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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…

Tuesday, June 21st: Altamirano Throws 5 Shutout Frames to Help Vermont Notch 1st Victory while Chapman & Barreto Both Homer in Hounds’ Loss

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season) Connecticut Tigers 1 Vermont Lake Monsters 5 WP – Willman 1-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Xavier Altamirano (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K) After starting off the…

Get the Inside Scoop on Oakland’s Top 11 Draft Picks of 2016 from A’s Scouting Director Eric Kubota

The A’s took a familiar path in this year’s draft, selecting college players with fifteen of their top sixteen picks. And the team took a trio of talented college pitchers with their top three selections. Top pick A.J. Puk is a flame-throwing lefty out of Florida with top-of-the-rotation potential, while second…

Tuesday, June 14th: Pinder’s & Barreto’s Home Runs Aren’t Enough to Help Sounds & Hounds Win while A’s Come to Terms with 24 Draft Picks

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Memphis Redbirds 7 Nashville Sounds 4 LP – Wendelken 1-3 / 5.48 HR – Pinder (6) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (3 for 4 / Home Run / Walk) Starter Angel Castro surrendered 3 runs over 6 innings of work on Tuesday,…

Monday, June 13th: Marincov’s Big Bat Helps Hounds to Doubleheader Split while Stockton Sweeps Twinbill & Alcantara Homers in Sounds Loss

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) GAME #2 Midland RockHounds 8 Frisco RoughRiders 2 WP – Bracewell 3-1 / 2.15 HR – Marincov (3), Rodriguez (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (3 for 4 / Home Run / 2 Doubles / 4 RBIs) With the game a…

Saturday, June 11th: Jensen Pitches Hounds to Victory while Brugman Continues Hot Hitting for Sounds & Friedrichs Helps Ports Snap 10-Game Skid

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 5 Frisco RoughRiders 1 WP – Jensen 4-4 / 5.22 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Jensen (7 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 7 K / Win) One night after the RockHounds snapped their six-game…

A’s Farm Report for Week of May 30-June 5: Nashville Prospects Are Hot, Hot, Hot!

Nashville has been the hottest team in the Pacific Coast League over the past few weeks, winning 18 of its last 21 games. The team’s rise has been fueled by impressive performances from some of the system’s top prospects – players like Renato Nunez, Matt Olson, Chad Pinder, Ryon Healy,…

Sunday, June 5th: Marincov, Chapman, Nunez & Ravelo Homer as All 4 A’s Affiliates Fall

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Tulsa Drillers 6 Midland RockHounds 5 LP – Bracewell 2-1 / 1.88 HR – Chapman (14), Marincov (2) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Tyler Marincov (3 for 5 / Home Run) On a day in which all…

Wednesday, May 25th: Matt Chapman’s 2 HRs Help Hounds Win while Daniel Mengden Impresses Again in Sounds’ Extra-Innings Victory

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 5 Springfield Cardinals 2 WP – Jensen 3-4 / 5.89 HR – Chapman 2 (13), Marincov (1), Nogowski (1) Prospect Of The Game: Third Base Matt Chapman (2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Third baseman Matt Chapman smacked 2 home runs to…

A’s Top 10 Prospect Review with A’s Assistant General Manager Billy Owens

Now that we’re about a third of the way into the minor league season, we wanted to step back and take a look at how all the players from our preseason Top 10 Prospect List have been performing so far this season. And there’s no one better to help us…

A’s Farm Report for Week of May 16-22: More A’s Prospects Moving On Up

There have been an awful lot of players on the move in the A’s system over the past couple of weeks. Prospects like Max Muncy, Ryon Healy, Jaycob Brugman, Tyler Marincov and Ryan Doolittle have all been moving on up. #1 draft pick Richie Martin was set to join Stockton on…

Friday, May 20th: Daniel Gossett Pitches Ports to Shutout Victory while Daniel Mengden Twirls Another Gem as Sounds Win 6th Straight

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 0 Stockton Ports 7 WP – Gossett 3-1 / 3.18 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Gossett (7 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 9 K / Win) 2014’s 2nd-round draft pick for the A’s, RHP Daniel Gossett,…

Thursday, May 19th: Jake Smolinski’s Late HR Helps Sounds Win while Matt Chapman & Franklin Barreto Both Homer for Hounds

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 5 Nashville Sounds 6 WP – Kurcz 2-0 / 11.25 HR – Smolinski (3) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Jake Smolinski (3 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) With the game tied 5-5, center fielder…

Tuesday, May 17th: Dillon Overton & Ryon Healy Help Sounds Win 4th Straight while James Naile Pitches Snappers to Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 1 Nashville Sounds 2 WP – Overton 2-4 / 4.37 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (6 2/3 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 8 K / Win) LHP Dillon Overton delivered a strong start…

Monday, May 9th: Hounds Fall despite Yairo Munoz’s 2 HRs while Dylan Covey Lands on DL & Raul Alcantara Is Named TX League Pitcher of Week

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 5 Frisco RoughRiders 6 LP – Jensen 2-3 / 6.23 HR – Munoz 2 (3) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Yairo Munoz (3 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / Double / 4 RBIs) Designated hitter Yairo Munoz had a…

A’s Farm Report for Week of May 2-8: Checking in on A’s Top Prospects

This week, we’re going to take some time to check in on the players who are considered to be some of the A’s most promising prospects – the players who were most prominently featured in this preseason’s top 10 and top 20 lists. Among the A’s top 10 prospects, third…

Friday, May 6th: Heath Fillmyer Pitches Ports to Victory while Matt Chapman Hits League-Leading 9th HR in Hounds Loss

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 0 Stockton Ports 7 WP – Fillmyer 3-1 / 3.86 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Heath Fillmyer (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K / Win) 2014’s 5th-round draft pick for the A’s, RHP Heath…

Monday, May 2nd: Daniel Mengden Pitches Sounds to Victory in Nashville Debut while Franklin Barreto & Matt Chapman Homer to Help Hounds Win

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Iowa Cubs 1 Nashville Sounds 5 WP – Mengden 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Nunez (5) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Mengden (6 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K /…

Sunday, May 1st: Zach Neal Leads Sounds to Shutout Win while Kyle Friedrichs & Boomer Biegalski Pitch Snappers to Doubleheader Sweep

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 3 Round Rock Express 0 WP – Neal 3-1 / 3.14 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Zach Neal (7 1/3 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 1 K / Win) RHP Zach Neal turned in his…

Friday, April 29th: Matt Chapman Hits 7th HR in Hounds Romp while Eric Surkamp Wins Sounds Debut

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 7 Midland RockHounds 19 WP – Jensen 2-2 / 5.59 HR – Chapman (7), Sportman (1) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Matt Chapman (3 for 4 / Home Run / Triple / Walk / 4 RBIs) The RockHounds exploded for…