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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…

Wednesday, April 13th: Cusick Pitches Hounds To Victory While Vegas Sweeps Twinbill

TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 1 Midland RockHounds 2 WP: Cusick 1-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Ryan Cusick (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 8 K) RHP Ryan Cusick turned in an outstanding start to earn the win…

Friday, April 8th: Gelof Slams Hounds To Victory

TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Midland RockHounds 11 Amarillo Sod Poodles 9 WP: Briggs 1-0 / 0.00 HR: Gelof 2 (2), Bride (1), Davidson (1) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Zack Gelof (3 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / 5 RBIs / Walk) Third baseman Zack Gelof…

Wednesday, April 6th: Thames & Langeliers Homer in Las Vegas Loss

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Reno Aces 8 Las Vegas Aviators 7 LP: Holmes 0-1 / 27.00 HR: Langeliers (1), Thames (1) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Eric Thames (2 for 5 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) Las Vegas…

Tuesday, April 5th: Barrera’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory on Opening Night

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Reno Aces 2 Las Vegas Aviators 3 WP: Pruitt 1-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Luis Barrera (3 for 4 / Double / Stolen Base / 2 Runs) The Aviators battled back to…

Midland RockHounds 2022 Opening Day Roster

By Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 5, 2022 The opening day 28-man roster for the A’s Double-A affiliate Midland RockHounds has now been set. The team includes 15 pitchers and 13 position players and will be guided by former A’s shortstop Bobby Crosby, who returns for his second…

Stockton Ports 2022 Opening Day Roster

By Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 5, 2022 The opening day 30-man roster for the A’s Low-A affiliate Stockton Ports was announced on Tuesday. The team includes 15 pitchers and 15 position players and will be guided by new manager Franklin Font, who formerly served as a coach…

Las Vegas Aviators 2022 Opening Day Roster

By Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 4, 2022 The opening day 28-man roster for the A’s Triple-A affiliate Las Vegas Aviators has now been set. The team currently includes 17 pitchers and 11 position players. But on Monday, the A’s reassigned to Las Vegas five additional position players…

Lansing Lugnuts 2022 Opening Day Roster

By Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 1, 2022 The opening day 30-man roster for the A’s High-A affiliate Lansing Lugnuts was announced on Thursday. The team includes 15 pitchers and 15 position players and will be guided by first-time manager Phil Pohl, who served as the A’s bullpen…

A’s Restock Minor League Pitching Depth

By Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor March 23, 2022 Despite the loss of popular players like Matt Olson, Matt Chapman and Chris Bassitt in recent days, the A’s have managed to accomplish one important goal in the process. The organization has restocked its minor league pitching depth, which had…

Thursday, June 25th: Jamie Arnold Throws A Gem To Help Hounds Win

Wednesday, June 24th: Kade Morris Pitches Vegas to Victory

Sunday, June 21st: Devin Taylor’s 2 HRs Help Hounds Win while Josiah Romeo Pitches Ports to Victory

Friday, June 19th: Joey Meneses & Tommy White Both Homer in Vegas Victory

Thursday, June 18th: Tommy White’s 2 HRs Help Lead Las Vegas to Rout