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A’s Announce New Affiliate Lineup

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor December 9, 2020 Major League Baseball unveiled a large portion of its minor league reorganization plan on Wednesday. And as part of that restructuring, the A’s extended invitations to four minor league teams to serve as their affiliates. The teams are the…

A’s To Stop Paying Minor Leaguers: Players React

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor After word broke early on Tuesday that the A’s would be furloughing much of their baseball operations staff, including most of their player-development employees and pro and amateur scouts, news came later in the day that the organization would also stop paying its…

A’s Release 24 Minor Leaguers

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor In March, the A’s released two dozen minor league players before the MLB-mandated roster freeze went into effect at the end of the month. 14 of the players released were pitchers, while 10 were position players. The vast majority of them never played…

A’s Minor League Free Agents

A number of players recently on A’s minor league rosters have elected to become free agents and are now eligible to sign with other organizations. They are listed below with the A’s minor league affiliate they most recently played for also noted. In addition, LHP Dean Kiekhefer, who made four…

A’s 2020 Minor League Staff

LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (Triple-A) Manager: Fran Riordan Pitching Coach: Rick Rodriguez Hitting Coach: Todd Steverson Coach: Hiram Bocachica Fran Riordan will be at the helm for his third season with the Triple-A club. Last season, Riordan led Las Vegas to a first-place finish in the PCL South division with an 83-57 record…

A’s Farm Podcast Talks with Pitching Prospects Daulton Jefferies & Grant Holmes

On this episode, pitching prospects Daulton Jefferies and Grant Holmes join A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to take a look back at their 2019 seasons. The pair of promising pitchers ended up missing most of the 2018 season while dealing with injuries. Jefferies was rehabbing from Tommy John surgery while…

A’s Farm’s 8th Annual Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team for 2019

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the 2019 minor league season now complete, it’s the perfect time to take a step back and determine who the true standouts on the field really were in the A’s system in 2019. And with that in mind, it’s time to name…

Sunday, September 8th: Theroux & Heim Homer but Naile & Kaprielian Suffer Losses as Midland & Vegas Both Fall in Decisive Game #5s

TEXAS LEAGUE SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Double-A) GAME #5 Amarillo Sod Poodles 7 Midland RockHounds 5 LP: J.Naile HR: C.Theroux Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Collin Theroux (2 for 4 / Home Run) A seven-run 2nd inning put the RockHounds in an early hole that they were unable…

Saturday, September 7th: Holmes & Jordan Suffer Losses as Vegas & Midland Both Go to Decisive Game #5

PCL PACIFIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Triple-A) GAME #4 Sacramento River Cats 5 Las Vegas Aviators 3 LP: G.Holmes Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Mark Payton (2 for 3 / Walk / RBI) Las Vegas lost to Sacramento on Saturday to even their best-of-five playoff series and force…

A’s Final 2019 Minor League Hitting & Pitching Leaders

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. Includes Las Vegas Aviators (AAA), Midland RockHounds (AA), Stockton Ports (A), Beloit Snappers (A), Vermont Lake Monsters (A) and AZL A’s Green &…

Friday, September 6th: Luzardo Pitches Vegas to Victory as Bolt Homers Again for Aviators

PCL PACIFIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Triple-A) GAME #3 Sacramento River Cats 4 Las Vegas Aviators 11 WP: J.Luzardo HR: M.Payton, S.Bolt Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jesus Luzardo (5.2 IP / 7 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 7 K / Win) LHP Jesus Luzardo led…

Thursday, September 5th: Deichmann’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Bolt, Fowler, Rupp & White All Homer for Vegas

TEXAS LEAGUE SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Double-A) GAME #2 Midland RockHounds 4 Amarillo Sod Poodles 1 WP: K.Friedrichs HR: G.Deichmann 2 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Greg Deichmann (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Right fielder Greg Deichmann had a big night at the…

Wednesday, September 4th: Rivas’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Milburn, Motter & Mondou Help Hounds Win

PCL PACIFIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Triple-A) GAME #1 Las Vegas Aviators 9 Sacramento River Cats 3 WP: B.Bracewell HR: A.Rivas, S.Bolt Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Alfonso Rivas (1 for 3 / Home Run / 3 RBIs / Walk) First baseman Alfonso Rivas led Las Vegas…

Las Vegas & Midland Both Set to Start Playoff Series on Wednesday

After winning the PCL Pacific Southern division title, Las Vegas will face off against the Sacramento River Cats in a five-game playoff series starting on Wednesday. And a number of the A’s top pitching prospects are probable starters in the series. RHP Daniel Mengden is scheduled to make the start…

Monday, September 2nd: Mateo Leads Vegas to Victory as Cotton Makes 1st Start for Aviators & Theroux Helps Hounds Win Finale

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tacoma Rainiers 2 Las Vegas Aviators 3 WP: McNutt 5-2 / 4.99 HR: Mateo (19) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Jorge Mateo (2 for 4 / Home Run / Double) One day after clinching the division title and a playoff berth, the…

Sunday, September 1st: James Kaprielian Makes Triple-A Debut & Matt Harvey Closes Things Out as Las Vegas Secures Playoff Spot

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tacoma Rainiers 1 Las Vegas Aviators 8 WP: Finnegan 3-1 / 2.89 HR: Rupp (9), A.Rivas (1), White (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher James Kaprielian (4 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 6 K) In the…

Saturday, August 31st: Deichmann’s HR Helps Hounds Win while Holmes Makes Solid Debut for Vegas

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 4 Springfield Cardinals 3 WP: Alexander 1-1 / 0.56 HR: Deichmann (11) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Greg Deichmann (1 for 2 / Home Run / 3 RBIs / 2 Walks) The RockHounds recorded their second straight one-run win over Springfield on Saturday…

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