The A’s took a familiar path in this year’s draft, selecting college players with fifteen of their top sixteen picks. And the team took a trio of talented college pitchers with their top three selections. Top pick A.J. Puk is a flame-throwing lefty out of Florida with top-of-the-rotation potential, while second…
View More Get the Inside Scoop on Oakland’s Top 11 Draft Picks of 2016 from A’s Scouting Director Eric KubotaPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Memphis Redbirds 3 Nashville Sounds 16 WP – Overton 7-4 / 3.30 HR – Pinder (7), Ravelo (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (7 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 6 K / Win) LHP Dillon Overton…
View More Wednesday, June 15th: Overton Wins 7th as Sounds Score 16 and Soto’s HR Seals Doubleheader Sweep for SnappersPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Memphis Redbirds 7 Nashville Sounds 4 LP – Wendelken 1-3 / 5.48 HR – Pinder (6) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (3 for 4 / Home Run / Walk) Starter Angel Castro surrendered 3 runs over 6 innings of work on Tuesday,…
View More Tuesday, June 14th: Pinder’s & Barreto’s Home Runs Aren’t Enough to Help Sounds & Hounds Win while A’s Come to Terms with 24 Draft PicksTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) GAME #2 Midland RockHounds 8 Frisco RoughRiders 2 WP – Bracewell 3-1 / 2.15 HR – Marincov (3), Rodriguez (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (3 for 4 / Home Run / 2 Doubles / 4 RBIs) With the game a…
View More Monday, June 13th: Marincov’s Big Bat Helps Hounds to Doubleheader Split while Stockton Sweeps Twinbill & Alcantara Homers in Sounds LossPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 7 Oklahoma City Dodgers 4 WP – Healy 2-0 / 2.84 HR – Healy (4) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Jaycob Brugman (3 for 4 / Double / Walk / 3 Runs / GWRBI) Center fielder Jaycob Brugman’s hot…
View More Sunday, June 12th: Brugman’s Big Bat & Healy’s HR Help Sounds Win while Ports Lose in a Walk-OffTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 5 Frisco RoughRiders 1 WP – Jensen 4-4 / 5.22 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Jensen (7 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 7 K / Win) One night after the RockHounds snapped their six-game…
View More Saturday, June 11th: Jensen Pitches Hounds to Victory while Brugman Continues Hot Hitting for Sounds & Friedrichs Helps Ports Snap 10-Game SkidThe A’s didn’t have to look far to find their second pick in this year’s amateur draft. With the 37th overall selection, the team took Daulton Jefferies, a 20-year-old right-hander who’s spent the past three years pitching right in their own backyard at UC Berkeley for the California Golden Bears.…
View More Local Boy Daulton Jefferies Makes Good as A’s 2nd Pick in This Year’s DraftAfter finishing poorly last season, Oakland earned the sixth overall pick in this year’s amateur draft. The A’s also had the 37th overall pick in the Competitive Balance Lottery Round A, which meant the team would pick eleven players in the first ten rounds of the draft. And with the…
View More Getting to Know the A’s 2016 Top 11 Draft PicksPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 10 Oklahoma City Dodgers 0 WP – Overton 6-4 / 3.63 HR – Pinder (5), Brugman (3), Maxwell (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (6 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 4 BB / 3 K…
View More Friday, June 10th: Overton Tosses 6 Shutout Innings and Pinder, Brugman & Maxwell Homer to Help Sounds Win while Hounds Prevail in ExtrasOn day one of the 2016 amateur draft, the A’s chose to load up on collegiate arms, taking a trio of talented college hurlers with their first three picks of the draft. All three pitchers were members of 2015’s USA Collegiate National Team and at one point or another all…
View More A’s Take Trio of Talented Arms on First Day of DraftPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #2 Nashville Sounds 4 Oklahoma City Dodgers 1 WP – Alvarez 1-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Matt McBride (2 for 2 / 2 Doubles / Walk / RBI) After going 4 for 4 with a home run…
View More Thursday, June 9th: Sounds Split Doubleheader while Hounds Drop 6th in a Row & Stockton Suffers 9th Straight LossWith their #1 pick in the 2016 amateur draft, the A’s selected a University of Florida junior for the second year in a row. Last year, it was Gators shortstop Richie Martin, and this year it was LHP A.J. Puk. Baseball America had recently ranked the big lefty as the…
View More A’s Take Talented Lefty A.J. Puk with Top Pick in the Amateur DraftMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 11 Quad Cities River Bandits 3 WP – Murray 2-1 / 2.20 HR – Higley (3), Howell (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Mike Martin (5 for 5 / 3 RBIs / Stolen Base) Beloit put 11 runs…
View More Wednesday, June 8th: Mike Martin’s 5 Hits Help Snappers Win while Tyler Marincov Drives in 3 as Hounds Drop 5th StraightPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 13 Omaha Storm Chasers 4 WP – Smith 4-5 / 4.22 HR – McBride (3), Healy (2), Brugman (2) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Matt McBride (4 for 4 / Home Run / 2 RBIs / 4 Runs / HBP) The…
View More Tuesday, June 7th: Big Games by McBride, Healy & Brugman Help Nashville Win Again while Stockton Drops 8th StraightPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 3 Omaha Storm Chasers 1 WP – Surkamp 3-1 / 3.07 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Eric Surkamp (6 1/3 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 6 K / Win) LHP Eric Surkamp pitched Nashville…
View More Monday, June 6th: Surkamp Pitches Sounds to Victory while Ports Fall in ExtrasNashville has been the hottest team in the Pacific Coast League over the past few weeks, winning 18 of its last 21 games. The team’s rise has been fueled by impressive performances from some of the system’s top prospects – players like Renato Nunez, Matt Olson, Chad Pinder, Ryon Healy,…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of May 30-June 5: Nashville Prospects Are Hot, Hot, Hot!TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Tulsa Drillers 6 Midland RockHounds 5 LP – Bracewell 2-1 / 1.88 HR – Chapman (14), Marincov (2) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Tyler Marincov (3 for 5 / Home Run) On a day in which all…
View More Sunday, June 5th: Marincov, Chapman, Nunez & Ravelo Homer as All 4 A’s Affiliates FallPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 13 Omaha Storm Chasers 5 WP – Overton 5-4 / 3.98 HR – Wendle (6), Lambo (4), McBride (2) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Joey Wendle (3 for 5 / Grand Slam / 5 RBIs) With Nashville holding a slim…
View More Saturday, June 4th: Joey Wendle’s Grand Slam Helps Sounds Win while Angel Duno Pitches Snappers to VictoryCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 8 Stockton Ports 6 LP – Meisner 0-9 / 4.55 HR – Brizuela (5), Bennie (3) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Joe Bennie (2 for 4 / Home Run / Double / Walk / 2 RBIs) On a night when none of…
View More Friday, June 3rd: Joe Bennie Homers & R.J. Alvarez Makes 1st Rehab Appearance in Ports Loss while Hounds & Snappers Go Down to DefeatTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Springfield Cardinals 3 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Alcantara 5-3 / 3.90 HR – Barreto (5) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Raul Alcantara (7 2/3 IP / 8 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Raul Alcantara turned…
View More Thursday, June 2nd: Alcantara & Barreto Combine to Help Hounds Win while Pinder Has 3 Hits & Maxwell Homers in Sounds Victory