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 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:30:50 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Bruce Billings Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB5) 60 Find out what went on around the Oakland A's system this weekend in the latest edition of our Oakland A's minor league notebook. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1287812.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1287812.html Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:35:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics 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 The Oakland A's minor league spring training game schedule begins today. With minor league camp up and running, the A's sent several players down from their major league camp this weekend. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1273508.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1273508.html Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:24:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's had one of the top - and one of the youngest - starting rotations in baseball last season. Can the A's starters repeat their 2012 success? Who will be the team's fifth starter? Chris Biderman takes a look at the spring battle for Oakland's starting rotation. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1268235.html 2047 Chris Biderman http://athletics.scout.com/2/1268235.html Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:05:00 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 continue the series with a review of prospects 45-41. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1246139.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1246139.html Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:45:00 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 deadline for protecting prospects from the 2012 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/2/1235024.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1235024.html Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:34:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics WEST SACRAMENTO, CA - Trevor Bauer might have been the big name of the two Game One starting pitchers in the Sacramento River Cats-Reno Aces playoff series. However, Bruce Billings more than held his own in the match-up. Unfortunately for the River Cats, Billings' effort wasn't enough to earn the win in the 3-1 loss. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1218708.html 2047 Chris Biderman http://athletics.scout.com/2/1218708.html Thu, 06 Sep 2012 06:08:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics With nearly two months of the 2012 regular season in the books, the sample sizes by which we can judge a player's performance for the season are become more significant. We take a look at some of the pitchers in the Oakland A's system who are making a name for themselves thus far this season. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1188124.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1188124.html Mon, 21 May 2012 05:36:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Midland Rockhounds were on the road for six games to start the 2012 campaign. Edward Isaacs brings us up-to-date on the Rockhounds' first week of action inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1176875.html 2047 Edward Isaacs http://athletics.scout.com/2/1176875.html Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:12:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Midland Rockhounds will begin the 2012 season with a talented roster highlighted by three former first-round draft picks and several veteran players. Edward Isaacs previews the Midland squad, which will be attempting to get back to the post-season after missing out in 2011. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1174313.html 2047 Edward Isaacs http://athletics.scout.com/2/1174313.html Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:52:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's 2012 minor league spring training camp is officially in the books. On Saturday, we caught-up with the A's incomparable farm director, Keith Lieppman, to get a sense of how camp went. In this wide-ranging interview, we cover prospects at all stages of development, including Michael Ynoa, Vicmal De La Cruz, Ian Krol, Jermaine Mitchell and many more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1173535.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1173535.html Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:20:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics For teams out of post-season contention, the month of September is a time to assess their future. Which young players will the Oakland A's take a look at this September? We take a look at the candidates and assess the likelihood of their call-ups inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1100588.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1100588.html Tue, 30 Aug 2011 04:34:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics There has been no better hitter in the Oakland A's system this season than Jermaine Mitchell, who has pounded Texas League pitching all season. The outfielder was finally rewarded for his efforts when he was promoted to Triple-A on Friday night. We have the details of that move and several others in the A's system, plus other news and notes. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1083881.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1083881.html Sat, 02 Jul 2011 05:34:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Since he debuted in 2002, there has been one consistent face in the Oakland A's clubhouse: second baseman Mark Ellis. On Thursday, the A's dealt Ellis to the Colorado Rockies, officially closing a chapter on an era of Oakland A's baseball. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1083600.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1083600.html Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:56:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Here is the second installment of Rockies Prospect Power Rankings. In this, we look at the top-25 performers for the Rockies farm system this season. This is not a ranking of the best prospects in the system, but rather who is performing the best right now. http://rockies.scout.com/2/865046.html 2047 Brad Weiss http://rockies.scout.com/2/865046.html Thu, 14 May 2009 21:33:00 GMT 0 266 Colorado rockies Here is our first edition of our awards, where we give a Batter and Pitcher of the Month for each of the Rockies affiliates. We also name some Honorable Mention players, and give a run down on who excelled during the month of April. http://rockies.scout.com/2/863921.html 2047 Brad Weiss http://rockies.scout.com/2/863921.html Sun, 10 May 2009 16:16:00 GMT 0 266 Colorado rockies The Modesto Nuts got some incredible pitching during the month of April, as their 3.51 team earned run average helped them overcome a team batting average of .229, leading to a 14-6 record. Four of their starters put together earned run averages under 3.25, and their closer was perfect in nine opportunities. http://rockies.scout.com/2/862618.html 2047 Brad Weiss http://rockies.scout.com/2/862618.html Tue, 05 May 2009 02:31:00 GMT 0 266 Colorado rockies Here is the first installment of Rockies Prospect Power Rankings. In this, we look at the top-25 performers for the Rockies farm system this season. This is not a ranking of the best prospects in the system, but rather who is performing the best right now. http://rockies.scout.com/2/861594.html 2047 Brad Weiss http://rockies.scout.com/2/861594.html Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:57:00 GMT 0 266 Colorado rockies Here is the first installment of the Rockies Short-Season Power Rankings. In our first rankings, we take a look at the top-15 short-season performers in the Rockies organization. Take a look at the best young talent in the organization. http://rockies.scout.com/2/668268.html 2047 Brad Weiss http://rockies.scout.com/2/668268.html Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:27:00 GMT 0 266 Colorado rockies