CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 12 Modesto Nuts 4 WP – Duno 2-0 / 2.25 HR – Murphy (3), Iriart (2) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Sean Murphy (3 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) After being down 4-0 heading into the…
View More Monday, April 17th: Murphy & Iriart Homer to Help Stockton Stage Comeback Win while Chalmers K’s 10 in Snappers’ 11-Inning LossWell, it’s the start of a brand new minor league season, and there are already plenty of interesting storylines for A’s fans to follow. Franklin Barreto started off blazing hot but has cooled off considerably, as has his team, while Matt Chapman has been sidelined with a wrist injury,…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of April 10-16: Barreto’s Up & Down, Chapman’s Out and Puk, Shore & Jefferies Are Topsby Joseph Hartsock / A’s Farm Arizona Correspondent Today, I had the opportunity to watch Sonny Gray pitch in an extended spring training game against the Angels at the A’s minor league complex at Fitch Park in Mesa, Arizona. The 27-year-old Gray suffered a lat stain during spring training and,…
View More Sonny Gray Returns to the Mound in ArizonaTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 9 Springfield Cardinals 4 WP – Holmes 1-1 / 4.76 HR – Marincov (2) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter J.P. Sportman (3 for 5 / 3 RBIs) After dropping their final two games at Tulsa, the RockHounds were able to put…
View More Sunday, April 16th: Sportman’s 3-Hit Day Helps Hounds Win while Sounds Drop 5th StraightMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Peoria Chiefs 0 Beloit Snappers 12 WP – Gilbert 2-0 / 4.50 HR – Diaz (3), Mercedes (3), Shelby (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brendan Butler (4 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 5 K) Three…
View More Saturday, April 15th: Butler Leads Beloit to Shutout Victory while Graves Shines in Stockton’s Winby Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers hosted the St. Louis Cardinals’ Midwest League affiliate, the Peoria Chiefs, for a 3-game home series at Pohlman Field in Beloit this week. The Chiefs had a couple of the Cardinals’ 1st-round picks playing in the series, including 18-year-old…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Peoria (4/13-4/15)MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Peoria Chiefs 4 Beloit Snappers 5 WP – Sawyer 1-1 / 2.35 HR – Theroux 2 (2), Mercedes (2) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Collin Theroux (3 for 3 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs) After going 0 for 12 to start…
View More Friday, April 14th: Snappers Snap Skid behind Theroux’s Big Bat while Puk Impresses in Ports’ LossTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 7 Tulsa Drillers 5 WP – Seddon 1-1 / 4.70 HR – Rosa (1), Sportman (1) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Viosergy Rosa (Home Run / 3 RBIs) With two outs, two men on and…
View More Thursday, April 13th: Rosa & Sportman Hit Big HRs to Help Hounds Win while 5 Errors Lead to Ports’ LossCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 2 Stockton Ports 5 WP – Navas 2-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Logan Shore (4 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Save) Another day, another outstanding performance by a Ports pitcher!…
View More Wednesday, April 12th: Shore Shines in Stockton Win while Gossett Suffers Loss in Sounds ShutoutMIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 3 Clinton LumberKings 5 LP – Damron 0-1 / 4.70 HR – Mercedes (1), Diaz (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brendan Butler (4 1/3 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 9 K) Though his team…
View More Tuesday, April 11th: Butler Impresses in Snappers’ Loss while Sounds Win Rain-Delayed Home OpenerTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Springfield Cardinals 1 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Walter 1-0 / 1.29 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Corey Walter (4 IP/ 0 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 2 K / Win) A number of solid 4-inning performances have been delivered during…
View More Monday, April 10th: Walter Helps Pitch Hounds to Victory while Puk Impresses in Ports DebutCALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 1 Stockton Ports 2 WP – Navas 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Brown (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daulton Jefferies (4 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 0 BB /…
View More Sunday, April 9th: Jefferies Shines in Stockton Debut while Nashville’s Chapman Lands on DLPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Round Rock Express 3 WP – Valdez 1-0 / 3.60 HR – Barreto (2) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Franklin Barreto (3 for 4 / Home Run / 2 RBIs) The A’s top hitting prospect, shortstop Franklin Barreto, has been…
View More Saturday, April 8th: Barreto’s Big Bat Helps Sounds Win while Shore & Duno Pitch Ports to Victoryby Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers opened their season with a doubleheader vs. the Cedar Rapids Kernels (Twins affiliate) at Pohlman Field in Beloit on Friday, April 8th. This came after the originally-scheduled opening day on Thursday was postponed due to wet grounds at Pohlman…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit Snappers Season-Opening Series RecapPACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Round Rock Express 6 WP – Kurcz 1-0 / 4.50 HR – Barreto (1), Parmelee (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Jaff Decker (4 for 4 / Double / RBI / 2 Walks / 2 Runs / 2 Stolen Bases)…
View More Friday, April 7th: Decker’s Big Night Helps Sounds Prevail in Extras while Graves Is Perfect in Ports’ Dramatic Doubleheader SplitTEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Tulsa Drillers 1 Midland RockHounds 4 WP – Mann 1-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brandon Mann (4 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 2 K / Win) Working on the…
View More Thursday, April 6th: Mann Pitches Hounds to Victory while Barreto’s Big Hit Isn’t Enough to Help Sounds Prevail in Extrasby Josh Moore / A’s Farm Stockton Correspondent This year, Stockton has the pleasure of welcoming Oakland’s first four selections from last year’s draft onto its 25-man opening day roster, as the Ports add a total of 13 new players to the 2017 squad. The main cause for excitement in…
View More Stockton Ports 2017 Opening Day Roster Previewby Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent Hi there! My name is Ryan Christoffersen and I will be contributing to Athletics Farm this season from Beloit, Wisconsin. Beloit is the home of the Oakland Athletics’ Low Single-A affiliate, the Beloit Snappers (#OhSnap). Working as a Stats Stringer and Official…
View More Beloit Snappers 2017 Opening Day Roster OutlookAs soon as the players from the A’s 2002 draft class entered the system to begin their professional baseball careers, former MTV journalist Tabitha Soren began photographing them and documenting their journeys. Of course, this was the draft class that was documented in the well-known tome “Moneyball.” Many A’s fans…
View More A’s Minor Leaguers Star in Tabitha Soren’s ‘Fantasy Life’Long-time baseball man Grady Fuson served as the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001, when the team drafted such talented players as Eric Chavez, Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Barry Zito and Rich Harden. He left the A’s at the end of 2001 to become the assistant general manager of the Texas Rangers and, after moving on…
View More Exclusive: Down On The Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson