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
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 3, 2024 With the Midland RockHounds set to start their season on Friday, the opening day roster of the A’s Double-A affiliate in the Texas League has now become official. Double-A teams can carry 28 players on the active roster, and the…
View More Midland RockHounds 2024 Opening Day Roster
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…
View More A’s Farm’s 2024 Top 10 Prospects List
Earlier this week, the Oakland A’s announced their 2024 minor league coaching assignments. Fran Riordan and Craig Conklin will return to pilot Triple-A Las Vegas and High-A Midland, respectively, while former A’s infielder Gregorio Petit will helm Double-A Midland, and Javier Godard will take the reins at Single-A Stockton. You’ll…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor January 15, 2024 The A’s recently signed last year’s backup catcher, Carlos Perez, to a minor league contract, making him the fourteenth player the A’s have inked to a minor league deal this offseason – six position players and eight pitchers. There may…
View More Get to Know the 14 Players the A’s Signed to Minor League Deals
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 Darell Hernaiz SS…
View More A’s Final 2023 Minor League Hitting & Pitching Leaders
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…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Prospects with Farm Director Ed Sprague
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 24, 2023 Many of the hurlers who were considered to be Oakland’s top pitching prospects at the start of the season – players like Ken Waldichuk, Kyle Muller, Mason Miller and Freddy Tarnok – have all spent time in the big…
View More A’s Top-Performing Pitching Prospects
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 23, 2023 Earlier this month, the A’s took the opportunity to promote a number of promising prospects to the next level, putting them one step closer to making it to the big leagues. Among the many prospects who were promoted in…
View More Butler, Hernaiz & Milone – Promoted Prospects Performing Well
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Las Vegas Aviators 6 Salt Lake Bees 2 WP: Neal 4-0 / 4.99 RHP Zach Neal turned in a strong start to lead Las Vegas to its second straight victory over Salt Lake on Sunday. The veteran righty allowed just…
View More Sunday, July 23rd: Zach Neal Pitches Vegas to Victory
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Midland RockHounds 10 San Antonio Missions 8 WP: Howard 3-4 / 5.60 HR: Deichmann (10), Butler (9), McGuire (3) Right fielder Greg Deichmann, designated hitter Lawrence Butler and catcher Shane McGuire all homered to help the RockHounds record the win over the Missions on…
View More Thursday, June 22nd: Deichmann, Butler & McGuire Homer to Help Hounds Win
MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) Lansing Lugnuts 7 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 1 WP: Lardner 3-0 / 4.85 HR: Butler (8), Winkler (1) First baseman Jack Winkler hit for the cycle to lead Lansing to a 7-1 win over Wisconsin…
View More Wednesday, June 21st: Winkler’s Cycle Leads Lansing to Victory while Tarnok’s Sharp for Vegas
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A) San Jose Giants 5 Stockton Ports 17 WP: Irvin 6-1 / 3.38 HR: Mujica (2) Third baseman Dereck Salom helped Stockton put a season-high 17 runs on the board on the way to securing its third straight win on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Venezuelan infielder reached…
View More Tuesday, June 20th: Salom Leads Stockton to Victory while Armenteros’ HR Helps Hounds Win
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor June 19, 2023 Now that we’re almost halfway through the minor league season, it’s a good time to take a look at some of the A’s minor league statistical leaders. It’s one thing to put up solid numbers that appear impressive in the…
View More A’s Farm Report: Mid-Season Minor League Stat Leaders
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A) Stockton Ports 6 Lake Elsinore Storm 0 WP: Guante 1-2 / 5.23 HR: Uhl (1) RHP Wander Guante turned in his third straight outstanding start on Sunday to help Stockton secure its second straight win and split its six-game series with…
View More Sunday, June 18th: Guante Pitches Ports to Shutout Win while Thomas, Soderstrom & Pozo Homer for Vegas
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Reno Aces 11 Las Vegas Aviators 15 WP: Perez 3-1 / 6.91 HR: Thomas (14), McCann 2 (9), Pozo (6) Catcher Kyle McCann and right fielder Cody Thomas helped Las Vegas put 15 runs on the…
View More Saturday, June 17th: McCann’s 2 HRs & Thomas’s Slam Power Vegas to Victory
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
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A) Stockton Ports 2 Inland Empire 66ers 6 LP: Woolfolk 0-3 / 9.41 HR: Bolte (4) On a day when all the A’s affiliate went down to defeat, Stockton RHP Wander Guante turned in the most impressive performance among A’s prospects. The…
View More Sunday, June 11th: Guante Impresses for Ports as A’s Affiliates All Fall
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Las Vegas Aviators 11 Sacramento River Cats 6 WP: Wilkerson 3-1 / 6.21 HR: Soderstrom (14), Garcia (11) Catcher Tyler Soderstrom continued his hot hitting to help lead Las Vegas to victory over Sacramento on Saturday. The 21-year-old former 1st-round pick tripled…
View More Saturday, June 10th: Soderstrom Helps Lead Vegas to Victory while Perkins Impresses in Lansing Win