Thanks to the loss of free agent outfielders Josh Willingham and David DeJesus, the A’s had a few more picks than usual in the upper ranks of this June’s amateur draft – 5 of the first 75 picks to be exact. And the team used a number of those picks to target…
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Wednesday, August 15th: Kirby-Jones Has Big Night in Ports Loss while Hounds & Bees Win and Cats Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Sacramento River Cats 0 New Orleans Zephyrs 3 (LP – Anderson 1-1 / 4.24) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Kila Ka’aihue (2 for 4 / Double) Worth Noting: In his 5th rehab start…
View More Wednesday, August 15th: Kirby-Jones Has Big Night in Ports Loss while Hounds & Bees Win and Cats FallSunday, August 12th: Ross Pitches Cats to Victory while Bees Win and Hounds & Ports Both Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Sacramento River Cats 3 Oklahoma City RedHawks 1 (WP – Ross 5-2 / 2.83) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Tyson Ross (5 IP / 1 ER / 3 K / Win) Worth Noting: Starter Tyson Ross…
View More Sunday, August 12th: Ross Pitches Cats to Victory while Bees Win and Hounds & Ports Both FallMonday, August 6th: Hounds Win, Cats & Bees Fall, while Olson & Robertson Come Up Big in Arizona
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Nashville Sounds 5 Sacramento River Cats 3 (LP – Miller 0-3 / 3.77) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Grant Green (2 for 4 / Double / RBI / Run) …
View More Monday, August 6th: Hounds Win, Cats & Bees Fall, while Olson & Robertson Come Up Big in ArizonaExclusive: A’s Super Scout Grady Fuson Talks Top Prospects with A’s Farm
One of the most popular pieces we’ve featured here on A’s Farm over the past few months was our profile of A’s super scout (and Moneyball bad guy) Grady Fuson. He was the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001, when he left the A’s to become the assistant general…
View More Exclusive: A’s Super Scout Grady Fuson Talks Top Prospects with A’s FarmTuesday, July 17th: Sogard and Whitaker Homer to Give Cats and Ports Big Wins in Extras
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Sacramento River Cats 9 Tacoma Rainiers 8 (WP – Banwart 6-3 / 4.21) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Eric Sogard (2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Worth Noting: Second…
View More Tuesday, July 17th: Sogard and Whitaker Homer to Give Cats and Ports Big Wins in ExtrasSaturday, July 7th: Recker’s Slam in 16th Gives Cats the Victory while Head Leads Hounds to Win and Ports and Bees Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Sacramento River Cats 6 Fresno Grizzlies 3 (WP – Leon 2-0 / 2.08) Farmhand Of The Game: Catcher Anthony Recker (Grand Slam) Worth Noting: Catcher Anthony Recker delivered a game-winning…
View More Saturday, July 7th: Recker’s Slam in 16th Gives Cats the Victory while Head Leads Hounds to Win and Ports and Bees Fall