Farm Report: Dunshee, Cotton, Kaprielian & More Pitchers on the Move

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor The position player rosters for each of the A’s minor league affiliates have remained remarkably stable so far this year, with very few hitters moving around the system too much during the first quarter of the minor league season. But the same certainly…

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 Minor League Free Agent Roundup

A’s Set Fall Instructional League Roster

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor The A’s released their Fall Instructional League roster on Tuesday. Camp will open shortly at the A’s minor league facilities in Arizona, and games will begin on September 25 and continue through October 13. 23 pitchers, 29 position players and 17 rehabbing players…

Stockton Ports 2018 Preview

by Ethan Kassel / A’s Farm Stockton Correspondent The opening day roster for the 2018 Stockton Ports features an intriguing mix of fresh faces and returning players, a combination that could make for an exciting season for the Ports. A trio of talented young players who’ve joined the A’s organization…

Nashville Sounds 2018 Preview

by Bill Craig / A’s Farm Nashville Correspondent The Nashville Sounds are set to kick off their fourth season as the A’s Triple-A affiliate on Thursday night on the road in New Orleans with right-hander James Naile on the mound. A few familiar faces will be missing from the Sounds…

A’s 2018 Minor League Rosters

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor NASHVILLE SOUNDS Top infield prospects Franklin Barreto, Jorge Mateo and Sheldon Neuse highlight Nashville’s talented young lineup this season, while veteran hurlers Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson headline the Sounds pitching staff… Nashville Roster MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS Top catching prospect Sean Murphy…

Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Last August, while the season was beginning to wind down, we took the opportunity to take a look ahead at what the A’s might look like in 2018 in this piece. And we even looked ahead at the 2018 A’s way back in…

A’s Set Fall League Instructional Roster

The A’s released their Fall Instructional League roster on Tuesday. Camp is set to open at the A’s minor league facilities in Arizona in a little over a week and will run for four weeks. 27 pitchers and 28 position players are currently scheduled to attend. And some high-profile prospects…

Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Back in May, we took a look at what a young, rebuilding A’s team might look like. But now that we’ve passed the July 31st trade deadline and the A’s have made a number of deadline deals, and even some post-deadline deals, to…

A’s Draft Picks Debut for Vermont & AZL A’s

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor It’s been four weeks since the amateur draft, so let’s take a quick look at which of the A’s 2017 draft picks are currently playing for the Vermont Lake Monsters and the Arizona League A’s and how they’ve been performing so far in…

A’s Farm Report: Meisner, Murphy, Munoz & More Top A’s Prospects on the Move

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor A number of top-performing A’s prospects have received promotions over the past month. Among those on the move have been RHP Casey Meisner, catcher Sean Murphy, infielder Yairo Munoz, LHP A.J. Puk and 23-year-old Cuban defector Norge Ruiz, along with many others. Of…

Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Whatever happens with the A’s before the start of next season, one thing is certain – with many of the team’s current everyday players set to become free agents in the offseason, there’s bound to be plenty of turnover on the 25-man roster.…

A’s Option Barreto, Pinder & Olson to Nashville

The A’s optioned three prospects, including the player widely considered to be their top prospect, infielder Franklin Barreto, to Triple-A Nashville after the team’s spring training loss to Arizona on Friday. Infielder Chad Pinder and first baseman/outfielder Matt Olson were also optioned to the Sounds. The team now has 45…