by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 14, 2023 On Sunday, the A’s took first baseman Nick Kurtz out of Wake Forest University with their first pick in the 2024 amateur draft. After taking college shortstop Jacob Wilson with their top pick last year, the A’s made another college…
View More A’s Make 1B Nick Kurtz Their Top Pick & Also Nab LSU’s Tommy White & Gage Jump on Day #1 of Draft
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Las Vegas Aviators 4 Sugar Land Space Cowboys 1 WP: Reyes 2-0 / 2.97 HR: Davidson (5) RHP Brandon Bielak turned in his best start yet for the Aviators to help lead Las Vegas to victory…
View More Friday, July 12th: Bielak Helps Pitch Vegas to Victory while Nuts & Ports Prevail
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Arkansas Travelers 5 Midland RockHounds 11 WP: Robles 2-2 / 3.95 HR: Milone (8), Rosario (2) First baseman Brennan Milone’s big bat helped the RockHounds record their third straight win on Wednesday. The 23-year-old infielder doubled with the bases loaded to drive…
View More Wednesday, July 10th: Milone, Susac & Rosario Help Hounds Win 3rd Straight
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 8, 2024 -Despite spending over a month on the injured list and despite concerns over his lack of power, 22-year-old shortstop Jacob Wilson, now with Triple-A Las Vegas, is currently tied with outfielder Colby Thomas for the most doubles among A’s minor…
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Las Vegas Aviators 4 Oklahoma City Baseball Club 2 WP: Ginn 1-3 / 7.03 HR: Perez (13) 22-year-old shortstop Jacob Wilson continued his hot hitting to help Las Vegas secure its second straight victory…
View More Saturday, July 6th: Jacob Wilson Has 4 Hits in Vegas Victory while RockHounds Record Shutout Win
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A) Stockton Ports 8 San Jose Giants 5 WP: Manzano 4-1 / 5.23 HR: Naylor (8), Nankil (7), Montero (3), Cooke (1) Shortstop Myles Naylor had a big night to help the Ports prevail over the Giants on Tuesday. The 19-year-old infielder homered, doubled twice and…
View More Tuesday, July 2nd: Myles Naylor’s Big Bat Helps Ports Prevail while Muller Makes Rehab Start for Vegas
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Oklahoma City Baseball Club 6 Las Vegas Aviators 12 WP: Otanez 6-1 / 5.40 HR: Lugbauer (14), Perez (12), Pozo (9), Brown 2 (7) Center fielder Seth Brown had a big night at the plate…
View More Monday, July 1st: Seth Brown’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Susac’s 2 HRs Help Hounds Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Sacramento River Cats 8 Las Vegas Aviators 11 WP: Dugger 3-0 / 3.86 HR: Perez (11), Thomas (3) 23-year-old right fielder Colby Thomas had a big night to help lead Las Vegas to its second straight victory and a series split with…
View More Sunday, June 30th: Colby Thomas, Jacob Wilson & Carlos Perez Lead Vegas to Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Sacramento River Cats 4 Las Vegas Aviators 12 WP: Bielak 1-1 / 7.18 HR: Wilson 2 (2), Thomas (2) 22-year-old shortstop Jacob Wilson had a huge night at the plate to lead Las Vegas to victory over Sacramento on Saturday. Last year’s top…
View More Saturday, June 29th: Jacob Wilson’s 2 HRs Help Vegas Win while Beers Pitches Hounds to Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Sacramento River Cats 14 Las Vegas Aviators 8 LP: Boyle 0-2 / 13.11 HR: Diaz 2 (10), Brown (5), Thomas (1) On a day when all the A’s affiliates went down to defeat, Las Vegas second baseman Jordan Diaz turned…
View More Friday, June 28th: Jordan Diaz Has Big Night for Vegas while Morales Suffers Loss for Lansing
MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) West Michigan Whitecaps 0 Lansing Lugnuts 3 WP: Myers 5-3 / 3.53 RHP Mitch Myers turned in an excellent start to lead Lansing to a shutout win over West Michigan on Thursday. The 25-year-old righty…
View More Thursday, June 27th: Myers Leads Lansing to Shutout Victory while Hoglund Wins 8th for Hounds
MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) West Michigan Whitecaps 1 Lansing Lugnuts 8 WP: Zhuang 2-0 / 2.25 HR: Simpson (7) RHP Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang turned in another outstanding performance to help Lansing snap its eight-game losing streak on Wednesday. The…
View More Wednesday, June 26th: Zhuang Pitches Lansing to Victory as Lugnuts Snap Skid
On this episode, Las Vegas Aviators manager Fran Riordan joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about promising young players like Tyler Soderstrom, Lawrence Butler, Jacob Wilson, Max Muncy, Colby Thomas and more. You can listen to it here only on A’s Cast… A’s Farm podcast with Las Vegas…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor June 24, 2024 Now that we’re halfway through the minor league season, let’s take a look at who the most promising prospects have been at each position in the A’s minor league system in the first half… CATCHER Cole Conn (STK/LAN) Last year’s…
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TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Frisco RoughRiders 1 Midland RockHounds 2 WP: Hoglund 7-4 / 3.20 Gunnar Hoglund turned in another outstanding start to lead Midland to victory on Friday. The 24-year-old righty allowed just 3 hits while striking out 8 through 5 2/3 scoreless innings to lower…
View More Friday, June 21st: Hoglund Pitches Hounds to Victory while Harris Homers in AZ
On this episode, Lansing Lugnuts hitting coach and former A’s third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to offer his insights on some of Lansing’s most promising young hitting prospects like Henry Bolte, Will Simpson, Brayan Buelvas and more. You can listen to it here only on A’s…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks with Lansing Lugnuts Hitting Coach Kevin Kouzmanoff
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor June 10, 2024 Just a little over 40% of the minor league season is now in the books. And that should provide us with a large enough sample size to be impressed by the young A’s prospects who’ve really managed to out-perform…
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MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) Lansing Lugnuts 7 Dayton Dragons 1 WP: Watters 5-2 / 4.99 HR: Masterman (4) Center fielder Henry Bolte had a big day at the plate to help lead Lansing to its second straight victory over Dayton on Sunday. The 20-year-old outfielder collected 3 hits, including…
View More Sunday, June 9th: Bolte Leads Lansing to Victory while Winkler Helps Hounds Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Las Vegas Aviators 16 El Paso Chihuahuas 17 LP: Ferguson 1-2 / 5.12 HR: Park 2 (4), Nevin (4), Butler (4) The Aviators put a season-high 16 runs on the board, but it still wasn’t enough to keep them from suffering their second straight…
View More Saturday, June 8th: Park & Nevin Have Big Nights for Vegas while Bautista & Halter Help Lansing Win
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) San Antonio Missions 3 Midland RockHounds 1 LP: Jackson 0-1 / 20.25 LHP James Gonzalez turned in his most dominant start yet for Midland on Friday. The 23-year-old Panamanian southpaw threw 6 scoreless innings, allowing just 1 hit while recording 8 strikeouts for the RockHounds.…
View More Friday, June 7th: Gonzalez Twirls Gem for Hounds while Stockton Wins 3rd Straight