by Jeffrey Pilch / A’s Farm Contributor The Rockhounds had a rough May, registering an 11-18 record for the month. And with the team not performing well, many players also struggled during the month, but there were some bright spots as well. So let’s take a quick look at how…
View More May in Midland: How the Team’s Top Prospects Performedby Brian Fonseca / A’s Farm Contributor The Aviators compiled a .500 record in May, going 15-15 for the month. The bats have remained hot, and the Aviators currently boast the best on-base percentage in the Pacific Coast League with a .365 mark. When it comes to pitching though, Las…
View More Top 5 Aviators of the Month for MayTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Amarillo Sod Poodles 2 Midland RockHounds 6 WP: Howard 5-2 / 2.48 HR: B.Perez (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brian Howard (7 IP / 7 H / 2 ER / 3 BB / 3 K / Win) The RockHounds recorded their third win in…
View More Friday, May 31st: Howard Pitches Hounds to Victory while Ports Win BigOn this week’s podcast, Las Vegas manager Fran Riordan joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about some of the team’s top Triple-A prospects including Skye Bolt, Sean Murphy and Jorge Mateo. Then we get to know Las Vegas coach Craig Conklin. After that, we catch up with Las…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Triple-A Prospects with Las Vegas Manager Fran Riordan and Catches Up with Coach Craig Conklin and Prospects Seth Brown & Jeremy EiermanCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 8 Lancaster JetHawks 5 WP: Gilbert 1-0 / 3.68 HR: Beck (6) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Austin Beck (3 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) Austin Beck had a big night at the plate to help…
View More Thursday, May 30th: Beck’s Big Bat Helps Ports Prevail while Brown Leads Vegas to VictoryPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 7 Sacramento River Cats 1 WP: T.Anderson 4-4 / 5.72 HR: Mateo (7), Fowler (6) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Tanner Anderson (6 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Tanner…
View More Wednesday, May 29th: Anderson Pitches Vegas to Victory while Milburn Helps Hounds Win and Snappers Sweep a PairPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 12 Reno Aces 8 WP: Wendelken 3-1 / 10.29 Prospect Of The Game: Center Fielder Franklin Barreto (4 for 5 / Triple / 3 Doubles / 2 RBIs) Center fielder Franklin Barreto had a…
View More Tuesday, May 28th: Barreto’s Big Day Leads Vegas to Victory while Heim’s HR Helps Hounds WinCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 5 Stockton Ports 11 WP: Zambrano 1-1 / 1.88 HR: Mullen (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Austin Beck (3 for 3 / Triple / Double / 2 Walks / 2 RBIs) Austin Beck’s big bat helped the Ports prevail in the…
View More Monday, May 27th: Beck’s Big Bat Leads Ports to Victory while Brown’s 4 Hits & Taylor’s HR Help Vegas Winby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With this year’s amateur draft just a week away, it’s a good time to take a look at how the A’s top picks from last year’s draft have been performing so far this season. You’ll find the A’s top 11 picks from the…
View More A’s Farm Report: Top 2018 Draft Picks Progress ReportCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 2 Inland Empire 66ers 4 LP: Sheehan 0-3 / 5.21 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brady Feigl (6 2/3 IP / 5 H / 2 ER / 0 BB / 5 K) Stockton suffered its second straight loss to Inland Empire,…
View More Sunday, May 26th: Feigl Delivers Another Strong Start for Stockton while Snappers Win in ExtrasPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 3 Reno Aces 8 LP: Dunshee 0-2 / 6.35 HR: Neuse (7) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Sheldon Neuse (2 for 3 / Home Run / Walk) On a day that saw all the…
View More Saturday, May 25th: Neuse Homers for Vegas while White & Lazarito Wield Big Bats for Hounds & PortsTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 8 Amarillo Sod Poodles 10 LP: Duno 2-1 / 8.10 HR: Theroux 2 (6) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Collin Theroux (3 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) The RockHounds fell for the fourth straight time on Friday, but catcher…
View More Friday, May 24th: Hounds Fall despite Theroux’s Big Bat while Kaprielian Picks up 1st Win for PortsOn this week’s podcast, Las Vegas hitting and pitching coaches Eric Martins and Rick Rodriguez join A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about some of the team’s top Triple-A prospects including Jorge Mateo, Sean Murphy, Skye Bolt, Paul Blackburn and many more. After that, we catch up with minor…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Triple-A Prospects with Las Vegas Hitting & Pitching Coaches Eric Martins & Rick Rodriguez and Catches Up with Prospects Collin Theroux & Brady FeiglPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 0 Las Vegas Aviators 1 WP: Wendelken 2-1 / 10.38 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (7 IP/ 1 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 7 K) Las Vegas shut out Albuquerque on just three hits to win its…
View More Thursday, May 23rd: Blackburn Leads Vegas to Shutout Victory while Blanco Belts a Pair for Hounds & Cotton Suffers Loss for StocktonPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 5 Las Vegas Aviators 7 WP: Wendelken 1-1 / 13.50 HR: Neuse (6) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Sheldon Neuse (2 for 4 / Home Run / 2 RBIs) The Aviators notched their second straight win over the Isotopes on Wednesday.…
View More Wednesday, May 22nd: Neuse Leads Vegas to Victory while Hounds Fall in Holmes’ ReturnPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 2 Las Vegas Aviators 9 WP: Buchanan 3-1 / 5.87 HR: Fowler (5) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Dustin Fowler (3 for 5 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) The Aviators returned home to take the first game of their four-game set…
View More Tuesday, May 21st: Fowler Leads Vegas to Victory while Hounds, Ports & Snappers All FallOn this week’s podcast, A’s assistant general manager Billy Owens joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to share his insights on top A’s prospects like Skye Bolt, Austin Beck, Jorge Mateo and more. After that, Stockton Ports play-by-play man Zack Bayrouty joins us to talk about his career as the…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Prospects with Asst GM Billy Owens and Catches Up with Ports Play-by-Play Man Zack Bayrouty & Outfield Prospect Lazaro ArmenterosTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 2 Frisco RoughRiders 1 WP: Howard 4-2 / 1.81 HR: Calabuig (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brian Howard (6 IP / 7 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Brian Howard turned in another outstanding…
View More Monday, May 20th: Howard’s Strong Start Helps Hounds Win while Snappers Drop Doubleheaderby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that we’re a little more than a quarter of the way through the minor league season, it’s a good time to take a look at the A’s minor league leaders in some key statistical categories. When it comes to hitters, members of…
View More A’s Farm Report: A’s Minor League Stat LeadersMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Kane County Cougars 7 Beloit Snappers 15 WP: Cohen 4-4 / 7.62 HR: J.Jones (4), Weber 2 (2), Brito (2) Prospect Of The Game: Right Fielder Skyler Weber (4 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / Double / 4 RBIs) Beloit busted out…
View More Sunday, May 19th: Beloit Wins Big while Vegas Drops Doubleheader & Kaprielian Makes Debut