TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 2 Arkansas Travelers 1 WP: Duno 3-3 / 6.23 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Grant Holmes (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 5 K) After he missed most of last season due to shoulder injuries…
View More Thursday, July 18th: Holmes Helps Hounds Win while Manaea, Kaprielian & Lazaro Lead Ports to VictoryPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 0 Tacoma Rainiers 2 LP: Cotton 0-1 / 13.50 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (7 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K) Despite the fact that the Aviators had their three-game…
View More Tuesday, July 16th: Blackburn Impresses for Vegas but Cotton Takes the Loss while Puk & Friedrichs Lead Hounds to Shutout WinPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 5 Tacoma Rainiers 4 WP: Finnegan 2-0 / 1.98 HR: Fowler (17), Payton (16) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Mark Payton (1 for 3 / Home Run / Walk / 2 RBIs) After clubbing a combined 5 home runs…
View More Monday, July 15th: Payton Homers Again to Lead Vegas to Victory while Eierman’s HR Helps Ports Prevailby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Last week, we took a look at some of the A’s hottest minor league hitters of late. This week, it’s time to take a look at some of the A’s minor league pitching leaders at this point of the season. And it shouldn’t…
View More A’s Farm Report: Midseason Minor League Pitching Leaders – Feigl, Howard, Dunshee & morePACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Salt Lake Bees 4 Las Vegas Aviators 11 WP: Lobstein 2-2 / 5.40 HR: Fowler (16), Payton 2 (15), Martini (4) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Mark Payton (2 for 3 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs / Walk)…
View More Sunday, July 14th: Payton’s Pair of HRs Lead Vegas to Victory while Jordan’s 6 Hitless Frames Lead Stockton to Shutout WinOn this week’s podcast, A’s Assistant General Manager Dan Feinstein joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about the A’s recent international signings, including highly-touted prospect Robert Puason, and many more. He also discusses the A’s expanded efforts in Latin America and a number of the promising prospects currently…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Latin American Prospects with A’s Asst GM Dan FeinsteinPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Salt Lake Bees 9 Las Vegas Aviators 13 WP: Finnegan 1-0 / 2.31 HR: Neuse (17), Payton 3 (13), Joseph (10) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Mark Payton (3 for 4 / 3 Home Runs / 5 RBIs) Right fielder…
View More Saturday, July 13th: Payton’s 3 HRs Lead Vegas to Victory while Manaea Suffers Loss for Stockton & Hundley Homers in Rehab StartMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 5 Bowling Green Hot Rods 4 WP: Reagan 2-1 / 3.38 HR: Foyle (4) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Devin Foyle (1 for 3 / Home Run / Walk / 3 RBIs) Center fielder Devin Foyle helped the Snappers…
View More Friday, July 12th: Foyle’s HR Helps Snappers Win 4th Straight while Kaprielian K’s 7 for StocktonPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Salt Lake Bees 3 Las Vegas Aviators 13 WP: T.Anderson 5-4 / 6.00 HR: Brown (19), Fowler (15), Campbell 2 (11), Joseph 2 (9) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Corban Joseph (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs /…
View More Thursday, July 11th: Joseph & Campbell Both Homer Twice in Vegas Victory while Ward Helps Snappers Win 3rd StraightCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 15 Lancaster JetHawks 2 WP: Altamirano 4-5 / 4.54 HR: Armenteros 2 (13), Bride (7) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Lazaro Armenteros (2 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / 5 RBIs) Stockton put 15 runs on the board to best Lancaster…
View More Wednesday, July 10th: Ports Prevail behind Lazaro’s Big Bat while Calabuig Helps Hounds WinCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 5 Stockton Ports 6 WP: Cotton 1-1 / 6.00 HR: Gridley (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Mitchell Jordan (6 IP / 2 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 4 K) Stockton notched a one-run victory over Visalia on Tuesday. California League…
View More Tuesday, July 9th: Cotton Picks Up Win as Ports Prevail while Hounds Fall despite Milburn’s Strong EffortTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Amarillo Sod Poodles 4 Midland RockHounds 5 WP: Holmes 4-2 / 2.81 HR: E.Diaz (9) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Edwin Diaz (2 for 3 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) Designated hitter Edwin Diaz helped the Hounds notch a one-run win…
View More Monday, July 8th: Diaz’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Manaea Makes 1st Rehab Start for Stocktonby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor As we all know, for some reason, many A’s hitters often seem to start heating up during the month of June. So, let’s take a look at some A’s minor league hitters who also followed the trend and turned up the heat at…
View More A’s Farm Report: June’s Hottest HittersCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 3 Stockton Ports 7 WP: Conley 1-0 / 0.00 HR: Bride (6), Mullen (5) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Robert Mullen (4 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) Stockton snapped its five-game losing streak on Sunday. Designated hitter Robert…
View More Sunday, July 7th: Ports Prevail behind Mullen’s Big Bat while Howard & Puk Are Solid for HoundsNEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season) Vermont Lake Monsters 14 Connecticut Tigers 12 WP: C.Sanchez 1-0 / 3.60 HR: Butler (2) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Lawrence Butler (4 for 5 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) The Lake Monsters snapped their seven-game losing…
View More Saturday, July 6th: Butler’s Big Bat Leads Vermont to Victory while Stockton Drops 5th StraightPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 16 Albuquerque Isotopes 3 WP: Naile 1-0 / 2.57 HR: Neuse (15), Bolt (9), Taylor (6), Martini (3) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Nick Martini (3 for 6 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) The Aviators notched their fifth…
View More Friday, July 5th: Martini’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Ward’s HR Helps Snappers Snap SkidNEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season) Vermont Lake Monsters 4 Connecticut Tigers 6 LP: Noa 0-2 / 4.40 Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Jordan Diaz (4 for 5 / 2 RBIs) On a day in which six of the A’s seven affiliates went down…
View More Thursday, July 4th: Diaz Has 4 Hits for Vermont while Neuse Homers for VegasOn this week’s podcast, top A’s scout Neil Avent, who’s scouted and signed players like Chad Pinder, Sean Doolittle, Daniel Gossett, Skye Bolt, Austin Beck and Parker Dunshee, as well as this year’s top two draft picks for the A’s, Logan Davidson and Tyler Baum, joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Prospects with Top A’s Scout Neil AventPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Reno Aces 2 Las Vegas Aviators 3 WP: M.Romero 4-1 / 3.77 HR: Martini (2) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Nick Martini (3 for 3 / Home Run / 2 Walks) Las Vegas won in a walk-off…
View More Wednesday, July 3rd: Vegas Wins in a Walk-Off while Holmes, Puk & Jefferies Hurl for Houndsby Brian Fonseca / A’s Farm Contributor The Aviators finished June with a record of 15-12 for the month. Up and down the lineup, the team continues to produce at the plate as Las Vegas boasts the best batting average (.301) and on-base percentage (.374) in the 16-team Pacific Coast…
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