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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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
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…
View More A’s Farm’s 2022 Post-Season All-Prospect Team
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
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…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Hitting Prospects with Minor League Hitting Coordinator Jim Eppard
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…
View More Down On The Farm With A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson
On our 50th episode for A’s Cast, 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 Shea Langeliers, Cristian Pache, Zack Gelof, Tyler Soderstrom, Max Muncy, Daniel Susac and more. You can listen to it here only on A’s…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Prospects with Farm Director Ed Sprague
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Midland RockHounds 6 Tulsa Drillers 2 WP: Leal 4-4 / 4.98 HR: McCann 2 (17), Diaz (15) Kyle McCann’s continued hot hitting helped the RockHounds take their second straight from Tulsa on Saturday. The 24-year-old homered…
View More Saturday, August 13th: McCann, Diaz & Leal Help Hounds Win while Virbitsky Pitches Nuts to Victory
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A) Stockton Ports 10 San Jose Giants 9 WP: Anderson 6-7 / 5.38 HR: Schofield-Sam 2 (6), Masterman (1), Trenkle (1) Stockton broke out the bats to notch a one-run win and secure its second straight victory over San Jose on Thursday. Designated hitter Cameron Masterman,…
View More Thursday, August 11th: Masterman & Schofield-Sam Propel Ports to Victory
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor August 3, 2022 The man responsible for overseeing the A’s efforts in the amateur draft is scouting director Eric Kubota. Kubota started out his career in the baseball world by interning for the A’s in the mid-‘80s, and he eventually served as the…
View More Scouting Director Eric Kubota Offers The Inside Scoop On A’s 2022 Draft Picks
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) San Antonio Missions 2 Midland RockHounds 3 WP: Hall 2-1 / 0.00 HR: Gelof (6) Second baseman Zack Gelof’s home run helped the RockHounds take their second straight from San Antonio on Wednesday. Gelof led off the bottom of the 8th inning by belting a…
View More Wednesday, July 27th: Gelof’s HR Helps Hounds Win while Muncy Hits 1st HR for Lugnuts
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 17, 2022 1st Round Daniel Susac Catcher University of Arizona Age: 21 / Height: 6’4″ / Weight: 218 lbs. Bats: Both-Right / Throws: Right 2022 College: 273 AB/12 HR/23 BB/52 K/.366 AVG/.430 OBP/.582 SLG The A’s held the 19th overall pick…
View More Susac, Bolte & Elliott: Get to Know the A’s 2022 Top 3 Draft Picks
On this episode, Lansing skipper Phil Pohl joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about his first year as the Lugnuts’ manager and to discuss promising young players like Tyler Soderstrom, Denzel Clarke, Lawrence Butler, Brett Harris, Austin Beck, Lazaro Armenteros, Jeff Criswell and more. You can listen to…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks with Lansing Lugnuts Manager Phil Pohl
MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) Lansing Lugnuts 7 Fort Wayne TinCaps 8 LP: Kubo 4-3 / 3.62 HR: Soderstrom (15), Clarke (3) Lansing lost its second straight to Fort Wayne on Wednesday, but first baseman Tyler Soderstrom had a big game for the Lugnuts. The A’s…
View More Wednesday, July 13th: Soderstrom, Clarke, Mondou & Pache Homer for Lugnuts & Aviators as A’s Affiliates Fall
MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) Great Lakes Loons 0 Lansing Lugnuts 1 WP: Owen 1-0 / 2.77 The Lugnuts shut out the Loons on just two hits to secure their sixth win in their last eight games on Friday. LHP Jack Owen turned in an impressive start for Lansing,…
View More Friday, July 8th: Jack Owen Leads Lansing to Shutout Win
MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) Great Lakes Loons 1 Lansing Lugnuts 10 WP: Estes 2-4 / 4.47 HR: Wright (1) The Lugnuts walloped the Loons to notch their fifth win in their last seven games on Thursday. RHP Joey Estes, acquired from Atlanta in the Matt Olson trade, turned…
View More Thursday, July 7th: Estes & Virbitsky Pitch Nuts & Ports to Victory
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…
View More A’s Farm Report: Mid-Season Affiliate Update
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor June 27, 2022 Now that we’re about halfway through the minor league season, it’s a good time to take a look at some of the A’s organizational statistical leaders. It’s one thing to put up solid numbers that appear impressive in the…
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 19 Las Vegas Aviators 6 LP: M.Romero 0-1 / 10.19 HR: V.Fernandez (8), Machin (4) On a day when all the A’s affiliates went down to defeat, right fielder Vince Fernandez turned in the most impressive performance of the…
View More Saturday, June 25th: Fernandez Stars in Las Vegas Loss while Clarke Homers Again for Lansing
On this episode, Las Vegas Aviators manager Fran Riordan joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about promising young players like Nick Allen, Jonah Bride, Sheldon Neuse, Shea Langeliers, Jared Koenig, Adrian Martinez and more. You can listen to it here only on A’s Cast… A’s Farm podcast with Las…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks with Las Vegas Aviators Manager Fran Riordan