Thursday, June 18th: Chris Jensen Delivers Strong Start in Hounds Win while A.J. Griffin & Raul Alcantara Make Strides in Return from TJ Surgery
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) GAME #1 Midland RockHounds 4 San Antonio Missions 1 WP – Jensen 5-5 / 4.89 HR – Nunez (9), Blair (5) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Jensen (7 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 7 K / Win) RHP…
View More Thursday, June 18th: Chris Jensen Delivers Strong Start in Hounds Win while A.J. Griffin & Raul Alcantara Make Strides in Return from TJ SurgeryWednesday, June 17th: Dillon Overton Is Solid as Stockton Wins 5th Straight and Craig Gentry Homers as Barry Zito Takes 6th Loss for Sounds
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 9 Lake Elsinore Storm 3 WP – Bragg 3-2 / 4.68 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (5 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 4 K) After a couple of rare rough outings, LHP Dillon…
View More Wednesday, June 17th: Dillon Overton Is Solid as Stockton Wins 5th Straight and Craig Gentry Homers as Barry Zito Takes 6th Loss for SoundsGet the Inside Scoop on Oakland’s Top 10 Draft Picks of 2015 from A’s Scouting Director Eric Kubota
After selecting a good number of high school players over the past few years, the A’s returned to their old, familiar ways in this year’s draft, taking college players with nine of their top ten picks. The A’s took a pair of college shortstops with their top two selections. Top…
View More Get the Inside Scoop on Oakland’s Top 10 Draft Picks of 2015 from A’s Scouting Director Eric KubotaTuesday, June 16th: Ryon Healy Drives in Winning Run to Give Hounds Walk-Off Win in 10th while Sean Nolin Earns 1st Win for Sounds
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 4 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Dull 3-0 / 0.28 Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Ryon Healy (3 for 5 / Double / 2 RBIs) Designated hitter Ryon Healy had a big night for the RockHounds, highlighted by an RBI…
View More Tuesday, June 16th: Ryon Healy Drives in Winning Run to Give Hounds Walk-Off Win in 10th while Sean Nolin Earns 1st Win for SoundsMonday, June 15th: Kyle Finnegan & Tim Atherton Pitch Ports & Hounds to Victory while Eight RockHounds Are Named TX League All-Stars
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 7 Lake Elsinore Storm 1 WP – Finnegan 4-4 / 5.29 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Kyle Finnegan (6 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 2 K / Win) RHP Kyle Finnegan turned in a strong…
View More Monday, June 15th: Kyle Finnegan & Tim Atherton Pitch Ports & Hounds to Victory while Eight RockHounds Are Named TX League All-StarsA’s Farm Report for Week of June 8-14: A’s Affiliate Roundup & Draft Recap
It’s time for an update on all the A’s minor league affiliates so you can get the lowdown on some of the key developments with each of the teams in the A’s minor league system over the past few weeks. Also, with the amateur draft this past week, up to…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of June 8-14: A’s Affiliate Roundup & Draft RecapSunday, June 14th: Nate Long Leads Shutout as Hounds Snap 8-Game Skid while Franklin Barreto Has 4 Hits and Homers in Ports Win
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 0 Midland RockHounds 8 WP – Long 4-4 / 2.52 HR – Nunez (8) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Nate Long (7 2/3 IP / 7 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Nate Long…
View More Sunday, June 14th: Nate Long Leads Shutout as Hounds Snap 8-Game Skid while Franklin Barreto Has 4 Hits and Homers in Ports WinSaturday, June 13th: Lou Trivino Earns Win as Ports Put Up 14 Runs while Hounds & Snappers Both Get Blanked and A’s Ink 9 More Draft Picks
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 14 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2 WP – Trivino 4-4 / 5.33 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Lou Trivino (4 2/3 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K / Win)…
View More Saturday, June 13th: Lou Trivino Earns Win as Ports Put Up 14 Runs while Hounds & Snappers Both Get Blanked and A’s Ink 9 More Draft PicksFriday, June 12th: Sandber Pimentel Slugs 10th HR in Snappers’ Extra-Inning Win while A.J. Griffin Struggles in 1st Rehab Start for Sounds
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 4 Bowling Green Hot Rods 3 WP – Huber 2-3 / 3.09 HR – Pimentel (10), Gilbert (4) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Sandber Pimentel (Home Run / 2 RBIs) Although outfielder Justin Higley had the big…
View More Friday, June 12th: Sandber Pimentel Slugs 10th HR in Snappers’ Extra-Inning Win while A.J. Griffin Struggles in 1st Rehab Start for SoundsThursday, June 11th: Joel Seddon Leads Stockton to Shutout Win while Barry Zito’s Scoreless Streak Ends in Sounds Loss
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 9 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 0 WP – Seddon 4-4 / 4.09 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Joel Seddon (6 IP / 6 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win)…
View More Thursday, June 11th: Joel Seddon Leads Stockton to Shutout Win while Barry Zito’s Scoreless Streak Ends in Sounds LossWednesday, June 10th: Josh Whitaker Hits 6th HR in Hounds Loss while Ports & Snappers also Go Down to Defeat on Wednesday
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 8 Midland RockHounds 7 LP – Atherton 2-3 / 6.52 HR – Whitaker (6) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Josh Whitaker (Home Run / Double / 4 RBIs) RHP Tim Atherton had another rough start for the RockHounds, allowing 8 runs,…
View More Wednesday, June 10th: Josh Whitaker Hits 6th HR in Hounds Loss while Ports & Snappers also Go Down to Defeat on WednesdayGetting to Know the A’s 2015 Top 10 Draft Picks
Now that day two of the amateur draft is complete, it’s time to run down the A’s top ten picks of the 2015 draft. After taking two collegiate shortstops with their top two picks on Monday, the team continued to prefer college players on Tuesday but focused more on finding…
View More Getting to Know the A’s 2015 Top 10 Draft PicksTuesday, June 9th: 3-Run HRs by Matt Carson & B.J. Boyd Help Sounds & Ports Win while Colin Walsh Hits 2 HRs in Hounds Loss
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 6 New Orleans Zephyrs 3 WP – Castro 2-1 / 3.12 HR – Carson (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Matt Carson (Home Run / 3 RBIs / Stolen Base) With two on, one out and his team down by a…
View More Tuesday, June 9th: 3-Run HRs by Matt Carson & B.J. Boyd Help Sounds & Ports Win while Colin Walsh Hits 2 HRs in Hounds LossA’s Pick a Pair of Collegiate Shortstops on Day 1 of the Draft
For the second year in a row, the A’s selected a collegiate infielder with their first pick in the amateur draft. Last year it was third baseman Matt Chapman, and this year it was shortstop Richie Martin. Martin is a 20-year-old junior out of Florida who came in second in…
View More A’s Pick a Pair of Collegiate Shortstops on Day 1 of the DraftMonday, June 8th: Arnold Leon & Chris Bassitt Both Take Losses as Sounds Drop a Pair while Raul Alcantara Returns to Action in Stockton Loss
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #1 Nashville Sounds 3 New Orleans Zephyrs 4 LP – Leon 0-3 / 3.93 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Kent Matthes (3 for 5 / Double / 2 RBIs) In the completion of a game suspended on April 27 due to rain,…
View More Monday, June 8th: Arnold Leon & Chris Bassitt Both Take Losses as Sounds Drop a Pair while Raul Alcantara Returns to Action in Stockton LossTaking a Look at A’s Recent Drafts
With the major league amateur draft set to take place today, it’s a good time to take a look back at some of the A’s recent drafts. We’ll focus on the top five picks from the team’s last three drafts and examine how those players are currently performing and how…
View More Taking a Look at A’s Recent DraftsSunday, June 7th: Brett Graves Gets 6th Win for Snappers while Renato Nunez Hits 6th HR in Hounds’ Loss & A.J. Griffin Impresses for Stockton
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Lake County Captains 2 Beloit Snappers 5 WP – Graves 6-0 / 4.14 HR – Kuhn (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Brett Graves (6 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win) Last year’s…
View More Sunday, June 7th: Brett Graves Gets 6th Win for Snappers while Renato Nunez Hits 6th HR in Hounds’ Loss & A.J. Griffin Impresses for StocktonSaturday, June 6th: Zach Neal Pitches Sounds to Victory while Matt Chapman Hits 8th HR in Stockton’s 5th Straight Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 4 New Orleans Zephyrs 2 WP – Neal 5-0 / 1.60 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Zach Neal (8 IP / 6 H / 2 ER / 0 BB / 2 K / Win) RHP Zach Neal turned in another strong…
View More Saturday, June 6th: Zach Neal Pitches Sounds to Victory while Matt Chapman Hits 8th HR in Stockton’s 5th Straight WinFriday, June 5th: Barry Zito Throws 7 Shutout Innings in Sounds Victory while Matt Chapman Hits 7th HR to Help Ports Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Salt Lake Bees 0 Nashville Sounds 1 WP – Zito 4-4 / 3.71 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Barry Zito (7 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K / Win) LHP Barry Zito turned in his…
View More Friday, June 5th: Barry Zito Throws 7 Shutout Innings in Sounds Victory while Matt Chapman Hits 7th HR to Help Ports WinThursday, June 4th: Jaycob Brugman’s Grand Slam Highlights Hounds’ 14-Inning Win while 3 Snappers Named All-Stars & Sean Nolin Back to DL for Sounds
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 9 Tulsa Drillers 3 WP – Hall 1-0 / 2.76 HR – Nunez (5), Blair (3), Brugman (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Jaycob Brugman (Grand Slam) It took 14 innings for the RockHounds to win…
View More Thursday, June 4th: Jaycob Brugman’s Grand Slam Highlights Hounds’ 14-Inning Win while 3 Snappers Named All-Stars & Sean Nolin Back to DL for Sounds