TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Amarillo Sod Poodles 1 Midland RockHounds 5 WP: Friedrichs 3-3 / 3.38 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Kyle Friedrichs (8 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 6 K / Win) RHP Kyle Friedrichs turned in his second straight outstanding start…
View More Monday, July 1st: Friedrichs Pitches Hounds to Victory while Vegas Wins despite Treinen’s Shaky OutingTag: Blake Treinen
Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Last August, while the season was beginning to wind down, we took the opportunity to take a look ahead at what the A’s might look like in 2018 in this piece. And we even looked ahead at the 2018 A’s way back in…
View More Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Back in May, we took a look at what a young, rebuilding A’s team might look like. But now that we’ve passed the July 31st trade deadline and the A’s have made a number of deadline deals, and even some post-deadline deals, to…
View More Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!Sunday, July 16th: Erwin & Meisner Pitch Snappers & Hounds to Victory while Armenteros Homers Again for AZL A’s
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 7 Great Lakes Loons 1 WP – Erwin 3-2 / 2.05 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Zack Erwin (5 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 7 K / Win) LHP Zack Erwin turned in another impressive start to…
View More Sunday, July 16th: Erwin & Meisner Pitch Snappers & Hounds to Victory while Armenteros Homers Again for AZL A’sWednesday, May 15th: Peters & Murphy Pitch Ports & Hounds to Victory while Snappers Lose in Extras
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 8 Frisco RoughRiders 4 WP – Murphy 1-1 / 2.17 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Sean Murphy (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 5 K / Win) Starter Sean Murphy had…
View More Wednesday, May 15th: Peters & Murphy Pitch Ports & Hounds to Victory while Snappers Lose in ExtrasA’s Assistant GM David Forst On New Catcher John Jaso, New Shortstop Hiro Nakajima, And The Importance Of Team Chemistry
As part of A’s FanFest this past weekend, a few members of the A’s staff took some time out to attend a bloggers-only press conference in the bowels of the Oracle Arena. One of those who stopped in to chat with us was A’s assistant general manager David Forst. And…
View More A’s Assistant GM David Forst On New Catcher John Jaso, New Shortstop Hiro Nakajima, And The Importance Of Team ChemistryA’s Deal Pitchers of the Future for Catcher of the Present
It was announced on Wednesday that the A’s had acquired catcher John Jaso from the Seattle Mariners as part of a three-team deal that sent A’s minor league pitchers A.J. Cole and Blake Treinen, along with a player to be named later, to the Washington Nationals, who sent first baseman-outfielder…
View More A’s Deal Pitchers of the Future for Catcher of the PresentExclusive: 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 few months 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…
View More Exclusive: A’s Super Scout Grady Fuson Talks Top Prospects with A’s FarmThursday, June 21st: Straily Wins Big in Debut for Cats
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Fresno Grizzlies 0 Sacramento River Cats 6 (WP – Straily 1-0 / 0.00) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Straily (7 IP / 0 ER / 8 K / Win) Worth…
View More Thursday, June 21st: Straily Wins Big in Debut for CatsTuesday, June 12th: Cole Pitches Bees to Victory as Cats & Hounds Lose in Extras and Ports Split
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Sacramento River Cats 7 Fresno Grizzlies 8 (LP – Castro 3-7 / 7.01) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Manny Ramirez (3 for 5 / 2 RBIs) Worth Noting: Manny Ramirez…
View More Tuesday, June 12th: Cole Pitches Bees to Victory as Cats & Hounds Lose in Extras and Ports SplitTuesday, May 22nd: Ports Score 15 to Win, Peacock Gets Rocked as Cats Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Sacramento River Cats 5 Round Rock Express 11 (LP – Peacock 5-2 / 5.14) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Chris Carter (Home Run / 2 RBIs) Worth Noting: Starter Brad Peacock got rocked in…
View More Tuesday, May 22nd: Ports Score 15 to Win, Peacock Gets Rocked as Cats FallThursday, May 17th: Cats Plate 16 as Hounds & Bees Win and Ports Take 2nd Straight
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Sacramento River Cats 16 Albuquerque Isotopes 5 (WP – Peacock 5-1 / 4.17) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Chris Carter (2 Home Runs / 6 RBIs) Worth Noting: The River Cats erupted for 16 runs…
View More Thursday, May 17th: Cats Plate 16 as Hounds & Bees Win and Ports Take 2nd StraightExclusive: A’s Assistant GM David Forst Gives the Lowdown on Off-Season Acquisitions and A’s Top Prospects – Part 2
Yesterday, we brought you Part 1 of A’s Farm’s exclusive interview with A’s assistant general manager David Forst, where he gave us the lowdown on Jarrod Parker, Ryan Cook, Tommy Milone, Brad Peacock and more. In Part 2, we’ll cover Josh Reddick, Miles Head, Michael Choice, Sonny Gray and more…
View More Exclusive: A’s Assistant GM David Forst Gives the Lowdown on Off-Season Acquisitions and A’s Top Prospects – Part 2