PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 2 Nashville Sounds 3 WP – Huntzinger 4-3 / 4.22 HR – Wendle (8) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Joey Wendle (2 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) Second baseman Joey Wendle hit his 8th home…
View More Saturday, August 22nd: Joey Wendle & Craig Gentry Help Lead Sounds to Victory while Hounds, Ports, Snappers & AZL A’s All Win on SaturdayTag: Joey Wendle
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…
View More 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 CutA’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…
View More A’s Minor League Leaders – August 2015 UpdateMonday, July 27th: Matt Olson’s 2 HRs Help Hounds Win while Barry Zito Struggles in Sounds Loss and Yairo Munoz & Trent Gilbert Make Debuts for Ports
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 12 Frisco RoughRiders 9 WP – Joseph 7-4 / 4.20 HR – Olson 2 (12), Walsh (12), Ravelo (2) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (2 Home Runs / 5 RBI) First baseman Matt Olson has definitely been…
View More Monday, July 27th: Matt Olson’s 2 HRs Help Hounds Win while Barry Zito Struggles in Sounds Loss and Yairo Munoz & Trent Gilbert Make Debuts for PortsExclusive: Get the Inside Scoop on Nashville’s Top Players from Sounds Skipper Steve Scarsone
After spending parts of seven seasons as a big league infielder, Steve Scarsone has now spent seven seasons managing in the A’s minor league system. He’s currently midway through his third season managing at Triple-A, though this year the California native had to head east as the A’s Pacific Coast League…
View More Exclusive: Get the Inside Scoop on Nashville’s Top Players from Sounds Skipper Steve ScarsoneCatching Up With A Couple Of A’s Infield Prospects: Max Muncy & Joey Wendle
On a veteran Nashville club where the average age is almost 29, only two position players on the team were born in the ‘90s – infielders Max Muncy and Joey Wendle. As the youngest hitting prospects on the squad, the two are more likely to find themselves playing significant roles…
View More Catching Up With A Couple Of A’s Infield Prospects: Max Muncy & Joey WendleThursday, 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…
View More 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 PortsExclusive: 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…
View More Exclusive: Down On The Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady FusonMonday, 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…
View More Monday, July 6th: Chad Pinder & Colin Walsh Homer as Jonathan Joseph Pitches Hounds to Victory while Franklin Barreto Has 3 Hits for PortsThursday, July 2nd: Jake Sanchez Earns Win in Hounds Shutout while Richie Martin Makes Debut, Sean Nolin Lands on DL & Nate Freiman is DFA’d
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Arkansas Travelers 0 Midland RockHounds 4 WP – Sanchez 6-5 / 4.70 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Jake Sanchez (6 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Jake Sanchez turned in his third straight…
View More Thursday, July 2nd: Jake Sanchez Earns Win in Hounds Shutout while Richie Martin Makes Debut, Sean Nolin Lands on DL & Nate Freiman is DFA’dWednesday, June 24th: Jaycob Brugman’s 9th-Inning HR Helps Hounds Win while Joey Wendle Has Big Day in Sounds Loss
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 10 Frisco RoughRiders 9 WP – Healy 3-1 / 2.20 HR – Brugman (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Jaycob Brugman (3 for 5 / Home Run / 2 RBIs) With the game tied in the top of the 9th,…
View More Wednesday, June 24th: Jaycob Brugman’s 9th-Inning HR Helps Hounds Win while Joey Wendle Has Big Day in Sounds LossSaturday, June 20th: Michael Soto Has Big Hit & Matt Chapman Hits 10th HR as Ports Win 8th Straight in a Walk-Off while AZL A’s Drop Opener and 25 Draft Picks Join A’s Affiliates
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 3 Stockton Ports 4 WP – Roberts 2-1 / 3.45 HR – Chapman (10) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Michael Soto (2 for 4 / Double / GWRBI) With two outs, a man on and the game tied in the bottom of…
View More Saturday, June 20th: Michael Soto Has Big Hit & Matt Chapman Hits 10th HR as Ports Win 8th Straight in a Walk-Off while AZL A’s Drop Opener and 25 Draft Picks Join A’s AffiliatesMonday, 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)…
View More Monday, June 1st: Zach Neal Pitches Sounds to 8th Straight Win while Dillon Overton Throws 5 Shutout Innings in Ports’ VictoryTalking 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…
View More Talking Top Prospects with A’s Director of Player Personnel Billy OwensGetting To Know: A’s Second Base Prospect Joey Wendle
In recent times, the A’s have tended to fill their Triple-A roster with plenty of veteran players whom they feel are capable of stepping in at the major league level if and when needed. And this year is certainly no exception, as the average age of players on the Nashville…
View More Getting To Know: A’s Second Base Prospect Joey WendleA’s Farm Report for Week of May 4-10: Hitting Prospects in the Spotlight
With two of the A’s top hitting prospects – third basemen Renato Nunez and Matt Chapman – both returning to action and making their season debuts this week, it seems like a good time to take a look at how some of the organization’s top hitting prospects have been…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of May 4-10: Hitting Prospects in the SpotlightThursday, May 7th: Joey Wendle Homers in Sounds Loss while Stockton Is Shut Out in #1 Pick Matt Chapman’s Season Debut
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Iowa Cubs 4 Nashville Sounds 1 LP – Mills 0-4 / 5.19 HR – Wendle (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Joey Wendle (Home Run / Double) The Sounds were held to just 4 hits on Thursday.…
View More Thursday, May 7th: Joey Wendle Homers in Sounds Loss while Stockton Is Shut Out in #1 Pick Matt Chapman’s Season DebutA’s Farm Report for Week of April 27-May 3: Pitching Prospects in the Spotlight
With lots of pitchers on the move in the A’s system last week, it might be a good time to take a quick look at the pitching staffs of all four of the A’s affiliates. The pitching depth is definitely not what it’s been in past years. In pre-season prospect…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of April 27-May 3: Pitching Prospects in the SpotlightSunday, May 3rd: Ports Fall despite Tyler Marincov’s Big Day while Sounds Lose Jarrod Parker’s First Rehab Start for Nashville
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 8 Stockton Ports 7 LP – Wagman 0-1 / 18.00 HR – Marincov (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (3 for 5 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) With two on, two outs and Stockton up by a run in the…
View More Sunday, May 3rd: Ports Fall despite Tyler Marincov’s Big Day while Sounds Lose Jarrod Parker’s First Rehab Start for NashvilleTuesday, April 28th: Joey Wagman Notches Victory in Midland Debut while Jarrod Parker Wins Rehab Start for Stockton
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 4 Midland RockHounds 8 WP – Wagman 1-0 / 1.80 HR – Walsh (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Joey Wagman (5 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 3 K / Win) RHP Joey Wagman was…
View More Tuesday, April 28th: Joey Wagman Notches Victory in Midland Debut while Jarrod Parker Wins Rehab Start for Stockton