PACIFIC 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)MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Burlington Bees 3 Beloit Snappers 8 WP – Altamirano 1-1 / 1.54 HR – Mercedes (4), Nowlin (2) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Kyle Nowlin (Home Run / 3 RBIs) With two men on and his team down by a run in the bottom…
View More Saturday, April 22nd: Beloit Wins behind Nowlin’s Big Bat while Sonny Gray Impresses in Rehab Start for Stocktonby Josh Moore / A’s Farm Stockton Correspondent It should come as no surprise that Sonny Gray’s first official minor league rehab start on Saturday attracted a lot of curious and concerned onlookers in Stockton. Among those in attendance at the nearly sold-out Banner Island Ballpark were A’s pitching coach…
View More Sonny Gray Back on Track in Impressive Rehab Start for StocktonCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 4 Stockton Ports 2 LP – Shore 0-1 / 2.81 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Logan Shore (4 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 5 K) Stockton starter Angel Duno surrendered 2 runs on 5 hits…
View More Friday, April 21st: Shore Is Solid Again in Stockton Loss while Chalmers’ Wild Start Sinks Snappers, Hounds Fall in Slugfest & Power Outage Suspends SoundsPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 3 Oklahoma City Dodgers 4 LP – Brady 0-1 / 5.91 Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Franklin Barreto (4 for 4 / Triple / RBI) On a day when all four A’s affiliates fell, Franklin Barreto put together an…
View More Thursday, April 20th: Barreto Notches 4 Hits for Nashville as All 4 A’s Affiliates FallCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 5 Modesto Nuts 2 WP – Biegalski 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Brown (3) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Boomer Biegalski (4 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 1 K / Win) The Ports won on Wednesday…
View More Wednesday, April 19th: Puk & Biegalski Pitch Ports to Victory while Olson’s Big Bat Helps Sounds Win AgainPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 5 Oklahoma City Dodgers 3 WP – Neal 1-1 / 3.77 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Zach Neal (5 2/3 IP / 6 H / 2 ER / 0 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Zach Neal turned…
View More Tuesday, April 18th: Neal’s Solid Start Helps Sounds Snap Skid while Ports Come up Short in Extras