A’s Scouting & Player Development Furloughs: What Does It Mean For The Future?
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Lost in yesterday’s news about the A’s ending payments to their minor league players this season was the fact that the A’s have also decided to furlough the majority of their scouts and player development staff. The organization is furloughing almost all of…
View More A’s Scouting & Player Development Furloughs: What Does It Mean For The Future?A’s To Stop Paying Minor Leaguers: Players React
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor After word broke early on Tuesday that the A’s would be furloughing much of their baseball operations staff, including most of their player-development employees and pro and amateur scouts, news came later in the day that the organization would also stop paying its…
View More A’s To Stop Paying Minor Leaguers: Players ReactCould the 2020 Minor League Season Be Cancelled?
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor After Tuesday’s report by Bob Nightengale in USA Today that MLB officials are now feeling optimistic about the prospect of beginning the season before the end of June in major league stadiums, another report surfaced on Wednesday with a far less rosy outlook…
View More Could the 2020 Minor League Season Be Cancelled?A’s Release 24 Minor Leaguers
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor In March, the A’s released two dozen minor league players before the MLB-mandated roster freeze went into effect at the end of the month. 14 of the players released were pitchers, while 10 were position players. The vast majority of them never played…
View More A’s Release 24 Minor LeaguersWho Was Set to Make the A’s Opening Day Squad in 2020?
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor As everyone knows by now, with just two weeks to go until opening day, Major League Baseball made the difficult decision on Thursday to cancel the remainder of spring training as well as the first two weeks of the regular season. But with…
View More Who Was Set to Make the A’s Opening Day Squad in 2020?A’s Farm’s 2020 Top 10 Prospects List
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that spring training has gotten underway, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s 2020 Top 10 Prospects List. It’s worth noting that six players from last year’s list have made a return to this year’s list, including the top three prospects – Jesus Luzardo,…
View More A’s Farm’s 2020 Top 10 Prospects ListA’s Farm Podcast’s FanFest Special #2 with Seth Brown, Sean Murphy, Jonah Heim & Eric Martins
On this episode, A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity talks with some of the A’s top young hitting prospects from A’s FanFest. First, we check in with outfielder Seth Brown, who had some big hits for the A’s down the stretch last season. After that, we talk with catcher Sean Murphy,…
View More A’s Farm Podcast’s FanFest Special #2 with Seth Brown, Sean Murphy, Jonah Heim & Eric MartinsA’s Farm Podcast’s FanFest Special #1 with Jesus Luzardo, A.J. Puk, James Kaprielian & Daulton Jefferies
On this episode, A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity talks with some of the A’s top young pitching prospects from A’s FanFest. First, we check in with the team’s top pitching prospect, Jesus Luzardo, who’s expected to play a big role for the A’s next season. After that, we talk with…
View More A’s Farm Podcast’s FanFest Special #1 with Jesus Luzardo, A.J. Puk, James Kaprielian & Daulton JefferiesA’s Major & Minor League Rule-5 Picks
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor The A’s acquired one player in the major league portion of the Rule-5 draft and selected three more players in the minor league portion of the draft on Thursday. Infielder Vimael Machin was taken by the Phillies from the Cubs with the 15th pick of…
View More A’s Major & Minor League Rule-5 PicksA’s Farm Podcast Talks with Outfielder Skye Bolt
On this episode of the podcast, A’s outfield prospect Skye Bolt joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity for an in-depth conversation about his journey through the minor leagues, the hurdles he’s had to overcome, and getting the chance to make his major league debut with the A’s in 2019. You…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks with Outfielder Skye BoltA’s Minor League Free Agent Roundup
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Plenty of attention is paid each offseason to all the big major league free agent signings. But minor league free agent signees can often end up playing critical roles for many major league teams over the course of a 162-game season. Outfielder Nick…
View More A’s Minor League Free Agent RoundupA’s Farm Podcast Talks with A’s Outfield Prospect Greg Deichmann
On this episode of the podcast, A’s outfield prospect and AFL home run king Greg Deichmann joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity for an in-depth conversation about his journey through the minor leagues, his stops in Stockton and Midland, his past injury issues and his recent stint in the Arizona…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks with A’s Outfield Prospect Greg DeichmannA’s Minor League Free Agents
A number of players recently on A’s minor league rosters have elected to become free agents and are now eligible to sign with other organizations. They are listed below with the A’s minor league affiliate they most recently played for also noted. In addition, LHP Dean Kiekhefer, who made four…
View More A’s Minor League Free AgentsA’s Farm Podcast Talks with A’s Assistant GM Dan Feinstein
On this episode, A’s Assistant General Manager Dan Feinstein joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about the A’s prospects playing in the Arizona Fall League and in the winter leagues this offseason as well as to discuss Ed Sprague taking over as the team’s new farm director. You…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks with A’s Assistant GM Dan FeinsteinA’s 2020 Minor League Staff
LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (Triple-A) Manager: Fran Riordan Pitching Coach: Rick Rodriguez Hitting Coach: Todd Steverson Coach: Hiram Bocachica Fran Riordan will be at the helm for his third season with the Triple-A club. Last season, Riordan led Las Vegas to a first-place finish in the PCL South division with an 83-57 record…
View More A’s 2020 Minor League StaffA’s In The AFL – October 21-26 Final Update
A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (October 21 – October 26) Monday, October 21st: Center fielder Greg Deichmann went 1 for 4 with his league-leading 9th home run, while first baseman Alfonso Rivas went 2 for 4 with an RBI double, and LHP Jhenderson Hurtado threw 1 scoreless inning in Mesa’s 4-0…
View More A’s In The AFL – October 21-26 Final UpdateA’s Farm Podcast Talks with A’s Rookie Outfielder Seth Brown
On this episode of the podcast, A’s rookie outfielder Seth Brown joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity for an in-depth conversation about his journey through the minor leagues, his major league debut with the A’s in 2019, and his experience during the team’s stretch run this past season. You can…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks with A’s Rookie Outfielder Seth BrownA’s In The AFL – October 14-20 Update
A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (October 14 – October 20) Monday, October 14th: First baseman Alfonso Rivas went 2 for 3 with a walk and scored twice, while right fielder Greg Deichmann and third baseman Nick Allen each went 0 for 4, and RHP Brady Feigl struck out 2 in 1…
View More A’s In The AFL – October 14-20 UpdateA’s In The AFL – October 7-13 Update
A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (October 7 – October 13) Monday, September 7th: No games scheduled. Tuesday, October 8th: Second baseman Nick Allen went 1 for 3, while left fielder Greg Deichmann went 0 for 4, and RHP Jesus Zambrano allowed 2 runs, 1 earned, in 1 inning of relief as…
View More A’s In The AFL – October 7-13 UpdateA’s In The AFL – September 30-October 6 Update
A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (September 30 – October 6) Monday, September 30th: No games scheduled. Tuesday, October 1st: Center fielder Greg Deichmann went 2 for 5 with a double and scored a run, while RHP Jesus Zambrano tossed 1 scoreless inning in Mesa’s 4-0 shutout win on Tuesday. Wednesday, October…
View More A’s In The AFL – September 30-October 6 Update