CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Lancaster JetHawks 16 Stockton Ports 6 LP: Milburn 1-2 / 5.81 HR: Diaz (4) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Edwin Diaz (2 for 4 / Home Run / Double / Walk) Stockton had its five-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday, but…
View More Wednesday, May 2nd: Diaz Has Another Big Game for Ports while Phegley & Fowler Wield Big Bats for Soundsby Ethan Kassel / A’s Farm Stockton Correspondent Solid defense and another strong pitching performance lifted the Stockton Ports to their fifth consecutive win on Tuesday night as they defeated the visiting Lancaster JetHawks 3-2. First baseman Edwin Diaz’s sixth-inning home run stood up as the decisive blast as the…
View More Stockton Wins Fifth Straight on TuesdayCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Lancaster JetHawks 2 Stockton Ports 3 WP: Tomasovich 1-0 / 4.50 HR: Diaz (3) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Edwin Diaz (2 for 3 / Home Run / Double / GWRBI) First baseman Edwin Diaz delivered the decisive blow to help the…
View More Tuesday, May 1st: Diaz’s Big Blast Helps Ports Win 5th Straight while RockHounds Record Another Comeback Win & Graveman Makes First Start for SoundsPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 3 Colorado Springs 17 LP: Bassitt 1-1 / 4.80 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Dustin Fowler (4 for 5 / Triple / Double / 2 RBIs / Stolen Base) Despite the fact that the Sounds suffered a severe beating at the hands of…
View More Monday, April 30th: Sounds Fall despite Fowler’s Big Game while Bolt Helps Ports Win 4th Straightby Bill Craig / A’s Farm Nashville Correspondent The Nationals considered Sheldon Neuse a very promising young prospect when they selected the infielder with their 2nd-round pick in the 2016 draft. But the A’s were able to persuade Washington to part with him, as well as pitchers Blake Treinen and…
View More Sheldon Neuse: Learning the Ropes in Nashvilleby 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, April 23 through Sunday, April 29. So, let’s see…
View More Top 5 Sounds of the Weekby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that we’re reaching the end of April, it seems like a good time to take a look at who some of the top hitters have been in the A’s minor league system so far this season. Catcher Sean Murphy, infielder Franklin Barreto…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of April 23-29: Murphy, Barreto & Ramirez Among System’s Top HittersPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Baby Cakes 2 Nashville Sounds 7 WP: Bleich 1-0 / 3.97 HR: Fowler (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Dustin Fowler (3 for 5 / Home Run / Triple / Double / 2 RBIs) Center fielder Dustin…
View More Sunday, April 29th: Fowler’s Big Bat Leads Sounds to Victory while Shore Makes Season Debut in Stockton WinCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 11 Lake Elsinore Storm 3 WP: Bray 1-0 / 1.65 HR: Bolt (1) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Melvin Mercedes (3 for 3 / Double / 2 Walks / 3 RBIs) The Ports exploded for 11 runs on Saturday to…
View More Saturday, April 28th: Mercedes Helps Ports Win Big while Montas Suffers Loss for SoundsCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 2 Lake Elsinore Storm 0 WP: Erwin 2-1 / 2.38 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Zack Erwin (5 2/3 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 5 K / Win) Stockton shut out Lake Elsinore on…
View More Friday, April 27th: Erwin Leads Stockton to Shutout Win while Sounds Fall despite Naile’s Solid EffortTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 11 Corpus Christi Hooks 1 WP: Ruiz 2-1 / 4.26 HR: Siddall (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Norge Ruiz (7 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K / Win) On a night when the RockHounds put…
View More Thursday, April 26th: Ruiz’s Strong Effort Helps Hounds Win while Jokisch Is Solid in Sounds’ Victoryby Liz Rudolph / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent 19-year-old Nick Allen has been a showstopper at shortstop since his showcase days in southern California, impressing scouts with his quick hands, strong arm and exceptional baseball instincts. The A’s made Allen their third-round draft pick in 2017, going well over-slot to…
View More Slick-fielding Shortstop Nick Allen Hones His Skills with the SnappersMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Peoria Chiefs 8 Beloit Snappers 9 WP: Bowers 1-0 / 5.40 Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Mickey McDonald (4 for 6 / Double / GWRBI) The Snappers won their third straight, this one in a walk-off, on Wednesday. With two outs, two on…
View More Wednesday, April 25th: McDonald’s Big Bat Leads Snappers to Walk-Off Win while Anderson Pitches Sounds to VictoryMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Peoria Chiefs 2 Beloit Snappers 3 WP: Zambrano 2-0 / 3.24 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jared Poche (5 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K) For the second night in a row, a Snappers starter allowed just…
View More Tuesday, April 24th: Poche Impresses in Snappers’ Win while Luzardo Looks Strong in Double-A Debutby Bill Craig / A’s Farm Nashville Correspondent The Sounds will look to continue their winning ways in Music City when they return home to First Tennessee Park on Wednesday for their second homestand of the season. Nashville will face off for five games against the New Orleans Baby Cakes,…
View More Sounds Return Home for 5-Game Homestand on WednesdayMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Peoria Chiefs 1 Beloit Snappers 2 WP: Salow 2-0 / 1.59 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Xavier Altamirano (5 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 2 K) Even though center fielder Austin Beck had the big hit of the…
View More Monday, April 23rd: Altamirano & Beck Impress in Snappers’ Walk-Off Win while Gossett Pitches Sounds to Victoryby 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 Sounds’ second road trip of the season from Tuesday, April 17 through…
View More Top 5 Sounds of the Weekby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Last week, we took a look at the pitching staffs for each of the A’s affiliates to start the season. But what about each team’s starting lineup? Which position player prospects have been getting most of the starts in the field and where?…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of April 16-22: Who’s Playing Where and How?by Bill Craig / A’s Farm Nashville Correspondent The way Palo Alto native B.J. Boyd has started the season for the Nashville Sounds, it wouldn’t be a surprise if he finds himself back in the Bay Area playing in the A’s outfield in front of family and friends before long.…
View More B.J. Boyd Off to a Strong Start for the SoundsTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 6 Midland RockHounds 8 WP: Seddon 2-1 / 5.16 HR: M.White (3) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman J.P. Sportman (3 for 5 / Triple / Double / 2 RBIs) The RockHounds won on Sunday to split their four-game home series with San…
View More Sunday, April 22nd: Sportman’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Sounds Fall despite Barreto’s Big Day