Thursday, April 16th: Michael Soto & Matt Olson HRs Help Ports & Hounds Win while Nashville Comes Up Short and Snappers Drop a Pair
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 3 Stockton Ports 4 WP – Seddon 1-1 / 3.38 HR – Soto (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Michael Soto (Home Run / 3 RBIs) Third baseman Michael Soto smacked a 2-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the…
View More Thursday, April 16th: Michael Soto & Matt Olson HRs Help Ports & Hounds Win while Nashville Comes Up Short and Snappers Drop a PairWednesday, April 15th: Franklin Barreto Helps Ports Split Twinbill while Sounds Lose Barry Zito’s Second Start in Extras
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) GAME #2 Stockton Ports 7 Lancaster JetHawks 3 WP – Joseph 1-0 / 0.00 Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Franklin Barreto (2 for 4 / Triple / 3 RBIs) With two on, two outs and the game tied in the top of the…
View More Wednesday, April 15th: Franklin Barreto Helps Ports Split Twinbill while Sounds Lose Barry Zito’s Second Start in ExtrasTuesday, April 14th: Billy Burns Brings in Winning Run in 10th for Nashville while Daniel Gossett Loses in Debut for Beloit
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 7 Oklahoma City Dodgers 6 WP – Smith 1-0 / 2.25 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Billy Burns (4 for 5 / Triple / GWRBI / 2 Stolen Bases) Outfielder Billy Burns had a big day for Nashville on…
View More Tuesday, April 14th: Billy Burns Brings in Winning Run in 10th for Nashville while Daniel Gossett Loses in Debut for BeloitMonday, April 13th: Tyler Marincov Drives in 5 in Ports’ Victory while Hounds Come Up Short Despite Matt Olson’s Big Day
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 13 Lancaster JetHawks 4 WP – Trivino 1-0 / 5.06 HR – Higley (1), Sportman (1), Barreto (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (3 for 4 / Triple / 5 RBIs) After scoring just 8 runs over their first 4…
View More Monday, April 13th: Tyler Marincov Drives in 5 in Ports’ Victory while Hounds Come Up Short Despite Matt Olson’s Big DaySunday, April 12th: Joey Wendle’s 2 HRs Help Sounds Win while Hounds, Ports & Snappers All Fall
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 16 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 11 WP – Venditte 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Wendle 2 (2), Parrino (1), Matthes (1), Anderson (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Joey Wendle (2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs)…
View More Sunday, April 12th: Joey Wendle’s 2 HRs Help Sounds Win while Hounds, Ports & Snappers All FallSaturday, April 11th: Kent Matthes Leads Sounds to Victory while Hounds & Ports Come Up Short and Snappers Drop A Pair
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 5 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 3 WP – Verdugo 1-0 / 2.45 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Kent Matthes (2 for 4 / Double / 2 RBIs) With two on and two outs in the 1st inning,…
View More Saturday, April 11th: Kent Matthes Leads Sounds to Victory while Hounds & Ports Come Up Short and Snappers Drop A PairFriday, April 10th: Chad Pinder’s HR Is All Hounds Need while Ryan Cook Earns the Win in Barry Zito’s First Start for Nashville
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) NW Arkansas Naturals 2 Midland RockHounds 3 WP – Jensen 1-0 / 3.00 HR – Pinder (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (Home Run / 3 RBIs) Shortstop Chad Pinder provided all the offense the RockHounds would need when he hit a 3-run…
View More Friday, April 10th: Chad Pinder’s HR Is All Hounds Need while Ryan Cook Earns the Win in Barry Zito’s First Start for NashvilleThursday, April 9th: Matt Olson Homers to Help Hounds Win while Josh Reddick Returns to Action in Ports Victory and Nashville Drops Opener
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) NW Arkansas Naturals 5 Midland RockHounds 10 WP – Neal 1-0 / 3.60 HR – Olson (1), Pinder (1) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (2 for 3 / Home Run / 2 RBIs / 2 Walks) In his first at-bat for the…
View More Thursday, April 9th: Matt Olson Homers to Help Hounds Win while Josh Reddick Returns to Action in Ports Victory and Nashville Drops OpenerDown 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 Down On The Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady FusonCatching Up With A Trio Of Up And Coming A’s: Ladendorf, Burns & Muncy
It’s often the case in baseball that injuries can end up opening the door for young players to show what they can do. With injuries to outfielders Coco Crisp and Josh Reddick, it’s fortunate that the A’s have had some young players impressing in camp this spring. And during…
View More Catching Up With A Trio Of Up And Coming A’s: Ladendorf, Burns & MuncyA’s Trade Triple-A RHP Matt Buschmann to Tampa Bay to Make Way for Possible Addition of Barry Zito to Nashville Rotation
The A’s traded Triple-A RHP Matt Buschmann to the Tampa Bay Rays for cash on Thursday. We’ve also learned that, though no final decision has been made yet, the A’s front office thinks it’s likely that non-roster pitcher Barry Zito will agree to join the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to start…
View More A’s Trade Triple-A RHP Matt Buschmann to Tampa Bay to Make Way for Possible Addition of Barry Zito to Nashville RotationA’s Release More Minor League Hurlers on Wednesday
Hot on the heels of the releases of minor league hurlers Drew Granier, Deck McGuire, Brandon “Branch” Kloess and Dakota Freese earlier this week, the A’s also released RHPs Murphy Smith and Paul Smyth on Wednesday. After being moved to the bullpen last year, Smith posted a 4.73 ERA in…
View More A’s Release More Minor League Hurlers on WednesdayAbundance of Arms Affecting A’s Minor League Pitching Prospects
When the A’s signed 7 minor league free agents pitchers, re-signed 2 of their own minor league free agent hurlers, and acquired a number of other young arms in trades this offseason, it was inevitable that there was going to be a bit of a roster crunch at the upper…
View More Abundance of Arms Affecting A’s Minor League Pitching ProspectsA’s Trim Spring Roster to 36 on Sunday
The big story out of A’s camp on Sunday was the news that five players were being sent down the road to the team’s minor league camp at Fitch Park. Infielders Max Muncy and Andy Parrino along with catcher Luke Carlin were reassigned to the minor league camp, while RHP…
View More A’s Trim Spring Roster to 36 on SundayTalking Propsects with A’s Minor League Manager Steve Scarsone
After spending parts of seven seasons as a big league infielder, Steve Scarsone has now spent six seasons managing in the A’s minor league system, the past two as the skipper of the A’s Triple-A affiliate at Sacramento. This year, the California native will be heading east as the A’s…
View More Talking Propsects with A’s Minor League Manager Steve ScarsoneA’s Spring Training Tour – 3/28/15
Minor League Camp at Fitch Park 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 – 3/28/15Gallego Gives the Lowdown on Prospects’ Glove Work
A’s fans of all ages are familiar with Mike Gallego. For those who lived through the Tony La Russa/Bash Brothers era, they remember Gallego as a steady presence in the infield of three consecutive A.L. pennant-winning teams. But for younger fans, they know him primarily as the arm-waving coach who’s…
View More Gallego Gives the Lowdown on Prospects’ Glove WorkA’s Spring Training Tour – 3/27/15
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 – 3/27/15The A’s Hottest Hitting Prospects This Spring
With the A’s reassigning seven players to their minor league camp this past weekend, including top prospect Matt Olson and second baseman Joe Wendle, it’s a good time to take a look at how some of the team’s top young hitting prospects have been faring so far this spring. The…
View More The A’s Hottest Hitting Prospects This SpringA’s Asst GM David Forst Gives the Lowdown on Team’s New Acquisitions & Top Minor League Prospects
In what’s become his annual winter interview with bloggers, A’s assistant general manager David Forst addressed a wide range of topics covering both the major league squad as well as the team’s minor league system at A’s FanFest on Sunday. When asked which of the A’s offseason acquisitions he was…
View More A’s Asst GM David Forst Gives the Lowdown on Team’s New Acquisitions & Top Minor League Prospects