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Sunday, May 24th: Tim Atherton Pitches Hounds to Victory while Dan Straily Beats Chris Bassitt and the Sounds on Sunday

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 6 Corpus Christi Hooks 2 WP – Atherton 2-2 / 4.81 HR – Whitaker (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Tim Atherton (5 2/3 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 8 K / Win) After experiencing his…

Tuesday, May 19th: Chris Bassitt Helps Sounds Hang on to Win in 9th while Ben Zobrist & Sean Doolittle Make Rehab Appearances for Ports & Hounds

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Zephyrs 1 Nashville Sounds 2 WP – Alvarez 2-1 / 6.48 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Bassitt (4 1/3 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 5 K) LHP Sean Nolin made the start for the…

Thursday, May 14th: Kyle Finnegan & Tim Atherton Pitch Ports & Hounds to Victory while Sean Nolin & Sean Doolittle Make Rehab Appearances

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) High Desert Mavericks 2 Stockton Ports 5 WP – Finnegan 2-2 / 4.17 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Kyle Finnegan (6 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) Starter Kyle Finnegan turned in…

Friday, May 8th: Andy Parrino Comes up Big in Sounds Victory as Jarrod Parker Exits with Arm Injury and Colin Walsh Helps Hounds Win

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 6 Nashville Sounds 8 WP – Parker 1-0 / 6.30 Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Andy Parrino (Double / 2 RBIs) With the bases loaded and Nashville down by a run in the bottom of the 4th, shortstop Andy Parrino…

A’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…

Sunday, 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…

Monday, April 27th: Matt Olson Slugs 6th HR & Drives in Game-Winner as Hounds Win in a Walk-Off and Kyle Finnegan Picks up 1st Win for Ports

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 8 Midland RockHounds 9 WP – Joseph 1-0 /3.00 HR – Olson (6), Pinder (4), Brugman (1), Blair (1) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (Home Run / 2 RBIs / GWRBI) In a game that went back and…

Wednesday, April 22nd: Michael Soto’s HR Helps Stockton Win while Nate Long Loses Nashville Debut and Arnold Leon Joins A’s

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 6 Stockton Ports 8 WP – Joseph 2-0 / 1.74 HR – Soto (2), Taylor (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Michael Soto (Home Run / 3 RBIs) With two on and two outs in the bottom of the 1st inning, third…

Friday, April 17th: Max Muncy Helps Nashville Win Home Opener in Extras while Beloit Snaps 7-Game Skid & Midland Falls Despite Chad Pinder’s 3rd HR

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Colorado Springs Sky Sox 2 Nashville Sounds 3 WP – Cook 2-0 / 0.00 Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Max Muncy (Double / GWRBI / 2 Walks) Nashville first baseman Max Muncy had the biggest hit of the…

Saturday, April 11th: Kent Matthes Leads Sounds to Victory while Hounds & Ports Come Up Short and Snappers Drop A Pair

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 5 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 3 WP – Verdugo 1-0 / 2.45 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Kent Matthes (2 for 4 / Double / 2 RBIs) With two on and two outs in the 1st inning,…

Monday, September 1st: Michael Soto’s HR Helps Snappers Go Out with a Win while Sacramento’s Season Ends with a Big Loss and Hounds & Ports Prepare for Playoffs

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 5 Beloit Snappers 11 WP – Bragg 4-0 / 3.23 HR – Soto (7), Pohl (6), Ludy (3) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Michael Soto (2 for 3 / Home Run / 2 RBIs) With Beloit…

Sunday, August 31st: Pitching Prospect Nolan Sanburn Dealt in Adam Dunn Deal while Stockton Wins Behind Matt Olson’s Big Bat and Sacramento Loss Forces Dramatic Finale on Monday

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 6 Modesto Nuts 2 WP – Joseph 7-3 / 3.58 HR – Olson (37) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (2 for 4 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) First baseman Matt Olson hit his league-leading 37th home run, a…

Wednesday, August 27th: Dylan Covey Tosses 7 Shutout Innings in Ports Victory while Nate Long Notches League-Leading 13th Win for RockHounds

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 2 Stockton Ports 5 WP – Covey 3-4 / 6.00 HR – Healy (15) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dylan Covey (7 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 2 K / Win) Stockton starter Dylan Covey had a…

Friday, August 22nd: Dusty Coleman’s 2 HRs Help Hounds Win while Matt Chapman’s Grand Slam Sends Snappers to Victory

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 8 Midland RockHounds 10 WP – Long 12-8 / 3.25 HR – Coleman 2 (17), Nakajima (5) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Dusty Coleman (Grand Slam / Home Run / 5 RBIs) Shortstop Dusty Coleman hit 2 home runs, including…

A’s Minor League Leaders – August 2014 Update

With just a couple of weeks left in the minor league season, we thought we’d take a quick 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 hitting categories and a minimum of 100 innings…

Sunday, August 17th: Dillon Overton Impresses Again for Vermont while Deck McGuire Takes the Loss for Sacramento

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season) Brooklyn Cyclones 7 Vermont Lake Monsters 3 LP – Graves 3-2 / 6.75 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (3 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 5 K) One of the…

Tuesday, August 12th: Dillon Overton Pitches 3 Perfect Innings in Vermont Victory while Angel Castro Is Solid in Sacramento Debut

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season) Aberdeen IronBirds 0 Vermont Lake Monsters 6 WP – Graves 3-1 / 4.61 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (3 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 3 K) Led by last year’s…

Wednesday, August 6th: Nate Long Notches 11th Win in RockHounds Victory while Dillon Overton Makes First Start for Vermont

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Tulsa Drillers 0 Midland RockHounds 3 WP – Long 11-6 / 2.99 HR – Matthes (14) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Nate Long (6 2/3 IP / 6 H / 0 ER / 2 BB /…

Thursday, July 17th: Shane Peterson’s 3 HRs Help River Cats Win Drew Pomeranz’s Second Start for Sacramento while Olson & Nunez HRs in 9th Aren’t Enough for Ports

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 10 Albuquerque Isotopes 9 WP – Scribner 4-1 / 3.19 HR – Peterson 3 (8) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Shane Peterson (3 Home Runs / 4 RBIs) Triple-A All-Star outfielder Shane Peterson had a big night for…

Friday, July 4th: A’s Trade Addison Russell, Billy McKinney & Dan Straily to Cubs for Jeff Samardzija & Jason Hammel while Robertson, Olson & Nunez All Homer in Ports Win

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 17 San Jose Giants 6 WP – Sanchez 2-0 / 2.70 HR – Olson (24), Nunez (18), Robertson (12) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Daniel Robertson (3 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 6 RBIs) On a night that saw two…