PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 7 Oklahoma City Dodgers 6 WP – Smith 1-0 / 2.25 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Billy Burns (4 for 5 / Triple / GWRBI / 2 Stolen Bases) Outfielder Billy Burns had a big day for Nashville on…
View More Tuesday, April 14th: Billy Burns Brings in Winning Run in 10th for Nashville while Daniel Gossett Loses in Debut for BeloitTag: Midland Rockhounds
Monday, April 13th: Tyler Marincov Drives in 5 in Ports’ Victory while Hounds Come Up Short Despite Matt Olson’s Big Day
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 13 Lancaster JetHawks 4 WP – Trivino 1-0 / 5.06 HR – Higley (1), Sportman (1), Barreto (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (3 for 4 / Triple / 5 RBIs) After scoring just 8 runs over their first 4…
View More Monday, April 13th: Tyler Marincov Drives in 5 in Ports’ Victory while Hounds Come Up Short Despite Matt Olson’s Big DaySunday, April 12th: Joey Wendle’s 2 HRs Help Sounds Win while Hounds, Ports & Snappers All Fall
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 16 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 11 WP – Venditte 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Wendle 2 (2), Parrino (1), Matthes (1), Anderson (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Joey Wendle (2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs)…
View More Sunday, April 12th: Joey Wendle’s 2 HRs Help Sounds Win while Hounds, Ports & Snappers All FallSaturday, April 11th: Kent Matthes Leads Sounds to Victory while Hounds & Ports Come Up Short and Snappers Drop A Pair
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 5 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 3 WP – Verdugo 1-0 / 2.45 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Kent Matthes (2 for 4 / Double / 2 RBIs) With two on and two outs in the 1st inning,…
View More Saturday, April 11th: Kent Matthes Leads Sounds to Victory while Hounds & Ports Come Up Short and Snappers Drop A PairFriday, April 10th: Chad Pinder’s HR Is All Hounds Need while Ryan Cook Earns the Win in Barry Zito’s First Start for Nashville
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) NW Arkansas Naturals 2 Midland RockHounds 3 WP – Jensen 1-0 / 3.00 HR – Pinder (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (Home Run / 3 RBIs) Shortstop Chad Pinder provided all the offense the RockHounds would need when he hit a 3-run…
View More Friday, April 10th: Chad Pinder’s HR Is All Hounds Need while Ryan Cook Earns the Win in Barry Zito’s First Start for NashvilleThursday, April 9th: Matt Olson Homers to Help Hounds Win while Josh Reddick Returns to Action in Ports Victory and Nashville Drops Opener
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) NW Arkansas Naturals 5 Midland RockHounds 10 WP – Neal 1-0 / 3.60 HR – Olson (1), Pinder (1) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (2 for 3 / Home Run / 2 RBIs / 2 Walks) In his first at-bat for the…
View More Thursday, April 9th: Matt Olson Homers to Help Hounds Win while Josh Reddick Returns to Action in Ports Victory and Nashville Drops OpenerA’s Release More Minor League Hurlers on Wednesday
Hot on the heels of the releases of minor league hurlers Drew Granier, Deck McGuire, Brandon “Branch” Kloess and Dakota Freese earlier this week, the A’s also released RHPs Murphy Smith and Paul Smyth on Wednesday. After being moved to the bullpen last year, Smith posted a 4.73 ERA in…
View More A’s Release More Minor League Hurlers on WednesdayA’s 2015 Minor League Staff
NASHVILLE SOUNDS (Triple-A) Manager Steve Scarsone Pitching Coach Don Schulze Hitting Coach Webster Garrison Steve Scarsone was named manager of the A’s new Triple-A affiliate at Nashville. This will be his third consecutive season as manager of the A’s Triple-A club as he guided Sacramento to a 79-65 record in each…
View More A’s 2015 Minor League StaffA’s Farm’s 2014 Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team
With the 2014 minor league season now complete, it’s time to take a step back and determine who the true standouts on the field really were in the A’s system in 2014. And with that in mind, it’s time to name A’s Farm’s 2014 Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team! Below you’ll…
View More A’s Farm’s 2014 Post-Season Organizational All-Star TeamSunday, September 14th: Nate Long & Dusty Coleman Star as Midland Tops Tulsa to Claim Texas League Title
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Texas League Championship Series – Game #5 Tulsa Drillers 0 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Long 2-0 / 0.66 HR – Coleman (1), Crumbliss (1) After tying the series at two games apiece on Saturday, Midland shut out…
View More Sunday, September 14th: Nate Long & Dusty Coleman Star as Midland Tops Tulsa to Claim Texas League TitleSaturday, September 13th: RockHounds Score 9 Runs on Saturday to Even Up Texas League Series and Force Final Game on Sunday
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Texas League Championship Series – Game #4 Tulsa Drillers 4 Midland RockHounds 9 WP – Hooker 1-0 / 5.40 Down 2 games to 1 and facing elimination in the best-of-five Texas League Championship Series on Saturday, the RockHounds…
View More Saturday, September 13th: RockHounds Score 9 Runs on Saturday to Even Up Texas League Series and Force Final Game on SundayFriday, September 12th: Matt Chapman Homers as Hounds Drop Game #3 and Go Down 2-1 in Texas League Championship Series
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Texas League Championship Series – Game #3 Tulsa Drillers 5 Midland RockHounds 2 LP – Flores 0-1 / 10.13 HR – Chapman (1) Midland dropped Game #3 of the Texas League Championship Series in 11 innings on Friday…
View More Friday, September 12th: Matt Chapman Homers as Hounds Drop Game #3 and Go Down 2-1 in Texas League Championship SeriesA’s Final 2014 Minor League Hitting & Pitching Leaders
Included: Sacramento River Cats (AAA), Midland RockHounds (AA), Stockton Ports (A), Beloit Snappers (A), Vermont Lake Monsters (A), AZL A’s (Rk) –HITS– 170 Daniel Robertson SS (Sto) 167 Shane Peterson OF (Sac) 160 Ryon Healy 3B-1B (Sto) 142 Renato Nunez 3B (Sto) 138 Nick Buss OF (Sac) –DOUBLES–…
View More A’s Final 2014 Minor League Hitting & Pitching LeadersWednesday, September 10th: Max Muncy & Daniel Robertson Homer as Hounds Drop Game #2 of Texas League Championship Series
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Texas League Championship Series – Game #2 Midland RockHounds 2 Tulsa Drillers 5 LP – Jensen 0-1 / 11.25 HR – Muncy (1), Robertson (1) Tulsa managed to put 5 runs on the board over the first 4…
View More Wednesday, September 10th: Max Muncy & Daniel Robertson Homer as Hounds Drop Game #2 of Texas League Championship SeriesTuesday, September 9th: Nate Long and Kent Matthes Combine to Lead RockHounds to Victory in Game #1 of Texas League Championship Series
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Texas League Championship Series – Game #1 Midland RockHounds 5 Tulsa Drillers 1 WP – Long 1-0 / 1.13 HR – Matthes (1) Nate Long’s arm and Kent Matthes’s bat combined to help the RockHounds win the opening…
View More Tuesday, September 9th: Nate Long and Kent Matthes Combine to Lead RockHounds to Victory in Game #1 of Texas League Championship SeriesSaturday, September 6th: RockHounds Win Playoffs to Advance to Texas League Championship Series
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Texas League South Division Championship Series – Game #4 Frisco RoughRiders 4 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Hooker 1-0 / 3.38 HR – Muncy (1) The RockHounds notched their third straight victory over Frisco on Saturday night to clinch the Texas League South…
View More Saturday, September 6th: RockHounds Win Playoffs to Advance to Texas League Championship SeriesFriday, September 5th: Top Draft Pick Matt Chapman’s Big HR Breaks Tie and Puts RockHounds up 2-1 in Texas League Playoff Series
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Texas League South Division Championship Series – Game #3 Frisco RoughRiders 2 Midland RockHounds 3 WP – Walden 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Chapman (1) A couple of new arrivals played a big role for the RockHounds on Friday night by driving in…
View More Friday, September 5th: Top Draft Pick Matt Chapman’s Big HR Breaks Tie and Puts RockHounds up 2-1 in Texas League Playoff SeriesThursday, September 4th: Kenny Wilson Helps Hounds Even Up Series while Stockton’s Season Comes to an End
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Texas League South Division Championship Series – Game #2 Midland RockHounds 6 Frisco RoughRiders 3 WP – Dull 1-0 / 0.00 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Kenny Wilson (3 for 5 / RBI / Run / Stolen Base) With the game tied in…
View More Thursday, September 4th: Kenny Wilson Helps Hounds Even Up Series while Stockton’s Season Comes to an EndWednesday, September 3rd: Tim Alderson & Michael Ynoa Struggle in Stockton’s Loss while Nate Long & Hiro Nakajima Have a Rough Time as RockHounds Lose
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) California League North Division Miniseries – Game #1 Stockton Ports 3 Visalia Rawhide 13 LP – Alderson 0-1 / 16.20 HR – Taylor (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Catcher Beau Taylor (2 for 2 / 2 Walks / Home Run) A pair of 5-run innings…
View More Wednesday, September 3rd: Tim Alderson & Michael Ynoa Struggle in Stockton’s Loss while Nate Long & Hiro Nakajima Have a Rough Time as RockHounds LoseMonday, September 1st: Michael Soto’s HR Helps Snappers Go Out with a Win while Sacramento’s Season Ends with a Big Loss and Hounds & Ports Prepare for Playoffs
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 5 Beloit Snappers 11 WP – Bragg 4-0 / 3.23 HR – Soto (7), Pohl (6), Ludy (3) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Michael Soto (2 for 3 / Home Run / 2 RBIs) With Beloit…
View More Monday, September 1st: Michael Soto’s HR Helps Snappers Go Out with a Win while Sacramento’s Season Ends with a Big Loss and Hounds & Ports Prepare for Playoffs