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, 19 Jun 2013 17:30:54 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Wilfredo Solano Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:YESLER) 60 There have been several transactions up and down the Oakland A's organization over the past few days. We have the complete rundown. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1283526.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1283526.html Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:49:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - The Beloit Snappers are one of the youngest teams in the Midwest League, and they led by a first-year manager, former Oakland A's outfielder Ryan Christenson. Christenson recently sat down with Bill Seals for a long conversation about his squad. In part one, he talks about returning to baseball, his coaching style, Matt Olson, Renato Nunez, Bruce Maxwell, Chris Bostick and more. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1283082.html 2047 Bill Seals http://athletics.scout.com/2/1283082.html Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:13:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's have a new home in the Midwest League and a squad with several players making their full-season debut. Bill Seals previews the 2013 Low-A Beloit Snappers. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1280229.html 2047 Bill Seals http://athletics.scout.com/2/1280229.html Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:28:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics In part two of our spring conversation with Oakland A's Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman, we discuss Grant Green, Miles Head, Jefry Marte, Arnold Leon, Renato Nunez, Michael Choice, Vicmal De La Cruz, Conner Crumbliss, Tyler Ladendorf, Tony Thompson, Darren Byrd, Shane Peterson, David Mota, Omar Duran, the move to Mesa and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1278027.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1278027.html Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:28:00 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/2/1259018.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1259018.html Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:12:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Vermont Lake Monsters struggled to win ballgames in 2012, but there were still several positives on the player development front in regards to the Oakland A's short-season affiliate. We take a look back at the 2012 campaign for the A's New York-Penn League affiliate. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1225074.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1225074.html Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:35:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics In part two of our lengthy conversation with Oakland A's minor league hitting coordinator Todd Steverson, we talk about teaching young hitters the art of the craft, Michael Choice's 2012 season, the adjustments of Wilfredo Solano and Chad Lewis, the progress of 2012 draftees Bruce Maxwell and Daniel Robertson and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1216908.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1216908.html Sat, 01 Sep 2012 04:31:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics TROY, NY - Wilfredo Solano was the prize of the Oakland A's 2009 international amateur free agent signing class. The native of Venezuela has been moving steadily up the A's chain, playing last year in the Arizona Rookie League and this year in the short-season New York-Penn League. Donald Moore spoke with the talented Vermont Lake Monsters' shortstop. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1216266.html 2047 Donald Moore http://athletics.scout.com/2/1216266.html Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:25:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics On Monday, the Vermont Lake Monsters kick-started their 2012 season. The year began with a loss for the Lake Monsters, but the Oakland A’s short-season squad has since rebounded to win their next two contests by identical 7-4 scores. We preview the 2012 Lake Monsters inside… http://athletics.scout.com/2/1196815.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1196815.html Thu, 21 Jun 2012 04:40:00 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 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 kick-start the series with a review of prospects 50-46. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1129934.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1129934.html Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:06:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Our "2011 Year In Review" series continues with a look at the hitters on the Oakland A's Arizona Summer League affiliate. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1110842.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1110842.html Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:24:00 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/2/1085716.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1085716.html Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:32:00 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 The Arizona Rookie League is underway. We preview the 2011 version of the AZL A's. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1081981.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1081981.html Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:37:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics PHOENIX - Oakland A's minor league spring training is in full swing. On Thursday, we caught-up with A's Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman. In a wide-ranging discussion, we covered early standouts in camp, changes to the Dominican program, the progress of last year's high school draft picks and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1059807.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1059807.html Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:10:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Oakland A's Director of Player Personnel Billy Owens is a man who is always on the move. Owens recently completed a scouting trip to Venezuela and is now checking out talent in Tampa, Florida. We spoke with Owens about the A's scouting efforts, his thoughts on the team's off-season, his expectations for 2011 and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1047005.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1047005.html Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:24:00 GMT 0 304 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 30-26. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1044687.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1044687.html Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:40:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Our 2010 Year in Review series continues, with a move from the mound to the plate. We take a look at the hitters for the 2010 Dominican Summer League A's. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1022158.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1022158.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:25:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's are in their final week of their fall Instructional League. On Tuesday, we caught-up with A's Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman, who gave us a run-down on Instructs, the upcoming Arizona Fall League, his thoughts on the season that was, injury updates and more. In part one, we cover Wilfredo Solano, Michael Choice, Michael Taylor, Grant Green and plenty more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1009394.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1009394.html Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:37:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics