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Saturday, May 16th: Dillon Overton Pitches Ports to Victory while Sounds Fall in 18-Inning Marathon

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 3 Stockton Ports 6 WP – Overton 1-0 / 2.08 HR – Taylor (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (5 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 5 K / Win) LHP Dillon Overton had one…

A’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…

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…

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…

A’s Farm Report for Week of April 20-26: Busy Week In Nashville

Well, once we hit the third week of the season, the roster shuffling began in earnest. And no affiliate was busier in the past week than the Triple-A Nashville Sounds, who had at least 14 transactions affecting their roster this week. You can check out the latest rosters here…

Saturday, April 25th: Matt Olson Hits 5th HR in Hounds Loss while Sounds Fall despite Barry Zito’s Best Efforts and Snappers Stage Comeback Win

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 8 Midland RockHounds 7 LP – Lamb 0-3 /19.00 HR – Olson (5) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (Home Run / 2 RBIs / Walk) With the RockHounds down by three runs in the bottom of the 7th inning…

Friday, April 24th: Zach Neal Wins Sounds Debut with Help from Max Muncy’s HR while Matt Olson’s HR Propels Hounds to Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Oklahoma City Dodgers 1 Nashville Sounds 8 WP – Neal 1-0 / 1.80 HR – Muncy (1), Carrithers (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Zach Neal (5 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 3 K /…

Thursday, April 16th: Michael Soto & Matt Olson HRs Help Ports & Hounds Win while Nashville Comes Up Short and Snappers Drop a Pair

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 3 Stockton Ports 4 WP – Seddon 1-1 / 3.38 HR – Soto (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Michael Soto (Home Run / 3 RBIs) Third baseman Michael Soto smacked a 2-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the…

Monday, April 13th: Tyler Marincov Drives in 5 in Ports’ Victory while Hounds Come Up Short Despite Matt Olson’s Big Day

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 13 Lancaster JetHawks 4 WP – Trivino 1-0 / 5.06 HR – Higley (1), Sportman (1), Barreto (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (3 for 4 / Triple / 5 RBIs) After scoring just 8 runs over their first 4…

Thursday, April 9th: Matt Olson Homers to Help Hounds Win while Josh Reddick Returns to Action in Ports Victory and Nashville Drops Opener

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) NW Arkansas Naturals 5 Midland RockHounds 10 WP – Neal 1-0 / 3.60 HR – Olson (1), Pinder (1) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (2 for 3 / Home Run / 2 RBIs / 2 Walks) In his first at-bat for the…

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…

Talking Propsects with A’s Minor League Manager Steve Scarsone

After spending parts of seven seasons as a big league infielder, Steve Scarsone has now spent six seasons managing in the A’s minor league system, the past two as the skipper of the A’s Triple-A affiliate at Sacramento. This year, the California native will be heading east as the A’s…

Gallego Gives the Lowdown on Prospects’ Glove Work

A’s fans of all ages are familiar with Mike Gallego. For those who lived through the Tony La Russa/Bash Brothers era, they remember Gallego as a steady presence in the infield of three consecutive A.L. pennant-winning teams. But for younger fans, they know him primarily as the arm-waving coach who’s…

The A’s Hottest Hitting Prospects This Spring

With the A’s reassigning seven players to their minor league camp this past weekend, including top prospect Matt Olson and second baseman Joe Wendle, it’s a good time to take a look at how some of the team’s top young hitting prospects have been faring so far this spring. The…

A’s Asst GM David Forst Gives the Lowdown on Team’s New Acquisitions & Top Minor League Prospects

In what’s become his annual winter interview with bloggers, A’s assistant general manager David Forst addressed a wide range of topics covering both the major league squad as well as the team’s minor league system at A’s FanFest on Sunday. When asked which of the A’s offseason acquisitions he was…

A’s Farm’s 2015 Top 10 Prospect List

With the first A’s players set to start turning up at the team’s new spring training camp in just a couple of weeks, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s 2015 Top 10 Prospect List. It’s interesting to note that half the players from last year’s top 10 list are no longer…

Oakland A’s & Nashville Sounds 2015 Roster Outlook

For the moment, as we sit here perched on the precipice of February, let’s go out on a limb and assume that the majority of the A’s offseason work is now finally done – which is never an entirely safe bet with general manager Billy Beane at the helm. But…

A’s In The AFL – Nov. 10-13 Final Update

A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (November 10 – 13) Monday, November 10th: Shortstop Daniel Robertson went 0 for 4 and left fielder Boog Powell went 0 for 2 in Mesa’s 5-2 loss on Monday. Tuesday, November 11th: No A’s prospects appeared in Mesa’s 5-1 loss on Tuesday. Wednesday, November 12th: …

A’s In The AFL – Nov. 3-8 Update

A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (November 3 – 8) Monday, November 3rd: Shortstop Daniel Robertson went 1 for 4, while RHP Ryan Doolittle struck out 1 in 1 scoreless inning of relief in Mesa’s 1-0 loss on Monday. Tuesday, November 4th: Shortstop Daniel Robertson went 0 for 3 with a…

A’s In The AFL – Oct. 27-Nov. 1 Update

A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (October 27 – November 1) Monday, October 27th: Designated hitter Matt Olson went 1 for 5 with a walk, while RHP Drew Granier struck out 3 in 2 shutout innings, and RHP Austin House tossed 2 scoreless innings in Mesa’s 11-inning 3-3 tie on Monday.…