by Bill Craig / A’s Farm Nashville Correspondent The Nashville Sounds’ first homestand of 2018 will kick off on Tuesday, April 10th at First Tennessee Park with a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs’ Triple-A affiliate, the Iowa Cubs, followed by a four-game series against the Kansas City Royals’ Triple-A…
View More Sounds Return to Nashville for Home Opener on TuesdayCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Lake Elsinore Storm 4 Stockton Ports 8 WP – Milburn 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Diaz (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Matt Milburn (5 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) After two impressive…
View More Sunday, April 8th: Milburn Pitches Ports to 3rd Straight Win while Sounds, Hounds & Snappers All FallTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Springfield Cardinals 1 Midland RockHounds 10 WP – Bracewell 1-0 / 1.80 HR – Brown 2 (2) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Seth Brown (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs) Midland first baseman Seth Brown didn’t waste much time…
View More Saturday, April 7th: Hounds Win Behind Brown’s Big Bat while Beck Leads Beloit to Blowout Win and Howard & Dunshee Pitch Ports to Doubleheader SweepTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Springfield Cardinals 3 Midland RockHounds 6 WP – Walter 1-0 / 4.50 HR – M.White (1) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Mikey White (1 for 4 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) Third baseman Mikey White delivered the big blow for Midland on Friday…
View More Friday, April 6th: White’s HR Helps Hounds Win while Montas’s Rough Start Dooms SoundsPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 11 New Orleans Baby Cakes 0 WP – Naile 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Canha (1), Barreto (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher James Naile (5 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 5…
View More Thursday, April 5th: Sounds, Hounds & Snappers All Prevail on Opening Nightby Ethan Kassel / A’s Farm Stockton Correspondent Jesus Luzardo lived up to the hype that surrounded him throughout spring training by putting together a stellar outing in the Stockton Ports’ home opener. The 20-year-old allowed just one run on four hits over 4 2/3 innings while striking out six.…
View More Luzardo Shines, Offense Sputters as Ports Are Shut Out on Opening Nightby Liz Rudolph / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The 2018 season got underway for the Snappers on Thursday night in Beloit with 15 newcomers on the roster, a critical new rule in place, and a 4-3 victory over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in 11 innings. Heading into opening day, the…
View More Snappers Win in Extras on Opening Nightby Ethan Kassel / A’s Farm Stockton Correspondent The opening day roster for the 2018 Stockton Ports features an intriguing mix of fresh faces and returning players, a combination that could make for an exciting season for the Ports. A trio of talented young players who’ve joined the A’s organization…
View More Stockton Ports 2018 Previewby Bill Craig / A’s Farm Nashville Correspondent The Nashville Sounds are set to kick off their fourth season as the A’s Triple-A affiliate on Thursday night on the road in New Orleans with right-hander James Naile on the mound. A few familiar faces will be missing from the Sounds…
View More Nashville Sounds 2018 Previewby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor NASHVILLE SOUNDS Top infield prospects Franklin Barreto, Jorge Mateo and Sheldon Neuse highlight Nashville’s talented young lineup this season, while veteran hurlers Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson headline the Sounds pitching staff… Nashville Roster MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS Top catching prospect Sean Murphy…
View More A’s 2018 Minor League Rostersby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor After originally joining the A’s organization as an area scout under the regime of Billy Martin back in 1982, Grady Fuson rose through the ranks and eventually ended up serving as the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001. It proved to be a…
View More Down On The Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady Fusonby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Dan Feinstein first got his foot in the door of the baseball world by landing an internship in the Oakland A’s media relations department way back in 1994. And he ended up spending nearly a decade as the team’s video coordinator before eventually…
View More Talking Top Prospects with A’s Assistant GM Dan Feinsteinby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor A number of young players who are expected to play key roles for the A’s in 2018 may seem new to some folks, but we here at A’s Farm have known many of them for quite some time now. We first interviewed slugging…
View More Catching Up With A Trio Of Young A’s: Pinder, Olson & Maxwellby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that spring training is well underway, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s 2018 Top 10 Prospects List. Four players on this year’s list are former 1st-round draft picks, and it’s worth noting that only three players from last year’s list have made a…
View More A’s Farm’s 2018 Top 10 Prospects Listby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Last August, while the season was beginning to wind down, we took the opportunity to take a look ahead at what the A’s might look like in 2018 in this piece. And we even looked ahead at the 2018 A’s way back in…
View More Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Each year, A’s FanFest not only offers an opportunity for fans to meet some of their favorite players, but it also offers a chance to get a look inside the organization’s plans for the year ahead. Of course, the biggest question about the…
View More FanFest Sheds Light on A’s Stadium Plans & Team’s Youth MovementNASHVILLE SOUNDS (Triple-A) Manager: Fran Riordan Pitching Coach: Rick Rodriguez Hitting Coach: Eric Martins Fran Riordan, 42, will manage at the Triple-A level for the first time after leading the Double-A Midland RockHounds to a Texas League title in 2017. It was the fourth consecutive championship for Oakland’s Double-A affiliate. The 2018…
View More A’s 2018 Minor League StaffA’s Prospect AFL Highlights (November 13 – 18) Monday, November 13th: Catcher Sean Murphy and left fielder Jaycob Brugman each went 1 for 4, while RHP Sam Bragg threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief as Mesa lost 10-3 on Monday. Tuesday, November 14th: Third baseman Sheldon Neuse went…
View More A’s In The AFL – November 13-18 Final UpdateA’s Prospect AFL Highlights (November 6 – 11) Monday, November 6th: Catcher Sean Murphy went 0 for 2 with 2 walks, while left fielder Jaycob Brugman went 0 for 3 with 2 walks and a stolen base. Third baseman Sheldon Neuse went 0 for 3 with a walk, and…
View More A’s In The AFL – November 6-11 Updateby Nick Badders / A’s Farm Arizona Correspondent After catching up with A’s prospects Sheldon Neuse and Sean Murphy last week, A’s Farm took the opportunity to check in with a couple more of Oakland’s young stars in the Arizona Fall League this week: RHP Logan Shore and outfielder Jaycob Brugman.…
View More A’s Prospects Shore & Brugman on Life in the AFL