CALIFORNIA 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 Snappersby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor This week, it’s time to take a look at the team leaders in some important statistical categories for each of the A’s affiliates. A young player’s ability to stand out amongst his peers is important, whatever level he’s playing at. And players like…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of May 14-20: Gossett, Murphy & Bolt Top Teams’ Stat Leadersby 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 14 through Sunday, May 20. So, let’s see…
View More Top 5 Sounds of the WeekCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 5 Stockton Ports 1 LP: Gilbert 3-1 / 2.40 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brian Howard (7 2/3 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 9 K) RHP Brian Howard turned in his most impressive start of the season…
View More Sunday, May 20th: Howard & Conley Turn in Strong Starts for Ports & SnappersMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Quad Cities River Bandits 3 Beloit Snappers 4 WP: Zambrano 4-1 / 5.09 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Xavier Altamirano (7 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 3 K) The Snappers clinched a walk-off win…
View More Saturday, May 19th: Altamirano Impresses in Snappers’ Walk-Off Win while Naile & Luzardo Are Solid for Sounds & HoundsPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Oklahoma City Dodgers 4 WP: Graveman 2-0 / 5.00 HR: Martini 2 (3) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Nick Martini (3 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs) First baseman Nick Martini had a big…
View More Friday, May 18th: Martini’s Big Bat Helps Sounds Win while Shore Impresses Again for PortsCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 1 Stockton Ports 2 WP: Gilbert 3-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jake Bray (5 IP / 2 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 9 K) The Ports prevailed…
View More Thursday, May 17th: Bray Impresses in Ports’ Win while Bassitt Struggles in Sounds’ Loss