A’s Farm Podcast Talks Prospects with Farm Director Ed Sprague
On this episode, A’s Director of Player Development Ed Sprague joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to share his insights on promising young players like Tyler Soderstrom, Jordan Diaz, Lawrence Butler, Mason Miller and more. He also offers injury updates on prospects Zack Gelof, Denzel Clarke, Grant Holman and Gunnar…
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Tuesday, April 11th: Trenkle & Fernandez Lead Lansing to 4th Straight Victory while Hounds & Ports Also Prevail
MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) West Michigan Whitecaps 2 Lansing Lugnuts 5 WP: Nambiar 1-0 / 0.00 Center fielder Caeden Trenkle helped lead Lansing to its fourth straight victory in the team’s home opener on Tuesday. Last year’s 9th-round draft…
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A’s Farm Report: A’s Affiliates Get Rolling
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…
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Sunday, April 9th: Perkins Pitches Lansing to Victory while Vegas Falls in Extras
MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) Lansing Lugnuts 4 Great Lakes Loons 2 WP: Perkins 1-0 / 0.00 An impressive performance by RHP Jack Perkins enabled Lansing to complete a season-opening, three-game sweep of Great Lakes on Sunday. Last year’s 5th-round draft pick for the A’s threw 5 scoreless and…
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Thursday, April 6th: Buelvas Shines as Stockton, Vegas & Midland All Fall
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A) Modesto Nuts 10 Stockton Ports 5 LP: Sanchez 0-1 / 13.50 HR: Buelvas (1) Stockton suffered a 10-5 loss to Modesto on opening night, but center fielder Brayan Buelvas impressed for the Ports on Thursday. After struggling with High-A Lansing last season, the 20-year-old Colombian outfielder…
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Wednesday, April 5th: Vegas Manages Just 3 Hits in 2nd Straight Loss to OK City
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Oklahoma City Dodgers 8 Las Vegas Aviators 1 LP: Eastman 0-1 / 4.91 Las Vegas lost its second straight to Oklahoma City and fell for the fourth time in its first five games on Wednesday. RHP Colton Eastman, who was…
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Tuesday, April 4th: Vegas Drops Home Opener Despite Smith’s & Bleday’s Best Efforts
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Oklahoma City Dodgers 7 Las Vegas Aviators 6 LP: Harris 0-1 / 16.20 HR: Bleday (3) Shortstop Kevin Smith continued his hot start in the Aviators’ home opener on Tuesday. The leadoff hitter reached base 3 times, on a pair…
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Midland, Lansing & Stockton Opening Day Rosters
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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Sunday, April 2nd: Kevin Smith’s 3 HRs Lead Vegas to Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Las Vegas Aviators 13 Reno Aces 2 WP: Sullivan 1-0 / 0.00 HR: Smith 3 (4), Bleday 2 (2), Soderstrom (1), Brooks (1) Shortstop Kevin Smith had a monster day at the plate to…
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Las Vegas Aviators Opening Day Roster
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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Saturday, April 1st: Stevenson, Bleday & Smith Help Vegas Score 10 in 2nd Straight Loss to Reno
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Las Vegas Aviators 10 Reno Aces 15 LP: Cushing 0-1 / 18.90 HR: Smith (1) Despite putting 10 runs on the board, Las Vegas still dropped its second straight to Reno on Saturday. Center fielder Cal…
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Friday, March 31st: Thomas Hits for Cycle in Vegas Loss
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Las Vegas Aviators 9 Reno Aces 13 LP: Acton 0-1 / 16.20 HR: Thomas (1), Garcia (1) Designated hitter Cody Thomas put on a show by hitting for the cycle as Las Vegas dropped its opener in…
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A’s Farm’s 2023 Top 10 Prospects List
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor February 25, 2023 Now that spring training has just gotten underway, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s 2023 Top 10 Prospects List. This year’s list includes seven position players and three pitchers. Seven of this year’s top prospects began their careers with the A’s,…
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A’s 2023 Minor League Staff
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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A’s Acquire 5 Players in Deal for Sean Murphy & Joel Payamps
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor December 12, 2022 On Monday, the A’s acquired five players in return for catcher Sean Murphy and right-handed reliever Joel Payamps as part of a three-team, nine-player trade with the Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers. Oakland acquired left-handed pitcher Kyle Muller, right-handed…
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A’s Sign 5 Minor League Free Agents & Lose 25 Minor League Free Agents
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…
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A’s Farm’s 2022 Post-Season All-Prospect Team
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor October 10, 2022 With the 2022 season now concluded, and the A’s clearly in the midst of a rebuild, it’s time to take a look at some of the A’s most promising young prospects who would be most likely to form the…
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A’s Final 2022 Minor League Hitting & Pitching Leaders
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…
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A’s Farm Podcast Talks Hitting Prospects with Minor League Hitting Coordinator Jim Eppard
On this episode, A’s minor league hitting coordinator Jim Eppard joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to share his insights on some of the A’s top hitting prospects like Shea Langeliers, Tyler Soderstrom, Max Muncy, Zack Gelof, Jordan Diaz, Denzel Clarke, Daniel Susac and more. You can listen to it…
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Down On The Farm With A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor August 30, 2022 After originally joining the A’s organization as an area scout under the Billy Martin regime back in 1982, Grady Fuson rose through the ranks and eventually ended up serving as the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001. It proved to be a…
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