Brett Graves - A's Farm

Saturday, August 15th: Nick Rickles’ 2-Run Single Helps Hounds Win while Sean Nolin & Tyler Ladendorf Return to Action in Sounds Loss

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Tulsa Drillers 4 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Doolittle 4-2 / 3.67 Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Nick Rickles (2 for 3 / 2 RBIs) With two outs, two on and his team down by two runs…

Sunday, August 9th: Kirkland’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Stalcup Leads Ports to Shutout Win and Barry Zito & Matt Chapman Land on DL

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 8 Corpus Christi Hooks 3 WP – Hall 3-0 / 2.97 HR – Kirkland (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Wade Kirkland (3 for 4 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) Midland utility man Wade Kirkland, getting the start at shortstop, turned…

Tuesday, August 4th: Ryan Roberts’ 2 HRs Help Sounds Win in 12 while Brett Graves Leads Snappers to Shutout Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Omaha Storm Chasers 6 WP – Huntzinger 2-2 / 3.59 HR – Roberts 2 (8) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Ryan Roberts (2 Home Runs / Double / Walk / 4 RBIs) Designated hitter Ryan Roberts had another…

Wednesday, July 29th: Ryon Healy’s 5 Hits Help Hounds Win 5th Straight while Matt Chapman Hits 22nd HR in Ports Loss

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 5 Frisco RoughRiders 4 WP – Sanchez 8-7 / 5.02 HR – Healy (7) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Ryon Healy (5 for 5 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) Third baseman Ryon Healy had a big night at the…

Thursday, July 23rd: Parker Frazier Leads Midland to Shutout Win while Franklin Barreto & Dylan Covey Land on DL for Stockton

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 0 Midland RockHounds 7 WP – Frazier 2-0 / 0.44 HR – Olson (9) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Parker Frazier (8 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 4 BB / 1 K / Win) RHP Parker Frazier, recently acquired…

Saturday, July 18th: Matt Chapman Hits 17th HR as Ports Win in Extras while Jason Pridie Helps Sounds Win in a Walk-Off

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 3 Stockton Ports 4 WP – Roberts 4-2 / 3.30 HR – Chapman (17) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Matt Chapman (Home Run / 2 Doubles / 2 RBIs) Designated hitter B.J. Boyd may have singled in the winning run in the…

Sunday, July 12th: Jake Sanchez Leads Hounds to Second Straight Shutout Victory while #1 Picks Matt Chapman & Richie Martin Homer for Stockton & Vermont

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 2 NW Arkansas Naturals 0 WP – Sanchez 7-5 / 4.70 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Jake Sanchez (6 2/3 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 6 K / Win) The RockHounds shut out the Naturals for the…

Tuesday, July 7th: Chad Oberacker’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Nate Long, Kyle Finnegan & Brett Graves All Have Solid Outings for Sounds, Ports & Snappers

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) NW Arkansas Naturals 8 Midland RockHounds 9 WP – Avila 1-1 / 4.56 HR – Walsh (10) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Chad Oberacker (2 for 4 / Double / 3 RBIs) With two on, two outs and the game tied in the bottom of…

Saturday, June 27th: Argenis Blanco Pitches AZL A’s to Victory while Sean Nolin Earns 2nd Win for Sounds and Raul Alcantara Is Solid for Stockton

ARIZONA LEAGUE (Rookie Short-Season) AZL D-backs 0 AZL A’s 4 WP – Blanco 2-0 / 1.80 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Argenis Blanco (5 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) 19-year-old Venezuelan RHP Argenis Blanco was impressive…

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…

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 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)…

Taking 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…

Sunday, 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…

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

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…

Monday, June 1st: Zach Neal Pitches Sounds to 8th Straight Win while Dillon Overton Throws 5 Shutout Innings in Ports’ Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas 51s 1 Nashville Sounds 5 WP – Neal 4-0 / 1.40 HR – Wendle (5), Carson (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Zach Neal (8 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win)…

Talking Top Prospects with A’s Director of Player Personnel Billy Owens

Now that we’re almost a third of the way into the minor league season, it seems like a good time to take a step back and take a look at how some of the A’s top prospects have been doing so far this season. And there’s no one better to…

Wednesday, May 27th: Zach Neal Pitches Sounds to 3rd Straight Win over Sacramento while Sandber Pimentel Slugs 8th HR in Snappers Win

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 11 Sacramento River Cats 4 WP – Neal 3-0 / 1.53 HR – Pridie (5) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Zach Neal (7 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) RHP Zach…

Friday, May 22nd: Chad Pinder’s Grand Slam Highlights His 4-Hit Night for Hounds while Ben Zobrist & Sean Doolittle Make Successful Rehab Appearances for Sounds

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 8 Corpus Christi Hooks 12 LP – Jensen 3-3 / 5.55 HR – Pinder (6), Walsh (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (4 for 5 / Grand Slam) Despite falling to Corpus Christi 12-8 on Friday, the RockHounds got a huge…

Sunday, May 17th: Kendall Graveman Earns 2nd Win for Sounds while Sean Doolittle Takes the Loss in 2nd Rehab Appearance for Ports

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Zephyrs 2 Nashville Sounds 6 WP – Graveman 2-1 / 1.85 HR – Carson (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Kendall Graveman (7 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 3 K / Win) RHP Kendall Graveman…

Tuesday, May 12th: Brett Graves Snaps Quad Cities’ 12-Game Streak to Post 2nd Win for Snappers while Brad Mills & Nate Long Earn 1st Wins for Sounds & Hounds

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 10 Quad Cities River Bandits 4 WP – Graves 2-0 / 5.35 HR – Martinez (1), Brizuela (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Brett Graves (5 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 4 BB / 5…