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 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:14:04 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Murphy Smith Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB5) 60 The Midland RockHounds have been a bit up-and-down over the past two weeks and find themselves at the bottom of the standings in the Texas League's Southern Division. However, only a handful of games separate them from first place and they have a chance to make-up ground later this week. We check-in with the Oakland A's Double-A club. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1291643.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1291643.html Tue, 14 May 2013 17:44:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Catch-up on the action around the Oakland A's organization from Mother's Day weekend in the latest edition of Oakland A's Minor League Notebook. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1291239.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1291239.html Mon, 13 May 2013 03:42:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Yesterday we named the Oakland A's top position player for the month of April. Today we unveil our pick for the top pitcher in the system for the month of April. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1288826.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/1288826.html Thu, 02 May 2013 19:52:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's roster got a little healthier on Thursday when Adam Rosales was activated off of the disabled list. They are hopeful that Yoenis Cespdes will be joining Rosales on the A's active roster as soon as Sunday. Cespedes began his rehab assignment on Thursday night. We have the details of his first game with the River Cats, as well as the other news and notes from around the A's system. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1287046.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1287046.html Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:18:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The 2013 Midland RockHounds' roster is laden with veterans and they are playing like a team with experience in the early going. We catch-up with the Oakland A's Double-A affiliate in this team notebook. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1285884.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1285884.html Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:33:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The 2013 minor league season is officially underway. On Thursday, all four of the Oakland A's full-season affiliates got their seasons going. Midland and Stockton took home wins, while Sacramento and Beloit dropped slugfests. We have the details inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1280924.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1280924.html Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:58:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The 2012 Midland RockHounds had three members of their squad reach the major leagues, but they fell short of the playoffs. Can this year's experienced roster get the Oakland A's Double-A affiliate back to the post-season? http://athletics.scout.com/2/1279940.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1279940.html Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Oakland A's minor league camp is in the final stretch. We caught-up with A's Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman over the weekend to discuss standouts in camp, plans for Opening Day assignments, and more. In part one, we discuss Raul Alcantara, Michael Ynoa, Sonny Gray, Addison Russell, Daniel Robertson, Matt Olson, Josh Bowman, Arnold Leon, Nolan Sanburn, Murphy Smith, and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1277700.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1277700.html Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:08:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Opening Day is a chance for a fresh start for every player in professional baseball, but those fresh starts are especially welcome to players who struggled the previous season. In this two-part series, we look at 10 Oakland A's prospects who had down 2012 seasons statistically who look poised to improve in 2013. In part two, we look at five pitchers hoping to rebound in 2013. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1275990.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1275990.html Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:00:00 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 MIDLAND, TX - Despite struggling more with his command than he has in past years, Murphy Smith has been a valuable member of the Midland Rockhounds' rotation. The upstate New York native has been a reliable member of the Rockhounds' staff and has held his own in his first year at the Double-A level. Edward Isaacs spoke with Smith recently. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1210934.html 2047 Edward Isaacs http://athletics.scout.com/2/1210934.html Mon, 13 Aug 2012 03:06:00 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 In 2011, right-hander Murphy Smith was an integral part of a strong Stockton Ports' starting rotation that helped lead the team to the California League finals. Smith posted a 3.94 ERA and a 100:33 K:BB ratio in 137 innings for the Ports. This fall, he had the opportunity to go up against the top talents in minor league baseball in the Arizona Fall League. Donald Moore spoke with Smith. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1138078.html 2047 Donald Moore http://athletics.scout.com/2/1138078.html Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:54:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Scouting reports are the foundation of the talent evaluation system, and clubs don't stop scouting players once they enter the pros. As part of our Arizona Fall League coverage here at Scout.com, we’ll be providing team quality first-hand scouting reports on prospects from around the league. Here’s a look at Oakland A's prospect, Murphy Smith. http://sbb.scout.com/2/1124908.html 2047 Frankie Piliere http://sbb.scout.com/2/1124908.html Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:39:00 GMT 1 381 Scouting Baseball sbb Our "2011 Year In Review" series continues with a look at the pitchers for the Oakland A's High-A affiliate. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1123722.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1123722.html Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:05:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics PHOENIX - We have exclusive videos of Oakland A's prospects competing at the A's fall Instructional League and at the Arizona Fall League. All videos by Chris Lockard. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1120757.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/1120757.html Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:37:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics PHOENIX - The Oakland A's recently completed their 2011 fall Instructional League camp. We caught-up with the A's minor league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson to find out who stood out in camp and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1119387.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1119387.html Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:17:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics It is the start of what figures to be a very busy off-season for the Oakland A's. One of the people who will be instrumental in the A's off-season decision-making is Vice President of Player Personnel Billy Owens. We caught-up with Owens last week and covered a variety of topics. In this final half of the conversation, we talked Instructs, the Japan trip and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1115810.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1115810.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:49:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics