by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor The man responsible for overseeing the A’s efforts in the amateur draft is scouting director Eric Kubota. Kubota started out his career in the baseball world by interning for the A’s in the mid-‘80s, and he eventually served as the assistant director of scouting…
View More A’s Scouting Director Eric Kubota Offers the Inside Scoop on Oakland’s Top 11 Draft Picks of 2018CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 1 Stockton Ports 5 WP: Howard 7-3 / 2.38 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brian Howard (8 2/3 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 7 K / Win) One night after Stockton clinched the California League North…
View More Tuesday, June 12th: Howard Pitches Ports to Victory while Friedrichs Helps Hounds WinTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 7 Frisco RoughRiders 1 WP: Luzardo 3-3 / 3.80 HR: Brown (8), Murphy (6) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jesus Luzardo (5 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 8 K / Win) LHP Jesus Luzardo delivered one…
View More Monday, June 11th: Luzardo Pitches Hounds to Victory while Ports Clinch 1st-Half Titleby Ethan Kassel / A’s Farm Stockton Correspondent STOCKTON — Stockton’s 5-4 win over San Jose on Monday, combined with Visalia’s loss to Modesto, clinched the first-half California League North Division championship for the Ports. It’s the team’s first first-half title since 2003, and the Ports became the first minor league…
View More Stockton Ports Clinch First-Half Titleby 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 4 through Sunday, June 10. So, let’s see…
View More Top 5 Sounds of the WeekPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tacoma Rainiers 5 Nashville Sounds 4 LP: Wahl 3-1 / 2.33 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Eric Jokisch (6 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 7 K) The Sounds lost their second straight to Tacoma to fall a game…
View More Sunday, June 10th: Jokisch Shines in Sounds Loss while Ports Prevail in ExtrasTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 6 Frisco RoughRiders 4 WP: Cochran-Gill 1-0 / 5.72 HR: Murphy (5) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Sean Murphy (3 for 5 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) The RockHounds came from behind to best the RoughRiders in the opening game of…
View More Saturday, June 9th: Murphy’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Jackson Impresses in Sounds Debutby Bill Craig / A’s Farm Nashville Correspondent The A’s made Ole Miss right-hander Bobby Wahl their 5th-round pick in the 2013 draft, taking him just a few slots behind familiar names like Chad Pinder and Ryon Healy. The A’s had high hopes for the hard-throwing righty, but injuries frequently…
View More Wahl Working His Way into Top Form at NashvillePACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tacoma Rainiers 3 Nashville Sounds 11 WP: Kiekhefer 3-0 / 1.59 HR: Garcia (9) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Anthony Garcia (Grand Slam / Double / 5 RBIs) With the bases loaded, two outs and the Sounds up by a run in…
View More Friday, June 8th: Garcia’s Grand Slam Leads Sounds to Victory while Ruiz’s Solid Effort Isn’t Enough to Help Hounds WinCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 11 San Jose Giants 10 WP: Duno 2-0 / 1.66 HR: Theroux 2 (5), Toffey (1) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Collin Theroux (2 for 5 / 2 Home Runs) The Ports prevailed in a 10-inning slugfest on Thursday to sweep their three-games series…
View More Thursday, June 7th: Theroux’s Big Bat Helps Ports Prevail while Friedrichs Pitches Hounds to VictoryMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) GAME #2 Beloit Snappers 3 Cedar Rapids Kernels 0 WP: Conley 3-2 / 4.07 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Bryce Conley (6 2/3 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 10 K / Win) RHP Bryce Conley turned in…
View More Wednesday, June 6th: Conley Leads Snappers to Doubleheader Sweep while Howard & Naile Pitch Ports & Sounds to Victoryby Ethan Kassel / A’s Farm Stockton Correspondent Reigning California League Pitcher of the Week Brian Howard added to his already-impressive résumé on Wednesday, allowing just one run over seven innings as the first-place Stockton Ports rolled to an 11-1 win over the host San Jose Giants. Howard had all…
View More Ports Roll behind Big 1st Inning, Sharp Outing by Brian Howardby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the tenth round of the amateur draft having concluded at the end of the draft’s second day on Tuesday, it’s time to take a look at the A’s top eleven picks of the 2018 draft. Oakland earned the ninth overall pick in…
View More Getting to Know the A’s 2018 Top 11 Draft PicksCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 3 San Jose Giants 1 WP: Dunshee 5-2 / 2.56 HR: Bolt (8), Heim 2 (6) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Jonah Heim (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs) Catcher Jonah Heim had a big night at the plate to help the Ports…
View More Tuesday, June 5th: Ports Prevail behind Heim’s Big Bat while Boyd & Brown Do Their Best for Sounds & Houndsby 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 Prevail