It’s been almost two months since this year’s amateur draft and about six weeks since most of the players picked by the A’s began playing with either the rookie-ball Arizona League A’s or the Class-A Vermont Lake Monsters. Fortunately, the A’s managed to sign all of their top 12 draft…
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Tuesday, July 30th: Ports Win Behind Russell’s 2 HRs while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Fall and McKinney Hits 1st HR
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 2 Sacramento River Cats 0 LP – Billings 10-5 / 4.23 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Bruce Billings (8 IP / 4 H / 2 ER / 1 BB / 4 K) Starter…
View More Tuesday, July 30th: Ports Win Behind Russell’s 2 HRs while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Fall and McKinney Hits 1st HRSaturday, July 27th: Snappers Win Behind Rickles’ Big Day while Cats, Hounds & Ports All Come up Short
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 4 Las Vegas 51s 9 LP – Leon 1-2 / 5.76 HR – Choice (13) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Michael Choice (Home Run / Double /…
View More Saturday, July 27th: Snappers Win Behind Rickles’ Big Day while Cats, Hounds & Ports All Come up ShortFriday, July 26th: Choice’s Slam Helps Cats Win while Ynoa Wins 1st for Ports and Hounds Drop a Pair
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 9 Las Vegas 51s 3 WP – Banwart 6-5 / 4.95 HR – Choice (12), Freitas (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Michael Choice (Grand Slam) Starter…
View More Friday, July 26th: Choice’s Slam Helps Cats Win while Ynoa Wins 1st for Ports and Hounds Drop a PairSaturday, July 20th: Boyd’s Slam Leads Vermont to Victory while Ports Win in Extras and Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 6 Salt Lake Bees 7 LP – Newby 0-1 / 3.95 Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Daric Barton (Double / 3 RBIs) RHP Travis Banwart had…
View More Saturday, July 20th: Boyd’s Slam Leads Vermont to Victory while Ports Win in Extras and Cats, Hounds & Snappers All FallWednesday, July 17th: McKinney Helps Lead AZL A’s to Victory while Snappers Win and Ports Lose in Extras
A’s Farmhand Of The Day CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 11 Stockton Ports 8 LP – Joseph 5-5 / 4.50 HR – Vollmuth (17) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Rashun Dixon (2 Doubles / 2 RBIs) …
View More Wednesday, July 17th: McKinney Helps Lead AZL A’s to Victory while Snappers Win and Ports Lose in ExtrasExclusive: A’s Super Scout Grady Fuson Talks Top Prospects with A’s Farm
One of the most popular pieces we’ve featured here on A’s Farm over the past year or so was our profile of A’s super scout (and Moneyball bad guy) Grady Fuson. He was the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001, when he left the A’s to become the assistant general manager of…
View More Exclusive: A’s Super Scout Grady Fuson Talks Top Prospects with A’s FarmMonday, July 1st: Voiro Pitches Snappers to Victory while Ports Win and Cats & Hounds Both Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tucson Padres 6 Sacramento River Cats 3 LP – Banwart 4-5 / 5.22 Farmhand Of The Game: Catcher Ryan Ortiz (3 Doubles / 1 RBI) Starter Travis Banwart had a…
View More Monday, July 1st: Voiro Pitches Snappers to Victory while Ports Win and Cats & Hounds Both FallSunday, June 23rd: All 6 Affiliates Win as Granier & Alcantara Make Impressive Debuts for Hounds & Ports
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Colorado Springs Sky Sox 4 Sacramento River Cats 20 WP – Billings 9-4 / 4.46 HR – Choice (11), Montz (9) Farmhand Of The Game: Catcher Stephen Vogt (3 for 5 / Double / 5 RBIs) Starter…
View More Sunday, June 23rd: All 6 Affiliates Win as Granier & Alcantara Make Impressive Debuts for Hounds & PortsFriday, June 21st: Murphy Pitches Hounds to Victory while Vermont Wins Behind Brugman’s Slam and Cats, Ports & Snappers Fall on Friday
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 2 Salt Lake Bees 5 LP – Gray 7-5 / 2.85 HR – Moore (10) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Scott Moore (Home Run) Things got…
View More Friday, June 21st: Murphy Pitches Hounds to Victory while Vermont Wins Behind Brugman’s Slam and Cats, Ports & Snappers Fall on FridayThursday, June 20th: Streich Pitches Snappers to Victory while Hounds Win, Cats & Ports Fall and Top Draft Picks McKinney & Pinder Impress
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 4 Salt Lake Bees 8 LP – Banwart 4-3 / 4.50 HR – Barton (4), Nakajima (3) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Daric Barton (Home Run /…
View More Thursday, June 20th: Streich Pitches Snappers to Victory while Hounds Win, Cats & Ports Fall and Top Draft Picks McKinney & Pinder ImpressExclusive: Get the Inside Scoop on the A’s Top 12 Draft Picks of 2013 from A’s Scouting Director Eric Kubota
For the second year in a row, the A’s surprised the baseball world by selecting a high school hitter with their first pick in the amateur draft. Last year’s top pick, Addison Russell, has generated an awful lot of enthusiasm from both inside and outside the organization, and now this year’s…
View More Exclusive: Get the Inside Scoop on the A’s Top 12 Draft Picks of 2013 from A’s Scouting Director Eric KubotaFriday, June 14th: It’s Black Friday with Losses for Everyone – except Top Draft Pick Billy McKinney
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tacoma Rainiers 6 Sacramento River Cats 4 LP – Thomas 3-5 / 4.15 Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Jemile Weeks (1 for 3 / 2 Walks / 2 Runs / 1…
View More Friday, June 14th: It’s Black Friday with Losses for Everyone – except Top Draft Pick Billy McKinneyGetting To Know: The A’s 2013 Top 12 Draft Picks
Yesterday, we gave you the lowdown on the A’s top 3 picks selected on Day 1 of the amateur draft. And now that Day 2 is complete, it’s time to run down the A’s top 12 picks of the 2013 draft. Though the A’s took a high school player with…
View More Getting To Know: The A’s 2013 Top 12 Draft PicksA’s Make High School Outfielder Billy McKinney their Top Pick in 2013 Amateur Draft
For the second year in a row, the A’s selected a high school hitter with their first pick in the amateur draft. Last year it was shortstop Addison Russell, and this year it was center fielder Billy McKinney. McKinney just completed his senior year of high school in Plano, Texas,…
View More A’s Make High School Outfielder Billy McKinney their Top Pick in 2013 Amateur Draft