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 16:53:32 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Shawn Haviland Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SODO) 60 It isn't the off-season for several members of the Oakland A's organization, who are busy playing in fall or winter leagues. We take a look at how those players are faring inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1235694.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1235694.html Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:09:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics In part two of our conversation with Oakland A's Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman, we discuss Grant Green, Michael Choice, Dan Straily, Instructs award winners and more. A's minor league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson makes a guest appearance to discuss several young arms, including Jarrod Parker and Michael Ynoa. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1231694.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1231694.html Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:29:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics 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 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 Our "2011 Year In Review" series continues with a look at the pitchers for the Oakland A's Double-A affiliate. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1128949.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1128949.html Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:34:00 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 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 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 first of our series, we take a look at the progress of prospects 50-41 from our off-season list. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1083295.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1083295.html Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:43:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics It was a busy day in the Oakland A's system, as there was a full slate of games and a number of roster moves up and down the organization. We have the details of all of Friday's action. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1072004.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1072004.html Sat, 14 May 2011 04:06:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The first weekend of games are in the books for the 2011 minor league season. The Oakland A's affiliates are off to decent starts, with the Midland Rockhounds leading the pack at 4-0, followed by the 3-1 Burlington Bees and the 2-2 Sacramento River Cats and Stockton Ports. We take a look at the early standouts inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1063436.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1063436.html Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:31:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics It has been a successful two-year run for the Oakland A’s Double-A affiliate, the Midland Rockhounds. Texas League champions in 2009, the Rockhounds finished as the league’s runner-up in 2010. Although the coaching staff will be new for 2011, the ‘Hounds Opening Day roster has a familiar look. We review the 2011 Midland Rockhounds inside… http://athletics.scout.com/2/1061628.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1061628.html Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:25:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics PHOENIX - In part two of our spring interview with Oakland A's Director of Player Personnel Keith Lieppman, we talk about the progress of Michael Choice and Jemile Weeks, minor league coach staffs, the organization's increased international presence, Tyler Vail and much more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1060083.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1060083.html Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:45:00 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 45-40. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1032828.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1032828.html Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:46:00 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 STOCKTON - Stockton Ports' right-hander Shawn Haviland has flown under-the-radar for much of his pro career since being drafted in the 33rd round of the 2008 draft. However, after this season, Haviland will have a tough time remaining anonymous. The Harvard alum nearly made history last week and is racking up some impressive statistics along the way. http://athletics.scout.com/2/989617.html 2047 Maren Kasselik http://athletics.scout.com/2/989617.html Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:21:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics With the first half of the 2010 minor league schedule in the books, we take a moment to acknowledge the Oakland A's minor league prospects who put up impressive numbers during the first half of the season. http://athletics.scout.com/2/979691.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/979691.html Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:27:00 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 Continuing a busy weekend, the Oakland A's have made six transactions involving their major league roster. The A's have also made some minor league moves. We review them all inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/970340.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/970340.html Sun, 16 May 2010 18:40:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics STOCKTON - The Stockton Ports have hit a rough patch in their season, having dropped seven out of their last eight decisions. Opening Day starter Shawn Haviland is off to a good start, however. In three outings, the Harvard alum has a 2-0 record and a 2.20 ERA. We caught-up with Haviland on Sunday for a Q&A. http://athletics.scout.com/2/965066.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/965066.html Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:25:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics In this edition of Oakland A's Minor League Notebook, we have rehab updates for Andrew Carignan, Sean Doolittle and Joel Galarraga, as well as news on two recent minor league signings and the night's minor league action. http://athletics.scout.com/2/962445.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/962445.html Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:08:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics