CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 5 Stockton Ports 9 WP – Duran 1-2 / 3.21 HR – Nunez (11) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Renato Nunez (3 for 5 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) A big night from designated hitter Renato Nunez helped Stockton overcome an…
View More Friday, June 20th: Nunez’s Big Bat Leads Ports to Victory while Cats Win and A’s Top Draft Pick Matt Chapman Makes Pro DebutTag: Max Muncy
A’s Farm’s 2014 Mid-Season Organizational All-Star Team
With the California League and the Midwest League All-Star breaks taking place this week and all the minor league affiliates right around the halfway points of their seasons, it’s the perfect time to take a step back and determine who the true standouts on the field have been in the…
View More A’s Farm’s 2014 Mid-Season Organizational All-Star TeamMonday, June 9th: Ports Win Behind Maxwell’s Big Blast while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Fall
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) High Desert Mavericks 7 Stockton Ports 9 WP – Adkins 2-3 / 5.57 HR – Maxwell (5), Crocker (5) Farmhand Of The Game: Catcher Bruce Maxwell (Home Run / 3 RBIs) After exiting Saturday’s game due to being struck with a bat…
View More Monday, June 9th: Ports Win Behind Maxwell’s Big Blast while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All FallSaturday, May 31st: Buschmann & Atherton Pitch Cats & Ports to Victory while Snappers Win in Extras and Hounds Fall
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 12 Fresno Grizzlies 3 WP – Buschmann 4-0 / 4.28 HR – Taylor (5), Vogt (3), Barton (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Matt Buschmann (7 IP / 7 H / 2 ER…
View More Saturday, May 31st: Buschmann & Atherton Pitch Cats & Ports to Victory while Snappers Win in Extras and Hounds FallThursday, May 29th: Cats Win in a Walkoff while Hounds & Ports Post Victories and Snappers Fall
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 5 Sacramento River Cats 6 WP – Scribner 2-1 / 5.03 HR – Parrino (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Alden Carrithers (3 for 5 / RBI / Stolen Base) It was another day and another stellar defensive play…
View More Thursday, May 29th: Cats Win in a Walkoff while Hounds & Ports Post Victories and Snappers FallFriday, May 23rd: Cats Win Behind Vogt’s Big Bat while Hounds, Ports & Snappers All Fall on Friday
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 6 Las Vegas 51s 5 WP – Nieve 2-1 / 6.75 HR – Vogt (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Catcher Stephen Vogt (Home Run / Triple / 4 RBIs) Catcher Stephen Vogt has…
View More Friday, May 23rd: Cats Win Behind Vogt’s Big Bat while Hounds, Ports & Snappers All Fall on FridayThursday, May 22nd: Neal Dominates in Ports Extra Innings Loss while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Walk Away with Wins
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 1 San Jose Giants 5 LP – Duran 0-2 / 4.24 HR – Pinder (9) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Zach Neal (8 2/3 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 11 K) Oddly enough, the best performance of…
View More Thursday, May 22nd: Neal Dominates in Ports Extra Innings Loss while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Walk Away with WinsExclusive: A’s Director of Player Personnel Billy Owens Talks Top Prospects with A’s Farm
Well, we’re now about a month and a half into the baseball season. And just as we’re at a point where the A’s front office typically takes a step back and evaluates where the major league roster is at, it’s also a great time to take a step back and…
View More Exclusive: A’s Director of Player Personnel Billy Owens Talks Top Prospects with A’s FarmThursday, May 8th: Freiman Homers Twice in Cats Loss while Ports Win and Snappers & Hounds Fall as Muncy Hits DL with Broken Finger
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 7 Albuquerque Isotopes 12 LP – Murphy 2-4 / 7.18 HR – Freiman 2 (5), Ortiz (1) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Nate Freiman (2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) First baseman Nate Freiman…
View More Thursday, May 8th: Freiman Homers Twice in Cats Loss while Ports Win and Snappers & Hounds Fall as Muncy Hits DL with Broken FingerMonday, May 5th: Snappers Win behind Covey’s Stellar Start while Hounds & Ports Fall and Cats Come Up Short Despite Taylor’s Slam
A’s Farmhand Of The Day MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 1 Peoria Chiefs 0 WP – Covey 2-2 / 3.97 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dylan Covey (8 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 1 K / Win) RHP…
View More Monday, May 5th: Snappers Win behind Covey’s Stellar Start while Hounds & Ports Fall and Cats Come Up Short Despite Taylor’s SlamSunday, May 4th: Marincov’s Slam Leads Snappers to Victory while Hounds Win, Cats & Ports Fall and Muncy Heads to Hospital
A’s Farmhand Of The Day MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Quad Cities River Bandits 3 Beloit Snappers 6 WP – Mendez 1-2 / 9.00 HR – Marincov (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (Grand Slam / 5 RBIs) With the game tied…
View More Sunday, May 4th: Marincov’s Slam Leads Snappers to Victory while Hounds Win, Cats & Ports Fall and Muncy Heads to HospitalFriday, May 2nd: Hounds Win Behind Muncy’s Big Bat while Cats, Ports & Snappers All Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 6 Midland RockHounds 8 WP – Hassebrock 2-0 / 10.13 HR – Muncy (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Max Muncy (3 for 3 / Home Run / Double / 4 RBIs) Max Muncy,…
View More Friday, May 2nd: Hounds Win Behind Muncy’s Big Bat while Cats, Ports & Snappers All FallMonday, April 21st: Goebbert Homers Twice in Cats’ Loss while Beloit Wins Behind Boyd’s Big Bat and Hounds & Ports Come Up Short
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 5 Tacoma Rainiers 8 LP – Neal 1-1 / 6.55 HR – Goebbert 2 (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Jake Goebbert (2 for 2 / 2 Home Runs…
View More Monday, April 21st: Goebbert Homers Twice in Cats’ Loss while Beloit Wins Behind Boyd’s Big Bat and Hounds & Ports Come Up ShortSaturday, April 5th: Taylor Homers to Lead Cats to Victory while Ports Win, Hounds Lose & Snappers Split Twinbill
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 12 Salt Lake Bees 7 WP – Blanton 1-0 / 9.00 HR – Taylor (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Michael Taylor (Home Run / Double /…
View More Saturday, April 5th: Taylor Homers to Lead Cats to Victory while Ports Win, Hounds Lose & Snappers Split TwinbillExclusive: Down on the Farm with Farhan Zaidi, the A’s new Assistant General Manager – Part 2
Yesterday, we brought you Part 1 of A’s Farm’s exclusive interview with A’s assistant general manager and director of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi, where he gave us the lowdown on top prospects like Addison Russell, Daniel Robertson, Michael Ynoa, Raul Alcantara and Arnold Leon. In Part 2, we’ll cover Billy McKinney,…
View More Exclusive: Down on the Farm with Farhan Zaidi, the A’s new Assistant General Manager – Part 2Exclusive: A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson Talks Top Prospects with A’s Farm
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…
View More Exclusive: A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson Talks Top Prospects with A’s FarmA’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List for 2014
With the first A’s players set to report to spring training camp in just a couple of weeks, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List for 2014. We’ve combined half a dozen different A’s prospect lists to come up with a consensus list that reflects a broad base…
View More A’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List for 2014A’s Top Prospects Talk About Life In The AFL
The Arizona Fall League just wrapped up its 31-game schedule this past week. As some of you probably already know, there are six teams in the AFL with each team comprised of prospects from five different organizations. Organizations typically use the AFL as an opportunity to get their top prospects…
View More A’s Top Prospects Talk About Life In The AFLA’s In The AFL – November 11-16 Update
A’s AFL Farmhand Of The Week A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (November 11-16) Monday, November 11th: Shortstop Addison Russell had 2 singles and a double and LHP Omar Duran and RHP Seth Frankoff each tossed 1 scoreless inning in Mesa’s 4-0 shutout win on Monday. Tuesday, November 12th: DH…
View More A’s In The AFL – November 11-16 UpdateA’s In The AFL – November 4-9 Update
A’s AFL Farmhand Of The Week A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (November 4-9) Monday, November 4th: Shortstop Addison Russell, first baseman Max Muncy and catcher David Freitas had 1 hit apiece and Jeff Urlaub, Seth Frankoff and Ryan Dull each tossed 1 scoreless inning in Mesa’s 5-4 win on…
View More A’s In The AFL – November 4-9 Update