by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor The A’s released their Fall Instructional League roster on Tuesday. Camp will open shortly at the A’s minor league facilities in Arizona, and games will begin on September 25 and continue through October 13. 23 pitchers, 29 position players and 17 rehabbing players…
View More A’s Set Fall Instructional League Rosterby Liz Rudolph / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent Right-hander Gus Varland became the highest-drafted player in the history of Concordia-St. Paul when he was selected by the A’s in the 14th round of this year’s draft. Since then, it has been a whirlwind summer for the 21-year-old, who quickly earned…
View More Varland Showing His Value for the SnappersCALIFORNIA LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (High-A) GAME #5 Visalia Rawhide 3 Stockton Ports 0 LP: M.Milburn Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Brallan Perez (1 for 3) Stockton was shut out on just two hits in the decisive game of its best-of-five playoff series versus Visalia on Sunday…
View More Sunday, September 9th: Stockton Suffers Shutout Loss in Game #5 as Season Comes to an EndCALIFORNIA LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (High-A) GAME #4 Stockton Ports 11 Visalia Rawhide 2 WP: Z.Erwin HR: S.Pimentel Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Sandber Pimentel (2 for 5 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) The Ports prevailed over Visalia in Game #4 on Saturday to tie…
View More Saturday, September 8th: Pimentel & Holmes Help Ports Prevail and Tie Playoff SeriesCALIFORNIA LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (High-A) GAME #3 Stockton Ports 4 Visalia Rawhide 9 LP: K.Friedrichs HR: S.Pimentel Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Sandber Pimentel (2 for 4 / Home Run / 2 RBIs) After tying up the best-of-five playoff series at a game apiece on Thursday,…
View More Friday, September 7th: Pimentel Impresses as Ports Fall while Snappers Suffer Series LossCALIFORNIA LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (High-A) GAME #2 Visalia Rawhide 7 Stockton Ports 8 WP: Bray 1-0 / 0.00 HR: Calabuig (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Chase Calabuig (2 for 4 / Home Run / Double / Walk / 2 RBIs) After going down to defeat in…
View More Thursday, September 6th: Calabuig’s Big Bat Helps Ports Prevail while Snappers StumbleTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 1 Midland RockHounds 5 WP: Bracewell 5-7 / 3.03 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Ben Bracewell (7 IP / 8 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 6 K / Win) The RockHounds finished the season by recording their seventh straight…
View More Monday, September 3rd: Bracewell Pitches Hounds to Victory while Boyd Helps Sounds Win Season Finale and Ports & Snappers Prep for Playoffsby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Last week, we took a look at the A’s top-performing minor league pitchers of 2018. And this week, it’s time to turn our attention to some of the team’s top-performing minor league hitters this season. Many minor league players can dazzle with an…
View More A’s Top-Performing Minor League Hitters of 2018: Murphy, Garcia, White & BoltTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 0 Midland RockHounds 2 WP: Howard 4-4 / 3.48 HR: E.White (9) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brian Howard (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 6 K / Win) The RockHounds shut out the RoughRiders on…
View More Sunday, September 2nd: Howard Leads Hounds to Shutout Win while Hargrove Helps Snappers Remain in Playoff HuntTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 5 Midland RockHounds 14 WP: N.Ruiz 5-9 / 4.69 Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Seth Brown (4 for 5 / 2 Doubles / 4 RBIs) The RockHounds exploded for 14 runs on 23 hits to notch their ninth win in…
View More Saturday, September 1st: Brown’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Ports Prevail in ExtrasPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Memphis Redbirds 1 Nashville Sounds 5 WP: McIntyre 1-0 / 0.00 HR: Garcia (24) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Anthony Garcia (2 for 3 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) Left fielder Anthony Garcia launched a three-run homer in the bottom of the 1st inning…
View More Friday, August 31st: Sounds Win behind Garcia’s & Mateo’s Big Bats while Reuss Leads Vermont to Shutout VictoryTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 2 Midland RockHounds 5 WP: Dunshee 7-4 / 2.01 HR: Brown (14) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Parker Dunshee (7 IP / 6 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 6 K / Win) RHP Parker Dunshee turned in his seventh…
View More Thursday, August 30th: Dunshee Pitches Hounds to Victory while Ports Prevail behind Theroux’s Big BatCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 9 San Jose Giants 3 WP: Milburn 9-5 / 3.49 HR: Pimentel (15), Diaz (12), Persico (5) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Luke Persico (2 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) Third baseman Luke Persico helped lead the Ports…
View More Wednesday, August 29th: Persico Helps Ports Prevail while Ramirez Helps Hounds Win in ExtrasCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 6 San Jose Giants 4 WP: Krall 4-1 / 1.13 HR: Siddall 2 (6) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Brett Siddall (2 for 3 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs) Right fielder Brett Siddall slugged Stockton to its third straight victory on Tuesday.…
View More Tuesday, August 28th: Ports, Sounds & Hounds Win behind Siddall’s, Garcia’s & Martin’s Big Batsby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the end of the minor league season just about a week away, it seems like a good time to take a look at some of the young hurlers in the A’s system who’ve been having true standout seasons on the field this…
View More A’s Top-Performing Minor League Pitchers of 2018: Luzardo, Dunshee & HowardCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 6 Visalia Rawhide 2 WP: Altamirano 5-5 / 6.08 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Xavier Altamirano (6 IP / 8 H / 2 ER / 1 BB / 1 K / Win) Stockton took its second straight from Visalia on Monday. Starter Xavier Altamirano…
View More Monday, August 27th: Altamirano Pitches Ports to Win while Eierman Leads Vermont to Victory & Murphy Returns to MidlandCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 11 Visalia Rawhide 3 WP: Cochran-Gill 1-1 / 2.66 HR: Theroux (10), Deichmann 2 (5) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Greg Deichmann (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / Walk) The Ports prevailed over the Rawhide in extra innings on Sunday. Prior…
View More Sunday, August 26th: Deichmann’s 2 HRs Help Ports Prevail while Bolt Homers Again to Help Hounds WinMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 5 Peoria Chiefs 3 WP: Poche 8-6 / 4.45 HR: Gridley (3) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Ryan Gridley (3 for 3 / Walk / Home Run / 2 RBIs) Shortstop Ryan Gridley continued his hot hitting to help Beloit best…
View More Saturday, August 25th: Gridley’s Big Bat Helps Beloit Win while Midland & Vermont Both Prevail in ExtrasTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 3 Corpus Christi Hooks 1 WP: Dunshee 6-4 / 2.20 HR: Ramirez (10), Bolt (8) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Parker Dunshee (7 1/3 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 7 K / Win) The RockHounds had a…
View More Friday, August 24th: Dunshee Leads Hounds to Near No-Hitter while Luzardo Struggles for SoundsCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 0 Stockton Ports 2 WP: Milburn 8-5 / 3.51 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Matt Milburn (9 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 3 K / Win) Starter Matt Milburn was nearly perfect for the Ports on Thursday.…
View More Thursday, August 23rd: Milburn Is Near Perfect for Ports while Bracewell Leads Hounds to Shutout Win