CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 1 Stockton Ports 11 WP – Sanchez 4-0 / 2.81 HR – Olson (26), Reddick (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Josh Reddick (4 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) A’s outfielder Josh Reddick looked mighty healthy in…
View More Monday, July 14th: A’s Outfielder Josh Reddick Goes 4 for 4 and Homers in Ports Victory while Max Muncy’s Grand Slam Helps Hounds WinTag: Chad Pinder
A’s Farm’s 2014 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…
View More A’s Farm’s 2014 Mid-Season Organizational All-Star TeamFriday, June 6th: Pinder Helps Ports Win while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Fall and LHP O’Flaherty Returns to the Field
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) High Desert Mavericks 3 Stockton Ports 6 WP – O’Flaherty 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Pinder (11) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Chad Pinder (2 for 4 / Home Run) Second baseman Chad Pinder slugged his second home run in…
View More Friday, June 6th: Pinder Helps Ports Win while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Fall and LHP O’Flaherty Returns to the FieldThursday, June 5th: Long Pitches Hounds to Victory while Snappers Win, Cats & Ports Fall and Russell Returns to Stockton
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 2 Midland RockHounds 3 WP – Long 6-1 / 2.90 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Nate Long (8 IP / 5 H / 2 ER / 2 BB / 7 K / Win) RHP Nate Long turned in another solid start…
View More Thursday, June 5th: Long Pitches Hounds to Victory while Snappers Win, Cats & Ports Fall and Russell Returns to StocktonThursday, May 22nd: Neal Dominates in Ports Extra Innings Loss while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Walk Away with Wins
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 1 San Jose Giants 5 LP – Duran 0-2 / 4.24 HR – Pinder (9) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Zach Neal (8 2/3 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 11 K) Oddly enough, the best performance of…
View More Thursday, May 22nd: Neal Dominates in Ports Extra Innings Loss while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Walk Away with WinsFriday, May 16th: Cats, Hounds & Ports All Win while Snappers Sweep a Pair on Friday
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) GAME #1 Beloit Snappers 1 Clinton LumberKings 0 WP – Finnegan 3-1 / 2.17 HR – Marincov (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Kyle Finnegan (7 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Kyle…
View More Friday, May 16th: Cats, Hounds & Ports All Win while Snappers Sweep a Pair on FridayExclusive: A’s Director of Player Personnel Billy Owens Talks Top Prospects with A’s Farm
Well, we’re now about a month and a half into the baseball season. And just as we’re at a point where the A’s front office typically takes a step back and evaluates where the major league roster is at, it’s also a great time to take a step back and…
View More Exclusive: A’s Director of Player Personnel Billy Owens Talks Top Prospects with A’s FarmThursday, May 1st: Freiman’s Big Bat Leads Cats to Victory while Hounds Win, Ports & Snappers Fall and Pinder & Streich Named April Players of the Month
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tacoma Rainiers 7 Sacramento River Cats 11 WP – Leon 2-1 / 4.34 HR – Taylor (3), Matthes (1) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Nate Freiman (3 for 5 /…
View More Thursday, May 1st: Freiman’s Big Bat Leads Cats to Victory while Hounds Win, Ports & Snappers Fall and Pinder & Streich Named April Players of the MonthTuesday, April 29th: Hounds Win in a Walk-Off while Cats & Ports Fall and Snappers Drop a Pair
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 8 Midland RockHounds 9 WP – Castillo 1-0 / 3.95 Farmhand Of The Game: Catcher Beau Taylor (3 for 5 / 3 RBIs) Midland came back from a 6-run deficit in the 2nd inning to…
View More Tuesday, April 29th: Hounds Win in a Walk-Off while Cats & Ports Fall and Snappers Drop a PairSaturday, April 26th: Strong Starts from Haviland, Walden, Trivino & Correa Lead All Four Affiliates to Victory on Saturday
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 1 San Antonio Missions 0 WP – Urlaub 1-0 / 0.73 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Shawn Haviland (7 2/3 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 2 K) RHP Shawn Haviland,…
View More Saturday, April 26th: Strong Starts from Haviland, Walden, Trivino & Correa Lead All Four Affiliates to Victory on SaturdaySaturday, April 12th: Ports Fall despite Pinder’s Big Bat while Cats & Hounds Win and Snappers Go Down to Defeat
A’s Farmhand Of The Day CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 7 Stockton Ports 4 LP – Streich 1-1 / 3.60 HR – Pinder 2 (5) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Chad Pinder (4 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Through the first week…
View More Saturday, April 12th: Ports Fall despite Pinder’s Big Bat while Cats & Hounds Win and Snappers Go Down to DefeatFriday, April 11th: Freiman’s Slam Leads Cats to Victory in Home Opener while Hounds & Snappers Fall and Ports Win as Ynoa Exits with Apparent Arm Injury
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Salt Lake Bees 6 Sacramento River Cats 7 WP – Savery 1-0 / 8.10 HR – Freiman (1) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Nate Freiman (Grand Slam) First baseman Nate…
View More Friday, April 11th: Freiman’s Slam Leads Cats to Victory in Home Opener while Hounds & Snappers Fall and Ports Win as Ynoa Exits with Apparent Arm InjuryThursday, April 10th: Pinder Helps Ports Prevail in 18-Inning Marathon while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Fall as Vogt Hits DL
A’s Farmhand Of The Day CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 5 Stockton Ports 6 WP – Robinson 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Nunez (2), Pinder (2), Crocker (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Chad Pinder (Home Run / 2 Doubles / 2 RBIs) It was a…
View More Thursday, April 10th: Pinder Helps Ports Prevail in 18-Inning Marathon while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Fall as Vogt Hits DLExclusive: Down on the Farm with Farhan Zaidi, the A’s new Assistant General Manager – Part 2
Yesterday, we brought you Part 1 of A’s Farm’s exclusive interview with A’s assistant general manager and director of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi, where he gave us the lowdown on top prospects like Addison Russell, Daniel Robertson, Michael Ynoa, Raul Alcantara and Arnold Leon. In Part 2, we’ll cover Billy McKinney,…
View More Exclusive: Down on the Farm with Farhan Zaidi, the A’s new Assistant General Manager – Part 2Exclusive: A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson Talks Top Prospects with A’s Farm
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…
View More Exclusive: A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson Talks Top Prospects with A’s FarmA’s Spring Training Tour – 3/13/14
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View More A’s Spring Training Tour – 3/13/14Wednesday, September 4th: Beloit Wins Wild Playoff Game in Extras while Vermont Falls in Finale
A’s Farmhand Of The Day MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) MIDWEST LEAGUE PLAYOFFS – Game #1 Beloit Snappers 9 Clinton LumberKings 6 WP – Austin House HR – Renato Nunez, Chris Bostick, Nick Rickles Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Chris Bostick (4 for 5 / Home…
View More Wednesday, September 4th: Beloit Wins Wild Playoff Game in Extras while Vermont Falls in FinaleA’s Top 12 Draft Picks Mid-Season Progress Report
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…
View More A’s Top 12 Draft Picks Mid-Season Progress ReportExclusive: 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 FarmWednesday, July 3rd: Beloit Wins Behind Bostick’s Big Bat while Cats, Hounds & Ports All Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tucson Padres 2 Sacramento River Cats 0 LP – Leon 0-1 / 1.29 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Arnold Leon (7 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 0 BB…
View More Wednesday, July 3rd: Beloit Wins Behind Bostick’s Big Bat while Cats, Hounds & Ports All Fall