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Sunday, June 14th: Nate Long Leads Shutout as Hounds Snap 8-Game Skid while Franklin Barreto Has 4 Hits and Homers in Ports Win

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 0 Midland RockHounds 8 WP – Long 4-4 / 2.52 HR – Nunez (8) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Nate Long (7 2/3 IP / 7 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Nate Long…

Tuesday, June 9th: 3-Run HRs by Matt Carson & B.J. Boyd Help Sounds & Ports Win while Colin Walsh Hits 2 HRs in Hounds Loss

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 6 New Orleans Zephyrs 3 WP – Castro 2-1 / 3.12 HR – Carson (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Matt Carson (Home Run / 3 RBIs / Stolen Base) With two on, one out and his team down by a…

Wednesday, June 3rd: Chris Bassitt K’s 11 in Sounds Win while Renato Nunez & Yairo Munoz Drive in Winning Runs for Hounds & Snappers

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Salt Lake Bees 1 Nashville Sounds 5 WP – Paterson 2-2 / 6.14 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Bassitt (6 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 11 K) RHP Chris Bassitt turned in his most impressive…

Thursday, May 28th: Nate Long & Brad Mills Pitch Hounds & Sounds to Victory while Sandber Pimentel Homers Again in Snappers Loss

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Tulsa Drillers 0 Midland RockHounds 9 WP – Long 3-3 / 2.81 HR – Olson (7), Walsh (5) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Nate Long (7 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 8…

Saturday, May 23rd: Yairo Munoz’s 2 HRs Help Snappers Win while Dylan Covey Pitches Ports to Victory & R.J. Alvarez Takes Loss in 11th for Sounds

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Cedar Rapids Kernels 6 Beloit Snappers 7 WP – Torres 3-3 / 4.97 HR – Pimentel (6), Munoz 2 (4), Harris (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Yairo Munoz (3 for 5 / 2 Home Runs) Shortstop Yairo Munoz had a big…

Monday, May 18th: Franklin Barreto’s 2 HRs Help Ports Win while Nate Long Pitches Hounds to Victory and Dustin Driver Debuts for Beloit

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 6 Stockton Ports 11 WP – Covey 3-3 / 3.65 HR – Barreto 2 (3), Boyd (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Franklin Barreto (3 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 5 RBIs) Shortstop Franklin Barreto had a big night…

Tuesday, May 12th: Brett Graves Snaps Quad Cities’ 12-Game Streak to Post 2nd Win for Snappers while Brad Mills & Nate Long Earn 1st Wins for Sounds & Hounds

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 10 Quad Cities River Bandits 4 WP – Graves 2-0 / 5.35 HR – Martinez (1), Brizuela (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Brett Graves (5 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 4 BB / 5…

Thursday, May 7th: Joey Wendle Homers in Sounds Loss while Stockton Is Shut Out in #1 Pick Matt Chapman’s Season Debut

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Iowa Cubs 4 Nashville Sounds 1 LP – Mills 0-4 / 5.19 HR – Wendle (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Joey Wendle (Home Run / Double) The Sounds were held to just 4 hits on Thursday.…

A’s Farm Report for Week of April 27-May 3: Pitching Prospects in the Spotlight

With lots of pitchers on the move in the A’s system last week, it might be a good time to take a quick look at the pitching staffs of all four of the A’s affiliates. The pitching depth is definitely not what it’s been in past years. In pre-season prospect…

Saturday, May 2nd: Justin Higley’s 3-Run HR Helps Ports Win while Chad Smith Allows 2 Runs in the 9th as Sounds Lose in a Walk-Off

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 7 Stockton Ports 8 WP – Covey 2-2 / 2.96 HR – Higley (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Justin Higley (Home Run / 3 RBIs) With two on, one out and the game tied in the bottom of the 3rd, outfielder Justin…

Monday, April 27th: Matt Olson Slugs 6th HR & Drives in Game-Winner as Hounds Win in a Walk-Off and Kyle Finnegan Picks up 1st Win for Ports

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 8 Midland RockHounds 9 WP – Joseph 1-0 /3.00 HR – Olson (6), Pinder (4), Brugman (1), Blair (1) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (Home Run / 2 RBIs / GWRBI) In a game that went back and…

Friday, April 24th: Zach Neal Wins Sounds Debut with Help from Max Muncy’s HR while Matt Olson’s HR Propels Hounds to Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Oklahoma City Dodgers 1 Nashville Sounds 8 WP – Neal 1-0 / 1.80 HR – Muncy (1), Carrithers (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Zach Neal (5 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 3 K /…

Wednesday, April 22nd: Michael Soto’s HR Helps Stockton Win while Nate Long Loses Nashville Debut and Arnold Leon Joins A’s

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 6 Stockton Ports 8 WP – Joseph 2-0 / 1.74 HR – Soto (2), Taylor (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Michael Soto (Home Run / 3 RBIs) With two on and two outs in the bottom of the 1st inning, third…

A’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…

Abundance of Arms Affecting A’s Minor League Pitching Prospects

When the A’s signed 7 minor league free agents pitchers, re-signed 2 of their own minor league free agent hurlers, and acquired a number of other young arms in trades this offseason, it was inevitable that there was going to be a bit of a roster crunch at the upper…

Sunday, 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…

A’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–…

Tuesday, 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…

Wednesday, 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…

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

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…