Thursday, April 13th: Rosa & Sportman Hit Big HRs to Help Hounds Win while 5 Errors Lead to Ports’ Loss
TEXAS 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’ LossWednesday, April 12th: Shore Shines in Stockton Win while Gossett Suffers Loss in Sounds Shutout
CALIFORNIA 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 ShutoutTuesday, April 11th: Butler Impresses in Snappers’ Loss while Sounds Win Rain-Delayed Home Opener
MIDWEST 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 OpenerMonday, April 10th: Walter Helps Pitch Hounds to Victory while Puk Impresses in Ports Debut
TEXAS 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 DebutSunday, April 9th: Jefferies Shines in Stockton Debut while Nashville’s Chapman Lands on DL
CALIFORNIA 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 DLSaturday, April 8th: Barreto’s Big Bat Helps Sounds Win while Shore & Duno Pitch Ports to Victory
PACIFIC 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 VictorySnappy Thoughts: Beloit Snappers Season-Opening Series Recap
by 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 RecapFriday, April 7th: Decker’s Big Night Helps Sounds Prevail in Extras while Graves Is Perfect in Ports’ Dramatic Doubleheader Split
PACIFIC 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 SplitThursday, April 6th: Mann Pitches Hounds to Victory while Barreto’s Big Hit Isn’t Enough to Help Sounds Prevail in Extras
TEXAS 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 ExtrasStockton Ports 2017 Opening Day Roster Preview
by 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 PreviewBeloit Snappers 2017 Opening Day Roster Outlook
by 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 OutlookA’s Minor Leaguers Star in Tabitha Soren’s ‘Fantasy Life’
As 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’Exclusive: 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 FusonTalking with a Trio of Top A’s Prospects: Chapman, Gossett & Maxwell
Last week at the A’s major league spring training camp in Mesa, we took the opportunity to chat with a trio of top A’s prospects, all of whom made our pre-season Top 10 Prospects List. We caught up with catcher Bruce Maxwell and third baseman Matt Chapman, both of whom…
View More Talking with a Trio of Top A’s Prospects: Chapman, Gossett & MaxwellTalking Top Prospects with A’s Assistant GM Dan Feinstein
While still in college at UC Davis in 1994, Dan Feinstein got his foot in the door of the baseball world by landing an internship in the Oakland A’s media relations department. He then ended up spending nearly a decade as the team’s video coordinator before eventually getting the chance…
View More Talking Top Prospects with A’s Assistant GM Dan FeinsteinA’s Option Barreto, Pinder & Olson to Nashville
The A’s optioned three prospects, including the player widely considered to be their top prospect, infielder Franklin Barreto, to Triple-A Nashville after the team’s spring training loss to Arizona on Friday. Infielder Chad Pinder and first baseman/outfielder Matt Olson were also optioned to the Sounds. The team now has 45…
View More A’s Option Barreto, Pinder & Olson to NashvilleA’s Farm’s 2017 Top 10 Prospects List
Now that spring training is officially underway, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s 2017 Top 10 Prospects List. It’s interesting to note that only four players from last year’s list have made a return to this year’s list, including familiar names like Franklin Barreto, Matt Chapman, Matt Olson and Chad Pinder.…
View More A’s Farm’s 2017 Top 10 Prospects ListMeet Your 2017 Nashville Sounds
We recently took a look at the likely A’s opening day roster for 2017, which appears to be reasonably well set, with the exception of a couple of minor question marks. This year’s Triple-A Nashville Sounds roster is a far more complicated puzzle to try to piece together at this…
View More Meet Your 2017 Nashville SoundsNo Stalling for Cody Stull
by Mark Nikolov / @realmccoyminors (special to A’s Farm) Left-hander Cody Stull was drafted out of Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina in the 29th round by the A’s in 2014. This past season, he was able to get a taste of three different levels of minor league ball –…
View More No Stalling for Cody StullMeet Your 2017 Oakland A’s
As the 2016 season came to an end and the A’s headed into the offseason, there were an awful lot of questions regarding the team’s roster for the coming season, and many of those questions still remained unanswered as the calendar turned to 2017. But a quartet of January free…
View More Meet Your 2017 Oakland A’s