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A’s Farm’s 2019 Mid-Season Organizational All-Star Team

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the California League and the Midwest League All-Star breaks taking place earlier this week and all the minor league affiliates right around the halfway points of their seasons, it’s the perfect time to take a step back and determine who the true…

A’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Prospects with Minor League Pitching & Hitting Coordinators Gil Patterson & Jim Eppard

On this week’s podcast, A’s minor league pitching and hitting coordinators Gil Patterson and Jim Eppard join A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to share their insights on some of the team’s top prospects including A.J. Puk, Jesus Luzardo, James Kaprielian, Sean Murphy, Jorge Mateo, Franklin Barreto and many more. Pitching…

Getting to Know the A’s 2019 Top 10 Draft Picks

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor With the tenth round of the amateur draft having concluded at the end of the draft’s second day on Tuesday, it’s time to take a look at the A’s top ten picks of the 2019 draft. Unlike last year, when Oakland had the…

A’s Take Two College Players on Day One of Draft

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor The A’s stuck strictly with experienced college players for their first two picks on day one of this year’s amateur draft. The team made switch-hitting college shortstop Logan Davidson their top pick with the 29th overall selection on Monday. The 21-year-old Clemson junior…

Top 5 Ports of the Month for May

by Ethan Kassel / A’s Farm Contributor The Stockton Ports put together a rather uninspiring record of 10-17 during the month of May. But as much as the team struggled as a whole, there were a number of impressive performances by Ports players during the month. Outfielder Austin Beck…

May in Midland: How the Team’s Top Prospects Performed

by Jeffrey Pilch / A’s Farm Contributor The Rockhounds had a rough May, registering an 11-18 record for the month. And with the team not performing well, many players also struggled during the month, but there were some bright spots as well. So let’s take a quick look at how…

A’s Farm Podcast Talks Triple-A Prospects with Las Vegas Manager Fran Riordan and Catches Up with Coach Craig Conklin and Prospects Seth Brown & Jeremy Eierman

On this week’s podcast, Las Vegas manager Fran Riordan joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about some of the team’s top Triple-A prospects including Skye Bolt, Sean Murphy and Jorge Mateo. Then we get to know Las Vegas coach Craig Conklin. After that, we catch up with Las…

A’s Farm Podcast Talks Triple-A Prospects with Las Vegas Hitting & Pitching Coaches Eric Martins & Rick Rodriguez and Catches Up with Prospects Collin Theroux & Brady Feigl

On this week’s podcast, Las Vegas hitting and pitching coaches Eric Martins and Rick Rodriguez join A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about some of the team’s top Triple-A prospects including Jorge Mateo, Sean Murphy, Skye Bolt, Paul Blackburn and many more. After that, we catch up with minor…

A’s Farm Podcast Talks Top Prospects with Asst GM Billy Owens and Catches Up with Ports Play-by-Play Man Zack Bayrouty & Outfield Prospect Lazaro Armenteros

On this week’s podcast, A’s assistant general manager Billy Owens joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to share his insights on top A’s prospects like Skye Bolt, Austin Beck, Jorge Mateo and more. After that, Stockton Ports play-by-play man Zack Bayrouty joins us to talk about his career as the…

A’s Farm Report: A’s Minor League Stat Leaders

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that we’re a little more than a quarter of the way through the minor league season, it’s a good time to take a look at the A’s minor league leaders in some key statistical categories. When it comes to hitters, members of…

A’s Infield & Baserunning Instructor Steve Scarsone & Stockton Skipper Webster Garrison Talk Top Prospects on A’s Farm Podcast

On this week’s podcast, former Sacramento and Nashville manager and current minor league infield and baserunning instructor for the A’s Steve Scarsone joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about his career in baseball as well as his current role with the A’s and to discuss some of the…

A’s Player Development Supervisor Rick Magnante Talks About Team’s Top Prospects on A’s Farm Podcast

On this week’s podcast, former Stockton Ports manager and the A’s current Supervisor of Player Development Rick Magnante joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about his career in baseball and his current role with the A’s and to discuss some of the team’s top prospects like A.J. Puk,…

A’s Farm Report: April’s Top-Performing Prospects

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that the first month of the minor league season is in the books, it’s time to take a look at which of the A’s minor league players have gotten off to the best starts in 2019. Familiar pitchers like Daniel Mengden, Brian…

A’s Farm Report: Early Season’s Hottest Relievers

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that we’re almost a month into the minor league season, it’s time to take a look at which of the A’s minor league relievers have gotten off to the hottest starts in 2019. Familiar names like Kyle Finnegan and Wei-Chung Wang have…

A’s Farm Podcast Uncovers Under-The-Radar Prospects with Asst GM Dan Feinstein & Catches Up with Outfielders Austin Beck & Jameson Hannah

On this week’s A’s Farm Podcast, A’s Assistant General Manager Dan Feinstein joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about his career in baseball and his current role with the A’s and to discuss some under-the-radar prospects in the A’s farm system like Luis Barrera, Dairon Blanco, Brady Feigl and Gus…

A’s Farm Report: Early Season’s Hottest Pitchers

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that the A’s minor league pitchers have had the chance to take a few turns through the rotation, it’s time to take a look at which of the A’s minor league starting pitchers have gotten off to the hottest starts in 2019.…

A’s Farm Podcast Gets the Inside Scoop on the A’s Top Prospects from Special Assistant Grady Fuson & Catches Up with Stockton Shortstop Nick Allen

On this week’s A’s Farm Podcast, A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about his long career in baseball, to discuss his role in the Moneyball book and movie, and to give us the inside scoop on some of the A’s top prospects like…

A’s Farm Report: Early Season’s Hottest Hitters

by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that we’re a whole 11 games into the minor league season, it seems like a good time to see which of the A’s minor league hitters have gotten off to the hottest starts in 2019. Las Vegas’s lineup has been lighting up…

A’s Farm Podcast Gets the Lowdown on the A’s Farm System from Assistant Farm Director Ed Sprague & Catches Up with Ports Pitcher Daulton Jefferies

On this week’s A’s Farm Podcast, A’s Assistant Director of Player Development Ed Sprague joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about his career in baseball as an All-Star third baseman, to discuss his current role in player development for the A’s, and to give us the lowdown on some…

Ports Preview: Star-Studded Outfield Set to Shine for Stockton in 2019

by Ethan Kassel / A’s Farm Stockton Contributor A high-profile outfield featuring the likes of Lazaro Armenteros, Austin Beck and Jameson Hannah is likely to steal the spotlight in Stockton this season, but the rest of the roster possesses plenty of talent as well, making the Ports one of the…