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 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:20:51 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > A.J. Cole Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SUMMIT) 60 It was a busy off-season for Oakland A's GM Billy Beane and his staff, as the A's pulled off seven trades in an effort to upgrade their 2013 roster. In total, the A's traded 13 players this off-season. We take a look at how those players are faring in their new homes. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1291930.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1291930.html Wed, 15 May 2013 17:43:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's added more offensive firepower on Wednesday, acquiring catcher John Jaso as part of a three-team deal with the Seattle Mariners and the Washington Nationals. Find out what the A's gave up and the short-term and long-term outlooks for the deal... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1258475.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1258475.html Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:54:00 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. Today we conclude our series with prospects our top-five Oakland A's prospects heading into the 2013 season. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1255829.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1255829.html Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:57:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics After much deliberation, we are releasing our 2013 Oakland A’s top-50 prospects list. Inside, subscribers get a sneak preview of the list, which we will unveil to the general public in early 2013. Over the next several weeks, subscribers will also receive in-depth scouting reports on each of the 50 prospects listed. Click inside for the full list… http://athletics.scout.com/2/1242259.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/1242259.html Wed, 21 Nov 2012 04:09:00 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 In part two of our year-in-review conversation with Oakland A's Assistant GM David Forst, we discuss some of the A's youngest prospects, as well as some of the players the team acquired during the past off-season and the transformation of Sean Doolittle. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1223545.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1223545.html Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:37:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Burlington Bees' 2012 campaign came to an end in the first round of the Midwest League playoffs with a loss to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Friday. Our Burlington correspondent Bill Seals tracked the Oakland A's Low-A affiliate all season and he reviews the season that was in Iowa. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1220369.html 2047 Bill Seals http://athletics.scout.com/2/1220369.html Tue, 11 Sep 2012 03:38:00 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 regular season has come to a close for all but one of the Oakland A's minor league affiliates. Get all of the details on who is advancing to the post-season and who is going home inside. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1217910.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1217910.html Tue, 04 Sep 2012 04:57:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics After a disappointing first half, the Burlington Bees have picked up the pace during the second half of the season. Going into the final month of the 2012 campaign, the Bees are a strong contender for a post-season berth. Bill Seals brings us up-to-date on the Oakland A's Low-A affiliate. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1207225.html 2047 Bill Seals http://athletics.scout.com/2/1207225.html Wed, 01 Aug 2012 03:41:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics BURLINGTON, IA - Oakland A's Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman is currently in Burlington, Iowa, with the A's Low-A affiliate. Burlington correspondent Bill Seals caught-up with Lieppman for a Q&A. In part one, the two discuss the Bees' pitching staff, Brad Peacock, Max Muncy and the plans for Nolan Sanburn's 2012 debut. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1206052.html 2047 Bill Seals http://athletics.scout.com/2/1206052.html Sat, 28 Jul 2012 04:41:00 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 last in our series, we take a look at the progress of prospects 10-1 from our off-season list. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1203556.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1203556.html Thu, 19 Jul 2012 05:12:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics In this edition of Oakland A's Minor League Notebook, we cover roster movement, the continued domination of the Arizona Rookie League A's and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1200420.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1200420.html Fri, 06 Jul 2012 05:29:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The 2012 season has produced mixed results for some of the Oakland A's top pitching prospects thus far, with some taking big leaps forward, while others have struggled. We spoke with A's minor league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson about several of the A's top pitching prospects, including Sonny Gray, A.J. Cole, Raul Alcantara, Dan Straily, A.J. Griffin, Ian Krol and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1199919.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1199919.html Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:05:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The second half of the Midwest League season is underway and the Burlington Bees have come out of the gates strong in search of a playoff spot. Bill Seals updates us on the Oakland A's Low-A affiliate. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1199122.html 2047 Bill Seals http://athletics.scout.com/2/1199122.html Sat, 30 Jun 2012 04:55:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics BURLINGTON, IA - It was a rough beginning to A.J. Cole's career in the Oakland A's organization. The highly regarded right-hander struggled badly to start the year with the High-A Stockton Ports. After more than six weeks of struggling, Cole was demoted to Low-A. Since then, he has looked like the pitcher who many believed was the A's top pitching prospect heading into the season. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1194816.html 2047 Bill Seals http://athletics.scout.com/2/1194816.html Thu, 14 Jun 2012 03:30:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Last season, the Burlington Bees cruised to a first-half division title. This year has been more of a grind for the Oakland A's Low-A affiliate. Bill Seals has an update on the Bees. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1191107.html 2047 Bill Seals http://athletics.scout.com/2/1191107.html Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:37:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Chad Oberacker secured his place in the Stockton Ports' history book on Tuesday night with a big game in the desert. We have the details on Oberacker's effort and other news and notes from around the organization... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1190425.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1190425.html Wed, 30 May 2012 04:30:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics STOCKTON - The struggling Stockton Ports have experienced significant roster changes over the past several weeks. This week, the Oakland A's moved two high-profile, but struggling prospects from the Stockton roster to Low-A Burlington. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1189384.html 2047 Chris Kusiolek http://athletics.scout.com/2/1189384.html Fri, 25 May 2012 04:58:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The past several days have been busy ones on the transaction wire for the Oakland A's minor league system. We take a look at those moves in the latest edition of Oakland A's minor league notebook. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1189002.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1189002.html Wed, 23 May 2012 21:09:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics