PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 2 Omaha Storm Chasers 4 LP – Gossett 3-3 / 3.41 HR – Nunez (15) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Renato Nunez (3 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) Renato Nunez, starting his second straight…
View More Monday, June 5th: Nunez Hits 15th HR in Sounds Loss while Bolt Helps Ports Prevail & Norge Ruiz Makes Pitching DebutBrandon Bailey grew up in Colorado and attended Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, where he struck out 125 batters in 100 1/3 innings while posting a 2.42 ERA in his final season for the Bulldogs. After the right-hander was selected by the A’s in the 6th round of last year’s amateur…
View More Down on the Farm with Beloit Snappers Pitcher Brandon BaileyPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 6 Iowa Cubs 0 WP – Blackburn 4-5 / 3.26 HR – Chapman (13), McBride (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (7 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 4…
View More Sunday, June 4th: Blackburn Leads Sounds to Shutout Victory while Murphy’s 2 HRs Help Stockton Win & Armenteros Makes Pro DebutCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Lancaster JetHawks 3 Stockton Ports 9 WP – Puk 4-4 / 3.51 HR – Murphy (5) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher A.J. Puk (6 2/3 IP / 4 H / 3 ER / 2 BB / 12 K / Win) LHP A.J. Puk…
View More Saturday, June 3rd: Puk Pitches Ports to Victory while Chapman Homers in Sounds Lossby Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers took two out of three games from the Clinton LumberKings, Seattle’s Midwest League affiliate, this week at Pohlman Field in Beloit. The series win moved the Snappers into third place in the Midwest League Western Division. The first half…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Clinton (5/30-6/1)by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that we’re a couple of months into the minor league season, we wanted to step back and take a look at how some of the A’s top prospects have been shaping up so far this season. And there’s no one better to…
View More Talking Top Prospects with A’s Assistant General Manager Billy OwensPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 12 Iowa Cubs 3 WP – Smith 3-2 / 3.35 HR – Olson 2 (14), Nunez (14) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (3 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs)…
View More Friday, June 2nd: Olson Hits 2 HRs in Sounds’ 4th Straight Victory while Hounds Win in a Walk-OffPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 5 Iowa Cubs 2 WP – Jensen 2-0 / 2.57 HR – Barreto (7) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Franklin Barreto (Grand Slam) With the bases loaded, two outs and his team down by a run…
View More Thursday, June 1st: Sounds Win Behind Barreto’s Big Blast while Ports Prevail in ExtrasTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Arkansas Travelers 5 Midland RockHounds 7 WP – Manarino 1-0 / 3.00 HR – Sportman (6), Munoz (3) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman J.P. Sportman (3 for 4 / Home Run / 2 RBIs) The RockHounds scored 7 runs on 16 hits…
View More Wednesday, May 31st: Sportman’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Hahn Makes Rehab Start for StocktonPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #1 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 3 Nashville Sounds 8 WP – Gossett 3-2 / 3.19 HR – Olson (12) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Gossett (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 0 BB /…
View More Tuesday, May 30th: Gossett Shines and Olson & Nunez Homer to Help Sounds Take 2 while Snappers Win in a Walk-OffCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 8 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 3 WP – Biegalski 3-2 / 6.83 Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Sean Murphy (3 for 6 / 2 Doubles / 3 RBIs) Catcher Sean Murphy came through with a…
View More Monday, May 29th: Murphy’s Big Bat Helps Ports Win in Extras while Seddon & Manarino Receive Promotionsby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the first two months of the minor league season almost in the books, it seems like a good time to take a look at the A’s minor league team leaders in a few key hitting and pitching categories. And it shouldn’t come…
View More A’s Minor League Team LeadersPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #2 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 1 Nashville Sounds 2 WP – Walter 1-0 / 2.79 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Corey Walter (7 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 2 K / Win)…
View More Sunday, May 28th: Walter Pitches Sounds to Doubleheader Split while Big HRs by Brown & Mercedes Help Ports & Snappers PrevailCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 4 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2 WP – Puk 3-4 / 3.43 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher A.J. Puk (5 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 4 BB / 8 K / Win)…
View More Saturday, May 27th: Puk Pitches Ports to Victory with 5 Scoreless FramesTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 10 NW Arkansas Naturals 11 LP – Navas 0-1 / 13.50 HR – Rosa 2 (9) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Viosergy Rosa (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 5 RBIs) Midland ended up suffering a heart-breaking walk-off loss in…
View More Friday, May 26th: Rosa Hits 2 HRs for Hounds while Mondou Helps Snappers Win in Extrasby Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers took three out of four games from the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Milwaukee’s Midwest League affiliate, in their series this week at Pohlman Field in Beloit. The matchup featured the only two minor league teams in the state of Wisconsin,…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Wisconsin (5/22-25)CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 2 Visalia Rawhide 0 WP – Manarino 4-2 / 3.21 HR – Ramirez 2 (5) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Evan Manarino (7 IP / 6 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) LHP Evan Manarino turned in…
View More Thursday, May 25th: Manarino Leads Ports to Shutout Win with Help of Ramirez’s 2 HRs while Marincov & Persico Both Drive in 5 in Hounds’ & Snappers’ WinsPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Omaha Storm Chasers 0 Nashville Sounds 4 WP – Blackburn 3-4 / 3.33 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (7 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 6 K / Win) Another day, another great performance by…
View More Wednesday, May 24th: Blackburn Leads Sounds to 2nd Straight Shutout Win while Meisner Pitches Ports to VictoryPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Omaha Storm Chasers 0 Nashville Sounds 10 WP – Mengden 2-1 / 2.21 HR – Chapman (10) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Mengden (7 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Daniel Mengden…
View More Tuesday, May 23rd: Mengden Throws 7 Scoreless, Chapman Homers & Wendle Has 4 Hits to Help Sounds Post Shutout WinPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 9 Sacramento River Cats 3 WP – Gossett 2-2 / 3.59 HR – Olson (11), Chapman (9), Wendle (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Gossett (8 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K…
View More Monday, May 22nd: Gossett’s 8 Shutout Innings Lead Sounds to Victory while Puk Pitches 5 1/3 No-Hit Frames in Ports’ Win