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Tuesday, June 7th: Big Games by McBride, Healy & Brugman Help Nashville Win Again while Stockton Drops 8th Straight

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 13 Omaha Storm Chasers 4 WP – Smith 4-5 / 4.22 HR – McBride (3), Healy (2), Brugman (2) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Matt McBride (4 for 4 / Home Run / 2 RBIs / 4 Runs / HBP) The…

Friday, June 3rd: Joe Bennie Homers & R.J. Alvarez Makes 1st Rehab Appearance in Ports Loss while Hounds & Snappers Go Down to Defeat

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 8 Stockton Ports 6 LP – Meisner 0-9 / 4.55 HR – Brizuela (5), Bennie (3) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Joe Bennie (2 for 4 / Home Run / Double / Walk / 2 RBIs) On a night when none of…

Monday, May 9th: Hounds Fall despite Yairo Munoz’s 2 HRs while Dylan Covey Lands on DL & Raul Alcantara Is Named TX League Pitcher of Week

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 5 Frisco RoughRiders 6 LP – Jensen 2-3 / 6.23 HR – Munoz 2 (3) Prospect Of The Game: Designated Hitter Yairo Munoz (3 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / Double / 4 RBIs) Designated hitter Yairo Munoz had a…

Monday, May 2nd: Daniel Mengden Pitches Sounds to Victory in Nashville Debut while Franklin Barreto & Matt Chapman Homer to Help Hounds Win

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Iowa Cubs 1 Nashville Sounds 5 WP – Mengden 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Nunez (5) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Mengden (6 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K /…

A’s Farm Report for Week of April 25-May 1: Prospects On The Move

There were plenty of players on the move throughout the A’s system this past week. Injuries at the major league level and the minor league level, particularly to pitchers like Chris Bassitt, Daniel Gossett and Dustin Driver as well as others, necessitated a number of different moves. But the promotions…

Sunday, April 24th: Snappers Come up Short despite 3 Late HRs while Jesse Hahn Struggles in Sounds Loss and Daniel Gossett & Dustin Driver Deal with Injury Issues

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 5 Burlington Bees 7 LP – Friedrichs 1-1 / 2.08 HR – Howell (1), Bolt (1), Collins (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Skye Bolt (3 for 4 / Home Run / Walk) Down by five runs heading into the 8th inning, the…

Friday, April 22nd: Beloit Wins behind Skye Bolt’s Big Bat while Stockton Wins in a Walk-Off & Nashville Falls despite Sean Manaea’s Solid Start

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 4 Burlington Bees 3 WP – Manarino 2-0 / 1.04 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Skye Bolt (2 for 4 / Triple / Double / Walk / 3 RBIs) Last year’s 4th-round draft pick for the A’s, center fielder Skye Bolt, continued his…

Saturday, April 16th: Sean Manaea K’s 11 in Sounds Victory while Snappers Win in a Walk-Off in 12th

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 5 Oklahoma City Dodgers 1 WP – Manaea 2-0 / 1.50 HR – Nunez (2), Wendle (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Sean Manaea (6 2/3 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 11 K…

Thursday, April 14th: Hounds Win Behind Ryon Healy’s Big Bat while Sounds, Ports & Snappers Fall

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Arkansas Travelers 3 Midland RockHounds 9 WP – Avila 1-0 / 4.50 HR – Healy (1) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Ryon Healy (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 5 RBIs) First baseman Ryon Healy had a big night…

A’s Set Fall Instructional League Roster

The A’s released their Fall Instructional League roster this week. Camp is set to open at the A’s minor league facilities in Arizona next week and will run for a month. 23 pitchers and 23 position players are currently scheduled to attend. And some high-profile prospects like catcher Jacob Nottingham…

Wednesday, September 2nd: Nate Freiman Hits Game-Winning HR for Sounds while Matt Chapman Returns to Action for Stockton

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 5 Nashville Sounds 6 WP – Bayless 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Wendle (9), Freiman (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Nate Freiman (2 for 2 / 2 Walks / Home Run / GWRBI) With the game tied in…

Wednesday, August 19th: Chris Jensen Pitches Hounds to Victory while Bolt, Pimentel & Higley All Homer as Vermont & Beloit Both Fall

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 10 Springfield Cardinals 1 WP – Jensen 8-9 / 5.33 HR – Healy (10) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Jensen (6 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 3 BB / 8 K / Win) RHP Chris Jensen delivered…

Sunday, August 9th: Kirkland’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Stalcup Leads Ports to Shutout Win and Barry Zito & Matt Chapman Land on DL

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 8 Corpus Christi Hooks 3 WP – Hall 3-0 / 2.97 HR – Kirkland (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Wade Kirkland (3 for 4 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) Midland utility man Wade Kirkland, getting the start at shortstop, turned…

A’s Top 10 Draft Picks Mid-Season Progress Report

It’s been about two months since this year’s amateur draft and about seven weeks since most of the players picked by the A’s began playing with either the Class-A Vermont Lake Monsters or the rookie-ball Arizona League A’s. Fortunately, the A’s managed to sign all of their top 10 picks…

Friday, August 7th: Colin Walsh Collects 4 Hits as Hounds Lose in a Walk-Off and Sean Doolittle Makes Rehab Appearance for Ports

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 4 Corpus Christi Hooks 5 LP – Frankoff 0-1 / 1.75 HR – Whitaker (9) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Colin Walsh (4 for 5 / 2 Doubles / RBI) Second baseman Colin Walsh had another big night at the plate…

Sunday, July 26th: Matt Olson’s HR Helps Hounds Win while Matt Chapman Hits 21st HR in Ports Loss

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 5 Midland RockHounds 6 WP – Jensen 6-9 / 5.68 HR – Olson (10) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Matt Olson (Home Run / Double) A’s top prospect Matt Olson started off the season hot, hitting 6 home runs in 20…

Thursday, July 16th: Angel Duno Wins 4th Straight for AZL A’s, Skye Bolt Drives in Game-Winner for Vermont & Franklin Barreto Belts 10th HR for Ports

ARIZONA LEAGUE (Rookie Short-Season) AZL A’s 3 AZL Dodgers 2 WP – Duno 4-1 / 2.70 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Angel Duno (5 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) 21-year-old Venezuelan RHP Angel Duno turned in…

Monday, June 22nd: Dustin Driver Looks Sharp in Vermont’s 1st Victory while Rangel Ravelo Debuts with AZL A’s & Bobby Wahl Lands on DL for Hounds

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season) Aberdeen IronBirds 1 Vermont Lake Monsters 9 WP – Beasley 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Akau (1), Bolt (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dustin Driver (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 0…

Get the Inside Scoop on Oakland’s Top 10 Draft Picks of 2015 from A’s Scouting Director Eric Kubota

After selecting a good number of high school players over the past few years, the A’s returned to their old, familiar ways in this year’s draft, taking college players with nine of their top ten picks. The A’s took a pair of college shortstops with their top two selections. Top…

Getting to Know the A’s 2015 Top 10 Draft Picks

Now that day two of the amateur draft is complete, it’s time to run down the A’s top ten picks of the 2015 draft. After taking two collegiate shortstops with their top two picks on Monday, the team continued to prefer college players on Tuesday but focused more on finding…