by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor After taking a high school player with their top pick last year, the A’s stuck strictly with college players for their first three picks on day one of this year’s amateur draft. But they did shake things up a bit by making a…
View More A’s Take High-Risk/High-Reward Player as Top Pick on Day One of DraftNo games scheduled for Nashville, Midland, Stockton or Beloit on Monday. Tuesday’s Games: Reno @ Nashville: 5:05pm PT / 7:05pm CT Midland @ San Antonio: 5:05pm PT / 7:05pm CT Stockton @ San Jose: 6:30pm PT Beloit @ Cedar Rapids (Game #1): 3:35pm PT / 5:35pm CT Beloit…
View More Monday, June 4th: No Games ScheduledPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 3 Round Rock Express 2 WP: Kiekhefer 2-0 / 2.16 HR: Barreto (7) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Franklin Barreto (4 for 5 / Home Run / Double) Shortstop Franklin Barreto’s big day helped lead to the Sounds to a come-from-behind…
View More Sunday, June 3rd: Barreto’s & Brown’s Big Bats Lead Sounds & Hounds to VictoryCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 9 Visalia Rawhide 5 WP: Erwin 5-3 / 4.28 HR: Mondou (5) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Nate Mondou (2 for 3 / Home Run / 3 RBIs / 3 Runs / 3 Stolen Bases) Stockton won its fifth straight on Saturday to…
View More Saturday, June 2nd: Mondou Helps Ports Win 5th Straight while Smolinski, Laureano & Marincov All Homer AgainTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Northwest Arkansas Naturals 4 Midland RockHounds 11 WP: Friedrichs 3-3 / 7.06 HR: Marincov (9) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Tyler Marincov (3 for 5 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) The RockHounds notched the win over the Naturals on Friday…
View More Friday, June 1st: Marincov’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Laureano & Smolinski Both Homer for Sounds and Stockton Wins 4th StraightPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Round Rock Express 6 WP: Hendriks 1-0 / 0.00 HR: Garcia (8), Smolinski 2 (4), Lombardozzi (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Jake Smolinski (3 for 3 / 2 Home Runs) Center fielder Jake Smolinski’s big night led Nashville to…
View More Thursday, May 31st: Smolinski Blasts Sounds to Victory while Blackburn Gets Off to Rough Start but Howard Dominates as Ports PrevailCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 4 Stockton Ports 7 WP: Dunshee 4-2 / 2.81 HR: Bolt 2 (7), Persico (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Skye Bolt (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Center fielder Skye Bolt’s big bat helped the Ports prevail for…
View More Wednesday, May 30th: Ports Prevail behind Bolt’s Big Bat while Martin’s Big Game Helps Hounds Winby Liz Rudolph / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent Webster Garrison spent seven seasons playing in the A’s system, primarily as a second baseman, and even made it into five major league games with the A’s during the 1996 season. After his playing career came to an end, Garrison began his…
View More Snappers Skipper Webster Garrison Talks About His Team’s Top ProspectsTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Arkansas Travelers 16 Midland RockHounds 10 LP: Seddon 3-3 / 5.68 HR: Marincov 2 (7), Sportman 2 (6) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (Grand Slam / 2-Run HR) The RockHounds went down to defeat in a slugfest on Tuesday, but there…
View More Tuesday, May 29th: Marincov & Sportman Each Homer Twice for Hounds while Hurlbutt & Manarino Pitch Ports to Shutout VictoryMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 4 Burlington Bees 5 LP: Damron 2-2 / 2.37 HR: Lopez (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Wyatt Marks (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 4 K) Despite the fact that his team went down to defeat…
View More Monday, May 28th: Marks Impresses in Snappers’ Loss while Bassitt Is Solid in Sounds’ Winby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the major league draft just a week away, it’s a good time to take a quick look at how the A’s top 10 picks from last year’s draft have been performing so far this season. Austin Beck, Nick Allen and Jared Poche…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of May 21-27: 2017 Top 10 Draft Picks Progress Reportby 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, May 21 through Sunday, May 27. So, let’s see…
View More Top 5 Sounds of the WeekCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 10 Lancaster JetHawks 7 WP: Erwin 4-3 / 4.25 Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Collin Theroux (2 for 3 / Triple / Walk / 3 RBIs) The Ports prevailed for the third time in their last four games on Sunday to run…
View More Sunday, May 27th: Theroux Leads Ports to Victory while White Helps Hounds Reach .500MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 10 Burlington Bees 5 WP: Damron 2-1 / 2.45 HR: Farrar (5), Hargrove 3 (3) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Hunter Hargrove (4 for 5 / 3 Home Runs / Double / 7 RBIs) First baseman Hunter Hargrove had a huge…
View More Saturday, May 26th: Beloit Wins behind Hargrove’s Big Bat while Milburn Leads Sounds to Shutout VictoryCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 9 Lancaster JetHawks 4 WP: Dunshee 3-2 / 2.82 HR: Bolt (4) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Skye Bolt (Grand Slam) With two outs, the bases loaded and the game tied in the top of the 5th, center fielder Skye Bolt…
View More Friday, May 25th: Ports Prevail behind Bolt’s Big Blast while White, Ramirez & Luzardo Lead Hounds to VictoryMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Peoria Chiefs 0 Beloit Snappers 1 WP: Altamirano 2-2 / 2.66 HR: Armenteros (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Xavier Altamirano (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K / Win) The Snappers shut out Peoria on…
View More Thursday, May 24th: Altamirano Leads Snappers to Shutout Victory while Shore Makes Double-A Debut in RockHounds’ Winby Bill Craig / A’s Farm Nashville Correspondent Despite missing a couple months of action last season due to an oblique injury, right-hander James Naile came out strong this season. The 25-year-old tossed 17 2/3 scoreless innings over his first three starts to notch three straight wins for Nashville, and…
View More James Naile Making His Mark in NashvilleTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 9 Arkansas Travelers 3 WP: Seddon 3-2 / 4.17 Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Sean Murphy (3 for 4 / 2 Doubles / Walk / 2 RBIs) Catcher Sean Murphy helped Midland snap its four-game losing streak on Wednesday. Murphy was…
View More Wednesday, May 23rd: Murphy Helps Hounds Snap Skid while Sounds Win in a Walk-OffPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Colorado Springs Sky Sox 2 Nashville Sounds 4 WP: Bassitt 2-2 / 6.35 HR: Barreto (6) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Bassitt (5 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 7 K / Win)…
View More Tuesday, May 22nd: Bassitt Pitches Sounds to Victory while Mondou Helps Ports PrevailPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Colorado Springs Sky Sox 4 Nashville Sounds 5 WP: Wendelken 1-0 / 6.75 HR: Laureano (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Ramon Laureano (2 for 2 / Home Run / 2 RBIs) Right fielder Ramon Laureano helped Nashville notch…
View More Monday, May 21st: Laureano Leads Sounds to Victory in Nashville Debut while 3 Pitchers Complete Shutout Win for Snappers