Archive for Minor Leagues
3 Sep, 2010
The Oakland A's farm system is going to be busy this month. On Thursday, the Vancouver Canadians became the first A's affiliate to clinch a post-season berth in 2010. On Friday, three more teams joined the party. We have all of the details inside...
3 Sep, 2010
For hitters, strikeouts are naturally pretty ugly. Jack Cust has plenty of detractors due to his propensity to accumulate whiffs. And there’s no question, a strikeout is a negative outcome. But like all negative outcomes in baseball, it happens, and it doesn’t necessarily indicate bad things when it does. But what does the strikeout mean for minor league hitters? It’s a complicated question.
1 Sep, 2010
The Sacramento River Cats can clinch a berth in the post-season as early as Wednesday. On Tuesday, the River Cats fell to Las Vegas, but they continued to hold their lead in the division. We have photos from the game inside...
30 Aug, 2010
The minor league regular season is in its final days, and currently five Oakland A's affiliates are in position to make the post-season. We review those scenarios and discuss other news and notes, including some post-season hardware heading the way of A's prospects, inside...
27 Aug, 2010
Thirty homerun seasons have been infrequent among Oakland A's prospects, with Chris Carter, Corey Brown and Grant Desme being the only A's prospects to have reached that total over the past 10 years. Vancouver Canadians slugger A.J. Kirby-Jones could add his name to that list next season. The A's 9th round pick has shown impressive power in his first pro season. Maren Kasselik takes a closer look.
26 Aug, 2010
The Oakland A's commitment to their international free agent signing budget has increased dramatically over the past three years. Some of the returns from that investment are starting to be felt in the A's short-season pitching staffs. Nathaniel Stoltz takes a look at three young Latin American hurlers - Deyvi Jimenez, Argenis Paez and Omar Duran.
26 Aug, 2010
Since Eric Chavez started to be limited by injuries, there has been a search within the Oakland A’s organization for his longterm heir at the hotcorner. The race for that spot is still wide-open, but one candidate is starting to make a name for himself: Stephen Parker. Parker has had a standout season for the Stockton Ports and is quickly positioning himself as one of the A’s top prospects.
25 Aug, 2010
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - It seems the only thing holding back Jason Christian these days are injuries, because all the Kane County infielder does when he’s on the field is produce.
24 Aug, 2010
In the minor leagues, some of the most important player development work comes after the regular season ends. Every fall, teams host Instructional League camps for promising, but often inexperienced, prospects. In 2010, the Oakland A's will host 54 players at their annual Instructional League camp. We take a close look at those 54 players currently scheduled to attend inside...
24 Aug, 2010
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - Although he was selected by the Oakland A’s more than two years ago in the 10th round of the 2008 amateur draft, this summer is really the first time Rashun Dixon has exclusively played baseball.
23 Aug, 2010
Hot News for SS Grant Green
23 Aug, 2010
Hot News for SP Bobby Cramer
22 Aug, 2010
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - Although Conner Crumbliss sits atop the minor-league ranks with 106 walks, that doesn’t necessarily define his first full season of professional ball. The Kane County second baseman has hit safely in all but one game in August and recently had an 18-game hitting streak that helped to boost his average to .273 and on-base percentage to .415.
21 Aug, 2010
The Kane County Cougars are focused on a second-half division title. The man at the helm for the Cougars this season, Aaron Nieckula, is no stranger to postseason play having led the Oakland A’s affiliate to the postseason for two of his three previous years in Geneva. Kane County’s skipper chatted with OaklandClubhouse on a variety of topics prior to Thursday night’s game in Cedar Rapids.
19 Aug, 2010
The 2010 draft ushered in another talented group of pitchers into the Oakland A's system. The A's US short-season teams have reflected that talent, as Vancouver leads the Northwest League in ERA and the Arizona A's are third in the AZL in ERA. We recently spoke with A's minor league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson about the C's, the AZL A's and the DSL A's pitching staffs.
19 Aug, 2010
The Stockton Ports are red-hot right now, winners of 11 consecutive games, and they are suddenly in the thick of the playoff race. Corner infielders Stephen Parker and Michael Spina have been important figures in the Stockton line-up all season. Nathaniel Stoltz takes a look at the numbers of the two prospects and sees how they line-up against one another.
18 Aug, 2010
The Sacramento River Cats are only two games out of first heading into Wednesday's action. The River Cats' roster has seen some major overhauls over the past few weeks, impacting their infield and starting rotation in particular. In this edition of our Sacramento Notebook, we look at a position move for Eric Sogard, as well as the impact of Travis Banwart and Bobby Cramer on the rotation.
16 Aug, 2010
The Oakland A's had a productive draft signing deadline day, inking their second, third and fourth-round selections just hours before the signing period would have expired. The A's wound-up signing their top 14 picks and 33 of their 50 selections.
16 Aug, 2010
The Oakland A's announced four roster moves on Monday, activating OF Conor Jackson from the disabled list, recalling OF Travis Buck from Triple-A and sending down 1B Jeff Larish and 1B/OF Chris Carter.
15 Aug, 2010
WEST SACRAMENTO - It was a good day for pitching at Raley Field on Sunday, as Sacramento starter Travis Banwart dueled with Omaha hurler Anthony Lerew. Neither starter allowed a run, but the River Cats' bullpen faltered in a 2-1 loss. The loss dropped Sacramento to two games back in the division race. We have photos from the game inside...
