Max Muncy - A's Farm

Tuesday, June 28th: Chris Smith K’s 10 in Sounds’ Victory while Snappers Celebrate Walk-Off Win in 12th

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Omaha Storm Chasers 1 Nashville Sounds 5 WP – Smith 5-6 / 4.18 HR – Wendle (7) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Smith (8 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 10 K / Win) RHP Chris…

Friday, June 10th: Overton Tosses 6 Shutout Innings and Pinder, Brugman & Maxwell Homer to Help Sounds Win while Hounds Prevail in Extras

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 10 Oklahoma City Dodgers 0 WP – Overton 6-4 / 3.63 HR – Pinder (5), Brugman (3), Maxwell (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (6 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 4 BB / 3 K…

Thursday, June 9th: Sounds Split Doubleheader while Hounds Drop 6th in a Row & Stockton Suffers 9th Straight Loss

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #2 Nashville Sounds 4 Oklahoma City Dodgers 1 WP – Alvarez 1-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Matt McBride (2 for 2 / 2 Doubles / Walk / RBI) After going 4 for 4 with a home run…

A’s Farm Report for Week of May 30-June 5: Nashville Prospects Are Hot, Hot, Hot!

Nashville has been the hottest team in the Pacific Coast League over the past few weeks, winning 18 of its last 21 games. The team’s rise has been fueled by impressive performances from some of the system’s top prospects – players like Renato Nunez, Matt Olson, Chad Pinder, Ryon Healy,…

Sunday, May 29th: Muncy Has 3 Hits to Help Sounds Win 7th Straight while Pimentel Homers in Ports Victory & Gossett Moves up to Midland

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 7 Salt Lake Bees 4 WP – Naile 1-0 / 5.06 Prospect Of The Game: Right Fielder Max Muncy (3 for 5 / Triple / Double / RBI) The Sounds bested the Bees to win their seventh straight on Sunday…

Thursday, May 26th: Joey Wendle Leads Hit Parade as Sounds Score 13 in 4th Straight Win while Stockton Surrenders 29 Runs in Loss to Lancaster

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 13 Las Vegas 51s 2 WP – Smith 3-5 / 4.19 HR – Muncy (7), Healy (1) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Joey Wendle (4 for 4 / 2 Doubles / Triple / Walk / 3 RBIs) The…

Wednesday, May 25th: Matt Chapman’s 2 HRs Help Hounds Win while Daniel Mengden Impresses Again in Sounds’ Extra-Innings Victory

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 5 Springfield Cardinals 2 WP – Jensen 3-4 / 5.89 HR – Chapman 2 (13), Marincov (1), Nogowski (1) Prospect Of The Game: Third Base Matt Chapman (2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Third baseman Matt Chapman smacked 2 home runs to…

A’s Farm Report for Week of May 16-22: More A’s Prospects Moving On Up

There have been an awful lot of players on the move in the A’s system over the past couple of weeks. Prospects like Max Muncy, Ryon Healy, Jaycob Brugman, Tyler Marincov and Ryan Doolittle have all been moving on up. #1 draft pick Richie Martin was set to join Stockton on…

Tuesday, May 17th: Dillon Overton & Ryon Healy Help Sounds Win 4th Straight while James Naile Pitches Snappers to Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 1 Nashville Sounds 2 WP – Overton 2-4 / 4.37 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (6 2/3 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 8 K / Win) LHP Dillon Overton delivered a strong start…

Tuesday, May 10th: Rangel Ravelo’s HR Helps Sounds Win while Raul Alcantara Pitches Hounds to Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Iowa Cubs 5 WP – Kurcz 1-0 / 9.00 HR – Muncy (6), Ravelo (1) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Rangel Ravelo (3 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) First…

Thursday, May 5th: Raul Alcantara’s 6 Hitless Innings Help Hounds Win while Henderson Alvarez Makes another Rehab Appearance in Sounds Loss

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 0 Midland RockHounds 13 WP – Alcantara 2-1 / 5.53 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Raul Alcantara (6 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win) The RockHounds shut out the Hooks on just…

A’s Farm Report for Week of April 25-May 1: Prospects On The Move

There were plenty of players on the move throughout the A’s system this past week. Injuries at the major league level and the minor league level, particularly to pitchers like Chris Bassitt, Daniel Gossett and Dustin Driver as well as others, necessitated a number of different moves. But the promotions…

Saturday, April 30th: Ryon Healy Helps Hounds Win 6th Straight while Henderson Alvarez and Brett Graves Team up to Pitch Ports to Victory

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 3 Midland RockHounds 4 WP – Alcantara 1-1 / 7.06 HR – Healy (5) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Ryon Healy (2 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) First baseman Ryon Healy helped lead the RockHounds to…

Thursday, 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…

Tuesday, April 26th: Chad Pinder Doubles in Decisive Run as Sounds Win in a Walk-Off, Daniel Mengden Tosses 5 Shutout Frames to Help Hounds Win and Sean Murphy Passes Away in AZ

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) New Orleans Zephyrs 6 Nashville Sounds 7 WP – Brasier 1-1 / 1.00 HR – Muncy (4), Nunez (3) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (2 for 4 / 2 Doubles / 2 RBIs) With the game tied and Joey Wendle on…

Sunday, April 24th: Snappers Come up Short despite 3 Late HRs while Jesse Hahn Struggles in Sounds Loss and Daniel Gossett & Dustin Driver Deal with Injury Issues

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 5 Burlington Bees 7 LP – Friedrichs 1-1 / 2.08 HR – Howell (1), Bolt (1), Collins (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Skye Bolt (3 for 4 / Home Run / Walk) Down by five runs heading into the 8th inning, the…

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 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…

Wednesday, April 20th: Dillon Overton Pitches Nashville to Victory as Sounds Split Twinbill while Henderson Alvarez Makes First Rehab Appearance in Ports Win

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #2 Nashville Sounds 8 Colorado Springs 1 WP – Overton 1-1 / 2.81 HR – Wendle (2), Muncy (1), Pinder (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (7 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 5 K /…

Tuesday, April 12th: All 4 A’s Affiliates Fall but Hurler Kyle Friedrichs Delivers Another Strong Performance for Snappers

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 0 Clinton LumberKings 3 LP – Driver 0-1 / 4.76 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Kyle Friedrichs (4 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 2 K) The Snappers were shut out on just 2 hits on…

Exclusive: 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…