The latest news from Scout.com. The Scout.com Network covers college, NFL, MLB, high school, recruiting, and much more http://www.scout.com/ http://media.scout.com/media/rss/scout.gif http://www.scout.com/ en-us Copyright © 2013 Scout.com and Scout.com. All rights reserved. This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. info@scout.com info@scout.com Thu, 23 May 2013 08:27:32 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Clayton Mortensen Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:YESLER) 60 The Oakland A's had the best team ERA in the American League and the sixth-best bullpen ERA in the AL in 2010. Despite that success the team has continued to add talent to their pitching staff this off-season. That continued on Tuesday when the A's inked reliever Grant Balfour. To make room for Balfour, they had to designate prospect Clayton Mortensen for assignment. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1040578.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1040578.html Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:33:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics In our next "Year in Review" article, we take a closer look at the 2010 pitching staff of the Pacific Coast League's Sacramento River Cats. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1017794.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1017794.html Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:40:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Sunday was a disappointing day for two of the Oakland A's affiliates, as the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats saw their spirited comeback fall short in Game Five of the PCL semifinals and the Low-A Kane County Cougars were unable to finish off the Clinton LumberKings in their second round series. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1001835.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/1001835.html Mon, 13 Sep 2010 04:47:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics With the second-most wins and the 10th best ERA in the league, Clayton Mortensen has been one of the best starters in the Pacific Coast League this season. But what will it take for Mortensen to find success in the major leagues? Nathaniel Stoltz takes a look at Mortensen's major league pitch data and comes to some conclusions... http://athletics.scout.com/2/989558.html 2047 Nathaniel Stoltz http://athletics.scout.com/2/989558.html Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:28:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics During the off-season, we named our top-50 prospects in the Oakland A's system. Now that we have passed the midway point of the season, we thought it would be a good time to check the progress of those players. In the fifth in our series, we take a look at the progress of prospects 20-11 from our off-season list. http://athletics.scout.com/2/985510.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/985510.html Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:48:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Chuck Hixon, from our sister site PhillyBaseballNews.com, is on-site in Lehigh Valley to cover the 2010 Triple-A All-Star Game. Hixon caught-up with Sacramento River Cats' right-hander Clayton Mortensen. Click inside for the audio interview. http://athletics.scout.com/2/983770.html 2047 Chuck Hixon http://athletics.scout.com/2/983770.html Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:32:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics With the first half of the 2010 minor league schedule in the books, we take a moment to acknowledge the Oakland A's minor league prospects who put up impressive numbers during the first half of the season. http://athletics.scout.com/2/979691.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/979691.html Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:27:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics On Sunday, we caught up with Oakland A’s minor league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson, who was in Phoenix at the A’s minor league complex running the pitchers’ side of the mini-camp for the newly signed draft picks. We talked about A’s minor league pitchers from those in extended spring training through Triple-A. http://athletics.scout.com/2/977742.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/977742.html Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:09:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Since the days of Rick Peterson as the team's pitching coach, the Oakland A's have favored pitchers with groundball tendencies. With that in mind, Nathaniel Stoltz takes a look at some of the A's minor league pitchers with intriguing groundball rates. http://athletics.scout.com/2/971248.html 2047 Nathaniel Stoltz http://athletics.scout.com/2/971248.html Thu, 20 May 2010 04:52:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics For the second consecutive day, the Oakland A's trimmed their spring roster. This time, the A's optioned three players to the minor leagues and offered Rule 5 pick Bobby Cassevah back to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The A's now have 49 players in big league camp. http://athletics.scout.com/2/954184.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/954184.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:45:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics It’s that time of the year when we take stock of the Oakland A’s organization and analyze the top prospects. For the next few weeks, we will profile our top-50 prospect list in groups of five. Today, we continue the series with a review of prospects 20-16. http://athletics.scout.com/2/930024.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/930024.html Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:55:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A’s spent last off-season adding veteran players, but they wound-up with a rookie-filled roster for much of the season. Seventeen rookies appeared in games for the A’s this season. We analyze the seasons of all 17 rookies and assess what their future might hold in 2010. http://athletics.scout.com/2/911014.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/911014.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:21:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics In part two of our three-part conversation with Oakland A's Director of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi, we discuss the Matt Holliday trade, the development of Chris Carter and Adrian Cardenas, the definition of a "one-level-a-year" player, negotiating with Scott Boras draftees and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/899941.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/899941.html Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:27:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics With the 2009 minor league regular season in the books, we thought it would be a good time to catch-up with Oakland A’s Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman to find out his thoughts on the progress of many of the A’s prospects, and the system as a whole, this season. In Part One of our conversation, we discuss Chris Carter, Brett Wallace, Jemile Weeks, Adrian Cardenas, Arnold Leon & more. http://athletics.scout.com/2/897401.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/897401.html Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:25:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Only two nights after the Sacramento River Cats extended their dynastic run in the Pacific Coast League with their eighth division title in 10 years, the team honored another dynasty, welcoming three key members of the 1989 World Champion Oakland A's. Fittingly, the River Cats also came away with a win over rival Fresno. We have the photos inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/893263.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/893263.html Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:20:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics It’s August, which means that the Sacramento River Cats are back in their familiar position of having a lead in their division with only a few weeks left of the season. Through Tuesday, the River Cats had the best record in the PCL with a 72-45 mark and were 8.5 games ahead of Fresno. We spoke to Sacramento manager Tony DeFrancesco about his recent 1,000th career win, his team and more… http://athletics.scout.com/2/887651.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/887651.html Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:00:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Brett Wallace versus Jemile Weeks debate can finally end. The Oakland A’s now have both players in their suddenly more potent minor league system. On Friday, the A’s swung the deal that many predicted they wouldn’t be able to make, sending outfielder Matt Holliday to the St. Louis Cardinals for a package of three prospects, Wallace, pitcher Clayton Mortensen and outfielder Shane Peterson. http://athletics.scout.com/2/881648.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/881648.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:02:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Second baseman Jarrett Hoffpauir was recalled Wednesday from Triple-A Memphis to St. Louis. Pitcher Clayton Mortensen has been returned to Memphis. http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/876421.html 2047 Brian Walton http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/876421.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:51:00 GMT 0 321 St. Louis stlcardinals The St. Louis Cardinals promote Clayton Mortensen from Memphis while troubled infielder Khalil Greene returns to the disabled list. http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/875884.html 2047 Brian Walton http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/875884.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:24:00 GMT 0 321 St. Louis stlcardinals Hot News for P Clayton Mortensen http://stlcardinals.scout.com/a.z?s=321&p=9&c=2&cid=872033&nid=4178157&fhn=1 2047 Ray Mileur http://stlcardinals.scout.com/a.z?s=321&p=9&c=2&cid=872033&nid=4178157&fhn=1 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:16:54 GMT 1 321 St. Louis stlcardinals