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 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:54:13 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Travis Banwart Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:YESLER) 60 With a talented roster, the Sacramento River Cats are once again poised for another post-season appearance. Chris Biderman previews the 2013 version of the Oakland A's Triple-A affiliate. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1280297.html 2047 Chris Biderman http://athletics.scout.com/2/1280297.html Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:04:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Since November, we have been focusing on our picks for the top-50 prospects in the Oakland A's system. Before we made our top-50 list, we considered a number of players. In this two-part series, we look at the players who just missed making the final list. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1259018.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1259018.html Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:12:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Sacramento River Cats have traditionally had a strong pitching staff, and the 2012 season was no different. In part two of his 2012 look-back, Chris Biderman reviews the River Cats' pitching staff. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1237011.html 2047 Chris Biderman http://athletics.scout.com/2/1237011.html Tue, 06 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's have been propped up by rookies all season and that trend continued this weekend. We look at the weekend accomplishments of rookies A.J. Griffin, Derek Norris and Brandon Hicks, as well as all of the news and notes from around the Oakland A's system, in this edition of Oakland A's Minor League Notebook... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1197710.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1197710.html Mon, 25 Jun 2012 05:07:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics In our latest Oakland A's Minor League Notebook, we review all of the news and notes from the A's minor league system this past weekend, including the return of Danny Farquhar. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1193848.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1193848.html Mon, 11 Jun 2012 03:10:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The 2011 Sacramento River Cats fell just three games short of the Pacific Coast League title. Can the 2012 'Cats complete the title run? Chris Biderman takes a close look at this year's squad. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1174745.html 2047 Chris Biderman http://athletics.scout.com/2/1174745.html Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:08:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Every year, our most difficult task is choosing only 50 prospects to include in our Oakland A’s top prospect list. There are many more players than those 50 to keep an eye on, some of whom will develop into household names in a few years. In a two-part article, we discuss more than 30 players that we considered for our list but didn’t make the cut for one reason or another… http://athletics.scout.com/2/1152874.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1152874.html Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:36:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics It isn’t unusual for Oakland A’s minor leaguers to head to Phoenix in advance of minor league spring training to start working out informally at the A’s minor league complex at Papago Park. This year, 31 A’s minor leaguers will be heading to Papago a few weeks early in an official capacity as part of the A’s new minor league spring training mini-camp. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1151760.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1151760.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:57:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A’s off-season has been dedicated to acquiring a large volume of young talent. While the team has had to divest itself of a few big names to acquire that talent, Oakland has received in return a much higher volume of talent than was given up. In part two of this two-part series, we look at the potential backlog of pitching talent within the A’s system. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1148360.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1148360.html Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:29:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Our "2011 Year In Review" series continues with a look at the pitchers for the Oakland A's Triple-A affiliate. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1134511.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1134511.html Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:21:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The deadline for protecting prospects from the 2011 Rule 5 draft is merely weeks away. The Oakland A's have already had some activity impacting the 40-man roster this off-season, but the A's could still add players to the roster to protect them from the Rule 5 draft in December. We take a look at the players who could be added to the A's roster or impacted by the Rule 5 draft. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1123432.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1123432.html Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:19:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Sacramento River Cats are in familiar territory. For the second consecutive post-season series, Sacramento returns home needing to win three in a row to take the playoff series. Meanwhile, the Stockton Ports are in an early 1-0 hole in their best-of-five Cal League final series. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1107245.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1107245.html Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:36:00 GMT 0 304 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. We take a look at the progress of prospects 20-11 from our off-season list. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1088142.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1088142.html Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:33:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Heading into their game with the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, the Oakland A's were already thin in the bullpen after a 2.2 inning start by Josh Outman on Friday. The bullpen was emaciated by the end of Saturday thanks to a 14-inning heart-breaking loss. As a result, the A's made a roster move on Sunday. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1077191.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1077191.html Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:17:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Not much in minor league baseball is consistent from year-to-year, but two consistencies have followed the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats every season: plenty of wins and even more roster changes. Both traits followed Sacramento in May. We take a look at the month that was inside. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1076859.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1076859.html Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:39:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Gil Patterson has visited with all four of the Oakland A's full-season minor league affiliates and the team's extended spring training complex since the start of the regular season. He lends us his insight on a number of the A's pitching prospects. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1076137.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1076137.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:39:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Hot News for SP Travis Banwart http://athletics.scout.com/a.z?s=304&p=9&c=2&cid=1072491&nid=5527941&fhn=1 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/a.z?s=304&p=9&c=2&cid=1072491&nid=5527941&fhn=1 Mon, 16 May 2011 19:13:12 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Sacramento River Cats are on a roll. With a team ERA of 3.59, the River Cats are second in the PCL in pitching. That pitching was on display on Monday, as the River Cats blanked the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, 9-0, for their third shutout of an eight-game homestand. Winners of seven of their last eight games, the River Cats begin a roadtrip tonight. We have photos of the Monday win inside. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1071099.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/1071099.html Tue, 10 May 2011 18:32:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Sacramento River Cats have made making the post-season an annual event. This season, the River Cats' roster features a blend of young prospects and veteran players. We preview the 2011 squad inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1062783.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1062783.html Sat, 09 Apr 2011 04:47:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics STOCKTON - The Oakland A's High-A and Triple-A affiliates finished off spring training with a home-and-home friendly series on Tuesday and Wednesday. The High-A Stockton Ports took home both victories. Paul Muyskens has a review of the Wednesday night tilt in Stockton and James Venes has photos of both games inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1062352.html 2047 Paul Muyskens & http://athletics.scout.com/2/1062352.html Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:57:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics