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Saturday, April 14th: Ruiz Pitches Hounds to Doubleheader Split while Ports Fall in Extras

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) GAME #2 Midland RockHounds 4 Springfield Cardinals 3 LP – Ruiz 1-1 / 10.80 HR – Ramirez (2), Sportman (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Norge Ruiz (5 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 3 K / Win) After struggling in…

Stockton Ports 2018 Preview

by Ethan Kassel / A’s Farm Stockton Correspondent The opening day roster for the 2018 Stockton Ports features an intriguing mix of fresh faces and returning players, a combination that could make for an exciting season for the Ports. A trio of talented young players who’ve joined the A’s organization…

Mondou & Bailey on Making the Big Move from Beloit to Stockton

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor There’s been a mighty big turnover on Stockton’s roster since the start of the season. And just since June, infielders Nate Mondou and Edwin Diaz, outfielder Luis Barrera and pitchers Brandon Bailey, Brendan Butler, Dalton Sawyer, Norge Ruiz and Miguel Romero have all…

Stockton Skipper Rick Magnante Talks about the Ports’ Newest Prospects

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Stockton manager Rick Magnante originally began his professional baseball career as a 13th-round draft pick of the Cleveland Indians out of the University of Santa Barbara back in 1969. He first joined the A’s organization in 1995 as an area scout covering southern California, where…

Thursday, July 13th: Beloit Wins behind Loehr’s Big Bat while Bracewell, Ruiz & Mendoza Pitch Nashville, Stockton & Vermont to Victory

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 7 Lansing Lugnuts 6 WP – Alejo 3-3 / 4.73 Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Trace Loehr (4 for 5 / Triple / Double / 2 RBIs) Third baseman Trace Loehr came a home run short of a cycle for the second…

Friday, July 7th: Mondou’s 4 Hits Help Stockton Win 3rd Straight & Vermont Wins in a Walk-Off in 15th

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 9 Lancaster JetHawks 2 WP – N.Ruiz 1-0 / 4.50 HR – E.White (2) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Nate Mondou (4 for 5 / 2 Triples / Double / Walk / 2 RBIs) The Ports prevailed for the third…

Wednesday, July 5th: Mondou Helps Ports Prevail while Lazaro Hits 1st HR & Sounds Drop a Doubleheader

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 6 Inland Empire 66ers 3 WP – Tomasovich 3-3 / 3.26 Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Nate Mondou (3 for 3 / 3 RBIs / Walk / Sac Fly / Stolen Base) Second baseman Nate Mondou had a productive night…

A’s Farm Report: Meisner, Murphy, Munoz & More Top A’s Prospects on the Move

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor A number of top-performing A’s prospects have received promotions over the past month. Among those on the move have been RHP Casey Meisner, catcher Sean Murphy, infielder Yairo Munoz, LHP A.J. Puk and 23-year-old Cuban defector Norge Ruiz, along with many others. Of…

Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Wisconsin (6/30-7/3)

by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers took the final game of their four-game set with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, the Brewers’ Midwest League affiliate, at Beloit’s Pohlman Field on Monday to split their series. Wisconsin’s pitching staff has struggled this season, ranking near last in the…

Saturday, July 1st: Ports Prevail Behind Butler’s Solid Effort while Semien Helps Sounds Win in a Walk-Off

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 4 Stockton Ports 5 WP – Butler 2-2 / 3.33 HR – Bolt (9), Mondou (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brendan Butler (5 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 6 K / Win) Stockton came back to…

Monday, June 26th: Blackburn Pitches Sounds to Victory while Top Draft Picks Debut for Vermont & Norge Ruiz Makes 1st Start for AZL A’s

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 3 Nashville Sounds 5 WP – Blackburn 5-6 / 3.05 HR – Nunez (20), McBride (6) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Paul Blackburn (5 1/3 IP / 5 H / 2 ER / 1 BB / 2 K / Win)…

Snappers Hitting Coach Juan Dilone Delivers the Lowdown on Beloit’s Best Batters

by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent Back in 1990, when the Bash Brothers were ruling the roost and Oakland was on its way to its third straight World Series appearance, the A’s signed a teenaged Juan Dilone as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic. He…

Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Quad Cities (6/16-18)

by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers took just one of three games from the Quad Cities River Bandits, the Astros’ Midwest League affiliate, at Pohlman Field in Beloit this weekend. If this matchup sounds familiar, that’s because these two teams just met for a 4-game…

Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Quad Cities (6/9-12)

by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers took just one of four games from the Quad Cities River Bandits, the Astros’ Midwest league affiliate, at Pohlman Field in Beloit this week. The River Bandits are far and away the best power-hitting team in the Midwest League…

Wednesday, June 7th: Smith Leads Nashville to No-Hit Victory while Barreto Sits Out & Brugman May Be on the Move

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 4 Omaha Storm Chasers 0 WP – Smith 4-2 / 2.96 HR – Nunez (16), McBride (4) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Smith (6 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K / Win)…

Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Clinton (5/30-6/1)

by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers took two out of three games from the Clinton LumberKings, Seattle’s Midwest League affiliate, this week at Pohlman Field in Beloit. The series win moved the Snappers into third place in the Midwest League Western Division. The first half…

A’s Minor League Team Leaders

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the first two months of the minor league season almost in the books, it seems like a good time to take a look at the A’s minor league team leaders in a few key hitting and pitching categories. And it shouldn’t come…

Friday, May 26th: Rosa Hits 2 HRs for Hounds while Mondou Helps Snappers Win in Extras

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 10 NW Arkansas Naturals 11 LP – Navas 0-1 / 13.50 HR – Rosa 2 (9) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Viosergy Rosa (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 5 RBIs) Midland ended up suffering a heart-breaking walk-off loss in…

Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Wisconsin (5/22-25)

by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers took three out of four games from the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Milwaukee’s Midwest League affiliate, in their series this week at Pohlman Field in Beloit. The matchup featured the only two minor league teams in the state of Wisconsin,…

Tuesday, May 16th: Brugman’s 4 Hits Help Sounds Win while Ports Snap 8-Game Skid with a Walk-Off

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 11 Fresno Grizzlies 6 WP – Cotton 1-0 / 5.40 HR – Olson (9), Chapman (6), Brugman (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Jaycob Brugman (4 for 6 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) Since returning from the disabled list…