A’s Farm Podcast Talks Prospects with Asst Farm Director Ed Sprague and Checks In with Barreto, Melvin & Forst
On this week’s episode, A’s Assistant Director of Player Development Ed Sprague joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about some of the A’s youngest prospects currently playing in the Arizona League. After that, we check in with A’s infielder Franklin Barreto and also get A’s manager Bob Melvin’s…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Prospects with Asst Farm Director Ed Sprague and Checks In with Barreto, Melvin & ForstWednesday, July 31st: Joseph & Rupp Homer to Help Vegas Win while Davidson Homers in Vermont Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Baby Cakes 7 Las Vegas Aviators 9 WP: T.Anderson 7-5 / 5.88 HR: Joseph (12), Rupp (4) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Corban Joseph (1 for 5 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) The Aviators notched their fourth…
View More Wednesday, July 31st: Joseph & Rupp Homer to Help Vegas Win while Davidson Homers in Vermont VictoryTuesday, July 30th: Murphy Exits with Injury after Another Big Night for Vegas while Manaea, Cotton, Puk & Kaprielian All Make Appearances on Tuesday
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Baby Cakes 8 Las Vegas Aviators 7 LP: Puk 2-1 / 4.50 HR: Murphy (7) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Sean Murphy (2 for 3 / Home Run / Double / Walk / 4 RBIs) Catcher Sean Murphy has…
View More Tuesday, July 30th: Murphy Exits with Injury after Another Big Night for Vegas while Manaea, Cotton, Puk & Kaprielian All Make Appearances on TuesdayMonday, July 29th: Birlingmair’s Scoreless Effort Helps Snappers Win while Holmes Suffers Loss for Hounds
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Quad Cities River Bandits 3 Beloit Snappers 11 WP: Birlingmair 4-6 / 4.67 HR: Weber (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Reid Birlingmair (6 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 3 K / Win) Beloit put…
View More Monday, July 29th: Birlingmair’s Scoreless Effort Helps Snappers Win while Holmes Suffers Loss for HoundsSunday, July 28th: Blackburn & Brown Lead Vegas to Victory while Friedrichs Helps Hounds Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 10 El Paso Chihuahuas 1 WP: Blackburn 8-3 / 4.56 HR: Brown 2 (27), Mateo (17), Murphy (6), Piscotty (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (7 IP / 7 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 5 K…
View More Sunday, July 28th: Blackburn & Brown Lead Vegas to Victory while Friedrichs Helps Hounds WinSaturday, July 27th: Brown’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Lazaro & Harris Help Ports Prevail
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 11 El Paso Chihuahuas 2 WP: Dunshee 3-4 / 6.12 HR: Brown 2 (25), Fowler (22), Payton (20) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Seth Brown (3 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs / Walk) After putting 20…
View More Saturday, July 27th: Brown’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Lazaro & Harris Help Ports PrevailFriday, July 26th: Murphy Leads 11-HR Attack in Vegas Victory while Stockton Suffers Shutout Loss
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 20 El Paso Chihuahuas 11 WP: Puk 2-0 / 0.00 HR: Murphy 3 (5), Fowler 2 (21), Payton 2 (19), Mateo 2 (16), Brown (23), Martini (5) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Sean Murphy (3 for 5 / 3 Home Runs /…
View More Friday, July 26th: Murphy Leads 11-HR Attack in Vegas Victory while Stockton Suffers Shutout LossThursday, July 25th: Joseph Has Big Night for Vegas while Kaprielian Suffers Loss in Double-A Debut
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) El Paso Chihuahuas 15 Las Vegas Aviators 9 LP: T.Anderson 6-5 / 6.00 HR: Brown (22), Mateo (14), Joseph (11), Murphy (2) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Corban Joseph (5 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) The Aviators may…
View More Thursday, July 25th: Joseph Has Big Night for Vegas while Kaprielian Suffers Loss in Double-A DebutWednesday, July 24th: Birlingmair Pitches Beloit to Victory while Manaea Suffers Loss for Vegas
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 5 Burlington Bees 1 WP: Birlingmair 3-6 / 5.01 HR: Schuemann (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Reid Birlingmair (7 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 8 K / Win) Last year’s 28th-round draft pick for the A’s,…
View More Wednesday, July 24th: Birlingmair Pitches Beloit to Victory while Manaea Suffers Loss for VegasTuesday, July 23rd: Brown’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory as Puk Picks Up Win in Triple-A Debut
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) El Paso Chihuahuas 6 Las Vegas Aviators 9 WP: Puk 1-0 / 0.00 HR: Brown 2 (21) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Seth Brown (3 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs / Walk) Las Vegas claimed victory over El Paso in…
View More Tuesday, July 23rd: Brown’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory as Puk Picks Up Win in Triple-A DebutA’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Prospects with A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson
A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity for an in-depth conversation about some of the A’s top prospects, including Jesus Luzardo, A.J. Puk, James Kaprielian, Jorge Mateo and many more. Find out why A.J. Puk has stopped throwing his changeup, what Franklin Barreto needs to do…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Prospects with A’s Special Assistant Grady FusonMonday, July 22nd: Stockton Ports & AZL A’s Gold Squad Both Notch No-Hitters on Monday
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 0 Stockton Ports 11 WP: Conley 3-0 / 1.42 HR: Loehr (3) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Bryce Conley (6 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 4 BB / 6 K /…
View More Monday, July 22nd: Stockton Ports & AZL A’s Gold Squad Both Notch No-Hitters on MondayA’s Farm Report: Minor League News & Notes
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor It’s time to catch up on some of the latest news and notes from around the A’s minor league system… –LAS VEGAS AVIATORS– -A pair of minor league Rule-5 pickups have proven to be two of the most productive hitters for…
View More A’s Farm Report: Minor League News & NotesSunday, July 21st: Friedrichs Leads Hounds to Shutout Win while Fowler Homers Again for Vegas
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 2 Tulsa Drillers 0 WP: Friedrichs 4-5 / 3.58 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Kyle Friedrichs (7 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win) Midland shut out Tulsa…
View More Sunday, July 21st: Friedrichs Leads Hounds to Shutout Win while Fowler Homers Again for VegasSaturday, July 20th: Brown Helps Lead Vegas to Victory while Beck Homers in 1st Game Back for Stockton
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 8 Salt Lake Bees 5 WP: Bracewell 1-3 / 3.93 HR: Fowler (18) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Seth Brown (4 for 5 / 2 Doubles / 2 RBIs) The Aviators bested the Bees for the second…
View More Saturday, July 20th: Brown Helps Lead Vegas to Victory while Beck Homers in 1st Game Back for StocktonFriday, July 19th: Neuse Homers to Help Vegas Win while Stockton Suffers Shutout Loss
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 5 Salt Lake Bees 2 WP: Naile 2-0 / 4.41 HR: Neuse (18) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Sheldon Neuse (1 for 4 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) Third baseman Sheldon Neuse continued his hot hitting…
View More Friday, July 19th: Neuse Homers to Help Vegas Win while Stockton Suffers Shutout LossThursday, July 18th: Holmes Helps Hounds Win while Manaea, Kaprielian & Lazaro Lead Ports to Victory
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 2 Arkansas Travelers 1 WP: Duno 3-3 / 6.23 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Grant Holmes (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 5 K) After he missed most of last season due to shoulder injuries…
View More Thursday, July 18th: Holmes Helps Hounds Win while Manaea, Kaprielian & Lazaro Lead Ports to VictoryTuesday, July 16th: Blackburn Impresses for Vegas but Cotton Takes the Loss while Puk & Friedrichs Lead Hounds to Shutout Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 0 Tacoma Rainiers 2 LP: Cotton 0-1 / 13.50 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (7 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K) Despite the fact that the Aviators had their three-game…
View More Tuesday, July 16th: Blackburn Impresses for Vegas but Cotton Takes the Loss while Puk & Friedrichs Lead Hounds to Shutout WinMonday, July 15th: Payton Homers Again to Lead Vegas to Victory while Eierman’s HR Helps Ports Prevail
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 5 Tacoma Rainiers 4 WP: Finnegan 2-0 / 1.98 HR: Fowler (17), Payton (16) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Mark Payton (1 for 3 / Home Run / Walk / 2 RBIs) After clubbing a combined 5 home runs…
View More Monday, July 15th: Payton Homers Again to Lead Vegas to Victory while Eierman’s HR Helps Ports PrevailA’s Farm Report: Midseason Minor League Pitching Leaders – Feigl, Howard, Dunshee & more
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Last week, we took a look at some of the A’s hottest minor league hitters of late. This week, it’s time to take a look at some of the A’s minor league pitching leaders at this point of the season. And it shouldn’t…
View More A’s Farm Report: Midseason Minor League Pitching Leaders – Feigl, Howard, Dunshee & more