TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 1 Midland RockHounds 3 WP: Luzardo 7-3 / 2.36 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jesus Luzardo (5 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 7 K / Win) LHP Jesus Luzardo delivered another stellar start to extend his…
View More Thursday, July 19th: Luzardo Extends Scoreless Streak to Help Hounds Win while Ports Prevail behind Pimentel’s Big Bat & Mengden Is Solid for SoundsMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Bowling Green Hot Rods 3 Beloit Snappers 7 WP: Ruiz 4-6 / 4.64 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jean Ruiz (6 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 1 K / Win) The Snappers got their fourth…
View More Wednesday, July 18th: Ruiz & Hargrove Lead Snappers to Victory while Bassitt Suffers Tough-Luck Loss for SoundsPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Omaha Storm Chasers 1 Nashville Sounds 11 WP: Montas 2-5 / 3.91 HR: Garcia 2 (17) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Htter Anthony Garcia (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 8 RBIs) Designated hitter Anthony Garcia’s record day led the…
View More Tuesday, July 17th: Garcia’s Big Night Leads Nashville to Victory while Bolt’s HR Helps Hounds WinCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 7 Modesto Nuts 0 WP: Milburn 6-3 / 3.55 HR: Pimentel 2 (11) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Matt Milburn (7 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 3 K / Win) RHP Matt Milburn turned in another impressive…
View More Monday, July 16th: Milburn Pitches Ports to Shutout Victory while Sounds & Snappers Win in ExtrasMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 8 West Michigan Whitecaps 1 WP: Poche 6-6 / 4.43 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jared Poche (6 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 8 K / Win) LHP Jared Poche turned in…
View More Sunday, July 15th: Poche & Manarino Pitch Snappers & Ports to Victory while Sounds & Hounds Get BlankedMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 4 West Michigan Whitecaps 3 WP: Reagan 3-3 / 4.85 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Mitchell Jordan (6 1/3 IP / 5 H / 2 ER / 1 BB / 3 K) Center fielder Austin Beck may have…
View More Saturday, July 14th: Jordan & Beck Help Beloit Win while Sounds Fall despite Laureano’s HRCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 4 Modesto Nuts 2 WP: Friedrichs 1-0 / 1.50 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Kyle Friedrichs (6 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 5 K / Win) The Ports prevailed for the third time in their last…
View More Friday, July 13th: Friedrichs Pitches Ports to Victory while Sounds Split DoubleheaderTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 5 Midland RockHounds 6 WP: Blackwood 3-2 / 3.89 HR: Sportman (8), E.White (8) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Eli White (4 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) Second baseman Eli White’s hot hitting helped lead the…
View More Thursday, July 12th: White Helps Hounds Win in a Walk-Off while Ports Prevail behind Pimentel’s Big Bat and Snappers Win 8th StraightMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 10 South Bend Cubs 3 WP: Marks 4-6 / 3.83 Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Nick Allen (4 for 6 / 2 Doubles / 2 RBIs) Shortstop Nick Allen notched the first 4-hit game of his pro career to help the Snappers win…
View More Wednesday, July 11th: Allen’s Big Night Helps Snappers Win 7th Straight while Heim Shines in Double-A DebutCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 5 Stockton Ports 15 WP: Manarino 2-2 / 4.70 HR: Mondou 2 (8), Theroux (8), Pimentel (8), Toffey (5) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Nate Mondou (2 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / 5 RBIs) Stockton scored a season-high 15…
View More Tuesday, July 10th: Mondou’s Big Bat Helps Stockton Snap Skid while Diaz Leads AZL A’s to Victoryby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor After originally joining the A’s organization as an area scout under the regime of Billy Martin back in 1982, Grady Fuson rose through the ranks and eventually ended up serving as the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001. It proved to be a very fruitful period…
View More Exclusive: Down on the Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady FusonTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 3 Springfield Cardinals 0 WP: Luzardo 6-3 / 2.54 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jesus Luzardo (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 10 K / Win) LHP Jesus Luzardo turned in one of his best starts…
View More Monday, July 9th: Luzardo Leads Hounds to Shutout Victory while Murphy Lands on DL & Snappers Win 6th StraightPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Iowa Cubs 3 Nashville Sounds 5 WP: Bracewell 2-3 / 4.88 HR: Barreto (9) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Ben Bracewell (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Ben…
View More Sunday, July 8th: Bracewell & Jordan Pitch Sounds & Snappers to Victory while Mondou Has Big Night for Portsby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Stockton manager Rick Magnante originally began his professional baseball career as a 13th-round draft pick of the Cleveland Indians out of the University of Santa Barbara back in 1969. He first joined the A’s organization in 1995 as an area scout covering southern California, where…
View More Stockton Skipper Rick Magnante Talks about the Ports’ Top ProspectsTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 4 Springfield Cardinals 5 LP: Finnegan 0-1 / 3.00 HR: E.White (7) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Eli White (3 for 4 / Home Run / Double / Walk) Second baseman Eli White continued his hot hitting, but the RockHounds still…
View More Saturday, July 7th: White & Hargrove Keep Up Hot Hitting for Hounds & Snappers while Cahill Makes Strong Start for SoundsMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Clinton LumberKings 5 Beloit Snappers 9 WP: Ruiz 2-6 / 5.40 Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Hunter Hargrove (4 for 5 / Double / 2 RBIs) First baseman Hunter Hargrove helped the Snappers win their third straight on Friday. The 23-year-old had 4…
View More Friday, July 6th: Hargrove Helps Snappers Win while Heim Has Big Night for Ports & Mengden Notches Victory for Nashvilleby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor A number of young players who are currently playing key roles for the A’s in 2018 may seem new to some folks, but we here at A’s Farm have known many of them for quite some time now. We first interviewed slugging first baseman Matt…
View More Catching Up with a Couple of Former Top Prospects Now Playing Big Roles in OaklandMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 2 Quad Cities River Bandits 1 WP: Martinez 2-1 / 2.42 HR: McDonald (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Wyatt Marks (6 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 5 BB / 5 K) Beloit bested the…
View More Thursday, July 5th: Marks Impresses in Snappers Win while Mondou & White Star for Stockton & Midlandby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor When the A’s acquired catcher Jonah Heim from Tampa Bay last December as the player to be named later in the Joey Wendle deal, it was already the second time that the young backstop had been dealt in his young career. After being…
View More Jonah Heim Hitting His Stride with StocktonTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 7 Tulsa Drillers 3 WP: Friedrichs 6-5 / 5.66 HR: Marincov (14), Ramirez (6) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Ramirez (2 for 4 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) Left fielder Tyler Ramirez led the…
View More Wednesday, July 4th: Ramirez’s Big Blast Leads Hounds to Victory while Perez Helps Ports Prevail