by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor After originally joining the A’s organization as an area scout under the regime of Billy Martin back in 1982, Grady Fuson rose through the ranks and eventually ended up serving as the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001. It proved to be a very fruitful period…
View More Exclusive: Down on the Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady FusonTag: Oakland Athletics minor league players
A’s Farm’s 2018 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 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 standouts…
View More A’s Farm’s 2018 Mid-Season Organizational All-Star TeamA’s Scouting Director Eric Kubota Offers the Inside Scoop on Oakland’s Top 11 Draft Picks of 2018
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor The man responsible for overseeing the A’s efforts in the amateur draft is scouting director Eric Kubota. Kubota started out his career in the baseball world by interning for the A’s in the mid-‘80s, and he eventually served as the assistant director of scouting…
View More A’s Scouting Director Eric Kubota Offers the Inside Scoop on Oakland’s Top 11 Draft Picks of 2018A’s Farm Report for Week of May 7-13: Bobby Wahl & Miguel Romero Among System’s Top Relievers
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Last week, we looked at some of the top pitchers in the A’s minor league system, primarily focusing on the system’s starting pitchers. But this week, it’s time to take a look at some of the more overlooked arms, the ones that make…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of May 7-13: Bobby Wahl & Miguel Romero Among System’s Top RelieversA’s Farm Report for Week of April 9-15: Minor League Pitching Update
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Unfortunately, the A’s started off the season with a number of the organization’s most notable minor league pitchers on the disabled list. Names like A.J. Puk, Grant Holmes, Logan Shore, Daulton Jefferies, James Kaprielian, Dustin Hurlbutt, Evan Manarino and Dalton Sawyer have all…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of April 9-15: Minor League Pitching UpdateA’s 2018 Minor League Rosters
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor NASHVILLE SOUNDS Top infield prospects Franklin Barreto, Jorge Mateo and Sheldon Neuse highlight Nashville’s talented young lineup this season, while veteran hurlers Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson headline the Sounds pitching staff… Nashville Roster MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS Top catching prospect Sean Murphy…
View More A’s 2018 Minor League RostersDown On The Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor After originally joining the A’s organization as an area scout under the regime of Billy Martin back in 1982, Grady Fuson rose through the ranks and eventually ended up serving as the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001. It proved to be a…
View More Down On The Farm with A’s Special Assistant Grady FusonTalking Top Prospects with A’s Assistant GM Dan Feinstein
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Dan Feinstein first got his foot in the door of the baseball world by landing an internship in the Oakland A’s media relations department way back in 1994. And he ended up spending nearly a decade as the team’s video coordinator before eventually…
View More Talking Top Prospects with A’s Assistant GM Dan FeinsteinA’s Farm’s 2018 Top 10 Prospects List
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Now that spring training is well underway, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s 2018 Top 10 Prospects List. Four players on this year’s list are former 1st-round draft picks, and it’s worth noting that only three players from last year’s list have made a…
View More A’s Farm’s 2018 Top 10 Prospects ListMeet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Last August, while the season was beginning to wind down, we took the opportunity to take a look ahead at what the A’s might look like in 2018 in this piece. And we even looked ahead at the 2018 A’s way back in…
View More Meet Your 2018 Oakland A’s!FanFest Sheds Light on A’s Stadium Plans & Team’s Youth Movement
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Each year, A’s FanFest not only offers an opportunity for fans to meet some of their favorite players, but it also offers a chance to get a look inside the organization’s plans for the year ahead. Of course, the biggest question about the…
View More FanFest Sheds Light on A’s Stadium Plans & Team’s Youth MovementA’s In The AFL – November 13-18 Final Update
A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (November 13 – 18) Monday, November 13th: Catcher Sean Murphy and left fielder Jaycob Brugman each went 1 for 4, while RHP Sam Bragg threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief as Mesa lost 10-3 on Monday. Tuesday, November 14th: Third baseman Sheldon Neuse went…
View More A’s In The AFL – November 13-18 Final UpdateA’s In The AFL – November 6-11 Update
A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (November 6 – 11) Monday, November 6th: Catcher Sean Murphy went 0 for 2 with 2 walks, while left fielder Jaycob Brugman went 0 for 3 with 2 walks and a stolen base. Third baseman Sheldon Neuse went 0 for 3 with a walk, and…
View More A’s In The AFL – November 6-11 UpdateA’s Prospects Shore & Brugman on Life in the AFL
by Nick Badders / A’s Farm Arizona Correspondent After catching up with A’s prospects Sheldon Neuse and Sean Murphy last week, A’s Farm took the opportunity to check in with a couple more of Oakland’s young stars in the Arizona Fall League this week: RHP Logan Shore and outfielder Jaycob Brugman.…
View More A’s Prospects Shore & Brugman on Life in the AFLA’s In The AFL – October 30-November 4 Update
A’s Prospect AFL Highlights (October 30 – November 4) Monday, October 30th: Shortstop Sheldon Neuse went 1 for 4 with a 3-run homer, and catcher Sean Murphy went 0 for 5, while RHP Miguel Romero threw 1 scoreless inning in relief, and RHP Nolan Blackwood allowed 2 runs in…
View More A’s In The AFL – October 30-November 4 UpdateA’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…
View More A’s Prospects Neuse & Murphy Take on the AFLAFL 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…
View More AFL Report: Logan ShoreA’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…
View More A’s In The AFL – October 23-28 UpdateArizona 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…
View More Arizona Insights: Neuse, Blackwood & MoreArizona 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…
View More Arizona Fall League: Early Impressions