TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Tulsa Drillers 4 Midland RockHounds 10 WP: Tomioka 1-0 / 2.45 HR: Thomas (7), Bowman (4) Left fielder Colby Thomas and second baseman Cooper Bowman both hit key home runs to help the RockHounds record…
View More Wednesday, May 8th: Thomas & Bowman Help Hounds Win while Johnston Impresses in Lansing Victory
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Tulsa Drillers 7 Midland RockHounds 8 WP: Briggs 2-0 / 4.63 Shortstop Jacob Wilson had 4 hits to help the RockHounds record their fourth straight win on Tuesday. Last year’s top draft pick for the A’s…
View More Tuesday, May 7th: Wilson’s 4 Hits Help Hounds Win while Sha Pitches Ports to Shutout Victory
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor May 6, 2024 Pitching is never easy in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League, but there have been a few standouts for the Triple-A Aviators. RHP Osvaldo Bido has been the team’s best starter, notching 4 wins and posting a 2.59 ERA, the fourth-best…
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CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A) Visalia Rawhide 1 Stockton Ports 5 WP: Barrera 2-0 / 4.38 HR: Mann (4) Third Baseman Luke Mann had a big day at the plate to help the Ports prevail over Visalia on Sunday. The 24-year-old, who was the A’s 14th-round pick last year, homered…
View More Sunday, May 5th: Mann’s Big Bat Helps Ports Prevail while Brooks Pitches Vegas to Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Reno Aces 0 Las Vegas Aviators 8 WP: Bido 4-1 / 2.59 HR: Lugbauer (5), Cameron (3) RHP Osvaldo Bido turned in an outstanding start to lead Las Vegas to a shutout victory over Reno on…
View More Thursday, May 2nd: Bido Pitches Vegas to Shutout Victory while Johnston Wins in Lansing Debut
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (SINGLE-A) Visalia Rawhide 5 Stockton Ports 11 WP: Barrera 1-0 / 5.06 HR: Nankil (3), Naylor (3) Left fielder Nate Nankil had a big night to help the Ports prevail over Visalia on Tuesday. Last year’s 7th-round draft pick for the A’s homered in the 3rd…
View More Tuesday, April 30th: Nankil Helps Ports Prevail while Wilson Homers in Hounds Win
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Corrpus Christi Hooks 5 Midland RockHounds 9 WP: Hoglund 2-1 / 4.35 HR: Bowman (2) Shortstop Jacob Wilson continued his hot hitting to help lead the RockHounds to victory over the Hooks on Tuesday. Last year’s top draft pick for the A’s collected 4 hits, including…
View More Tuesday, April 23rd: Jacob Wilson’s 4 Hits Help Hounds Win
On this episode, A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to offer his insights on promising young players like Esteury Ruiz, Kyle McCann, Max Schuemann, Tyler Soderstrom, Max Muncy and Jacob Wilson and to talk about the 10-man pitching rotations that the A’s are currently using…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Prospects With A’s Special Assistant Grady Fuson
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Midland RockHounds 10 NW Arkansas Naturals 7 WP: Beers 1-0 / 4.15 HR: Milone (2) The RockHounds broke out the bats to record their third straight win on Tuesday. First baseman Brennan Milone singled and slugged his 2nd home run, a two-run shot, and drove in…
View More Tuesday, April 16th: Milone & Rosario Drive in 3 Apiece to Help Hounds Win
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 15, 2024 In the offense happy Pacific Coast League, the Las Vegas Aviators lineup has gotten off to a bit of a slow start, but there have been a few standout performers. Before he was recalled by the A’s, outfielder Esteury Ruiz…
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Salt Lake Bees 12 Las Vegas Aviators 2 WP: Bido 1-1 / 6.75 HR: Ruiz (1) CF Esteury Ruiz: 1-5, HR RF Daz Cameron: 1-3, 2B, BB SS Max Muncy: 1-4, 2B, BB RHP Osvaldo Bido: 3.2 IP/8 H/5 ER/3 BB/4…
View More Tuesday, April 9th: RockHounds & Lugnuts Record Wins in Home Openers
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Las Vegas Aviators 10 Sugar Land Space Cowboys 6 WP: Martinez 1-0 / 7.71 HR: Perez (3), Muncy (1) 21-year-old shortstop Max Muncy had a big day at the plate on Sunday to help lead Las Vegas…
View More Sunday, April 7th: Muncy Leads Vegas to Victory over Verlander
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A) Midland RockHounds 7 Corpus Christi Hooks 1 WP: Ginn 1-0 / 1.80 HR: Thomas (1), Winkler (1), Bowman (1) The RockHounds pounded out 12 hits, including 3 home runs, and put 7 runs on the board to record their second straight win over the Hooks…
View More Saturday, April 6th: Colby Thomas’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win
MIDWEST LEAGUE (HIGH-A) Lansing Lugnuts 1 Dayton Dragons 0 WP: Gonzalez 1-0 / 0.00 23-year-old Panamanian lefty James Gonzalez turned in an outstanding start to lead Lansing to a shutout win on opening night on Friday. Gonzalez allowed just 1 hit while walking none and striking out…
View More Friday, April 5th: Lefty James Gonzalez Leads Lansing to Shutout Win while Hoglund Earns Win for Hounds
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor April 2, 2024 With the Stockton Ports set to start their season on Friday, the opening day roster of the A’s Class-A affiliate in the California League has now become official. Class-A teams can carry 30 players on the active roster, and the…
View More Stockton Ports 2024 Opening Day Roster
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor March 15, 2024 Now that spring training is well underway and the season is nigh, it’s time to present A’s Farm’s 2024 Top 10 Prospects List. This year’s list includes six position players and four pitchers, and three of them – Jacob Wilson, Max…
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Earlier this week, the Oakland A’s announced their 2024 minor league coaching assignments. Fran Riordan and Craig Conklin will return to pilot Triple-A Las Vegas and High-A Midland, respectively, while former A’s infielder Gregorio Petit will helm Double-A Midland, and Javier Godard will take the reins at Single-A Stockton. You’ll…
View More A’s 2024 Minor League Staff
With the regular season now complete for all the A’s affiliates, it’s time to take a quick look at the A’s minor league statistical leaders this season. All full-season affiliates are included: Las Vegas Aviators (AAA), Midland RockHounds (AA), Lansing Lugnuts (A+), Stockton Ports (A)… –HITS– 160 Darell Hernaiz SS…
View More A’s Final 2023 Minor League Hitting & Pitching Leaders
On this episode, A’s Director of Player Development Ed Sprague joins A’s Farm Editor-in-Chief Bill Moriarity to share his insights on promising young players like Lawrence Butler, Denzel Clarke, Darell Hernaiz, Max Muncy, Jacob Wilson, Myles Naylor and more. You can listen to it here only on A’s Cast… A’s…
View More A’s Farm Podcast Talks Prospects with Farm Director Ed Sprague
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor July 24, 2023 Many of the hurlers who were considered to be Oakland’s top pitching prospects at the start of the season – players like Ken Waldichuk, Kyle Muller, Mason Miller and Freddy Tarnok – have all spent time in the big…
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