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Monday, June 23rd: Ports Win Behind Renato Nunez’s Big Bat while Nate Freiman’s 2 HRs Lead Cats to Victory, Dillon Overton Returns to Mound and #1 Pick Matt Chapman Heads to Beloit

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 8 Lancaster JetHawks 7 WP – Barfield 4-1 / 4.81 HR – Nunez (12) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Renato Nunez (Home Run / 3 Doubles / 4 RBIs) Third baseman Renato Nunez had a huge night for the Ports…

Sunday, June 22nd: Justin Higley’s Inside-The-Park Grand Slam Leads Vermont to Victory, While Matt Olson’s 2 HRs Help Stockton Win

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season) Connecticut Tigers 7 Vermont Lake Monsters 10 WP – Cruzado 1-0 / 2.70 HR – Higley (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Justin Higley (Inside-The-Park Grand Slam) Lake Monsters designated hitter Justin Higley pulled off…

Saturday, June 21st: McKinney’s Key Hit Helps Ports Win as Josh Reddick Has Big Night for Cats and Hiro Lends A Hand in Hounds Win

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 5 Stockton Ports 10 WP – Bowman 1-5 / 6.05 HR – McKinney (8) Farmhand Of The Game: Outifelder Billy McKinney (2 for 4 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) Stockton’s bats continued to boom on Saturday night and center fielder Billy McKinney…

Friday, June 20th: Nunez’s Big Bat Leads Ports to Victory while Cats Win and A’s Top Draft Pick Matt Chapman Makes Pro Debut

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 5 Stockton Ports 9 WP – Duran 1-2 / 3.21 HR – Nunez (11) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Renato Nunez (3 for 5 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) A big night from designated hitter Renato Nunez helped Stockton overcome an…

Exclusive: Get the Inside Scoop on Oakland’s Top 10 Draft Picks of 2014 from A’s Scouting Director Eric Kubota

After unexpectedly taking high school players with their top pick in each of the past two years, the A’s returned to their old, familiar ways this year, selecting college players with eight of the team’s top ten picks. The A’s made 21-year-old Cal State Fullerton third baseman Matt Chapman their…

Monday, June 16th: Jensen & Buschmann Pitch Hounds & Cats to Victory as Addison Russell Returns to Midland and A’s Sign Top Pick Matt Chapman

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 0 Midland RockHounds 3 WP – Jensen 4-6 / 4.02 HR – Aliotti (6) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Jensen (7 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Chris Jensen delivered…

Thursday, June 12th: Neal Pitches Hounds to Victory while Cats, Ports & Snappers All Fall and A’s Ink Top Draft Picks

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 3 San Antonio Missions 2 WP – Neal 3-0 / 0.58 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Zach Neal (8 IP / 6 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Zach Neal turned in another strong start…

Getting To Know: The A’s 2014 Top 10 Draft Picks

Yesterday, we gave you the lowdown on the A’s top 2 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 10 picks of the 2014 draft. After taking a third baseman with their top pick…

A’s Take College Infielder and Pitcher with Top 2 Picks on Day 1 of Draft

After unexpectedly taking high school players with their top picks the last two years, the A’s returned to their old, familiar ways this year, selecting a pair of collegiate players with the team’s top two draft picks on Thursday. In the first round, Oakland went with 21-year-old Cal State Fullerton…