With the first A’s players set to start turning up at the team’s new spring training camp in just a couple of weeks, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s 2015 Top 10 Prospect List. It’s interesting to note that half the players from last year’s top 10 list are no longer…
View More A’s Farm’s 2015 Top 10 Prospect ListTag: Raul Alcantara
Wednesday, May 14th: Trivino Pitches Snappers to Victory while Hounds Win and Ports Fall
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Kane County Cougars 1 Beloit Snappers 2 WP – Trivino 3-3 / 4.04 HR – Huck (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Lou Trivino (5 IP / 2 H / 1 ER / 3 BB / 3 K / Win) RHP Lou…
View More Wednesday, May 14th: Trivino Pitches Snappers to Victory while Hounds Win and Ports FallSunday, May 4th: Marincov’s Slam Leads Snappers to Victory while Hounds Win, Cats & Ports Fall and Muncy Heads to Hospital
A’s Farmhand Of The Day MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Quad Cities River Bandits 3 Beloit Snappers 6 WP – Mendez 1-2 / 9.00 HR – Marincov (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (Grand Slam / 5 RBIs) With the game tied…
View More Sunday, May 4th: Marincov’s Slam Leads Snappers to Victory while Hounds Win, Cats & Ports Fall and Muncy Heads to HospitalSaturday, May 3rd: Finnegan Pitches Snappers to Victory while Cats, Ports & Hounds All Fall as Ailing Alcantara May Miss Rest of Season
A’s Farmhand Of The Day MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Quad Cities River Bandits 3 Beloit Snappers 5 WP – Finnegan 2-1 / 2.67 HR – Vollmuth (4), Mathews (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Kyle Finnegan (5 IP / 3 H / 1…
View More Saturday, May 3rd: Finnegan Pitches Snappers to Victory while Cats, Ports & Hounds All Fall as Ailing Alcantara May Miss Rest of SeasonSaturday, April 26th: Strong Starts from Haviland, Walden, Trivino & Correa Lead All Four Affiliates to Victory on Saturday
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 1 San Antonio Missions 0 WP – Urlaub 1-0 / 0.73 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Shawn Haviland (7 2/3 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 2 K) RHP Shawn Haviland,…
View More Saturday, April 26th: Strong Starts from Haviland, Walden, Trivino & Correa Lead All Four Affiliates to Victory on SaturdayThursday, April 24th: Stockton Wins behind Atherton’s Stellar Start while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Lake Elsinore Storm 1 Stockton Ports 5 WP – Atherton 3-0 / 3.18 HR – Olson (4), Healy (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Tim Atherton (7 1/3 IP / 2 H / 1 ER / 0…
View More Thursday, April 24th: Stockton Wins behind Atherton’s Stellar Start while Cats, Hounds & Snappers All FallMonday, April 21st: Goebbert Homers Twice in Cats’ Loss while Beloit Wins Behind Boyd’s Big Bat and Hounds & Ports Come Up Short
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 5 Tacoma Rainiers 8 LP – Neal 1-1 / 6.55 HR – Goebbert 2 (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Jake Goebbert (2 for 2 / 2 Home Runs…
View More Monday, April 21st: Goebbert Homers Twice in Cats’ Loss while Beloit Wins Behind Boyd’s Big Bat and Hounds & Ports Come Up ShortFriday, April 18th: Leon Leads Cats to Victory while Hounds Win in Extras and Ports & Snappers Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 2 Sacramento River Cats 4 WP – Leon 1-1 / 4.50 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Arnold Leon (6 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 2 BB…
View More Friday, April 18th: Leon Leads Cats to Victory while Hounds Win in Extras and Ports & Snappers FallSaturday, April 12th: Ports Fall despite Pinder’s Big Bat while Cats & Hounds Win and Snappers Go Down to Defeat
A’s Farmhand Of The Day CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Visalia Rawhide 7 Stockton Ports 4 LP – Streich 1-1 / 3.60 HR – Pinder 2 (5) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Chad Pinder (4 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Through the first week…
View More Saturday, April 12th: Ports Fall despite Pinder’s Big Bat while Cats & Hounds Win and Snappers Go Down to DefeatSunday, April 6th: Alcantara Impresses in Double-A Debut as Russell Hits DL, Cats & Snappers Win and Ports Get Blanked
A’s Farmhand Of The Day TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) NW Arkansas Naturals 1 Midland RockHounds 2 WP – Alcantara 1-0 / 1.13 HR – Coleman (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Raul Alcantara (8 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 1 K /…
View More Sunday, April 6th: Alcantara Impresses in Double-A Debut as Russell Hits DL, Cats & Snappers Win and Ports Get BlankedExclusive: Down on the Farm with Farhan Zaidi, the A’s new Assistant General Manager – Part 1
It’s been a little over nine years since Farhan Zaidi first joined the A’s front office as a baseball operations analyst back in January of 2005. And while he now embarks on his sixth season as the A’s director of baseball operations, the team has also seen fit to elevate…
View More Exclusive: Down on the Farm with Farhan Zaidi, the A’s new Assistant General Manager – Part 1Exclusive: A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson Talks Top Prospects with A’s Farm
Long-time baseball man Grady Fuson served as the A’s scouting director from 1995 until 2001, when the team drafted such talented players as Eric Chavez, Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Barry Zito and Rich Harden. He left the A’s at the end of 2001 to become the assistant general manager of…
View More Exclusive: A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson Talks Top Prospects with A’s FarmA’s Manager Bob Melvin Gives the Lowdown on the A’s Top Prospects
In spring training, A’s manager Bob Melvin mainly has his mind on trying to get his big league lineup ready to roll for the regular season. But with fifty-five players in camp everyday to start the spring, there are plenty of prospects who are bound to pique the skipper’s interest…
View More A’s Manager Bob Melvin Gives the Lowdown on the A’s Top ProspectsCatcher Stephen Vogt Offers the Inside Scoop on the A’s Top Pitching Prospects
Catcher Stephen Vogt turned out to be something of a secret weapon for the A’s last year. Acquired from Tampa Bay during the first week of the season, he started the year at Sacramento. But when catcher John Jaso went down with a concussion, Vogt got the call. And not…
View More Catcher Stephen Vogt Offers the Inside Scoop on the A’s Top Pitching ProspectsSpring Has Sprung!
As you may already know, A’s pitchers and catchers began reporting to the team’s spring training camp in Phoenix on Friday, with the team’s first workouts on Saturday. And there are already plenty of observations we can make about the major league team, as well as the minor league teams,…
View More Spring Has Sprung!A’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List for 2014
With the first A’s players set to report to spring training camp in just a couple of weeks, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List for 2014. We’ve combined half a dozen different A’s prospect lists to come up with a consensus list that reflects a broad base…
View More A’s Farm’s Consensus Top 10 Prospect List for 2014A’s 2013 Organizational Hitting & Pitching Leaders
–HITS– 160 Anthony Aliotti 1B (Mid-Sac) 154 Michael Choice OF (Sac) 143 Max Muncy 1B (Sto-Mid) 141 Jemile Weeks 2B-SS-OF (Sac) 138 Chris Bostick 2B (Bel) –DOUBLES– 35 Myrio Richard OF (Sto) 35 Dusty Coleman SS-2B (Mid-Sac) 33 Anthony Aliotti 1B (Mid-Sac) 32 Ryan Mathews OF (Bel) 32…
View More A’s 2013 Organizational Hitting & Pitching LeadersMonday, August 26th: Ports Lose Despite Alcantara’s Solid Effort while Snappers Win and Cats & Hounds Come Up Short
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 7 Sacramento River Cats 0 LP – Billings 13-7 / 4.40 Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Jemile Weeks (2 for 3 / Walk) Starter Bruce Billings had…
View More Monday, August 26th: Ports Lose Despite Alcantara’s Solid Effort while Snappers Win and Cats & Hounds Come Up ShortThursday, August 15th: Alcantara, Neal & Billings Star as Ports, Hounds & Cats All Win
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 9 Iowa Cubs 1 WP – Billings 13-5 / 3.88 HR – Barton (7) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Bruce Billings (6 IP /…
View More Thursday, August 15th: Alcantara, Neal & Billings Star as Ports, Hounds & Cats All WinSaturday, August 10th: Peterson’s Big Bat Leads Cats to Victory while Ports & Snappers Win and Hounds Fall
A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 10 Omaha Storm Chasers 8 WP – Billings 12-5 / 3.99 HR – Peterson 2 (11) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Shane Peterson (2 Home Runs / 5 RBIs) Outfielder Shane Peterson…
View More Saturday, August 10th: Peterson’s Big Bat Leads Cats to Victory while Ports & Snappers Win and Hounds Fall