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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A’s Farm Podcast Talks Prospects with Farm Director Ed Sprague
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…
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Saturday, August 13th: McCann, Diaz & Leal Help Hounds Win while Virbitsky Pitches Nuts to Victory
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…
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Thursday, August 11th: Masterman & Schofield-Sam Propel Ports 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,…
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Scouting Director Eric Kubota Offers The Inside Scoop On A’s 2022 Draft Picks
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…
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Wednesday, July 27th: Gelof’s HR Helps Hounds Win while Muncy Hits 1st HR for Lugnuts
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…
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Susac, Bolte & Elliott: Get to Know the A’s 2022 Top 3 Draft Picks
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…
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A’s Farm Podcast Talks with Lansing Lugnuts Manager Phil Pohl
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…
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Wednesday, July 13th: Soderstrom, Clarke, Mondou & Pache Homer for Lugnuts & Aviators as A’s Affiliates Fall
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…
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Friday, July 8th: Jack Owen Leads Lansing to Shutout Win
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,…
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Thursday, July 7th: Estes & Virbitsky Pitch Nuts & Ports to Victory
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…
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A’s Farm Report: Mid-Season Affiliate Update
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…
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A’s Mid-Season Organizational Stat Leaders
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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Saturday, June 25th: Fernandez Stars in Las Vegas Loss while Clarke Homers Again for Lansing
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…
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A’s Farm Podcast Talks with Las Vegas Aviators Manager Fran Riordan
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…
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Wednesday, June 22nd: Allen’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Harris Helps Hounds to Shutout Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 7 Las Vegas Aviators 8 WP: Logue 2-1 / 5.49 HR: D.Garcia (6), A.Allen (3) The Aviators notched a one-run victory on Wednesday to win their fourth straight. Catcher Austin Allen singled in a run in the 2nd to put…
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Tuesday, June 21st: Lardner Leads Lansing to Shutout Win while Bolt, Allen & Mondou Homer in Vegas Victory
MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) Beloit Sky Carp 0 Lansing Lugnuts 10 WP: Lardner 2-1 / 3.62 HR: Clarke (1) Lansing shut out Beloit on seven hits to take the opening match of their six-game series on Tuesday. 24-year-old LHP Mac Lardner, who was signed as a minor league…
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