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 15:06:31 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Justin Friend Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SODO) 60 Our annual look at the top 50 prospects in the Phillies organization continues with players ranked 31st through 35th. http://phillies.scout.com/2/1258592.html 2047 PBI Staff http://phillies.scout.com/2/1258592.html Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:44:00 GMT 1 309 Philadelphia phillies The Phillies have found some success in the Rule 5 Draft and they've lost a couple of decent prospects to other clubs over the years. This year, there are a few young players who might tempt one of the 29 other teams. http://phillies.scout.com/2/1247004.html 2047 Chuck Hixson http://phillies.scout.com/2/1247004.html Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:27:00 GMT 1 309 Philadelphia phillies Hot News for P Justin Friend http://phillies.scout.com/a.z?s=309&p=9&c=2&cid=1199102&nid=6401126&fhn=1 2047 Chuck Hixson http://phillies.scout.com/a.z?s=309&p=9&c=2&cid=1199102&nid=6401126&fhn=1 Sat, 30 Jun 2012 03:03:25 GMT 0 309 Philadelphia phillies For the first time in several years, the Oakland A's were quiet during the major league portion of the Rule 5 draft. The same could not be said for the minor league portion, during which the team lost two relievers and selected one. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1029727.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1029727.html Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:10:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The deadline for protecting prospects from the 2010 Rule 5 draft is quickly approaching. The Oakland A's have had a whirlwind of activity impacting the 40-man roster this off-season, but the A's will undoubtedly be adding 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 inside http://athletics.scout.com/2/1023225.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1023225.html Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:54:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics In our next "Year in Review" article, we take a closer look at the 2010 pitching staff of the Texas League's Midland Rockhounds. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1016408.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1016408.html Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:34:00 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 second in our series, we take a look at the progress of prospects 45-40 from our off-season list. http://athletics.scout.com/2/982255.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/982255.html Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT 1 304 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 kick-start the series with a review of prospects 50-46. http://athletics.scout.com/2/922856.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/922856.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:20:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics With the 2009 minor league season finally in the books, it is time for us to bestow our awards on the best individual performances for 2009. In the second of our series, we hand out the awards for the top players and pitchers for the Oakland A's A-ball affiliates. http://athletics.scout.com/2/904910.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/904910.html Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:34:00 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 For the first half of the 2009 season, the Stockton Ports' pitching staff finished in the middle of the California League in pitching with a 4.60 ERA. Nathaniel Stoltz takes a closer look at the individual pitchers on the Ports' staff to see whose ERAs are an accurate assessment of their performance thus far this season, and whose are misleading. http://athletics.scout.com/2/874642.html 2047 Nathaniel Stoltz http://athletics.scout.com/2/874642.html Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:42:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics After defeating Inland Empire on Thursday afternoon, the Stockton Ports have come away with two straight series wins. The Ports earned their 11th win of the season on Thursday. We take a closer look at the Ports inside… http://athletics.scout.com/2/865251.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/865251.html Fri, 15 May 2009 17:24:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics After a strong first half of the season, the Kane County Cougars have gotten off to a rough start to the second half. David Malamut updates us on the Cougars' rough week of June 23. http://athletics.scout.com/2/765908.html 2047 David Malamut http://athletics.scout.com/2/765908.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:42:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics In the latest edition of "By the Numbers," a regular feature on OaklandClubhouse where Nathaniel Stoltz examines aspects of the Oakland A’s organization through statistical analysis, Stoltz takes a look at the UVI for some of the members of the Low-A Kane County pitching staff thus far this season. http://athletics.scout.com/2/761170.html 2047 Nathaniel Stoltz http://athletics.scout.com/2/761170.html Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:51:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Before dropping a 7-0 decision versus the Dayton Dragons on Sunday, the Kane County Cougars had broken another all-time franchise record with their 16-5 start. Through the first 22 games of the season, the Cougars have the most wins of any team in the Midwest League (16) and are tied for first with the Clinton Lumberkings. David Malamut checks in with an update on the Cougars inside… http://athletics.scout.com/2/750655.html 2047 David Malamut http://athletics.scout.com/2/750655.html Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:40:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Kane County Cougars and the Midland Rockhounds are off to outstanding starts to their 2008 seasons. Both teams moved to 5-0 records on Monday with blow-out wins. We have the details of those games and other news and notes inside… http://athletics.scout.com/2/744515.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/744515.html Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:17:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Since becoming an Oakland A’s affiliate in 2003, the Kane County Cougars have grown accustomed to success. In five seasons, the Cougars have posted a .540 winning percentage. After a rough first half in 2007, Kane County recovered to challenge for a playoff spot, only to fall just short. The Cougars are looking to re-establish themselves as one of the top Midwest League teams in 2007. http://athletics.scout.com/2/742544.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/742544.html Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:39:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Earlier this month, the Oakland A's named Ron Romanick the team's new major league bullpen coach. Romanick had spent the past nine years as the A's Minor League Pitching Coordinator. We recently spoke at length with Romanick about a range of topics. In part two of our discussion with Romanick, we discussed the top performers during the Instructional Leagues and some of the A's Dominican prospects. http://athletics.scout.com/2/696460.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/696460.html Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:30:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's Instructional League is officially over and the A's were busy handing out some hardware for top performers during instructs late last week. We have those awards, as well as a Winter and Fall League update inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/693470.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/693470.html Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:43:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics With the 2007 minor league season officially in the books, it is time for us to take a look back at the season that transpired. In this edition of "2007 Year in Review," we take a close look at the first professional seasons for the Oakland A's 2007 draft class, pick-by-pick. http://athletics.scout.com/2/683521.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/683521.html Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:22:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics