PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 2 Las Vegas Aviators 11 WP: Blackburn 4-1 / 4.50 HR: Payton (8), Campbell (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (6 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 3 K / Win) RHP…
View More Sunday, May 5th: Blackburn Pitches Vegas to Victory while Dunshee Helps Hounds Win & Ports Prevail behind Lazaro’s Big BatPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 10 Las Vegas Aviators 7 LP: Lobstein 1-1 / 8.44 HR: Campbell (3), Mateo (2) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Jorge Mateo (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs / Stolen Base) Despite an impressive performance by…
View More Saturday, May 4th: Mateo Stars for Vegas while Howard Pitches Hounds to Victory & Ports Prevail in Extrasby Jeffrey Pilch (@texasleaguers1) / A’s Farm Midland Contributor The RockHounds started the 2019 season without any of the A’s top 10 prospects according to MLB Pipeline on their roster, but they do have eight players ranked in the top 30 on the squad. Midland managed to finish the month…
View More April in Midland: How the Team’s Top Prospects PerformedPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 5 Las Vegas Aviators 4 LP: N.Ruiz 0-1 / 7.36 HR: Joseph (3), Olson (1) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Corban Joseph (3 for 5 / Home Run / Triple / 2 RBIs) Las Vegas suffered a one-run loss…
View More Friday, May 3rd: Jackson Starts, Olson Homers & Joseph Stars in Vegas Loss while Snappers drop 6th Straightby Jeff Schiller / A’s Farm Las Vegas Contributor The Aviators returned home from Reno on Friday for the first of 12 straight home games, which will be the longest home stand of the 2019 season for the team. The game ended in an 11-inning loss, but Aviators and A’s…
View More Edwin Jackson & Matt Olson Play Big Roles for Las Vegas in Aviators’ Extra-Inning LossPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 6 Reno Aces 3 WP: T.Anderson 2-2 / 6.04 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Tanner Anderson (6 IP / 6 H / 2 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Tanner Anderson…
View More Thursday, May 2nd: Anderson, Taylor & Mateo Star in Vegas Victory while Stockton Sees Win Streak SnappedCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 3 Stockton Ports 9 WP: Jordan 3-2 / 4.97 HR: Armenteros (6), Beck 2 (4), Eierman (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Austin Beck (2 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Stockton broke out the big bats to win its sixth…
View More Wednesday, May 1st: Ports Prevail behind Beck’s Big Bat while Olson Returns to Action, Murphy Lands on IL & Bolt Heads to A’sby Ethan Kassel / A’s Farm Stockton Contributor The 2019 Stockton Ports season got off to a bit of a bumpy start in April. An early six-game losing streak and a later seven-game skid led to a sub-.500 record for the month. But the club did manage to finish the…
View More Top 5 Ports of the Month for AprilCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 3 Stockton Ports 5 WP: Bray 1-0 / 3.38 HR: Armenteros (5) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Lazaro Armenteros (1 for 3 / Home Run / Walk / 2 RBIs / Stolen Base) The Ports prevailed to win their fifth straight on Tuesday. And…
View More Tuesday, April 30th: Lazaro Leads Stockton to 5th Straight Win while Vegas Goes Down to DefeatBy Brian Fonseca / A’s Farm Las Vegas Contributor After starting the season by running up a record of 13-2, the Aviators have cooled off a bit recently. Las Vegas lost 6 of its last 7 games to close out the month, and the team finished April with a record…
View More Top 5 Aviators of the Month for AprilPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 6 Reno Aces 3 WP: Blackburn 3-1 / 5.25 HR: Brown (9) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 4 K / Win)…
View More Monday, April 29th: Blackburn Pitches Vegas to Victory while Stockton Wins 4th Straightby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that we’re almost a month into the minor league season, it’s time to take a look at which of the A’s minor league relievers have gotten off to the hottest starts in 2019. Familiar names like Kyle Finnegan and Wei-Chung Wang have…
View More A’s Farm Report: Early Season’s Hottest RelieversTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) NW Arkansas Naturals 1 Midland RockHounds 4 WP: Dunshee 2-2 / 1.74 HR: Theroux (4), Deichmann (3) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Parker Dunshee (8 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 8 K / Win) RHP Parker Dunshee turned in an…
View More Sunday, April 28th: Dunshee Pitches Hounds to Victory while Bolt Belts a Pair for Vegas & Edwin Jackson Earns Win for PortsCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 5 San Jose Giants 3 WP: Feigl 2-0 / 3.33 HR: Armenteros (4) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Lazaro Armenteros (2 for 3 / Home Run / Double / 2 Walks / 2 RBIs) After dropping seven in a row, Stockton won its…
View More Saturday, April 27th: Lazaro Leads Stockton to 2nd Straight Win while Bolt Homers Again for Vegas & Howard Is Solid for HoundsOn this week’s A’s Farm Podcast, A’s Assistant General Manager Dan Feinstein joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about his career in baseball and his current role with the A’s and to discuss some under-the-radar prospects in the A’s farm system like Luis Barrera, Dairon Blanco, Brady Feigl and Gus…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Uncovers Under-The-Radar Prospects with Asst GM Dan Feinstein & Catches Up with Outfielders Austin Beck & Jameson HannahCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 4 San Jose Giants 2 WP: Jordan 2-2 / 5.48 HR: Hannah (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Mitchell Jordan (6 IP / 6 H / 1 R / 0 ER / 1 BB / 10 K / Win) A stellar start by…
View More Friday, April 26th: Jordan Pitches Ports to Victory while Aviators Fall despite 4 HRsPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) El Paso Chihuahuas 9 Las Vegas Aviators 8 LP: Schlitter 2-1 / 8.38 HR: Payton (6), Neuse (2), Barreto (2) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Sheldon Neuse (3 for 4 / Home Run / Walk / 3 RBIs) Although the Aviators fell in a…
View More Thursday, April 25th: Vegas Falls despite HRs by Neuse, Payton & Barreto while Midland Splits Twinbill and Stockton Drops 7th StraightMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 2 Clinton LumberKings 0 WP: Charles 1-0 / 4.32 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Martinez (5 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 5 K) RHP Daniel Martinez turned in a stellar start to lead the…
View More Wednesday, April 24th: Martinez Leads Snappers to Shutout Win while Stockton Drops 6th StraightMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 4 Clinton LumberKings 5 LP: Conley 0-1 / 4.85 HR: Ward (1) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Nick Ward (2 for 4 / Grand Slam / Stolen Base) After winning two straight one-run games, the Snappers fell in a one-run affair…
View More Tuesday, April 23rd: Beloit Falls despite Ward’s Big Blast while Stockton Drops 5th Straight & Hounds Are Hailed OutTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Tulsa Drillers 0 Midland RockHounds 4 WP: Dunshee 1-2 / 2.35 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Parker Dunshee (7 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 6 K / Win) RHP Parker Dunshee delivered…
View More Monday, April 22nd: Dunshee Leads Hounds to Shutout Victory while Vegas Wins behind Bolt’s Big Bat