by 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 PrevailTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Springfield Cardinals 3 Midland RockHounds 9 WP: Luzardo 5-3 / 2.81 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jesus Luzardo (5 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 4 K / Win) LHP Jesus Luzardo turned in his fifth straight impressive start for the…
View More Tuesday, July 3rd: Luzardo Extends Scoreless Streak to Help Hounds Win while Mendoza Leads Vermont to Shutout VictoryTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Springfield Cardinals 6 Midland RockHounds 3 LP: Romero 0-1 / 10.80 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brian Howard (7 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 9 K) RHP Brian Howard was impressive in just his second Texas League start on…
View More Monday, July 2nd: Howard Impresses for Hounds while Erwin Pitches Ports to VictoryCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Lancaster JetHawks 1 Stockton Ports 0 LP: Gilbert 3-2 / 2.97 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Matt Milburn (7 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 8 K) On a day filled with solid pitching performances throughout the A’s…
View More Sunday, July 1st: Milburn Impresses Again for Ports while Alcantara & Dunshee Pitch Sounds & Hounds to VictoryMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Peoria Chiefs 4 Beloit Snappers 6 WP: Highberger 3-3 / 3.22 HR: Shelby (2) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Hunter Hargrove (3 for 5 / Double / 2 RBIs) First baseman Hunter Hargrove led the Snappers to a comeback win over Peoria…
View More Saturday, June 30th: Hargrove Has Big Hit for Beloit while Midland & Stockton Get BlankedCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Lancaster JetHawks 7 Stockton Ports 9 WP: Altamirano 2-0 / 4.97 HR: Heim (7) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Jonah Heim (3 for 5 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) The Ports prevailed for the third time in their last four games on…
View More Friday, June 29th: Heim’s Big Bat Helps Ports Prevail while Garcia & Lopez Homer Again for Sounds & SnappersPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 10 Oklahoma City Dodgers 9 WP: Coulombe 1-1 / 2.84 HR: Smolinski (8), Taylor (1) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Beau Taylor (2 for 4 / Home Run / Triple / Walk / 4 RBIs) The Sounds came from behind…
View More Thursday, June 28th: Sounds Win behind Taylor’s Big Bat while Vermont Puts up 14 Runs in VictoryCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 8 San Jose Giants 6 WP: Damron 1-0 / 0.00 HR: Pimentel 2 (5) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Sandber Pimentel (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs) Stockton took its second straight from San Jose on Wednesday, and…
View More Wednesday, June 27th: Pimentel’s Big Bat Helps Ports Prevail while Sounds Sweep DoubleheaderCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 5 San Jose Giants 0 WP: Milburn 5-2 / 4.39 HR: Pimentel 2 (3) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Matt Milburn (9 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 7 K / Win) On Tuesday, Ports pitcher Matt Milburn…
View More Tuesday, June 26th: Milburn Pitches Ports to Shutout Victory while Mateo Helps Sounds Snap SkidCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 2 San Jose Giants 5 LP: Manarino 1-1 / 3.86 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Dairon Blanco (2 for 4 / Triple / Double / RBI) On a day in which no A’s affiliate notched a win, Stockton right fielder Dairon Blanco turned…
View More Monday, June 25th: Blanco Extends Hit Streak for Stockton while Marks Turns in Another Strong Start for Snappersby Rachel Davis / A’s Farm Nashville Contributor Each week, we’ll be taking a look at some of the top performers for the A’s top affiliate, the Triple-A Nashville Sounds, over the past week. This week covers the period from Monday, June 18 through Sunday, June 24. So, let’s see…
View More Top 5 Sounds of the WeekCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 3 Stockton Ports 13 WP: Altamirano 1-0 / 0.00 HR: Theroux (6), Persico (3) Prospect Of The Game: Ptcher Xavier Altamirano (7 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 8 K / Win) Stockton scored a season-high 13…
View More Sunday, June 24th: Altamirano Pitches Ports to 5th Straight Win while Murphy Helps Hounds Snap Skidby Bill Craig / A’s Farm Nashville Correspondent Bay Area native BJ Boyd didn’t play high school baseball until his junior year at Palo Alto High. Some were a bit surprised when the A’s selected him with their 4th-round pick in the 2012 draft. There was some thought that Boyd…
View More BJ Boyd Buiding His Baseball Knowledge at NashvilleTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 0 San Antonio Missions 2 LP: Friedrichs 5-4 / 5.40 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jesus Luzardo (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K) Although the RockHounds were shut out for the second straight night to…
View More Saturday, June 23rd: Luzardo Extends Scoreless Streak while Ports Prevail in ExtrasCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 2 Stockton Ports 9 WP: Erwin 6-5 / 4.46 HR: Toffey (3), Pimentel (1) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman William Toffey (2 for 4 / Grand Slam) The Ports prevailed again on Friday to notch their third straight victory over the Nuts.…
View More Friday, June 22nd: Toffey’s Big Blast Leads Ports to Victory while Andueza & Hargrove Help Snappers PrevailPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 4 Nashville Sounds 7 WP: Buchter 1-0 / 0.00 HR: Laureano (4), Neuse (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Ramon Laureano (2 for 4 / Home Run / 2 RBIs) Right fielder Ramon Laureano delivered the key hit to help…
View More Thursday, June 21st: Laureano Leads Sounds to Victory while Barrera & Shelby Wield Big Bats for Ports & Snappers and AZL A’s Win 4th Straightby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the California League and the Midwest League All-Star breaks taking place this week and all the minor league affiliates right around the halfway points of their seasons, it’s the perfect time to take a step back and determine who the true standouts…
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