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A’s Prospects Neuse & Murphy Take on the AFL

by Nick Badders / A’s Farm Arizona Correspondent With the Arizona Fall League now about halfway through its schedule, A’s Farm took the opportunity last weekend to check in with a couple of the A’s top young prospects in the AFL. 22-year-old infielder Sheldon Neuse and 23-year-old catcher Sean Murphy were…

AFL Report: Logan Shore

by Joseph Hartsock / A’s Farm Arizona Correspondent The Arizona Fall League has now reached its halfway mark and last year’s 2nd-round draft pick for the A’s, right-hander Logan Shore, looks to be hitting his stride in the hitter-dominant league. Shore’s last start for the Mesa Solar Sox on Friday…

A’s In The AFL – October 23-28 Update

A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (October 23 – 28) Monday, October 23rd: Catcher Sean Murphy and third baseman Sheldon Neuse each went 0 for 3 with a walk, while RHPs Miguel Romero & Sam Bragg each threw 1 scoreless inning in relief with Bragg earning the save in Mesa’s 5-2…

Arizona Insights: Neuse, Blackwood & More

Special to A’s Farm by Jason Pennini / @JasonPennini / baseballbellcurve.com Jason Pennini of baseballcurve.com has been busy in Arizona this fall getting looks at a number of A’s prospects, along with other young players, in the Instructional League as well as in the Arizona Fall League. And we’re happy…

Arizona Fall League: Early Impressions

by Joseph Hartsock / A’s Farm Arizona Correspondent The Arizona Fall League is in full swing with the second week of action in the six-week season now in the books. The Oakland A’s have sent seven prospects to play for the Mesa Solar Sox this year, and I’ve already seen…

A’s In The AFL – October 16-20 Update

A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (October 16 – 20) Monday, October 16th: Catcher Sean Murphy and third baseman Sheldon Neuse each went 0 for 4, while RHP Sam Bragg allowed 1 run in 1 inning and RHP Nolan Blackwood threw 1 scoreless inning in relief as Mesa was shut out…

A’s In The AFL – October 10-14 Update

A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (October 10 – 14) Tuesday, October 10th: Catcher Sean Murphy went 1 for 4 with a double and drove in a run, while designated hitter Sheldon Neuse went 0 for 3 with a walk, and right fielder Tyler Ramirez went 0 for 4 with a…

Preview: Shore, Murphy, Neuse, Ramirez Set to Lead A’s AFL Squad

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor While most baseball fans are focused on the drama of postseason play in the fall, it’s also an important time for some of the minor leagues’ top prospects. And starting on Tuesday, some of the A’s most promising young prospects will begin play…

A’s Farm’s 2017 Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the 2017 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 2017. We’re not selecting top prospects here, just looking at…

A’s Final 2017 Minor League Hitting & Pitching Leaders

Includes Nashville Sounds (AAA), Midland RockHounds (AA), Stockton Ports (A), Beloit Snappers (A), Vermont Lake Monsters (A), AZL A’s (Rk) –HITS– 172 B.J. Boyd OF (Mid) 148 Tyler Ramirez OF (Sto-Mid) 141 J.P. Sportman OF (Mid) 140 Seth Brown OF (Sto) 136 Franklin Barreto SS (Nas) / Joey Wendle…

A’s Set Fall League Instructional Roster

The A’s released their Fall Instructional League roster on Tuesday. Camp is set to open at the A’s minor league facilities in Arizona in a little over a week and will run for four weeks. 27 pitchers and 28 position players are currently scheduled to attend. And some high-profile prospects…

Down on the Farm with Stockton Ports Pitcher Brandon Bailey

Brandon Bailey grew up in Colorado and attended Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, where he struck out 125 batters in 100 1/3 innings while posting a 2.42 ERA in his final season for the Bulldogs. After the right-hander was selected by the A’s in the 6th round of last year’s amateur…

A’s Top-Performing Minor League Hitters of 2017

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the end of the minor league season almost upon us, it’s time to take a look at some of the young hitters in the A’s system who’ve been having true standout seasons on the field in 2017. So, let’s run down some…

A’s Top-Performing Minor League Pitchers of 2017

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the end of the minor league season about a week away, it seems like a good time to take a look at some of the young hurlers in the A’s system who’ve been having true standout seasons on the field this year.…

Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Back in May, we took a look at what a young, rebuilding A’s team might look like. But now that we’ve passed the July 31st trade deadline and the A’s have made a number of deadline deals, and even some post-deadline deals, to…

A’s Top 11 Draft Picks Mid-Season Progress Report

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor The A’s were fortunate enough to be able to sign all of their 11 picks from the first 10 rounds of this year’s amateur draft. It’s been almost two months since the first of those players signed by the A’s began playing with…

Ryan Christenson: Guiding Guys to the Big Leagues from Nashville

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Originally drafted by the A’s in the 10th round in 1995, Ryan Christenson began his major league playing career as an outfielder with the A’s back in 1998. He made it to the playoffs with the A’s 2000 team before being dealt to…

Matt Olson: Riding the Nashville-to-Oakland Express

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Matt Olson has been one of the top power-hitting prospects in the A’s system ever since the team made him its third overall pick in the 2012 draft. Since then, the Georgia native has slowly climbed the ladder step-by-step and finally made his…

Jesse Hahn: Keeping It Simple with the Sounds

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Like every single one of his teammates in Nashville, Jesse Hahn‘s main goal is to get to the big leagues. But unlike many of them, he’s already seen the promised land and has actually spent plenty of time residing there, having started 50…

Chapman, Maxwell & Brugman: A Trio of Young A’s Players Talks about Life in the Majors

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor The A’s youth movement finally appears to be in full effect – and third baseman Matt Chapman, catcher Bruce Maxwell and outfielder Jaycob Brugman are clear evidence of that. While Maxwell has been back and forth between Oakland and Nashville multiple times over…