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 11:33:56 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Omar Duran Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SUMMIT) 60 It was a disappointing season in Stockton in 2012, as the Stockton Ports finished well below .500 and out of the post-season. Stockton's 2013 roster is a mix of youth and experience and looks poised for better results in 2013. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1280492.html 2047 Chris Kusiolek http://athletics.scout.com/2/1280492.html Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:09:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics In part two of our spring conversation with Oakland A's Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman, we discuss Grant Green, Miles Head, Jefry Marte, Arnold Leon, Renato Nunez, Michael Choice, Vicmal De La Cruz, Conner Crumbliss, Tyler Ladendorf, Tony Thompson, Darren Byrd, Shane Peterson, David Mota, Omar Duran, the move to Mesa and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1278027.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1278027.html Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:28:00 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 2013 season will be a homecoming, of sorts, for Jimmy Escalante. The longtime Oakland A's minor league pitching coach, who is a South Bay resident, will take over the position for the Stockton Ports next season. We spoke with Escalante about his new post, as well as the pitchers on his 2012 Arizona Rookie League A's squad. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1244923.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1244923.html Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:44:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Vermont Lake Monsters struggled to win ballgames in 2012, but there were still several positives on the player development front in regards to the Oakland A's short-season affiliate. We take a look back at the 2012 campaign for the A's New York-Penn League affiliate. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1225074.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1225074.html Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:35:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics In roughly two weeks, 45 players will arrive at the Oakland A’s minor league complex in Phoenix, Arizona, for the start of the A’s annual fall Instructional League camp. The month-long camp is an opportunity for some of the A’s less experienced prospects to receive one-on-one instruction from the A’s minor league coaching staff. We take a look at the A’s 2012 Instructs roster. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1218702.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1218702.html Thu, 06 Sep 2012 05:48:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Burlington Bees mounted a big comeback in a key game against the Kane County Cougars on Sunday night. We have the details on the Bees' march towards a post-season berth and all of the other news and notes from around the Oakland A's system inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1215106.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1215106.html Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:18:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The New York-Penn League All-Star game is tonight in Ohio and four members of the Vermont Lake Monsters will be participating in the game. When league play resumes on Wednesday, the Lake Monsters will be looking to break a losing streak and get back into the playoff hunt. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1211458.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1211458.html Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:04:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Oakland A's minor league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson is a traveling man, visiting all of the A's minor league affiliates throughout the season. During his most recent trip to Midland, Texas, we caught-up with Patterson and discussed a number of A's minor league hurlers, including Anthony Capra, Ian Krol, Graham Godfrey, Omar Duran, Brett Hunter and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1096173.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1096173.html Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:53:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Arizona Rookie League is underway. We preview the 2011 version of the AZL A's. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1081981.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1081981.html Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:37:00 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 40-36. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1036387.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1036387.html Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:59:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's are in their final week of their fall Instructional League. On Tuesday, we caught-up with A's Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman, who gave us a run-down on Instructs, the upcoming Arizona Fall League, his thoughts on the season that was, injury updates and more. In part one, we cover Wilfredo Solano, Michael Choice, Michael Taylor, Grant Green and plenty more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1009394.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1009394.html Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:37:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics In our next "Year in Review" article, we take a closer look at the 2010 pitching staff of the Arizona Rookie League Athletics. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1008862.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1008862.html Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:34:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics 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. http://athletics.scout.com/2/996204.html 2047 Nathaniel Stoltz http://athletics.scout.com/2/996204.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:35:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics 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... http://athletics.scout.com/2/995576.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/995576.html Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:31:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics 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. http://athletics.scout.com/2/994168.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/994168.html Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:15:00 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 In the 1980s and 1990s, the Oakland A's had one of the model programs for developing talent in Latin America. However, the team struggled to develop top prospects out of their Latin American program for much of the 2000s, something the team vowed to change in the winter of 2007. Since that time, the A's have increased their investment in that program and are starting to see results. http://athletics.scout.com/2/924705.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/924705.html Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:29:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics This off-season, the Oakland A's vowed to put a greater emphasis on their international scouting. That emphasis has already resulted in some significant investments. During the month of November, the A's have signed three prospects out of Latin America, each for six figures. Oakland A's Scouting Director Eric Kubota gave us more information on the trio. http://athletics.scout.com/2/706988.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/706988.html Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:00:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics