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 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:33:31 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Ryan Ortiz Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB6) 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 The Oakland A's didn't receive much offensive production from their catchers in 2012. With a new catching tandem in the fold, can the A's find some offense behind the plate? http://athletics.scout.com/2/1269848.html 2047 Chris Biderman http://athletics.scout.com/2/1269848.html Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:58:00 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/2/1260360.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1260360.html Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:15:00 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 It was a disappointing season for the Oakland A's High-A affiliate. We take a look back at the season that was for the 2012 Stockton Ports. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1233689.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1233689.html Fri, 26 Oct 2012 02:44:00 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 Sacramento River Cats were the only Oakland A's affiliate to take home a win on Wednesday night. We have all of the news and notes from around the A's system inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1214070.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1214070.html Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:46:00 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. We take a look at the progress of prospects 30-21 from our off-season list. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1201478.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1201478.html Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:27:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics It was a clean sweep down on the farm for the Oakland A's on Thursday, as all four of the organization's full-season affiliates found their way into the win column. In total, the four teams combined to score 45 runs in those wins. We have the details inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1187506.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1187506.html Fri, 18 May 2012 04:07:00 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 The answer to the question of who will be the Oakland A's starting catcher in 2012 is obvious, but the race for the job of backing up Kurt Suzuki is wide-open. We take a look at the A's spring training battle for that back-up catcher spot inside. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1156643.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1156643.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:10:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics During every off-season, OaklandClubhouse.com ranks the top-50 Oakland A's prospects. Since we released our original list in November, the A's have made a number of moves that have impacted that list. Now that we have finished profiling our original top-50 prospects, we present our final top-50 Oakland A's prospect list for the 2012 season. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1151432.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/1151432.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:13:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A’s off-season has been dedicated to acquiring a large volume of young talent. While the team has had to divest itself of a few big names to acquire that talent, Oakland has received in return a much higher volume of talent than was given up. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1147709.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1147709.html Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:17:00 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, 25-21 http://athletics.scout.com/2/1139837.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1139837.html Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:06:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The baseball Winter Meetings are next week and with several of their young players reportedly being dangled on the trade market, the Oakland A's figure to be the center of several rumors. Before the trades begin, we thought that it would be good to take a pulse on the state of the A's minor league system. We spoke with Scout's National Baseball Expert Frankie Piliere about several A's prospects. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1134125.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1134125.html Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:43:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Arizona Fall League is in its final week, but the rest of the baseball winter leagues are in the middle of their seasons. We check-in with the Oakland A's players participating in winter and fall leagues. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1128510.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1128510.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:40:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Our "2011 Year In Review" series continues with a look at the hitters on the Oakland A's High-A affiliate. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1126880.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1126880.html Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:24:00 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 fall Instructional League camp. On the last day of camp, we caught-up with A's Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman to find out who stood out during the program. We also got an update on the status of outfielder Jermaine Mitchell. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1119758.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1119758.html Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:09:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics