MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 7 Clinton LumberKings 3 WP: McIntyre 3-8 / 4.88 HR: Schuemann (3) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Aiden McIntyre (7 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 9 K / Win) RHP Aiden McIntyre turned in an outstanding…
View More Tuesday, August 6th: McIntyre Pitches Snappers to 4th Straight Win while Giarratano’s HR Helps Ports Prevail in ExtrasPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Oklahoma City Dodgers 9 Las Vegas Aviators 10 WP: Puk 3-1 / 3.86 HR: Brown (30), Payton 2 (23), Campbell (15), Taylor (8) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Mark Payton (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Las Vegas notched…
View More Monday, August 5th: Payton Hits Pair of HRs in Aviators’ Walk-Off Win while Puk, Kaprielian & Luzardo All Make Appearances on MondayBy Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that August is upon us, it’s time to take a look at which A’s minor league hitters really turned up the heat at the minor league level in July. It should come as no surprise that a couple of Las Vegas hitters,…
View More A’s Farm Report: July’s Hottest HittersCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Lake Elsinore Storm 7 Stockton Ports 12 WP: Gilbert 4-1 / 4.46 HR: Armenteros (16), Bride (10), Rivas (7), Mullen (7), Cross (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Lazaro Armenteros (1 for 4 / Grand Slam / Walk) The Ports put double digits on…
View More Sunday, August 4th: Lazaro’s Slam Helps Ports Prevail while Churlin Leads Snappers to Comeback WinPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Oklahoma City Dodgers 5 Las Vegas Aviators 10 WP: Blackburn 9-3 / 4.55 HR: Brown (29), Neuse (21), Campbell (14) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Eric Campbell (3 for 5 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) Las Vegas took its second straight from…
View More Saturday, August 3rd: Vegas Wins behind Campbell’s Big Bat while Kelly Leads Stockton to Shutout VictoryTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 5 Corpus Christi Hooks 3 WP: Milburn 6-8 / 5.57 HR: Motter 2 (4), Ramirez (2) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Taylor Motter (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Third baseman Taylor Motter helped the RockHounds record their…
View More Friday, August 2nd: Motter’s 2 HRs Help Hounds Win while Campbell & Loehr Lead Vegas to Victory and Puk & Cotton Make Relief Appearances for Aviatorsby Brian Fonseca / A’s Farm Contributor The wins continued to pile up for Las Vegas in July as the Aviators posted a 17-9 record for the month. And the team currently leads the Pacific Coast League in hits, runs, doubles and triples while also boasting the league’s best batting…
View More Top 5 Aviators of the Month for JulyPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Baby Cakes 11 Las Vegas Aviators 4 LP: Howard 0-1 / 18.00 HR: Payton (21), Neuse (20) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Mark Payton (4 for 4 / Home Run / 3 Doubles) Even though Las Vegas lost…
View More Thursday, August 1st: Payton Has Big Night for Vegas as Howard Struggles Again and Calabuig Helps Hounds Win in ExtrasOn this week’s episode, A’s Assistant Director of Player Development Ed Sprague joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about some of the A’s youngest prospects currently playing in the Arizona League. After that, we check in with A’s infielder Franklin Barreto and also get A’s manager Bob Melvin’s…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Prospects with Asst Farm Director Ed Sprague and Checks In with Barreto, Melvin & ForstPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Baby Cakes 7 Las Vegas Aviators 9 WP: T.Anderson 7-5 / 5.88 HR: Joseph (12), Rupp (4) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Corban Joseph (1 for 5 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) The Aviators notched their fourth…
View More Wednesday, July 31st: Joseph & Rupp Homer to Help Vegas Win while Davidson Homers in Vermont VictoryPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Baby Cakes 8 Las Vegas Aviators 7 LP: Puk 2-1 / 4.50 HR: Murphy (7) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Sean Murphy (2 for 3 / Home Run / Double / Walk / 4 RBIs) Catcher Sean Murphy has…
View More Tuesday, July 30th: Murphy Exits with Injury after Another Big Night for Vegas while Manaea, Cotton, Puk & Kaprielian All Make Appearances on TuesdayMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Quad Cities River Bandits 3 Beloit Snappers 11 WP: Birlingmair 4-6 / 4.67 HR: Weber (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Reid Birlingmair (6 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 3 K / Win) Beloit put…
View More Monday, July 29th: Birlingmair’s Scoreless Effort Helps Snappers Win while Holmes Suffers Loss for HoundsPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 10 El Paso Chihuahuas 1 WP: Blackburn 8-3 / 4.56 HR: Brown 2 (27), Mateo (17), Murphy (6), Piscotty (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (7 IP / 7 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 5 K…
View More Sunday, July 28th: Blackburn & Brown Lead Vegas to Victory while Friedrichs Helps Hounds WinPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 11 El Paso Chihuahuas 2 WP: Dunshee 3-4 / 6.12 HR: Brown 2 (25), Fowler (22), Payton (20) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Seth Brown (3 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs / Walk) After putting 20…
View More Saturday, July 27th: Brown’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Lazaro & Harris Help Ports PrevailPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 20 El Paso Chihuahuas 11 WP: Puk 2-0 / 0.00 HR: Murphy 3 (5), Fowler 2 (21), Payton 2 (19), Mateo 2 (16), Brown (23), Martini (5) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Sean Murphy (3 for 5 / 3 Home Runs /…
View More Friday, July 26th: Murphy Leads 11-HR Attack in Vegas Victory while Stockton Suffers Shutout LossPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) El Paso Chihuahuas 15 Las Vegas Aviators 9 LP: T.Anderson 6-5 / 6.00 HR: Brown (22), Mateo (14), Joseph (11), Murphy (2) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Corban Joseph (5 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) The Aviators may…
View More Thursday, July 25th: Joseph Has Big Night for Vegas while Kaprielian Suffers Loss in Double-A DebutMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 5 Burlington Bees 1 WP: Birlingmair 3-6 / 5.01 HR: Schuemann (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Reid Birlingmair (7 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 8 K / Win) Last year’s 28th-round draft pick for the A’s,…
View More Wednesday, July 24th: Birlingmair Pitches Beloit to Victory while Manaea Suffers Loss for VegasPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) El Paso Chihuahuas 6 Las Vegas Aviators 9 WP: Puk 1-0 / 0.00 HR: Brown 2 (21) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Seth Brown (3 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs / Walk) Las Vegas claimed victory over El Paso in…
View More Tuesday, July 23rd: Brown’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory as Puk Picks Up Win in Triple-A DebutA’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity for an in-depth conversation about some of the A’s top prospects, including Jesus Luzardo, A.J. Puk, James Kaprielian, Jorge Mateo and many more. Find out why A.J. Puk has stopped throwing his changeup, what Franklin Barreto needs to do…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Prospects with A’s Special Assistant Grady FusonCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 0 Stockton Ports 11 WP: Conley 3-0 / 1.42 HR: Loehr (3) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Bryce Conley (6 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 4 BB / 6 K /…
View More Monday, July 22nd: Stockton Ports & AZL A’s Gold Squad Both Notch No-Hitters on Monday