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 01:16:13 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > A.J. Kirby-Jones Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB1) 60 The Oakland A's have continued their work reshaping their roster for 2013, announcing on Friday their second trade of the offseason. Chris Biderman analyzes the deal, which sends Oakland native Tyson Ross to San Diego, inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1240715.html 2047 Chris Biderman http://athletics.scout.com/2/1240715.html Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:22:00 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 Burlington Bees mounted a big comeback in a key game against the Kane County Cougars on Sunday night. We have the details on the Bees' march towards a post-season berth and all of the other news and notes from around the Oakland A's system inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1215106.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1215106.html Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:18:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics In our latest Oakland A's Minor League Notebook, we review all of the news and notes from the A's minor league system this past weekend, including the return of Danny Farquhar. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1193848.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1193848.html Mon, 11 Jun 2012 03:10:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics May hasn't been kind to the Stockton Ports, who didn't earn their first win of the month until late this week. Stockton correspondent Chris Kusiolek brings us up to speed on the Ports. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1187786.html 2047 Chris Kusiolek http://athletics.scout.com/2/1187786.html Sat, 19 May 2012 05:15:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Hot News for 1B A.J. Kirby-Jones http://athletics.scout.com/a.z?s=304&p=9&c=2&cid=1187225&nid=6206390&fhn=1 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/a.z?s=304&p=9&c=2&cid=1187225&nid=6206390&fhn=1 Thu, 17 May 2012 11:07:51 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics STOCKTON - It has been a forgettable three weeks for the Oakland A’s High-A affiliate, the Stockton Ports. Over the past 17 games, the Ports have managed but just one win, despite featuring a talented roster with several top A’s prospects. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1185606.html 2047 Chris Kusiolek http://athletics.scout.com/2/1185606.html Fri, 11 May 2012 05:03:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics After getting off to a fast start to the season, the Stockton Ports ran into a rough patch during the second half of April. Chris Kusiolek updates us on the Ports progress as the team heads into the month of May. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1183056.html 2047 Chris Kusiolek http://athletics.scout.com/2/1183056.html Wed, 02 May 2012 05:35:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics From award winners to roster changes, we have news and notes from around the Oakland A's organization. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1180173.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1180173.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:57:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Stockton Ports rode a hot second-half to a playoff berth and an eventual California League championship series berth last season. This year, they are wasting no time getting into the win column with a fast start to their 2012 campaign. Chris Kusiolek updates us on the first week-and-a-half of the Stockton season. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1177985.html 2047 Chris Kusiolek http://athletics.scout.com/2/1177985.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:21:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics It was an ugly night in Oakland thanks to the continuation of an unseasonably wet spring in the Bay Area and the Oakland A's early season offensive woes. Down on the farm, however, there were several A's prospects lighting up the boxscores. We take a look at those who shined brightest on Tuesday inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1176200.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1176200.html Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:42:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Stockton Ports had a magical 2011 season that included a 17-game winning streak and a run through the post-season that left them just short of a California League title. The Ports are returning a talented squad in 2012. Chris Kusiolek previews the Stockton nine inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1174641.html 2047 Chris Kusiolek http://athletics.scout.com/2/1174641.html Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:51:00 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 continue the series with a review of prospects 45-41. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1131775.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1131775.html Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:09:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Our "2011 Year In Review" series returns with a look at the hitters on the Oakland A's Low-A affiliate. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1122055.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1122055.html Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:45:00 GMT 1 304 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 While the Low-A Burlington Bees were in the Midwest League playoffs, Oakland A’s Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman was in town for the best-of-three series between the Bees and former affiliate Kane County. Prior to Thursday night’s Game Two, Bill Seals sat down with Lieppman for a question-and-answer session on the Bees’ season. This is part two of that conversation. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1105563.html 2047 Bill Seals http://athletics.scout.com/2/1105563.html Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:23:00 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 second of our series, we take a look at the progress of prospects 40-31 from our off-season list. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1084544.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1084544.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:46:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics There has been no better hitter in the Oakland A's system this season than Jermaine Mitchell, who has pounded Texas League pitching all season. The outfielder was finally rewarded for his efforts when he was promoted to Triple-A on Friday night. We have the details of that move and several others in the A's system, plus other news and notes. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1083881.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1083881.html Sat, 02 Jul 2011 05:34:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics It has been a very successful season thus far for the Oakland A's Low-A affiliate, the Burlington Bees. June wasn't a great month for the Bees, however, as they went 11-13. Despite the mediocre record, the Bees are still sitting pretty in the Midwest League, having already secured a playoff berth and boasting a 49-29 overall record through Friday. Bill Seals updates us on the Bees. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1083872.html 2047 Bill Seals http://athletics.scout.com/2/1083872.html Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:44:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics