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 21:03:13 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Brett Hunter Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SODO) 60 The Midland Rockhounds' Opening Day roster featured a number of big names, two of which would go on to factor into the Oakland A's 2012 season. But how did the team fare overall? We take a look... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1230295.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1230295.html Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:39:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Midland Rockhounds have scored 20 runs over their past two games, but it is likely too little, too late to save their 2012 season. They are 8.5 games out of a playoff spot with 18 games left to play. Edward Isaacs brings us an update on the Rockhounds. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1212289.html 2047 Edward Isaacs http://athletics.scout.com/2/1212289.html Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:08:00 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 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 After a three-game road sweep of the High Desert Mavericks, the Stockton Ports return home on Thursday winners of 21 out of 22 games. Stockton's hot streak began in June. We detail the Ports' exploits in June in this Stockton notebook. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1084893.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1084893.html Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:11:00 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 There has been a flurry of roster movement this week in the Oakland A's minor league system. We detail those moves, as well as the latest draft signings and other notes on all of the A's minor league affiliates. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1082439.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1082439.html Sun, 26 Jun 2011 07:05:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics STOCKTON - Things are starting to come together for the Stockton Ports. The Oakland A's High-A affiliate has won eight consecutive ballgames to move their season record to 38-32. On Saturday, Stockton earned their seventh straight win with a 4-3 victory over the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Hawaiian night at Banner Island Ballpark. We have photos from the game inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1080904.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1080904.html Mon, 20 Jun 2011 06:43:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics It has been an all-too-familiar theme for the Stockton Ports to be looking up at the San Jose Giants in the standings. That theme is continuing into 2011 after a month of May that saw the Giants beat up on the Oakland A's High-A affiliate. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1076307.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1076307.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:04:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's recent rash of injuries has had a dramatic impact on the roster of the Sacramento River Cats. On Sunday, they called on starter Carlos Hernandez, who had previously spent the season with the Double-A Midland Rockhounds. Hernandez shined in his first start for the River Cats in 2011. We have news and notes from around the organization inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1074004.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1074004.html Mon, 23 May 2011 04:38:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's full-season minor league affiliates are off to strong starts, and they figure only to get better, as several talented players currently at extended spring training could join those clubs in the coming months. We have updates on Michael Taylor, Sean Doolittle, Brad Kilby, Ben Hornbeck, Brett Hunter, Scott Hodsdon, Andrew Carignan, Matt Thomson, Ryan Ortiz and James Simmons inside. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1067713.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1067713.html Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:07:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics While regular spring training has come to an end, things are far from quiet at the Oakland A's minor league complex at Papago Park in Phoenix. Extended spring training is underway, and more than 50 players are in camp either readying themselves for regular season action or finishing off rehabs from injuries. Inside is the A's extended spring roster and some notes from camp. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1062944.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1062944.html Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:07:00 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 look at 35 players that we considered for our list but didn’t make the cut for one reason or another… http://athletics.scout.com/2/1054242.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1054242.html Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:54:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics In our next "Year in Review" article, we take a closer look at the 2010 pitching staff of the California League's Stockton Ports. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1013138.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1013138.html Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:26:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics In part two of our year-end wrap-up Q&A with Oakland A's Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman, we discuss the improvements of two A's middle infield prospects, the injury status of players who missed the entire 2010 season, two possible impact relievers for 2011, affiliation changes and plenty more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1009738.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1009738.html Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:46:00 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. In the third in our series, we take a look at the progress of prospects 40-31 from our off-season list. http://athletics.scout.com/2/982799.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/982799.html Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:32:00 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 The Stockton Ports returned from their roadtrip with a very different looking roster. We review the changes and delve into the early season struggles of the Sacramento River Cats, as well as the highlights from Tuesday's action around the Oakland A's system inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/969442.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/969442.html Wed, 12 May 2010 05:44:00 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 35-31. http://athletics.scout.com/2/926072.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/926072.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:31:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics In the final part of our interview with 2009 Kane County Cougars manager Steve Scarsone, we discuss a number of the Oakland A's younger prospects, including Max Stassi, Rashun Dixon, Anthony Capra, Ben Hornbeck and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/923191.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/923191.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:47:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics