by 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 Soundsby 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’ Loss