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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 Nick Allen, Shea Langeliers, Zack Gelof, Tyler Soderstrom, Max Muncy and more. You can listen to it here only on A’s Cast……

Sunday, May 22nd: Emanuels Shines in Lansing Loss as A’s Affiliates All Fall

MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) Lansing Lugnuts 3 Great Lakes Loons 8 LP: DeMers 2-1 / 6.85 LHP Hogan Harris returned from the IL to make the start for Lansing on Sunday and threw 37 pitches, facing 9 batters and allowing 1 unearned run on 2 walks and a…

Saturday, May 21st: Myers Helps Pitch Ports To Shutout Win while Eierman Homers Twice in Hounds’ Loss

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A) Modesto Nuts 0 Stockton Ports 4 WP: Owen 2-3 / 3.22 HR: Richards (6), Brueser (2) The Ports shut out the Nuts on seven hits on Saturday to notch their sixth win in their last seven games. RHP Mitch Myers, last year’s 12th-round draft pick…

Friday, May 20th: Adam Oller & Austin Allen Lead Las Vegas To Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Las Vegas Aviators 6 Reno Aces 1 WP: Oller 2-0 / 1.38 HR: A.Allen (1) The Aviators shot down the Aces for the second straight night on Friday. RHP Adam Oller turned in a strong start,…

Thursday, May 19th: Cushing Pitches Hounds To Victory While Aviators & Ports Pick Up Wins

TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Midland RockHounds 3 San Antonio Missions 0 WP: Cushing 4-1 / 3.20 RHP Jack Cushing turned in another outstanding start for Midland on Thursday. 2019’s 22nd-round draft pick for the A’s threw 8 shutout innings, allowing just 4 hits while walking 1 and striking out…

Down On The Farm With A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor May 11, 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 very…

Wednesday, May 11th: Harris & Emanuels Lead Lugnuts To Victory

MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) Dayton Dragons 1 Lansing Lugnuts 6 WP: Emanuels 2-3 / 5.40 HR: Harris 2 (5) Second baseman Brett Harris had a big day at the plate to help the Lugnuts snap their three-game losing streak on Wednesday. Harris, who primarily plays third base, homered in…

Tuesday, May 10th: Schuemann & Gelof Help Hounds Win

TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 4 Midland RockHounds 9 WP: Cohen 2-0 / 4.20 HR: McCann (2) Co-Prospects Of The Game: Centerfielder Max Schuemann (3 for 4 / Walk / RBI / SB) Second Baseman Zack Gelof (2 for 3 / 2 Walks / 2 RBIs /…

A’s Farm Report: Top Pitching Prospects

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor May 8, 2022 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 17-13 Team OPS: .747 / Team ERA: 4.31 The most impressive member of the starting rotation at Las Vegas in the early going has been one of the lesser-known names on the Triple-A roster.…

A’s Farm Report: April’s Top Hitting Prospects

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor May 2, 2022 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 13-11 Team OPS: .775 / Team ERA: 4.87 Catcher Shea Langeliers, who was acquired from Atlanta in the Matt Olson trade, has been the early hitting star for the Aviators. The 24-year-old backstop leads…

Wednesday, April 27th: Langeliers Leads Las Vegas to Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Tacoma Rainiers 5 Las Vegas Aviators 6 WP: A.Brown 1-0 / 4.91 HR: Langeliers (6) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Shea Langeliers (1 for 3 / HR / BB / 2 RBIs) Catcher Shea Langeliers tagged a two-run homer with two outs…

A’s Farm Report: Beck, Lazaro, Langeliers & Muncy Making Waves

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 26, 2022 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 9-10 Team OPS: .776 / Team ERA: 4.94 The Aviators lost infielder Nick Allen, utilityman Christian Lopes and outfielder Mickey McDonald when the trio was promoted to Oakland. Since their departures, Vimael Machin has…

A’s Farm Report: A’s Affiliates Get Underway

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 17, 2022 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 6-6 Team OPS: .722 / Team ERA: 4.37 Aviators pitchers have been surprisingly effective at limiting runs in the hitter-happy Pacific Coast League, allowing more than five runs only four times over the team’s…

A’s Farm Podcast Talks Prospects With Farm Director Ed Sprague

A’s Director of Player Development Ed Sprague joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to share his insights on top prospects like Tyler Soderstrom and Nick Allen and to talk about some of last year’s top draft picks like Max Muncy and Zack Gelof as well as some of the team’s…

Friday, April 15th: Clarke’s 2 HRs & Muncy’s Slam Lead Ports To Victory

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A) Modesto Nuts 10 Stockton Ports 14 WP: Kaprielian 1-0 / 3.60 HR: Clarke 2 (3), Muncy (3), Richards (1), Rodriguez (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Denzel Clarke (3 for 5 / 2 HR / 4 RBIs / SB) Right fielder Denzel Clarke’s big bat…

Thursday, April 14th: Denzel Clarke Propels Ports To 1st Win

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A) Modesto Nuts 6 Stockton Ports 11 WP: Y.Sanchez 1-0 / 0.00 HR: Clarke (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Denzel Clarke (4 for 5 / HR / 3 RBIs / SB) Center fielder Denzel Clarke had a big night to propel the Ports to their…

Friday, April 18th: Willie MacIver Leads Vegas to Victory while Jean & Sha Pitch Ports to 4th Straight Win

Thursday, April 17th: Luis Morales Pitches Hounds to Victory while Wei-En Lin Impresses for Ports

Wednesday, April 16th: Logan Davidson’s 2 HRs Lead Vegas to Victory as All A’s Affiliates Win

Tuesday, April 15th: Daniel Susac’s HR Gives Vegas Walk-Off Win while Morris Leads Hounds Shutout Victory

A’s Farm Report: Early Season Affiliate Update