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
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 17, 2023 Three A’s minor league pitching prospects earned Pitcher of the Week honors for their impressive performances over the past week. Las Vegas RHP Mason Miller was named Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week after notching 11 strikeouts over 5…
View More A’s Farm Report: 3 A’s Pitching Prospects Earn Pitcher of the Week Honors
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Salt Lake Bees 5 Las Vegas Aviators 7 WP: Patton 1-0 / 4.50 HR: Brooks (3) Left fielder Trenton Brooks led Las Vegas to its second straight victory over Salt Lake on Saturday. The 27-year-old, who was signed as a…
View More Saturday, April 15th: Brooks’ Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Susac & Muncy Homer in Lansing Win
MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) West Michigan Whitecaps 2 Lansing Lugnuts 5 WP: Nambiar 1-0 / 0.00 Center fielder Caeden Trenkle helped lead Lansing to its fourth straight victory in the team’s home opener on Tuesday. Last year’s 9th-round draft…
View More Tuesday, April 11th: Trenkle & Fernandez Lead Lansing to 4th Straight Victory while Hounds & Ports Also Prevail
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 10, 2023 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 2-7 Team OPS: .867 / Team ERA: 7.09 While the Las Vegas lineup has gotten off to a solid start, the pitching staff has struggled in the early going, with the second-worst ERA in…
View More A’s Farm Report: A’s Affiliates Get Rolling
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 4, 2023 In just the last 24 hours, the opening day rosters for three of the A’s affiliates, the Double-A Midland RockHounds, the High-A Lansing Lugnuts and the Class-A Stockton Ports, were released. The Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators opening day roster was…
View More Midland, Lansing & Stockton Opening Day Rosters
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor February 25, 2023 Now that spring training has just gotten underway, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s 2023 Top 10 Prospects List. This year’s list includes seven position players and three pitchers. Seven of this year’s top prospects began their careers with the A’s,…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor October 10, 2022 With the 2022 season now concluded, and the A’s clearly in the midst of a rebuild, it’s time to take a look at some of the A’s most promising young prospects who would be most likely to form the…
View More A’s Farm’s 2022 Post-Season All-Prospect Team
With the regular season now complete for all the A’s affiliates, it’s time to take a quick look at the A’s minor league statistical leaders this season. All full-season affiliates are included: Las Vegas Aviators (AAA), Midland RockHounds (AA), Lansing Lugnuts (A+), Stockton Ports (A)… –HITS– 160 Jordan…
View More A’s Final 2022 Minor League Hitting & Pitching Leaders
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 hitting prospects like Shea Langeliers, Tyler Soderstrom, Max Muncy, Zack Gelof, Jordan Diaz, Denzel Clarke, Daniel Susac and more. You can listen to it…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Hitting Prospects with Minor League Hitting Coordinator Jim Eppard
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor August 30, 2022 After originally joining the A’s organization as an area scout under the Billy Martin regime back in 1982, Grady Fuson rose through the ranks and eventually ended up serving as the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001. It proved to be a…
View More Down On The Farm With A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson
On our 50th episode for A’s Cast, A’s Director of Player Development Ed Sprague joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to share his insights on top prospects like Shea Langeliers, Cristian Pache, Zack Gelof, Tyler Soderstrom, Max Muncy, Daniel Susac and more. You can listen to it here only on A’s…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Prospects with Farm Director Ed Sprague
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A) Stockton Ports 10 San Jose Giants 9 WP: Anderson 6-7 / 5.38 HR: Schofield-Sam 2 (6), Masterman (1), Trenkle (1) Stockton broke out the bats to notch a one-run win and secure its second straight victory over San Jose on Thursday. Designated hitter Cameron Masterman,…
View More Thursday, August 11th: Masterman & Schofield-Sam Propel Ports to Victory
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor August 3, 2022 The man responsible for overseeing the A’s efforts in the amateur draft is scouting director Eric Kubota. Kubota started out his career in the baseball world by interning for the A’s in the mid-‘80s, and he eventually served as the…
View More Scouting Director Eric Kubota Offers The Inside Scoop On A’s 2022 Draft Picks
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) San Antonio Missions 2 Midland RockHounds 3 WP: Hall 2-1 / 0.00 HR: Gelof (6) Second baseman Zack Gelof’s home run helped the RockHounds take their second straight from San Antonio on Wednesday. Gelof led off the bottom of the 8th inning by belting a…
View More Wednesday, July 27th: Gelof’s HR Helps Hounds Win while Muncy Hits 1st HR for Lugnuts
MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) Great Lakes Loons 1 Lansing Lugnuts 10 WP: Estes 2-4 / 4.47 HR: Wright (1) The Lugnuts walloped the Loons to notch their fifth win in their last seven games on Thursday. RHP Joey Estes, acquired from Atlanta in the Matt Olson trade, turned…
View More Thursday, July 7th: Estes & Virbitsky Pitch Nuts & Ports to Victory
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 3, 2022 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 43-34 Team OPS: .809 / Team ERA: 5.60 Las Vegas leads the Pacific Coast League West Division with a winning percentage of .558. Catcher Shea Langeliers, who was acquired from Atlanta in the Matt…
View More A’s Farm Report: Mid-Season Affiliate Update
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor June 27, 2022 Now that we’re about halfway through the minor league season, it’s a good time to take a look at some of the A’s organizational statistical leaders. It’s one thing to put up solid numbers that appear impressive in the…
View More A’s Mid-Season Organizational Stat Leaders
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor June 13, 2022 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 34-25 Team OPS: .775 / Team ERA: 5.23 Jonah Bride has been the best hitter in the A’s minor league system through the first couple of months of the season. The 26-year-old began the…
View More A’s Farm Report: Top-Performing Hitting Prospects
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 hitting prospects like Nick Allen, Shea Langeliers, Zack Gelof, Tyler Soderstrom, Max Muncy and more. You can listen to it here only on A’s Cast……
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Hitting Prospects with Minor League Hitting Coordinator Jim Eppard