PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 4 Round Rock Express 7 LP: Alcantara 5-5 / 5.26 HR: Barreto (16) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Franklin Barreto (3 for 4 / Home Run / 2 Doubles / 2 RBIs) On a night when no A’s affiliate was…
View More Wednesday, August 22nd: Barreto Has Big Night for Nashville while Barrera, Brito & Lazarito Wield Big Bats As WellBe sure to check our Twitter account @AthleticsFarm for Tuesday’s updates… Tuesday’s Games: Nashville 0 – Round Rock 2 Midland 3 – Corpus Christi 2 Modesto 9 – Stockton 3 Cedar Rapids 5 – Beloit 2 Aberdeen 2 – Vermont 6 AZL Giants Orange 7 – AZL A’s 4 Wednesday’s…
View More Tuesday, August 21stNEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season) Aberdeen IronBirds 6 Vermont Lake Monsters 5 LP: Reagan 0-1 / 5.40 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Alfonso Rivas (3 for 5 / Double / 2 RBIs) The Lake Monsters lost for the eighth time in their last nine games…
View More Monday, August 20th: Rivas Has 3 Hits for Vermont while McIntyre K’s 7 for AZL A’sTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Arkansas Travelers 4 Midland RockHounds 9 WP: Naile 1-0 / 4.50 HR: Brown (13) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Seth Brown (2 for 2 / Home Run / 2 Walks / 4 RBIs) First baseman Seth Brown helped lead the RockHounds to…
View More Sunday, August 19th: Brown’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Sounds Snap Skid & Friedrichs Pitches Ports to VictoryMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Clinton LumberKings 4 Beloit Snappers 18 WP: Jordan 6-3 / 2.48 HR: Armenteros (7), Beck (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Lazaro Armenteros (3 for 4 / Home Run / 2 Doubles / 2 Walks / 3 RBIs / 4 Runs) The Snappers exploded for…
View More Saturday, August 18th: Armenteros & Beck Lead Beloit to Big Win while Luzardo Makes 3rd Start for Soundsby Bill Craig / A’s Farm Nashville Correspondent At the tender age of 20, lefty Jesus Luzardo is now considered by most sources to be the top prospect in the A’s minor league system, and he’s undoubtedly been the most impressive pitcher in the A’s system this season. The southpaw…
View More Luzardo Living Up To Expectations As A’s Top ProspectCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 3 Stockton Ports 2 LP: Tomasovich 2-2 / 3.21 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Wyatt Marks (6 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 10 K) Stockton lost its second straight on Friday, but starting pitcher Wyatt Marks turned in…
View More Friday, August 17th: Marks Impresses for Ports while Heim Helps Hounds Win in a Walk-OffPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 3 Nashville Sounds 2 LP: Hatcher 0-1 / 9.00 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Mengden (6 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 6 K) RHP Daniel Mengden turned in his third straight quality start…
View More Thursday, August 16th: Sounds Fall Despite Mengden’s Solid Effort while Barrera Helps Hounds WinMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 9 Clinton LumberKings 1 WP: Ruiz 5-9 / 3.83 HR: Mercedes (3) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jean Ruiz (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 3 K / Win) Beloit held Clinton to one run…
View More Wednesday, August 15th: Ruiz Helps Snappers End Skid while Ports Prevail & Sounds Snap 15-Game Win StreakTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) NW Arkansas Naturals 0 Midland RockHounds 5 WP: Ruiz 4-8 / 4.63 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Norge Ruiz (7 IP / 7 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Norge Ruiz turned in one of his best starts of…
View More Tuesday, August 14th: Ruiz Leads RockHounds to Shutout Victory while Sounds Win 15th StraightPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 5 Nashville Sounds 6 WP: Kiekhefer 8-0 / 3.35 Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Franklin Barreto (2 for 3 / Double / Walk / 2 RBIs / Sac Fly / Stolen Base) Nashville battled back from a four-run deficit…
View More Monday, August 13th: Sounds Win 14th Straight behind Barreto’s & Garcia’s Big Bats while Beloit Falls despite Beck’s Best EffortsTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 2 Arkansas Travelers 0 WP: Dunshee 5-3 / 2.29 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Parker Dunshee (7 1/3 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 9 K / Win) RHP Parker Dunshee turned in another impressive start…
View More Sunday, August 12th: Dunshee Leads Hounds to Shutout Victory while Sounds Win 13th Straight in ExtrasPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 3 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 2 WP: Mengden 4-1 / 3.82 Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Anthony Garcia (2 for 4 / Double / 3 RBIs) Designated hitter Anthony Garcia’s bat and starting pitcher Daniel Mengden‘s…
View More Saturday, August 11th: Garcia & Mengden Lead Sounds to 12th Straight Win while Bracewell & Aquino Impress for Hounds & AZL A’sCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 3 Stockton Ports 10 WP: Tomasovich 2-1 / 3.18 HR: Diaz (9), Chavez (3), Rosa (2) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Viosergy Rosa (2 for 3 / Home Run / Double / Walk / 3 RBIs) First baseman Viosergy Rosa helped…
View More Friday, August 10th: Rosa’s Big Bat Helps Stockton Snap Skid while Bassitt Leads Sounds to 11th Straight WinPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 18 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 9 WP: Ramirez 2-2 / 4.34 HR: Barreto (12), Boyd (3), Taylor (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder BJ Boyd (3 for 5 / Grand Slam / 6 RBIs) The Sounds exploded for…
View More Thursday, August 9th: Boyd Leads Sounds to 10th Straight Victory while Sportman Helps Hounds Win in ExtrasNEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season) Vermont Lake Monsters 5 Aberdeen IronBirds 4 WP: Birlingmair 1-0 / 6.00 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Noah Vaughan (2 for 3 / 2 Doubles / Walk / 2 RBIs) Vermont notched its fifth victory in its last six games…
View More Wednesday, August 8th: Vaughan Leads Vermont to Victory while Hounds & Snappers Both Drop a PairPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 2 Nashville Sounds 4 WP: Naile 7-10 / 4.54 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher James Naile (5 IP / 6 H / 2 ER / 2 BB / 2 K / Win) RHP James Naile turned in a solid…
View More Tuesday, August 7th: Naile Leads Nashville to 9th Straight Win as Sounds Surpass Attendance MarkPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 0 Nashville Sounds 6 WP: Luzardo 1-0 / 0.00 HR: Sportman (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jesus Luzardo (5 IP / 8 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) LHP Jesus Luzardo led…
View More Monday, August 6th: Luzardo Leads Sounds to Shutout Win in Triple-A Debut while Sportman Homers & Barreto Heads Back to Nashvilleby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor As we head into the dog days of August, I thought I’d take a look at some of the current leaders among A’s minor leaguers in some key statistical categories. It should come as no surprise that A’s top pitching prospect Jesus Luzardo…
View More A’s Late-Season Minor League Leaders – Luzardo, Dunshee, White, Murphy & MoreTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 2 Midland RockHounds 10 WP: Dunshee 4-3 / 2.61 HR: Bolt (5) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Parker Dunshee (6 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Parker Dunshee turned in his…
View More Sunday, August 5th: Dunshee & Mengden Pitch Hounds & Sounds to Victory while Vermont Notches Shutout Win