As part of A’s FanFest this past weekend, a few representatives of the A’s took some time out to attend a bloggers-only press conference at the Coliseum. First up was A’s assistant general manager David Forst who volunteered a generous bit of time to talk about some top major and…
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A’s Instructional League Roster
A total of 44 players reported to the A’s fall Instructional League camp in Phoenix this week. Many of the A’s top prospects will spend the next month training, conditioning, participating in drills and playing other teams’ Instructional League clubs in Arizona. The A’s top pick from this year’s draft…
View More A’s Instructional League RosterThursday, September 5th: Covey Pitches Beloit to Victory as Snappers Sweep 1st Round of Midwest League Playoff Series
A’s Farmhand Of The Day MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) MIDWEST LEAGUE PLAYOFFS – Game #2 Clinton LumberKings 2 Beloit Snappers 6 WP – Dylan Covey Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dylan Covey (6 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 3 K…
View More Thursday, September 5th: Covey Pitches Beloit to Victory as Snappers Sweep 1st Round of Midwest League Playoff SeriesMonday, August 26th: Ports Lose Despite Alcantara’s Solid Effort while Snappers Win and Cats & Hounds Come Up Short
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 7 Sacramento River Cats 0 LP – Billings 13-7 / 4.40 Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Jemile Weeks (2 for 3 / Walk) Starter Bruce Billings had…
View More Monday, August 26th: Ports Lose Despite Alcantara’s Solid Effort while Snappers Win and Cats & Hounds Come Up ShortTuesday, August 20th: Olson’s HR Helps Snappers Win, while Cats, Hounds & Ports All Come Up Short
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tucson Padres 7 Sacramento River Cats 6 LP – Billings 13-6 / 4.21 HR – Peterson (12), Goebbert (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Shane Peterson (Home Run / 2 Walks…
View More Tuesday, August 20th: Olson’s HR Helps Snappers Win, while Cats, Hounds & Ports All Come Up ShortThursday, August 15th: Alcantara, Neal & Billings Star as Ports, Hounds & Cats All Win
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 9 Iowa Cubs 1 WP – Billings 13-5 / 3.88 HR – Barton (7) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Bruce Billings (6 IP /…
View More Thursday, August 15th: Alcantara, Neal & Billings Star as Ports, Hounds & Cats All WinFriday, August 9th: Peters Pitches Ports to Victory while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Fall on Friday
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 4 Omaha Storm Chasers 9 LP – Werner 10-13 / 6.16 Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Michael Choice (3 for 4 / 2 RBIs) Starter Andrew Werner had a rocky outing for…
View More Friday, August 9th: Peters Pitches Ports to Victory while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Fall on FridaySunday, August 4th: Cats Win behind Billings while Hounds, Ports & Snappers All Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 1 Sacramento River Cats 3 WP – Billings 11-5 / 4.04 Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Bruce Billings (7 2/3 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 1 BB /…
View More Sunday, August 4th: Cats Win behind Billings while Hounds, Ports & Snappers All FallA’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 ReportTuesday, 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 HRSunday, July 14th: Strong Efforts from Straily & Hernandez Help Cats & Hounds Win while Ports & Snappers Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 1 Sacramento River Cats 2 WP – Gordon 3-0 / 3.27 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dan Straily (7 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 2 BB /…
View More Sunday, July 14th: Strong Efforts from Straily & Hernandez Help Cats & Hounds Win while Ports & Snappers FallSaturday, June 29th: Snappers Come Back to Win while Cats, Hounds & Ports All Fall on Saturday
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Reno Aces 1 Sacramento River Cats 0 LP – Werner 7-10 / 5.50 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Andrew Werner (7 1/3 IP / 7 H /…
View More Saturday, June 29th: Snappers Come Back to Win while Cats, Hounds & Ports All Fall on SaturdayExclusive: 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 KubotaGetting 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…
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