A’s Farm Report: Dunshee, Cotton, Kaprielian & More Pitchers on the Move
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor The position player rosters for each of the A’s minor league affiliates have remained remarkably stable so far this year, with very few hitters moving around the system too much during the first quarter of the minor league season. But the same certainly…
View More A’s Farm Report: Dunshee, Cotton, Kaprielian & More Pitchers on the MoveSunday, May 12th: Payton Belts Big Blast for Vegas while Lazaro Launches Another HR for Stockton
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tacoma Rainiers 10 Las Vegas Aviators 6 LP: T.Anderson 3-3 / 6.11 HR: Payton (9) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Mark Payton (2 for 4 / Grand Slam) Four 8th-inning runs weren’t enough to keep Las Vegas from suffering a loss at the…
View More Sunday, May 12th: Payton Belts Big Blast for Vegas while Lazaro Launches Another HR for StocktonSaturday, May 11th: Conley’s Stellar Start Helps Snappers Snap Skid while Vegas & Midland Win and Jackson, Mengden, Dunshee & Kaprielian Are All on the Move
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Fort Wayne TinCaps 1 Beloit Snappers 10 WP: Conley 1-3 / 3.54 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Bryce Conley (6 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K / Win) Bryce Conley threw 6 hitless and scoreless innings in a…
View More Saturday, May 11th: Conley’s Stellar Start Helps Snappers Snap Skid while Vegas & Midland Win and Jackson, Mengden, Dunshee & Kaprielian Are All on the MoveFriday, May 10th: Vegas Falls in Extras despite HRs by Neuse & Mateo while Allen Swings Big Bat in Stockton Loss
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Salt Lake Bees 3 Las Vegas Aviators 7 WP: Blackburn 5-1 / 4.37 Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Sheldon Neuse (1 for 5 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) Las Vegas suffered a loss in extra innings on Friday. Starter…
View More Friday, May 10th: Vegas Falls in Extras despite HRs by Neuse & Mateo while Allen Swings Big Bat in Stockton LossThursday, May 9th: Fowler Leads Vegas to Victory while Hounds, Ports & Snappers All Fall
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Salt Lake Bees 5 Las Vegas Aviators 7 WP: Ruiz 1-1 / 5.87 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Dustin Fowler (2 for 3 / Double / 2 RBIs) Right fielder Dustin Fowler helped lead Las Vegas to its third straight victory…
View More Thursday, May 9th: Fowler Leads Vegas to Victory while Hounds, Ports & Snappers All FallA’s Infield & Baserunning Instructor Steve Scarsone & Stockton Skipper Webster Garrison Talk Top Prospects on A’s Farm Podcast
On this week’s podcast, former Sacramento and Nashville manager and current minor league infield and baserunning instructor for the A’s Steve Scarsone joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about his career in baseball as well as his current role with the A’s and to discuss some of the…
View More A’s Infield & Baserunning Instructor Steve Scarsone & Stockton Skipper Webster Garrison Talk Top Prospects on A’s Farm PodcastWednesday, May 8th: Mateo Leads Vegas to Victory while Stockton Suffers One-Run Loss
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Salt Lake Bees 8 Las Vegas Aviators 9 WP: Schlitter 3-1 / 5.87 HR: Brown (10), Mateo (3) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Jorge Mateo (3 for 5 / Home Run / Triple / 3 RBIs) Shortstop Jorge Mateo led the…
View More Wednesday, May 8th: Mateo Leads Vegas to Victory while Stockton Suffers One-Run LossA’s Player Development Supervisor Rick Magnante Talks About Team’s Top Prospects on A’s Farm Podcast
On this week’s podcast, former Stockton Ports manager and the A’s current Supervisor of Player Development Rick Magnante joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about his career in baseball and his current role with the A’s and to discuss some of the team’s top prospects like A.J. Puk,…
View More A’s Player Development Supervisor Rick Magnante Talks About Team’s Top Prospects on A’s Farm PodcastTuesday, May 7th: Deichmann’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Mengden & Anderson Pitch Vegas to Victory
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 7 NW Arkansas Naturals 5 WP: Cochran-Gill 1-1 / 4.66 HR: Deichmann 2 (5) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Greg Deichmann (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs / Walk) After going 0 for his last 14, right fielder Greg Deichmann…
View More Tuesday, May 7th: Deichmann’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Mengden & Anderson Pitch Vegas to VictoryMonday, May 6th: Jefferies Is Solid in Hounds Loss while Aviators & Snappers Go Down to Defeat
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 2 NW Arkansas Naturals 3 LP: Erwin 1-2 / 6.17 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daulton Jefferies (3 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 2 K) On a day in which there wasn’t much to cheer about in the…
View More Monday, May 6th: Jefferies Is Solid in Hounds Loss while Aviators & Snappers Go Down to DefeatA’s Farm Report: April’s Top-Performing Prospects
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that the first month of the minor league season is in the books, it’s time to take a look at which of the A’s minor league players have gotten off to the best starts in 2019. Familiar pitchers like Daniel Mengden, Brian…
View More A’s Farm Report: April’s Top-Performing ProspectsSunday, May 5th: Blackburn Pitches Vegas to Victory while Dunshee Helps Hounds Win & Ports Prevail behind Lazaro’s Big Bat
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 2 Las Vegas Aviators 11 WP: Blackburn 4-1 / 4.50 HR: Payton (8), Campbell (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (6 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 3 K / Win) RHP…
View More Sunday, May 5th: Blackburn Pitches Vegas to Victory while Dunshee Helps Hounds Win & Ports Prevail behind Lazaro’s Big BatSaturday, May 4th: Mateo Stars for Vegas while Howard Pitches Hounds to Victory & Ports Prevail in Extras
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 10 Las Vegas Aviators 7 LP: Lobstein 1-1 / 8.44 HR: Campbell (3), Mateo (2) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Jorge Mateo (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs / Stolen Base) Despite an impressive performance by…
View More Saturday, May 4th: Mateo Stars for Vegas while Howard Pitches Hounds to Victory & Ports Prevail in ExtrasApril in Midland: How the Team’s Top Prospects Performed
by Jeffrey Pilch (@texasleaguers1) / A’s Farm Midland Contributor The RockHounds started the 2019 season without any of the A’s top 10 prospects according to MLB Pipeline on their roster, but they do have eight players ranked in the top 30 on the squad. Midland managed to finish the month…
View More April in Midland: How the Team’s Top Prospects PerformedFriday, May 3rd: Jackson Starts, Olson Homers & Joseph Stars in Vegas Loss while Snappers drop 6th Straight
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 5 Las Vegas Aviators 4 LP: N.Ruiz 0-1 / 7.36 HR: Joseph (3), Olson (1) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Corban Joseph (3 for 5 / Home Run / Triple / 2 RBIs) Las Vegas suffered a one-run loss…
View More Friday, May 3rd: Jackson Starts, Olson Homers & Joseph Stars in Vegas Loss while Snappers drop 6th StraightEdwin Jackson & Matt Olson Play Big Roles for Las Vegas in Aviators’ Extra-Inning Loss
by Jeff Schiller / A’s Farm Las Vegas Contributor The Aviators returned home from Reno on Friday for the first of 12 straight home games, which will be the longest home stand of the 2019 season for the team. The game ended in an 11-inning loss, but Aviators and A’s…
View More Edwin Jackson & Matt Olson Play Big Roles for Las Vegas in Aviators’ Extra-Inning LossThursday, May 2nd: Anderson, Taylor & Mateo Star in Vegas Victory while Stockton Sees Win Streak Snapped
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 6 Reno Aces 3 WP: T.Anderson 2-2 / 6.04 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Tanner Anderson (6 IP / 6 H / 2 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Tanner Anderson…
View More Thursday, May 2nd: Anderson, Taylor & Mateo Star in Vegas Victory while Stockton Sees Win Streak SnappedWednesday, May 1st: Ports Prevail behind Beck’s Big Bat while Olson Returns to Action, Murphy Lands on IL & Bolt Heads to A’s
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 3 Stockton Ports 9 WP: Jordan 3-2 / 4.97 HR: Armenteros (6), Beck 2 (4), Eierman (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Austin Beck (2 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Stockton broke out the big bats to win its sixth…
View More Wednesday, May 1st: Ports Prevail behind Beck’s Big Bat while Olson Returns to Action, Murphy Lands on IL & Bolt Heads to A’sTop 5 Ports of the Month for April
by Ethan Kassel / A’s Farm Stockton Contributor The 2019 Stockton Ports season got off to a bit of a bumpy start in April. An early six-game losing streak and a later seven-game skid led to a sub-.500 record for the month. But the club did manage to finish the…
View More Top 5 Ports of the Month for AprilTuesday, April 30th: Lazaro Leads Stockton to 5th Straight Win while Vegas Goes Down to Defeat
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 3 Stockton Ports 5 WP: Bray 1-0 / 3.38 HR: Armenteros (5) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Lazaro Armenteros (1 for 3 / Home Run / Walk / 2 RBIs / Stolen Base) The Ports prevailed to win their fifth straight on Tuesday. And…
View More Tuesday, April 30th: Lazaro Leads Stockton to 5th Straight Win while Vegas Goes Down to Defeat