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A’s Farm Report for Week of August 17-23: A’s Affiliate Update

Well, with the end of August arriving, there’s now just about two weeks left in the minor league season. So let’s take a quick look at what’s been happening with each of the A’s six affiliates over the past month. You can always check out the latest A’s affiliate…

Sunday, August 23rd: Aaron Brooks Impresses in Sounds Win while Frazier, Covey, Fillmyer & Miller Are All Solid in Midland, Stockton, Beloit & Vermont Victories

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Reno Aces 4 WP – Brooks 7-5 / 3.56 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Aaron Brooks (7 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 8 K / Win) Starter Aaron Brooks was…

Tuesday, August 18th: Top TX League Hitter Chad Pinder Has 4 Hits & 3 RBIs for Hounds while Aaron Brooks Makes Nashville Debut & Phil Coke Gets Cut

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 3 Springfield Cardinals 4 LP – McCurry 0-1 / 1.69 Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (4 for 5 / 2 Doubles / 3 RBIs) The A’s organizational RBI and batting average leader, shortstop Chad Pinder, did more to improve his…

A’s Top 5 Minor League Performers of 2015

With just about three weeks left in the minor league season, it seems like a good time to take a look at some of the players in the A’s system who’ve been having true standout seasons on the field this year. Many minor league players can dazzle with an amazing…

Thursday, August 6th: Sounds Win Behind Barry Zito’s 6 Shutout Innings while Chad Pinder’s 4th HR in 3 Days & 5 RBIs Help Hounds Win

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #1 Memphis Redbirds 3 Nashville Sounds 8 WP – Zito 8-7 / 3.48 HR – Gentry (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Barry Zito (6 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 3 K / Win) In the completion…

Wednesday, August 5th: Chad Pinder’s Grand Slam Helps Hounds Win while Dustin Driver Earns 1st Win for Vermont & Rangel Ravelo Joins Nashville

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 7 Midland RockHounds 8 WP – Manaea 2-1 / 3.60 HR – Pinder (13), Maxwell (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (Grand Slam) Shortstop Chad Pinder has wielded the big bat in Midland’s series against Frisco. After hitting 2…

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…

A’s Minor League Leaders – August 2015 Update

The calendar has turned the page to August and, with just about a month left in the minor league season, it’s a good time to take a look at the A’s minor league leaders in a few key hitting and pitching categories. A minimum of 200 at-bats is required for the…

Saturday, July 25th: Chad Pinder’s 4 Hits & 5 RBIs Help Hounds Win while Matt Chapman Hits 20th HR & Daniel Mengden Impresses in Ports Victory

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 1 Midland RockHounds 9 WP – Overton 3-1 / 3.96 HR – Pinder (10) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (4 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 5 RBIs) Shortstop Chad Pinder continued his hot hitting of late, collecting…

Tuesday, July 21st: Renato Nunez’s Early HR Helps Hounds Win while Jason Pridie Delivers Decisive Blow in Sounds Victory

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 9 Corpus Christi Hooks 7 WP – Duran 1-0 / 1.86 HR – Nunez (14), Pinder (9) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Renato Nunez (Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) Designated hitter Renato Nunez delivered a big blow early by…

Sunday, July 19th: Matt Chapman Hits 18th HR and Barreto & Nogowski Both Homer Twice in Ports Win while Chris Bassitt Suffers 7th Loss for Sounds

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 2 Stockton Ports 8 WP – Finnegan 6-6 / 5.34 HR – Chapman (18), Barreto 2 (12), Nogowski 2 (3) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman John Nogowski (2 Home Runs / Double / 3 RBIs) Stockton benefited from the long ball on…

Thursday, July 16th: Angel Duno Wins 4th Straight for AZL A’s, Skye Bolt Drives in Game-Winner for Vermont & Franklin Barreto Belts 10th HR for Ports

ARIZONA LEAGUE (Rookie Short-Season) AZL A’s 3 AZL Dodgers 2 WP – Duno 4-1 / 2.70 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Angel Duno (5 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) 21-year-old Venezuelan RHP Angel Duno turned in…

Exclusive: Down On The Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson

Long-time baseball man Grady Fuson served as the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001, when the team drafted such talented players as Eric Chavez, Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Barry Zito and Rich Harden. He left the A’s at the end of 2001 to become the assistant general manager of the Texas Rangers and, after moving on…

Monday, July 6th: Chad Pinder & Colin Walsh Homer as Jonathan Joseph Pitches Hounds to Victory while Franklin Barreto Has 3 Hits for Ports

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) NW Arkansas Naturals 4 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Joseph 5-3 / 2.79 HR – Walsh (9), Pinder (8) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Jonathan Joseph (7 IP / 7 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) After spending most…

Tuesday, June 23rd: Ryan Roberts Has 4 Hits & Barry Zito Earns 5th Win as Sounds Snap 5-Game Skid while Vermont Comes Up Short despite Seong-min Kim’s Grand Slam

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 6 Memphis Redbirds 4 WP – Zito 5-6 / 3.94 Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Ryan Roberts (4 for 4 / Double / RBI) Third baseman Ryan Roberts collected 4 hits for the Sounds for the third time this season on…

A’s Farm’s 2015 Mid-Season Organizational All-Star Team

With the California League and the Midwest League All-Star breaks taking place this week and all the minor league affiliates right around the halfway points of their seasons, it’s the perfect time to take a step back and determine who the true standouts on the field have been in the…

Monday, 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…

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…

Wednesday, June 3rd: Chris Bassitt K’s 11 in Sounds Win while Renato Nunez & Yairo Munoz Drive in Winning Runs for Hounds & Snappers

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Salt Lake Bees 1 Nashville Sounds 5 WP – Paterson 2-2 / 6.14 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Bassitt (6 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 11 K) RHP Chris Bassitt turned in his most impressive…

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…