by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor May 2, 2022 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 13-11 Team OPS: .775 / Team ERA: 4.87 Catcher Shea Langeliers, who was acquired from Atlanta in the Matt Olson trade, has been the early hitting star for the Aviators. The 24-year-old backstop leads…
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Wednesday, April 27th: Langeliers Leads Las Vegas to Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Tacoma Rainiers 5 Las Vegas Aviators 6 WP: A.Brown 1-0 / 4.91 HR: Langeliers (6) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Shea Langeliers (1 for 3 / HR / BB / 2 RBIs) Catcher Shea Langeliers tagged a two-run homer with two outs…
View More Wednesday, April 27th: Langeliers Leads Las Vegas to VictoryA’s Farm Report: Beck, Lazaro, Langeliers & Muncy Making Waves
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 26, 2022 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 9-10 Team OPS: .776 / Team ERA: 4.94 The Aviators lost infielder Nick Allen, utilityman Christian Lopes and outfielder Mickey McDonald when the trio was promoted to Oakland. Since their departures, Vimael Machin has…
View More A’s Farm Report: Beck, Lazaro, Langeliers & Muncy Making WavesA’s Farm Report: A’s Affiliates Get Underway
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 17, 2022 LAS VEGAS AVIATORS (AAA) Record: 6-6 Team OPS: .722 / Team ERA: 4.37 Aviators pitchers have been surprisingly effective at limiting runs in the hitter-happy Pacific Coast League, allowing more than five runs only four times over the team’s…
View More A’s Farm Report: A’s Affiliates Get UnderwayA’s Farm Podcast Talks Prospects With Farm Director Ed Sprague
A’s Director of Player Development Ed Sprague joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to share his insights on top prospects like Tyler Soderstrom and Nick Allen and to talk about some of last year’s top draft picks like Max Muncy and Zack Gelof as well as some of the team’s…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Prospects With Farm Director Ed SpragueFriday, April 15th: Clarke’s 2 HRs & Muncy’s Slam Lead Ports To Victory
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A) Modesto Nuts 10 Stockton Ports 14 WP: Kaprielian 1-0 / 3.60 HR: Clarke 2 (3), Muncy (3), Richards (1), Rodriguez (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Denzel Clarke (3 for 5 / 2 HR / 4 RBIs / SB) Right fielder Denzel Clarke’s big bat…
View More Friday, April 15th: Clarke’s 2 HRs & Muncy’s Slam Lead Ports To VictoryThursday, April 14th: Denzel Clarke Propels Ports To 1st Win
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A) Modesto Nuts 6 Stockton Ports 11 WP: Y.Sanchez 1-0 / 0.00 HR: Clarke (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Denzel Clarke (4 for 5 / HR / 3 RBIs / SB) Center fielder Denzel Clarke had a big night to propel the Ports to their…
View More Thursday, April 14th: Denzel Clarke Propels Ports To 1st WinWednesday, April 13th: Cusick Pitches Hounds To Victory While Vegas Sweeps Twinbill
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 1 Midland RockHounds 2 WP: Cusick 1-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Ryan Cusick (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 8 K) RHP Ryan Cusick turned in an outstanding start to earn the win…
View More Wednesday, April 13th: Cusick Pitches Hounds To Victory While Vegas Sweeps TwinbillFriday, April 8th: Gelof Slams Hounds To Victory
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Midland RockHounds 11 Amarillo Sod Poodles 9 WP: Briggs 1-0 / 0.00 HR: Gelof 2 (2), Bride (1), Davidson (1) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Zack Gelof (3 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / 5 RBIs / Walk) Third baseman Zack Gelof…
View More Friday, April 8th: Gelof Slams Hounds To VictoryWednesday, April 6th: Thames & Langeliers Homer in Las Vegas Loss
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Reno Aces 8 Las Vegas Aviators 7 LP: Holmes 0-1 / 27.00 HR: Langeliers (1), Thames (1) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Eric Thames (2 for 5 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) Las Vegas…
View More Wednesday, April 6th: Thames & Langeliers Homer in Las Vegas LossTuesday, April 5th: Barrera’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory on Opening Night
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Reno Aces 2 Las Vegas Aviators 3 WP: Pruitt 1-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Luis Barrera (3 for 4 / Double / Stolen Base / 2 Runs) The Aviators battled back to…
View More Tuesday, April 5th: Barrera’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory on Opening NightMidland RockHounds 2022 Opening Day Roster
By Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 5, 2022 The opening day 28-man roster for the A’s Double-A affiliate Midland RockHounds has now been set. The team includes 15 pitchers and 13 position players and will be guided by former A’s shortstop Bobby Crosby, who returns for his second…
View More Midland RockHounds 2022 Opening Day RosterStockton Ports 2022 Opening Day Roster
By Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 5, 2022 The opening day 30-man roster for the A’s Low-A affiliate Stockton Ports was announced on Tuesday. The team includes 15 pitchers and 15 position players and will be guided by new manager Franklin Font, who formerly served as a coach…
View More Stockton Ports 2022 Opening Day RosterLas Vegas Aviators 2022 Opening Day Roster
By Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 4, 2022 The opening day 28-man roster for the A’s Triple-A affiliate Las Vegas Aviators has now been set. The team currently includes 17 pitchers and 11 position players. But on Monday, the A’s reassigned to Las Vegas five additional position players…
View More Las Vegas Aviators 2022 Opening Day RosterLansing Lugnuts 2022 Opening Day Roster
By Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 1, 2022 The opening day 30-man roster for the A’s High-A affiliate Lansing Lugnuts was announced on Thursday. The team includes 15 pitchers and 15 position players and will be guided by first-time manager Phil Pohl, who served as the A’s bullpen…
View More Lansing Lugnuts 2022 Opening Day RosterA’s Restock Minor League Pitching Depth
By Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor March 23, 2022 Despite the loss of popular players like Matt Olson, Matt Chapman and Chris Bassitt in recent days, the A’s have managed to accomplish one important goal in the process. The organization has restocked its minor league pitching depth, which had…
View More A’s Restock Minor League Pitching DepthDown On The Farm With Midland RockHounds Pitcher Aiden McIntyre
Aiden McIntyre was born in Davis, California and attended Holy Names University in Oakland before being taken by the A’s in the 22nd round of the 2018 draft. The righthander led all A’s minor league pitchers with 150 strikeouts in 2019 while toiling for Beloit. This season, McIntyre moved on to the…
View More Down On The Farm With Midland RockHounds Pitcher Aiden McIntyreA’s Farm Podcast Talks Hitting Prospects with Minor League Hitting Coordinator Jim Eppard
A’s minor league hitting coordinator Jim Eppard joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about some of the team’s top hitting prospects like Nick Allen, Logan Davidson, Luis Barrera, Tyler Soderstrom and more. You can listen to it here only on A’s Cast… A’s Farm podcast with minor league hitting coordinator…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Hitting Prospects with Minor League Hitting Coordinator Jim EppardA’s Farm Podcast Talks Pitching Prospects with Minor League Pitching Coordinator Gil Patterson
On this episode, A’s minor league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to talk about some of the team’s top pitching prospects, how the A’s evaluate young pitchers, and why he encourages hurlers to pitch with “cabeza, corazon and cajones.” You can listen to it here…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Pitching Prospects with Minor League Pitching Coordinator Gil PattersonThursday, August 12th: Foyle’s Slam Helps Hounds Win
DOUBLE-A CENTRAL LEAGUE San Antonio Missions 3 Midland RockHounds 7 WP: Weisenburger 4-0 / 4.74 HR: Foyle (9) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Devin Foyle (1 for 5 / Grand Slam) With his team down by two runs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 7th…
View More Thursday, August 12th: Foyle’s Slam Helps Hounds Win