PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 4 Sacramento River Cats 0 WP – Cotton 2-0 / 2.25 HR – Olson (10) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jharel Cotton (7 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 9 K / Win) The Sounds…
View More Sunday, May 21st: Cotton Leads Sounds to Shutout Win while Fillmyer Pitches Hounds to VictoryCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Lake Elsinore Storm 1 Stockton Ports 3 WP – Manarino 3-2 / 3.76 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Evan Manarino (6 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 3 K / Win) After enduring his roughest outing of the…
View More Saturday, May 20th: Manarino Pitches Ports to Victory while Hounds & Snappers Get Blanked & Maxwell Lands on DLPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 6 Sacramento River Cats 0 WP – Blackburn 2-4 / 3.89 HR – Nunez (11), Lavarnway (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K / Win)…
View More Friday, May 19th: Blackburn Leads Sounds to Shutout Victory while Snappers Win in Extrasby Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Whatever happens with the A’s before the start of next season, one thing is certain – with many of the team’s current everyday players set to become free agents in the offseason, there’s bound to be plenty of turnover on the 25-man roster.…
View More Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 13 Fresno Grizzlies 3 WP – Mengden 1-1 / 3.38 HR – Nunez (10), Chapman (8), Barreto (6) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Franklin Barreto (3 for 6 / Home Run / Double / 5 RBIs) The Sounds scored a…
View More Thursday, May 18th: Barreto’s Big Bat Helps Mengden Win Strong Rehab Start for Sounds while 3 HRs Help Ports PrevailTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 4 Frisco RoughRiders 7 LP – Finnegan 0-1 / 3.38 HR – Schrock 2 (5), Munoz (2) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Max Schrock (3 for 4 / 2 Home Runs) Despite having his team fall for the fourth time…
View More Wednesday, May 17th: Schrock Hits 2 HRs in Hounds’ Loss while Nashville’s 3 HRs Aren’t Enough to Help Sounds Winby Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers split a four-game series this week with the Kane County Cougars, Arizona’s Midwest League affiliate, at Pohlman Field in Beloit. The teams were originally scheduled to play five games in three days in order to make up for two…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Kane County (5/15-17)PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 11 Fresno Grizzlies 6 WP – Cotton 1-0 / 5.40 HR – Olson (9), Chapman (6), Brugman (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Jaycob Brugman (4 for 6 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) Since returning from the disabled list…
View More Tuesday, May 16th: Brugman’s 4 Hits Help Sounds Win while Ports Snap 8-Game Skid with a Walk-OffPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 4 Fresno Grizzlies 1 WP – Bassitt 1-0 / 4.00 HR – Olson (8), Maxwell (1) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Bruce Maxwell (3 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) After being officially optioned by the A’s…
View More Monday, May 15th: Maxwell’s Big Bat Helps Bassitt Win Solid Rehab Start for Sounds while Ports Drop 8th Straight despite 4 HRsAfter missing the start of the season with a leg injury, outfield prospect Jaycob Brugman‘s bat in now back in action for Nashville. Pitching prospect Daniel Gossett has been getting hot after a slow start, while his teammate Paul Blackburn has been cooling off after a fast start. And…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of May 8-14: Brugman Returns, Gossett Gets Hot, Blackburn Goes Cold & Stockton Goes on SkidCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 4 Lancaster JetHawks 11 LP – Shore 1-3 / 3.12 HR – Brown 2 (7), Vidales (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Seth Brown (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 2 RBIs) The Ports hit three home runs…
View More Sunday, May 14th: Ports Drop 7th Straight Despite Brown’s Big Bat while Sounds & Hounds Both Get BlankedPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 3 Nashville Sounds 7 WP – Jensen 1-0 / 3.31 HR – Nunez (9), Olson 2 (7) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (3 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs) The Sounds used three home runs…
View More Saturday, May 13th: Olson’s 2 HRs Help Sounds Win while Hounds Fall despite Walter’s Solid EffortPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 1 Nashville Sounds 3 WP – Gossett 1-2 / 4.15 HR – Barreto (5), Parmelee (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Gossett (6 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 7 K / Win) RHP Daniel…
View More Friday, May 12th: Gossett Pitches Sounds to Victory while Boyd’s Bat Helps Hounds Win AgainTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 3 Corpus Christi Hooks 1 WP – Trivino 4-0 / 0.61 Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Richie Martin (2 for 4 / Double / 2 Runs) The RockHounds were shut out on 3 hits through the first 7 innings on Thursday. And…
View More Thursday, May 11th: Martin Helps Hounds Mount Comeback Win while Sounds & Ports Both Drop 4th StraightMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 9 Lake County Captains 1 WP – Butler 1-2 / 1.82 HR – Goldstein (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brendan Butler (6 2/3 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Brendan…
View More Wednesday, May 10th: Butler Pitches Snappers to Victory while Ports Fall in ExtrasCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 0 Lake Elsinore Storm 5 LP – Lyons 1-1 / 2.19 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Logan Shore (5 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K) Last year’s 2nd-round draft pick for the A’s, RHP…
View More Tuesday, May 9th: Ports Fall despite Shore’s 5 No-Hit Frames while Olson & Chapman Homer and Manaea & Bassitt Make Rehab Appearances for Soundsby Josh Moore / A’s Farm Stockton Correspondent It was a surprise spring training start in late March that gave many A’s fans their first look at Logan Shore. Donning a nameless jersey with the very spring training-esque number of “92” emblazoned on the back, the 22-year-old faced an Angels…
View More Getting To Know: A’s Pitching Prospect Logan ShoreTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 3 Midland RockHounds 7 WP – Naile 1-0 / 3.52 HR – Sportman (4) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder J.P. Sportman (2 for 4 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) A big 5-run 5th inning helped the RockHounds sail to their…
View More Monday, May 8th: Sportman Helps Hounds Win 7th Straight while Mengden Makes 1st Rehab Start for Soundsby Josh Moore / A’s Farm Stockton Correspondent Stockton manager Rick Magnante originally began his professional baseball career as a 13th-round draft pick of the Cleveland Indians out of the University of Santa Barbara back in 1969. He first joined the A’s organization in 1995 as an area scout covering southern California.…
View More Talking Ports Prospects with Stockton Skipper Rick MagnanteTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 1 Midland RockHounds 2 WP – Trivino 3-0 / 0.71 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brett Graves (5 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 5 K) After putting up a 2.55 ERA and striking out 29…
View More Sunday, May 7th: Hounds Win 6th Straight in a Walk-Off while Alcantara Suffers Loss for Sounds