A’s Farm’s 2017 Mid-Season Organizational All-Star Team
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the California League and the Midwest League All-Star breaks taking place this week and all the minor league affiliates right around the halfway points of their seasons, it’s the perfect time to take a step back and determine who the true standouts…
View More A’s Farm’s 2017 Mid-Season Organizational All-Star TeamWednesday, June 21st: Hounds Drop Third Straight Despite Munoz’s HR while Martinez’s Effort Isn’t Enough to Help Vermont Prevail
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 2 Frisco RoughRiders 11 LP – Seddon 3-2 / 4.63 HR – Munoz (6) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Yairo Munoz (1 for 3 / Home Run / Walk) The RockHounds suffered their third straight defeat and their seventh loss in their…
View More Wednesday, June 21st: Hounds Drop Third Straight Despite Munoz’s HR while Martinez’s Effort Isn’t Enough to Help Vermont PrevailA’s Scouting Director Eric Kubota Offers the Inside Scoop on Oakland’s Top 11 Draft Picks of 2017
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor The man responsible for overseeing the A’s efforts in the amateur draft is scouting director Eric Kubota. Kubota started out his career in the baseball world by interning for the A’s in the mid-‘80s, and he eventually served as the assistant director of scouting…
View More A’s Scouting Director Eric Kubota Offers the Inside Scoop on Oakland’s Top 11 Draft Picks of 2017Tuesday, June 20th: Olson’s HR Helps Sounds Win in a Walk-Off while Vermont Claims Victory in Season Opener
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #2 New Orleans Baby Cakes 3 Nashville Sounds 6 WP – Castro 1-4 / 4.50 HR – Olson (17), Wendle (6) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (2 for 4 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) With…
View More Tuesday, June 20th: Olson’s HR Helps Sounds Win in a Walk-Off while Vermont Claims Victory in Season OpenerMonday, June 19th: Sounds Suffer Pair of Shutout Losses while Puk Makes Double-A Debut & Vermont Starts Season
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #1 New Orleans Baby Cakes 1 Nashville Sounds 0 LP – Smith 1-2 / 2.03 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Smith (6 IP / 8 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 5 K) The Sounds were…
View More Monday, June 19th: Sounds Suffer Pair of Shutout Losses while Puk Makes Double-A Debut & Vermont Starts SeasonSnappers Hitting Coach Juan Dilone Delivers the Lowdown on Beloit’s Best Batters
by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent Back in 1990, when the Bash Brothers were ruling the roost and Oakland was on its way to its third straight World Series appearance, the A’s signed a teenaged Juan Dilone as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic. He…
View More Snappers Hitting Coach Juan Dilone Delivers the Lowdown on Beloit’s Best BattersA’s Farm Podcast Debuts with Draft Recap Special
It’s time for the 2017 Draft Recap Special on the debut episode of the A’s Farm Podcast. A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity and A’s Farm & A’s Nation contributor Josh Moore break down the A’s top picks from the first 10 rounds of the draft and also talk with A’s…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Debuts with Draft Recap SpecialSunday, June 18th: Taylor’s HR Helps Hounds Win while Ports & Snappers Come Up Short
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 2 Frisco RoughRiders 1 WP – Trivino 7-1 / 2.43 HR – Taylor (2) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Beau Taylor (2 for 4 / Home Run / 2 RBIs) Catcher Beau Taylor drove in both RockHounds runs to help Midland…
View More Sunday, June 18th: Taylor’s HR Helps Hounds Win while Ports & Snappers Come Up ShortSnappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Quad Cities (6/16-18)
by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers took just one of three games from the Quad Cities River Bandits, the Astros’ Midwest League affiliate, at Pohlman Field in Beloit this weekend. If this matchup sounds familiar, that’s because these two teams just met for a 4-game…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Quad Cities (6/16-18)A’s Farm Podcast Debuts with Draft Recap Special
It’s time for the 2017 Draft Recap Special on the debut episode of the A’s Farm Podcast. A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity and A’s Farm & A’s Nation contributor Josh Moore break down the A’s top picks from the first 10 rounds of the draft and also talk with A’s…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Debuts with Draft Recap SpecialSaturday, June 17th: Meisner Pitches Ports to Victory while Montas & Nunez Help Sounds Win
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 2 Lake Elsinore Storm 1 WP – Meisner 5-5 / 4.12 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Casey Meisner (8 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 7 K / Win) RHP Casey Meisner turned in his best…
View More Saturday, June 17th: Meisner Pitches Ports to Victory while Montas & Nunez Help Sounds WinFriday, June 16th: Maxwell’s HR Helps Sounds Win while Martin Returns for RockHounds & Sawyer Impresses in Ports Debut
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Iowa Cubs 1 Nashville Sounds 7 WP – Kurcz 3-3 / 6.66 HR – Maxwell (2) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Bruce Maxwell (1 for 3 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) The Sounds put six runs on…
View More Friday, June 16th: Maxwell’s HR Helps Sounds Win while Martin Returns for RockHounds & Sawyer Impresses in Ports DebutThursday, June 15th: Sounds Fall Despite Blackburn’s Solid Start while Chapman, Puk & Sawyer Are All on the Move
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Iowa Cubs 4 Nashville Sounds 2 LP – Blackburn 4-6 / 2.86 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (5 2/3 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 4 BB / 3 K) On a night when…
View More Thursday, June 15th: Sounds Fall Despite Blackburn’s Solid Start while Chapman, Puk & Sawyer Are All on the MoveWednesday, June 14th: Walter Pitches Sounds to Victory while Puk K’s 11 in Ports Loss
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Iowa Cubs 1 Nashville Sounds 6 WP – Walter 2-1 / 2.96 HR – Olson (16), Canha (6) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Corey Walter (6 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 4…
View More Wednesday, June 14th: Walter Pitches Sounds to Victory while Puk K’s 11 in Ports LossGetting to Know the A’s 2017 Top 11 Draft Picks
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the tenth round of the amateur draft having concluded at the end of the draft’s second day on Tuesday, it’s time to take a look at the A’s top eleven picks of the 2017 draft. After another poor finish last season, Oakland…
View More Getting to Know the A’s 2017 Top 11 Draft PicksTuesday, June 13th: Fillmyer’s 6 Shutout Frames Lead Hounds to Victory while Ports Win in Walk-Off
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) GAME #1 Frisco RoughRiders 2 Midland RockHounds 6 WP – Fillmyer 3-2 / 3.79 HR – Wilson (1), Tarsovich (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Heath Fillmyer (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 4 BB / 9 K / Win)…
View More Tuesday, June 13th: Fillmyer’s 6 Shutout Frames Lead Hounds to Victory while Ports Win in Walk-OffA’s Take Trio of Position Players on First Day of Draft
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor After taking a trio of top pitchers with their first three picks in last year’s amateur draft, the A’s started off by selecting three position players in this year’s draft. And on Monday, the A’s made a high school player their top pick…
View More A’s Take Trio of Position Players on First Day of DraftMonday, June 12th: Hurlbutt Pitches Ports to Victory while Erwin Leads Snappers to Shutout Win
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 1 Stockton Ports 8 WP – Hurlbutt 2-2 / 3.65 HR – Brown (11) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dustin Hurlbutt (6 IP / 2 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 11 K / Win) RHP Dustin Hurlbutt delivered one of…
View More Monday, June 12th: Hurlbutt Pitches Ports to Victory while Erwin Leads Snappers to Shutout WinSnappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Quad Cities (6/9-12)
by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers took just one of four games from the Quad Cities River Bandits, the Astros’ Midwest league affiliate, at Pohlman Field in Beloit this week. The River Bandits are far and away the best power-hitting team in the Midwest League…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Quad Cities (6/9-12)A’s Farm Report: Pitching Prospects Update – Puk, Gossett, Blackburn, Holmes & More
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor This week, we wanted to take a look at the pitchers currently appearing in all the A’s affiliates’ starting rotations. From A.J. Puk to Grant Holmes, from Daniel Gossett to Paul Blackburn, there are plenty of promising pitching prospects currently making their presence…
View More A’s Farm Report: Pitching Prospects Update – Puk, Gossett, Blackburn, Holmes & More