On this episode, Lansing Lugnuts manager Craig Conklin joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about promising young A’s prospects like Henry Bolte, Brayan Buelvas, Will Simpson, Luis Morales and more. You can listen to it here only on A’s Cast… A’s Farm podcast with Lansing Lugnuts Manager Craig…
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CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A) Stockton Ports 8 Fresno Grizzlies 4 WP: Dicochea 3-6 / 4.67 HR: Gomez 2 (3) First baseman Mario Gomez had a big night at the plate to help lead the Ports to victory over the Grizzlies on Friday. The 21-year-old pounded a pair of home…
View More Friday, August 23rd: Gomez’s 2 HRs Help Ports Prevail while Trenkle & Milone Help Hounds Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Las Vegas Aviators 3 Reno Aces 7 LP: Pruitt 3-2 / 11.81 On a day when all the A’s affiliates went down to defeat, Las Vegas LHP Brady Basso turned in the day’s top performance. The…
View More Thursday, August 22nd: Basso & Wilson Star for Vegas while Montero & Salom Homer for Stockton
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Wichita Wind Surge 10 Midland RockHounds 11 WP: Leal 3-3 / 4.04 HR: Milone (13), Susac (10) Designated hitter Brennan Milone led the RockHounds to an 11-inning walk-off win on Wednesday. The 23-year-old infielder walked and scored a run in the 1st inning, hit…
View More Wednesday, August 21st: Milone Helps Hounds Win in a Walkoff while Wilson & Alvarez Lead Vegas to Victory
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A) Stockton Ports 8 San Jose Giants 9 LP: Restituyo 0-1 / 9.22 HR: Kurtz (3) This year’s top draft pick for the A’s, first baseman Nick Kurtz, turned in the day’s top performance in a losing cause for the Ports. The 21-year-old infielder homered, singled…
View More Friday, August 16th: Kurtz Hits 3rd HR for Ports, Simpson Leads Lansing to Victory & Zhuang Impresses for Hounds
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Oklahoma City Baseball Club 10 Las Vegas Aviators 8 LP: Harris 3-3 / 6.23 On a day when all the A’s affiliates went down to defeat, shortstop Max Muncy turned in the…
View More Tuesday, August 13th: Muncy Collects 4 Hits for Vegas while Perkins Impresses for Hounds
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A) Lake Elsinore Storm 14 Stockton Ports 10 LP: Echavarria 0-4 / 6.27 HR: Kurtz (1), Schwartz (1) Stockton suffered its fourth loss in its last five games on Saturday, but this year’s top draft pick for the A’s, first baseman Nick…
View More Saturday, August 10th: Nick Kurtz Homers in Stockton Debut while Brady Basso Pitches Vegas to Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Las Vegas Aviators 7 Salt Lake Bees 0 WP: Boyle 1-3 / 5.63 HR: Diaz 2 (19) Las Vegas shut out Salt Lake on just three hits to win its fourth straight on Tuesday. Designated hitter Jordan Diaz continued his…
View More Tuesday, August 6th: Diaz’s Bat & Boyle’s Arm Lead Vegas to Victory while Beers Wins Again for Hounds
On this episode, A’s minor league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to share his insights on some of the A’s top pitching prospects like Joe Boyle, J.T. Ginn, Gunnar Hoglund, Grant Holman, Luis Morales and more. You can listen to it here only on A’s Cast……
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Pitching Prospects with Minor League Pitching Coordinator Gil Patterson
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 5 Las Vegas Aviators 21 WP: Basso 3-2 / 6.27 HR: Diaz (17), Noda (16), Thomas 2 (9), Muncy 3 (6) The Aviators put 21 runs on the board to notch their third straight victory over the Isotopes on Sunday. Over…
View More Sunday, August 4th: Max Muncy’s 3 HRs Lead Vegas to Victory while Luis Morales Dominates in Lansing Win
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 3 Las Vegas Aviators 9 WP: Santos 1-2 / 6.85 HR: Perez (16), Diaz (15) Designated hitter Jordan Diaz, catcher Carlos Perez and left fielder Armando Alvarez combined to lead Las Vegas to victory on Friday. Diaz drilled his 15th…
View More Friday, August 2nd: Diaz, Perez & Alvarez Lead Vegas to Victory while Bolte & Eierman Homer for Hounds
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 9 Las Vegas Aviators 8 LP: O’Loughlin 1-5 / 6.84 HR: Noda (15), Diaz (14), Alvarez (14), Allen (3) On a day when all the A’s affiliates went down to defeat, Las Vegas designated hitter Jordan Diaz turned in the…
View More Thursday, August 1st: Diaz, Noda, Allen & Alvarez All Homer in Hoglund’s Vegas Debut
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) San Antonio Missions 6 Midland RockHounds 2 LP: Gonzalez 5-4 / 4.15 HR: Bowman 2 (11) Midland had its four-game winning streak snapped by San Antonio, but second baseman Cooper Bowman still turned in the top performance in the A’s system on Wednesday. The 24-year-old…
View More Wednesday, July 24th: Bowman Belts 2 HRs for Hounds
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Midland RockHounds 5 Corpus Christi Hooks 3 WP: Beers 8-5 / 4.06 Second baseman Cooper Bowman’s big bat helped the RockHounds record their third straight win over the Hooks on Sunday. The 24-year-old infielder tripled, doubled, drew a walk, swiped a pair of bases and…
View More Sunday, July 21st: Bowman’s Bat Helps Hounds Win while Watters & Johnston Lead Lansing to Shutout Win
On this episode, long-time A’s scouting director Eric Kubota joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to take an in-depth look at the team’s top picks from the 2024 draft including Nick Kurtz, Tommy White, Gage Jump and more. You can listen to it here only on A’s Cast… A’s Farm…
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by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 15, 2024 On Sunday, the A’s selected first baseman Nick Kurtz, third baseman Tommy White and lefthanded pitcher Gage Jump with their first three picks in this year’s amateur draft. And on Monday, the A’s used five of their eight picks to…
View More A’s Load Up on More College Bats on Day #2 of Draft
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 14, 2023 On Sunday, the A’s took first baseman Nick Kurtz out of Wake Forest University with their first pick in the 2024 amateur draft. After taking college shortstop Jacob Wilson with their top pick last year, the A’s made another college…
View More A’s Make 1B Nick Kurtz Their Top Pick & Also Nab LSU’s Tommy White & Gage Jump on Day #1 of Draft
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Las Vegas Aviators 4 Sugar Land Space Cowboys 1 WP: Reyes 2-0 / 2.97 HR: Davidson (5) RHP Brandon Bielak turned in his best start yet for the Aviators to help lead Las Vegas to victory…
View More Friday, July 12th: Bielak Helps Pitch Vegas to Victory while Nuts & Ports Prevail
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Arkansas Travelers 5 Midland RockHounds 11 WP: Robles 2-2 / 3.95 HR: Milone (8), Rosario (2) First baseman Brennan Milone’s big bat helped the RockHounds record their third straight win on Wednesday. The 23-year-old infielder doubled with the bases loaded to drive…
View More Wednesday, July 10th: Milone, Susac & Rosario Help Hounds Win 3rd Straight
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 8, 2024 -Despite spending over a month on the injured list and despite concerns over his lack of power, 22-year-old shortstop Jacob Wilson, now with Triple-A Las Vegas, is currently tied with outfielder Colby Thomas for the most doubles among A’s minor…
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