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A’s Farm Report for Week of August 8-14: Chapman, Nunez & Young Hurlers Heating Up in August

As things heat up in August, some of the organization’s top sluggers like Matt Chapman and Renato Nunez have really been starting to get hot lately as well. In addition, the team’s top three draft picks – pitchers A.J. Puk, Daulton Jefferies and Logan Shore – all appear to…

Wednesday, August 10th: Chapman’s 2 HRs Help Hounds Win while Nunez Homers for 3rd Straight Night but Sounds still Come up Short

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 3 Tulsa Drillers 1 WP – Seddon 8-8 / 4.75 HR – Chapman 2 (28) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Matt Chapman (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Third baseman Matt…

Friday, August 5th: Ravelo Helps Sounds Win Again while Holmes & Manarino Make Debuts for Ports

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 12 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 7 WP – Detwiler 4-0 / 3.86 Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Rangel Ravelo (2 for 4 / Double / Walk / 3 RBIs) Only one A’s affiliate wound up in the…

Tuesday, August 2nd: Alcantara & Gossett Pitch Sounds & Hounds to Victory as both Teams Win 4th Straight

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 5 New Orleans Zephyrs 1 WP – Alcantara 2-0 / 0.44 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Raul Alcantara (6 2/3 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) RHP Raul Alcantara turned in his…

Sunday, July 31st: Hounds Win with Help from Barreto’s Big Bat while Jensen Pitches Sounds to Victory

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 4 Corpus Christi Hooks 2 WP – Avila 5-2 / 2.41 HR – Barreto (9), Taylor (4) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Franklin Barreto (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) Franklin Barreto closed out July by…

Monday, July 25th: Sounds Win behind Alcantara’s Big Bat while Seddon Pitches Hounds to Victory and Snappers Sweep Doubleheader

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Omaha Storm Chasers 5 Nashville Sounds 12 WP – Detwiler 2-0 / 4.09 HR – Nunez (15), Alcantara (8), Ravelo (6) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Arismendy Alcantara (4 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 4 RBIs) Designated hitter Arismendy…

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…

Wednesday, July 20th: Detwiler Wins 1st Game for Sounds while Rodriguez Drives in Winning Run for RockHounds

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 7 Albuquerque Isotopes 5 WP – Detwiler 1-0 / 1.80 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Ross Detwiler (5 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 2 K / Win) RHP Jesse Hahn tossed 1 scoreless inning in…

Thursday, July 14th: Harris & Maxwell Lead Ports & Sounds to Victory while Hounds Fall despite Seddon’s Solid Effort

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) High Desert Mavericks 5 Stockton Ports 10 WP – Stalcup 3-0 / 6.57 HR – Harris (5) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder James Harris (3 for 5 / Home Run / 2 Doubles / 4 RBIs / Stolen Base) Left fielder James…

A’s Mid-Season Minor League Leaders

With the major league All-Star break almost upon us, it’s a good time to take a look at the A’s minor league leaders in a few key hitting and pitching categories – as we did last summer, which you can revisit here. A minimum of 150 at-bats is required for…

Friday, July 8th: Bowers Pitches Vermont to Victory while Seddon’s Solid Start Isn’t Enough for Hounds & Sounds Drop 3rd Straight

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season) Batavia Muckdogs 1 Vermont Lake Monsters 4 WP – Bowers 2-2 / 1.04 HR – Mercedes (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Heath Bowers (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 4 K…

A’s Farm Report for Week of June 27-July 3: Taking a Look at Each Affiliate’s Top Performers

With the draft taking up a lot of our attention over the past few weeks, it’s been a month since we last did an around-the-horn roundup of all the A’s affiliates. So it seems like a good time to take a look at who the prospects are who’ve really been…

Sunday, July 3rd: Friedrichs Impresses with 7 Shutout Frames in Stockton Loss while Manarino Notches 7th Win in Snappers Victory

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 1 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2 LP – Navas 1-4 / 3.79 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Kyle Friedrichs (7 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 9 K) On a…

Tuesday, June 28th: Chris Smith K’s 10 in Sounds’ Victory while Snappers Celebrate Walk-Off Win in 12th

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Omaha Storm Chasers 1 Nashville Sounds 5 WP – Smith 5-6 / 4.18 HR – Wendle (7) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Smith (8 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 10 K / Win) RHP Chris…

Thursday, June 23rd: Friedrichs Leads Stockton to Shutout Victory while Chapman’s 17th HR Helps Hounds Win & Sounds Split Twinbill

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 0 Stockton Ports 5 WP – Friedrichs 3-1 / 5.40 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Kyle Friedrichs (6 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 8 K / Win) RHP Kyle Friedrichs turned in his fourth straight quality start…

A’s Farm’s 2016 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…

Friday, June 17th: Colin Walsh Helps Sounds Win in a Walk-Off while RockHounds Split Twinbill, Manarino Pitches Snappers to Victory & Vermont Is Shut Out in Season Opener

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 4 Nashville Sounds 5 WP – Brasier 4-2 / 3.52 Prospect Of The Game: Left Fielder Colin Walsh (3 for 5 / 2 Doubles / RBI) Left fielder Colin Walsh’s one-out double in the bottom of the 10th inning led…

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