Saturday, April 9th: Daniel Mengden’s 6 Shutout Innings, Ryon Healy’s 3 RBIs & Matt Chapman’s HR Help Hounds Win while Sounds Break up No-Hit Bid
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 4 Arkansas Travelers 1 WP – Kurcz 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Chapman (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Mengden (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 8 K) RHP Daniel Mengden was impressive in…
View More Saturday, April 9th: Daniel Mengden’s 6 Shutout Innings, Ryon Healy’s 3 RBIs & Matt Chapman’s HR Help Hounds Win while Sounds Break up No-Hit BidFriday, April 8th: Jesse Hahn’s 6 Scoreless Frames & Renato Nunez’s 11th Inning Triple Help Nashville Win in a Walk-Off
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Oklahoma City Dodgers 1 Nashville Sounds 2 WP – Triggs 1-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jesse Hahn (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 5 K) After losing his spot in the A’s…
View More Friday, April 8th: Jesse Hahn’s 6 Scoreless Frames & Renato Nunez’s 11th Inning Triple Help Nashville Win in a Walk-OffThursday, April 7th: 1st Inning Bombs by Tyler Marincov & Jaycob Brugman Help Ports & Hounds Cruise to Victory on Opening Night
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 2 Stockton Ports 13 WP – Gossett 1-0 / 3.60 HR – Marincov (1), Harris (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) The Ports won big on opening night,…
View More Thursday, April 7th: 1st Inning Bombs by Tyler Marincov & Jaycob Brugman Help Ports & Hounds Cruise to Victory on Opening NightA’s 2016 Minor League Rosters
Just follow the links we’ve provided here to take a look at the opening rosters for each of the A’s top affiliates this season. We’ve also included a link to the major league squad along with a few notes on each of the rosters below… Both position players who…
View More A’s 2016 Minor League RostersExclusive: Down On The Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson
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 FusonOlson, Pinder & Chapman: Trio of Top Prospects Talks about Spending the Spring in Big League Camp
#3 on A’s Farm’s Top 10 Prospect List, Matt Olson is one of the top young power-hitting prospects in the A’s system. He was the A’s third overall pick in the 2012 draft, selected right behind shortstops Addison Russell and Daniel Robertson, who would soon become his roommates and two…
View More Olson, Pinder & Chapman: Trio of Top Prospects Talks about Spending the Spring in Big League CampCatching Up With The M Squad: Sean Manaea, Max Muncy & Bruce Maxwell
Sean Manaea was acquired from Kansas City last summer in the Ben Zobrist trade and immediately became the A’s top pitching prospect. He posted a 1.90 ERA in 7 starts for Double-A Midland last season and is expected to start the year atop Triple-A Nashville’s starting rotation. The big lefty…
View More Catching Up With The M Squad: Sean Manaea, Max Muncy & Bruce MaxwellBob Melvin Gives the Lowdown on the A’s Top Prospects
In his pre-game press conferences in recent days, A’s manager Bob Melvin has had plenty of opportunities to offer his perspective on the plethora of A’s prospects who’ve appeared in the big league camp with the team this spring. No one has had as good a view of the current…
View More Bob Melvin Gives the Lowdown on the A’s Top ProspectsRay Fosse’s Take on this Spring’s Crop of Top Prospects
Not only has Ray Fosse now spent three decades as a broadcaster for the Oakland A’s, working alongside names like Bill King, Lon Simmons, Ken Korach and Glen Kuiper, but he’s also a former All-Star catcher who won two World Series rings with the A’s in 1973 and 1974. We took…
View More Ray Fosse’s Take on this Spring’s Crop of Top ProspectsA’s Spring Training Tour – 3/19/16
A’s Major League Camp at Hohokam Stadium Be sure to like A’s Farm’s page on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @AthleticsFarm. You can also get our exclusive A’s minor league newsletter e-mailed to you free by signing up here.
View More A’s Spring Training Tour – 3/19/16A’s Spring Training Tour – 3/18/16
A’s Minor Leaguers at Angels Minor League Complex Be sure to like A’s Farm’s page on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @AthleticsFarm. You can also get our exclusive A’s minor league newsletter e-mailed to you free by signing up here.
View More A’s Spring Training Tour – 3/18/16A’s Top 5 Replacement Players for 2016
When it comes to the look of the A’s opening day roster this year, there aren’t really that many question marks at this point. Of course, that original 25-man roster will end up going through plenty of permutations once the season gets underway. And unexpected injuries are bound to pop…
View More A’s Top 5 Replacement Players for 2016Oakland A’s 2016 Depth Chart
After a long cold winter, the first week of March has arrived and spring training games are finally underway. Between players on the 40-man roster and 22 non-roster invitees, the Oakland A’s have a total of 62 players in their major league camp – 33 position players and 29 pitchers.…
View More Oakland A’s 2016 Depth ChartA’s Farm’s 2016 Top 10 Prospect List
With the first A’s players set to start turning up at the team’s spring training camp in just a few weeks, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s 2016 Top 10 Prospect List. It’s interesting to note that six players from last year’s list have made a return to this year’s list,…
View More A’s Farm’s 2016 Top 10 Prospect ListA’s GM David Forst Talks about the A’s Starting Rotation, Clubhouse Chemistry, an Extension for Reddick & Some of the Team’s Top Prospects
In what’s become his annual winter interview with bloggers, A’s general manager David Forst addressed a wide range of topics covering both the major league squad as well as some of the system’s top prospects at A’s FanFest on Sunday. In his session, Forst discussed how he sees the team’s starting rotation…
View More A’s GM David Forst Talks about the A’s Starting Rotation, Clubhouse Chemistry, an Extension for Reddick & Some of the Team’s Top ProspectsMeet Your 2016 Nashville Sounds
Yesterday we previewed the Oakland A’s 2016 major league roster (here), and today it’s time to take a look ahead at the Triple-A Nashville Sounds roster for the coming season. The Sounds will be beginning their second season as the A’s top affiliate in the Pacific Coast League, with Steve…
View More Meet Your 2016 Nashville SoundsMeet Your 2016 Oakland A’s
As we sit here in late January, there are still about two and a half months to go until opening day for the A’s. But the first spring workouts are just a month away and the first spring games are just six weeks away. It looks like most of the…
View More Meet Your 2016 Oakland A’sA’s Top 10 Major & Minor League Offseason Acquisitions
As usual, it’s been a busy offseason for the A’s – and it’s not over yet! Over the past few weeks since the end of the regular season, the A’s have acquired a total of 20 new major and minor league players. Let’s take a look at how the team’s…
View More A’s Top 10 Major & Minor League Offseason AcquisitionsA’s 2016 Minor League Staff
NASHVILLE SOUNDS (Triple-A) Manager: Steve Scarsone Pitching Coach: Rick Rodriguez Hitting Coach: Eric Martins Steve Scarsone returns to Triple-A Nashville for the second consecutive season after the Sounds finished 66-78 in 2015. This will be his fourth consecutive season as manager of the A’s Triple-A club and he now has…
View More A’s 2016 Minor League StaffA’s In The AFL – November 16-19 Final Update
A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (November 16 – 19) Monday, November 16th: Game cancelled due to wet grounds. Tuesday, November 17th: Second baseman Chad Pinder went 0 for 2 with a walk in Mesa’s 4-2 loss on Tuesday. Wednesday, November 18th: Right fielder Jaycob Brugman went 1 for 4 with…
View More A’s In The AFL – November 16-19 Final Update