PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 15 Nashville Sounds 9 LP – Brasier 3-2 / 3.96 HR – Nunez (10), Olson (6) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Renato Nunez (2 for 5 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) The Sounds had their nine-game winning…
View More Wednesday, June 1st: Nunez & Olson Homer as Sounds Snap 9-Game Win Streak with Loss in the 10th while Daniel Gossett Drops Double-A DebutTag: Matt Olson
Tuesday, May 31st: Pinder Drives in Game-Winner to Help Sounds Win 9th Straight in a Walk-Off while Snappers Come Back to Win in Extras
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 6 Nashville Sounds 7 WP – Doolittle 1-1 / 5.63 HR – Nunez (9) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (2 for 6 / Double / 2 RBIs) After enjoying an eight-game winning streak on their recent road trip,…
View More Tuesday, May 31st: Pinder Drives in Game-Winner to Help Sounds Win 9th Straight in a Walk-Off while Snappers Come Back to Win in ExtrasMonday, May 30th: Olson & Pinder Homer to Help Sounds Win 8th Straight while Friedrichs Struggles in Stockton Debut
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Salt Lake Bees 3 WP – Mengden 3-0 / 1.12 HR – Olson (5), Pinder (4) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Matt Olson (2 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 4 RBIs) The Sounds wrapped up their…
View More Monday, May 30th: Olson & Pinder Homer to Help Sounds Win 8th Straight while Friedrichs Struggles in Stockton DebutA’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…
View More A’s Top 10 Prospect Review with A’s Assistant General Manager Billy OwensMonday, May 23rd: Dillon Overton Pitches Sounds to Victory with Help of HRs from Matt Olson & Renato Nunez while Richie Martin Makes Season Debut in Ports Loss
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 7 Las Vegas 51s 4 WP – Overton 3-4 / 4.03 HR – Nunez (8), Olson (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (6 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 7 K / Win)…
View More Monday, May 23rd: Dillon Overton Pitches Sounds to Victory with Help of HRs from Matt Olson & Renato Nunez while Richie Martin Makes Season Debut in Ports LossSunday, May 15th: Matt Olson & Henderson Alvarez Lead Sounds to Victory while Daniel Gossett & Tyler Marincov Help Ports Prevail
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 3 Nashville Sounds 6 WP – Alvarez 1-0 / 3.45 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Matt Olson (3 for 4 / 2 Doubles / RBI / SB) After going 1 for his last 11, right fielder Matt Olson had a big…
View More Sunday, May 15th: Matt Olson & Henderson Alvarez Lead Sounds to Victory while Daniel Gossett & Tyler Marincov Help Ports PrevailA’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…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of May 2-8: Checking in on A’s Top ProspectsThursday, April 28th: Max Muncy & Matt Olson Homer to Help Sounds win while Dylan Covey Pitches Hounds to Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 7 Round Rock Express 3 WP – Smith 1-3 / 6.31 HR – Muncy (5), Olson (3) Prospect Of The Game: Left Fielder Max Muncy (Home Run / 3 RBIs) Left fielder Max Muncy smashed his team-leading 5th home run, a…
View More Thursday, April 28th: Max Muncy & Matt Olson Homer to Help Sounds win while Dylan Covey Pitches Hounds to VictoryFriday, April 22nd: Beloit Wins behind Skye Bolt’s Big Bat while Stockton Wins in a Walk-Off & Nashville Falls despite Sean Manaea’s Solid Start
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 4 Burlington Bees 3 WP – Manarino 2-0 / 1.04 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Skye Bolt (2 for 4 / Triple / Double / Walk / 3 RBIs) Last year’s 4th-round draft pick for the A’s, center fielder Skye Bolt, continued his…
View More Friday, April 22nd: Beloit Wins behind Skye Bolt’s Big Bat while Stockton Wins in a Walk-Off & Nashville Falls despite Sean Manaea’s Solid StartFriday, April 15th: Daniel Mengden Dominates & Ryon Healy Homers in Hounds Win while Renato Nunez & Matt Olson Homer in Sounds Victory & John Nogowski Helps Ports Prevail in 17
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Arkansas Travelers 0 Midland RockHounds 1 WP – Kurcz 2-0 / 2.25 HR – Healy (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Mengden (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 8 K) RHP Daniel Mengden, who was acquired…
View More Friday, April 15th: Daniel Mengden Dominates & Ryon Healy Homers in Hounds Win while Renato Nunez & Matt Olson Homer in Sounds Victory & John Nogowski Helps Ports Prevail in 17Exclusive: 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 FusonOlson, Pinder & Chapman: Trio of Top Prospects Talks about Spending the Spring in Big League Camp
#3 on A’s Farm’s Top 10 Prospect List, Matt Olson is one of the top young power-hitting prospects in the A’s system. He was the A’s third overall pick in the 2012 draft, selected right behind shortstops Addison Russell and Daniel Robertson, who would soon become his roommates and two…
View More Olson, Pinder & Chapman: Trio of Top Prospects Talks about Spending the Spring in Big League CampRay Fosse’s Take on this Spring’s Crop of Top Prospects
Not only has Ray Fosse now spent three decades as a broadcaster for the Oakland A’s, working alongside names like Bill King, Lon Simmons, Ken Korach and Glen Kuiper, but he’s also a former All-Star catcher who won two World Series rings with the A’s in 1973 and 1974. We took…
View More Ray Fosse’s Take on this Spring’s Crop of Top ProspectsA’s Spring Training Tour – 3/19/16
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View More A’s Spring Training Tour – 3/19/16Oakland A’s 2016 Depth Chart
After a long cold winter, the first week of March has arrived and spring training games are finally underway. Between players on the 40-man roster and 22 non-roster invitees, the Oakland A’s have a total of 62 players in their major league camp – 33 position players and 29 pitchers.…
View More Oakland A’s 2016 Depth ChartA’s Farm’s 2016 Top 10 Prospect List
With the first A’s players set to start turning up at the team’s spring training camp in just a few weeks, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s 2016 Top 10 Prospect List. It’s interesting to note that six players from last year’s list have made a return to this year’s list,…
View More A’s Farm’s 2016 Top 10 Prospect ListMeet Your 2016 Nashville Sounds
Yesterday we previewed the Oakland A’s 2016 major league roster (here), and today it’s time to take a look ahead at the Triple-A Nashville Sounds roster for the coming season. The Sounds will be beginning their second season as the A’s top affiliate in the Pacific Coast League, with Steve…
View More Meet Your 2016 Nashville SoundsFriday, September 18th: Parker Frazier’s 3-Hit Shutout Secures Hounds’ Second Straight Texas League Title
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 7 NW Arkansas Naturals 0 WP – P. Frazier HR – J. Whitaker Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Parker Frazier (9 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 9 K / Win) The RockHounds clinched their second straight Texas League…
View More Friday, September 18th: Parker Frazier’s 3-Hit Shutout Secures Hounds’ Second Straight Texas League TitleA’s Farm’s 2015 Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team
With the 2015 minor league season now complete, it’s the perfect time to take a step back and determine who the true standouts on the field really were in the A’s system in 2015. And with that in mind, it’s time to name A’s Farm’s 2015 Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team!…
View More A’s Farm’s 2015 Post-Season Organizational All-Star TeamSaturday, September 12th: Jake Sanchez Pitches Hounds to Victory and Healy, Olson & Brugman all Homer as Midland Moves on to Texas League Championship Series
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 1 Midland RockHounds 4 WP – J. Sanchez HR – R. Healy, M. Olson, J. Brugman Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Jake Sanchez (7 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 5 K / Win) After dropping…
View More Saturday, September 12th: Jake Sanchez Pitches Hounds to Victory and Healy, Olson & Brugman all Homer as Midland Moves on to Texas League Championship Series