On this episode, A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to offer his insights on promising young players like Esteury Ruiz, Kyle McCann, Max Schuemann, Tyler Soderstrom, Max Muncy and Jacob Wilson and to talk about the 10-man pitching rotations that the A’s are currently using…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 15, 2024 In the offense happy Pacific Coast League, the Las Vegas Aviators lineup has gotten off to a bit of a slow start, but there have been a few standout performers. Before he was recalled by the A’s, outfielder Esteury Ruiz…
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Salt Lake Bees 6 Las Vegas Aviators 7 WP: Bido 2-1 / 4.40 HR: Soderstrom (5), Ruiz (3), Park (1), Alvarez (1) Las Vegas secured its third straight victory over Salt Lake on Sunday. RHP Osvaldo Bido turned in a…
View More Sunday, April 14th: Bido Pitches Vegas to Victory with Help of 4 HRs while Clarke & Perez Homer in Hounds Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Las Vegas Aviators 10 Sugar Land Space Cowboys 6 WP: Martinez 1-0 / 7.71 HR: Perez (3), Muncy (1) 21-year-old shortstop Max Muncy had a big day at the plate on Sunday to help lead Las Vegas…
View More Sunday, April 7th: Muncy Leads Vegas to Victory over Verlander
MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) Lansing Lugnuts 1 Dayton Dragons 0 WP: Gonzalez 1-0 / 0.00 23-year-old Panamanian lefty James Gonzalez turned in an outstanding start to lead Lansing to a shutout win on opening night on Friday. Gonzalez allowed just 1 hit while walking none and striking out…
View More Friday, April 5th: Lefty James Gonzalez Leads Lansing to Shutout Win while Hoglund Earns Win for Hounds
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Las Vegas Aviators 11 Sugar Land Space Cowboys 12 LP: Jackson 0-1 / 27.00 HR: Piscotty (1), Perez (1) The Aviators dropped their third straight in a slugfest on Tuesday. Starter Hogan Harris had a rough…
View More Tuesday, April 2nd: Vegas Drops Third Straight despite HRs by Piscotty & Perez
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Reno Aces 4 Las Vegas Aviators 2 LP: Brooks 0-1 / 4.15 Leadoff hitter Max Schuemann provided a spark at the top of the Las Vegas lineup, but the Aviators dropped their season opener to Reno…
View More Friday, March 29th: Schuemann Provides Spark but Vegas Drops Opener
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor March 29, 2024 With the Las Vegas Aviators, Oakland’s Triple-A team, beginning their season tonight, the opening day roster of the A’s top affiliate has now become clear. Triple-A teams can carry 28 players on the active roster, and the Aviators are opening…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor March 15, 2024 Now that spring training is well underway and the season is nigh, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s 2024 Top 10 Prospects List. This year’s list includes six position players and four pitchers, and three of them – Jacob Wilson, Max…
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On this episode, A’s minor league hitting coordinator Jim Eppard joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to share his insights on some of the A’s top young hitters like Zack Gelof, Lawrence Butler, Tyler Soderstrom, Darell Hernaiz, Max Muncy, Denzel Clarke and more. You can listen to it here only…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Hitting Prospects with Minor League Hitting Coordinator Jim Eppard
On this episode, A’s Director of Player Development Ed Sprague joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to share his insights on promising young players like Lawrence Butler, Denzel Clarke, Darell Hernaiz, Max Muncy, Jacob Wilson, Myles Naylor and more. You can listen to it here only on A’s Cast… A’s…
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On this episode, Lansing Lugnuts manager Craig Conklin joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about top young A’s prospects like Daniel Susac, Max Muncy, Lazaro Armenteros, Junior Perez, Brayan Buelvas, Tyler Baum and more. You can listen to it here only on A’s Cast… A’s Farm podcast with…
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TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Wichita Wind Surge 7 Midland RockHounds 8 WP: Supak 4-0 / 4.86 HR: Davidson (7), Butler (7), Deichmann (5) Third baseman Logan Davidson, first baseman Lawrence Butler and designated hitter Greg Deichmann all homered to help the RockHounds register a one-run win and snap…
View More Thursday, June 15th: Davidson, Butler & Deichmann All Homer to Help Hounds Snap Skid
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor June 12, 2023 When examining an organization’s most promising prospects, it’s always important to take note of a player’s age and, even more importantly, the age at which they’ve managed to succeed at each level. It’s one thing to succeed at any…
View More A’s Farm Report: Most-Advanced Prospects By Age
MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) Lansing Lugnuts 13 South Bend Cubs 9 WP: Anderson 2-0 / 7.36 HR: Muncy (5) A key home run courtesy of shortstop Max Muncy helped Lansing win its second straight on Tuesday. The 20-year-old former 1st-round pick came to the plate in the 7th…
View More Tuesday, June 6th: Muncy’s Big HR Helps Lansing Win while Oller Pitches Vegas to Victory
MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) Lansing Lugnuts 11 Fort Wayne TinCaps 4 WP: Fernandez 2-2 / 5.35 The Lugnuts put 11 runs on the board to claim their third straight win and climb back to .500 on Tuesday. Lansing’s lineup collected 16 hits in the game. Shortstop Max…
View More Tuesday, May 23rd: Muncy, Butler, Perez & Elliott Lead Lansing to 3rd Straight Win
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A) San Jose Giants 7 Stockton Ports 9 WP: Czyz 1-0 / 5.11 After dropping three in a row last week, Stockton battled back to win its second straight on Tuesday. And 22-year-old Dominican RHP Wander Guante turned in his second straight strong start, allowing 2 runs,…
View More Tuesday, May 16th: Guante & Bolte Help Stockton Win Second Straight
MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) GAME #1 Dayton Dragons 7 Lansing Lugnuts 4 LP: Fernandez 1-1 / 3.38 GAME #2 Dayton Dragons 5 Lansing Lugnuts 6 WP: Lardner 2-0 / 11.12 Last year’s top draft pick for the A’s, catcher Daniel Susac, collected 4 hits on Thursday as…
View More Thursday, May 4th: Lugnuts Split Twinbill while Hounds & Ports Also Prevail
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor May 1, 2023 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 13-14 Team OPS: .883 / Team ERA: 6.27 JJ Bleday, who’s established himself as the Aviators’ everyday center fielder, has also been the team’s best hitter and most valuable player during the first month…
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Las Vegas Aviators 1 Sugar Land Space Cowboys 2 LP: Sullivan 2-1 / 2.70 HR: Soderstrom (4) Despite the best efforts of RHP Colin Peluse and DH Tyler Soderstrom, Las Vegas suffered a one-run loss to…
View More Thursday, April 20th: Peluse Impresses & Soderstrom Homers but Vegas Comes Up Short to Snap Streak