by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers ended a 6-game home stand this week with a 3-game series against Tampa Bay’s Midwest League affiliate, the Bowling Green Hot Rods, at Pohlman Field in Beloit. The Hot Rods feature five young position-player prospects all ranked in the…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Bowling Green (5/5-7)CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 2 Stockton Ports 13 WP – Puk 1-3 / 4.26 HR – Iriart (5) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher A.J. Puk (5 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 9 K / Win) Last year’s top draft pick…
View More Saturday, May 6th: Puk Pitches Ports to Victory while Midland & Beloit Both Win in Walk-OffsTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 4 Midland RockHounds 10 WP – Friedrichs 1-3 / 5.16 Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Richie Martin (2 for 2 / Double / Sac Fly / Stolen Base / 2 Runs / GWRBI) A big 4-run 6th inning allowed the RockHounds…
View More Friday, May 5th: Martin Helps Hounds Come Back to Win 4th Straight but HRs by Chapman & Canha Aren’t Enough to Help Sounds PrevailBy Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers started a 6-game home stand this week with a 3-game series against Cincinnati’s Midwest League affiliate, the Dayton Dragons, at Pohlman Field in Beloit. It was the Snappers’ first series of the season against a Midwest League Eastern Division…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Dayton (5/2-4)PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 5 Round Rock Express 4 WP – C.Smith 2-1 / 2.39 HR – Olson (4), Parmelee (3) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (Home Run / 3 RBIs) First baseman Matt Olson slugged a 3-run homer in the top…
View More Thursday, May 4th: Olson’s Early HR Leads Sounds to Victory while Bassitt Looks Strong in 2nd Rehab Start for StocktonTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 3 Midland RockHounds 12 WP – Holmes 2-1 / 5.16 HR – Marincov 3 (6), Rosa (5), Raga (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (3 for 5 / 3 Home Runs / 5 RBIs) Five home runs helped the…
View More Wednesday, May 3rd: Marincov’s 3 HRs Help Hounds Win while Nunez Homers Again in Sounds’ LossPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 11 Round Rock Express 0 WP – Brady 1-1 / 4.30 HR – Nunez (6), Canha (4), Chapman 2 (2), Wendle (1) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Matt Chapman (2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) The Sounds put 11 runs on…
View More Tuesday, May 2nd: Chapman’s 2 HRs Help Sounds Win 5th Straight while Graves & Meisner Lead Ports to Shutout VictoryPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Baby Cakes 4 Nashville Sounds 6 WP – J.Smith 2-0 / 3.29 HR – Nunez (5), McBride (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Matt McBride (Home Run / 2 RBIs) With two outs, a man on and the…
View More Monday, May 1st: McBride’s Big Blow Gives Sounds Walk-Off Win while Hounds Suffer 3-Hit ShutoutWith the first month of the minor league season now complete, it’s a good time to take a look at the A’s minor league leaders in a few key hitting and pitching categories. And it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise to see the names of top prospects…
View More A’s April Minor League LeadersCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 3 San Jose Giants 0 WP – Manarino 1-1 / 1.57 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Evan Manarino (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 5 K / Win) It was another impressive performance by the Ports…
View More Sunday, April 30th: Manarino & Hurlbutt Pitch Ports to Shutout Win while Marincov’s Grand Slam Isn’t Enough as Hounds Lose Late LeadPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Baby Cakes 2 Nashville Sounds 10 WP – C.Smith 1-1 / 2.18 HR – Nunez (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Smith (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 3 K /…
View More Saturday, April 29th: Smith’s 6 Shutout Frames Lead Sounds to Victory while Bassitt Makes First Rehab Start for Stocktonby Josh Moore / A’s Farm Stockton Correspondent If you’ve been paying attention to Stockton’s impressive pitching staff this season, you’re not alone. There’s been plenty of talk about the potential of top draft picks like A.J. Puk and Logan Shore, but it was another pitcher on the Stockton staff…
View More Brett Graves: Stepping It Up For StocktonPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Baby Cakes 1 Nashville Sounds 4 WP – Blackburn 1-2 / 1.64 HR – Canha (3), Olson (3) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 2…
View More Friday, April 28th: Blackburn Pitches Sounds to Victory while Mann & Sportman Help Hounds WinPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Baby Cakes 2 Nashville Sounds 9 WP – Gray 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Barreto (4), Lavarnway (2), Canha (2) “Prospect” Of The Game: Pitcher Sonny Gray (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 0 BB…
View More Thursday, April 27th: Sonny Gray Impresses in Sounds’ Victory while Snappers Win 6th StraightMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Clinton LumberKings 4 Beloit Snappers 5 WP – Milburn 2-1 / 6.75 HR – Mercedes (5) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Miguel Mercedes (3 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) After squandering a 4-run lead, the Snappers came…
View More Wednesday, April 26th: Mercedes Helps Snappers Win 5th Straight while Schrock Homers in Hounds’ LossCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Lancaster JetHawks 8 Stockton Ports 11 WP – Duno 3-0 / 5.30 HR – M.White 2 (3), Gilbert (1) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Mikey White (2 for 2 / 2 Walks / 2 Home Runs / 5 RBIs) Shortstop Mikey White was…
View More Tuesday, April 25th: White’s 2 HRs Propel Ports to Victory while Murray & Chalmers Lead Snappers to Shutout WinTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 9 Corpus Christi Hooks 0 WP – Walter 2-0 / 0.56 HR – Martin (2), Rosa (2), Sportman (2) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Viosergy Rosa (2 for 5 / Grand Slam) With two outs, the bases loaded and his team…
View More Monday, April 24th: Rosa’s Grand Slam Helps Hounds Win while Nunez & Canha Homer in Sounds’ LossThe good news this week is that Matt Chapman returned to action for Nashville, while Joey Wendle also got back on the field for the Sounds, and Skye Bolt brought his game back to Stockton. Franklin Barreto’s bat has started heating up again but, unfortunately, one of the team’s…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of April 17-23: Chapman, Wendle & Bolt Are Back, Barreto’s Hot and Jefferies Is OutMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Burlington Bees 0 Beloit Snappers 8 WP – Sawyer 2-1 / 1.08 HR – Diaz (4), Shelby (3), Persico (1), Marinez (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dalton Sawyer (5 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 8 K / Win)…
View More Sunday, April 23rd: Sawyer Leads Snappers to Shutout Victory while Boyd Helps Hounds Mount Comeback WinBy Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers recently hosted a 4-game series with the Angels’ Midwest League affiliate, the Burlington Bees, at Pohlman Field in Beloit that wrapped up on Sunday afternoon. The Bees are managed by former A’s catcher Adam Melhuse, and the top prospect…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Burlington (4/20-23)