In spring training, A’s manager Bob Melvin mainly has his mind on trying to get his big league lineup ready to roll for the regular season. But with fifty-five players in camp everyday to start the spring, there are plenty of prospects who are bound to pique the skipper’s interest…
View More A’s Manager Bob Melvin Gives the Lowdown on the A’s Top ProspectsThe Baseball Project – featuring members of R.E.M., The Dream Syndicate and Young Fresh Fellows – is releasing their third album, titled 3rd, next Tuesday, March 25th. All the songs are about baseball, but only one of them is about the Oakland A’s. We’ve got it right here, and I…
View More The Baseball Project releases new anthem for A’s fans, “They Are The Oakland A’s”At age 20, the A’s top prospect, shortstop Addison Russell, was invited to spend spring training in the A’s big league camp playing with and against major leaguers this spring. Most people expect Russell to be the A’s opening day shortstop in 2015, after Jed Lowrie’s expected departure via free…
View More Catching Up With: A’s Top Prospect Addison RussellCatcher Stephen Vogt turned out to be something of a secret weapon for the A’s last year. Acquired from Tampa Bay during the first week of the season, he started the year at Sacramento. But when catcher John Jaso went down with a concussion, Vogt got the call. And not…
View More Catcher Stephen Vogt Offers the Inside Scoop on the A’s Top Pitching ProspectsWhile the big league team was busy battling the Royals and dealing with injuries to starting pitchers Jarrod Parker and A.J. Griffin on Friday, there were also plenty of A’s minor leaguers in action around Arizona… Intrasquad Game at A’s Minor League Camp at Papago Park Minor League Games at D’Backs…
View More A’s Spring Training Tour – 3/14/14Minor League Camp at Papago Park [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnvXTBOp5js&w=560&h=315] Major League Camp at Phoenix Municipal 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 updates e-mailed to you free by signing up here.
View More A’s Spring Training Tour – 3/13/14Major League Camp at Phoenix Municipal 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 updates e-mailed to you free by signing up here.
View More A’s Spring Training Tour – 3/12/14A’s major leaguers may have a couple of weeks’ worth of spring games under their belts. But A’s minor leaguers just began their official spring schedule of competitive games on Monday. And with the beginning of that schedule, the players in the minor league camp have all been assigned to…
View More A’s Minor League Spring Training Camp RostersThis was originally expected to be a rare spring where most of the A’s roster was pretty much set, with very few roster questions left to be answered. Possibly the biggest question when camp opened was – who would be the 13th position player to make the squad? For much…
View More Unexpected Injuries & Surprising Spring Performances Could Change the Face of the A’s Opening Day RosterAs you may already know, A’s pitchers and catchers began reporting to the team’s spring training camp in Phoenix on Friday, with the team’s first workouts on Saturday. And there are already plenty of observations we can make about the major league team, as well as the minor league teams,…
View More Spring Has Sprung!As part of A’s FanFest this past weekend, a few representatives of the A’s took some time out to attend a bloggers-only press conference at the Coliseum. The day’s sessions wrapped up with an appearance by the dynamic duo of young starter Sonny Gray and veteran closer Jim Johnson. Gray,…
View More A’s Hurlers Sonny Gray and Jim Johnson Excited to Do Their Part in 2014As part of A’s FanFest this past weekend, a few representatives of the A’s took some time out to attend a bloggers-only press conference at the Coliseum. And A’s manager Bob Melvin followed assistant GM David Forst on the hot seat. In a question-and-answer session earlier in the day at…
View More A’s Manager Bob Melvin on Jaso’s Return, How New Additions Gentry & Punto Fit into the Picture and Why He Loves Managing the A’sAs part of A’s FanFest this past weekend, a few representatives of the A’s took some time out to attend a bloggers-only press conference at the Coliseum. First up was A’s assistant general manager David Forst who volunteered a generous bit of time to talk about some top major and…
View More A’s Assistant GM David Forst on Top Prospects Russell & McKinney, Coco’s New Contract and What the A’s Expect from Reddick in 2014With the first A’s players set to report to spring training camp in just a couple of weeks, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List for 2014. We’ve combined half a dozen different A’s prospect lists to come up with a consensus list that reflects a broad base…
View More A’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List for 2014It appears that most of the A’s off-season work is done. The team has found capable replacements for departing free agents Bartolo Colon, Grant Balfour and Chris Young and filled a few other holes as well. It’s possible that someone like Alberto Callaspo, who’s set to earn close to $5…
View More A’s & River Cats Roster OutlookWell, the results are in – and A’s Farm was ranked in the Top 5 MLB blogs for 2013! At our peak late in the season, we were averaging almost 6,000 hits per week and over 20,000 hits per month. And we want to be sure to thank all you devoted A’s…
View More A’s Farm in Top 5 MLB Blogs in 2013!A’s general manager Billy Beane has had a busy week – and it ain’t over yet! On Monday, the team signed free agent left-handed starting pitcher Scott Kazmir to a two-year $22 million deal. And later that same day, the A’s acquired right-handed closer Jim Johnson from Baltimore in return…
View More A’s Eager to Deal Prospects to Win Now!The Arizona Fall League just wrapped up its 31-game schedule this past week. As some of you probably already know, there are six teams in the AFL with each team comprised of prospects from five different organizations. Organizations typically use the AFL as an opportunity to get their top prospects…
View More A’s Top Prospects Talk About Life In The AFLA’s AFL Farmhand Of The Week A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (November 11-16) Monday, November 11th: Shortstop Addison Russell had 2 singles and a double and LHP Omar Duran and RHP Seth Frankoff each tossed 1 scoreless inning in Mesa’s 4-0 shutout win on Monday. Tuesday, November 12th: DH…
View More A’s In The AFL – November 11-16 UpdateA’s AFL Farmhand Of The Week A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (November 4-9) Monday, November 4th: Shortstop Addison Russell, first baseman Max Muncy and catcher David Freitas had 1 hit apiece and Jeff Urlaub, Seth Frankoff and Ryan Dull each tossed 1 scoreless inning in Mesa’s 5-4 win on…
View More A’s In The AFL – November 4-9 Update