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 08:25:55 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Tyler Vail Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB5) 60 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 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 40-36. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1247291.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1247291.html Fri, 07 Dec 2012 04:59:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The 2013 season will be a homecoming, of sorts, for Jimmy Escalante. The longtime Oakland A's minor league pitching coach, who is a South Bay resident, will take over the position for the Stockton Ports next season. We spoke with Escalante about his new post, as well as the pitchers on his 2012 Arizona Rookie League A's squad. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1244923.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1244923.html Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:44:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics In part two of our conversation with Oakland A's Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman, we discuss Grant Green, Michael Choice, Dan Straily, Instructs award winners and more. A's minor league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson makes a guest appearance to discuss several young arms, including Jarrod Parker and Michael Ynoa. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1231694.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1231694.html Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:29:00 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 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 Arizona League A's routed their way into the AZL Championship game. We have all of the news and notes from around the Oakland A's organization inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1216625.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1216625.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:49:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics TROY, NY - In his second professional season, Oakland A's 2010 fifth-round pick Tyler Vail struggled with his command. The right-hander worked hard on commanding his secondary pitches during spring training and he has seen a marked improvement with his control in 2012. Donald Moore spoke with the Pennsylvania native. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1215493.html 2047 Donald Moore http://athletics.scout.com/2/1215493.html Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:55:00 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 pitchers for the Oakland A's short-season A affiliate. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1112436.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1112436.html Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:19:00 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 TROY, NY - The 2011 season has been a learning experience for talented right-hander Tyler Vail. The 19-year-old began the year in Low-A, but has spent the second half of the season with short-season Vermont. Donald Moore spoke with the Oakland A's 2010 5th-round pick. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1099664.html 2047 Donald Moore http://athletics.scout.com/2/1099664.html Sat, 27 Aug 2011 02:02:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Oakland A's minor league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson is a traveling man, visiting all of the A's minor league affiliates throughout the season. During his most recent trip to Midland, Texas, we caught-up with Patterson and discussed a number of A's minor league hurlers, including Anthony Capra, Ian Krol, Graham Godfrey, Omar Duran, Brett Hunter and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1096173.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1096173.html Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:53:00 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 CEDAR RAPIDS - Tyler Vail may not have been a household name when the Oakland A's selected him in the 5th round last season, but the team was excited to get him at that position in the draft. Vail has impressed A's coaches since signing. With an uptick in velocity and continued improvement with his secondary pitches, Vail is poised to catch the attention of people outside the organization as well. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1070279.html 2047 Bill Seals http://athletics.scout.com/2/1070279.html Fri, 06 May 2011 19:39:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Hot News for P Tyler Vail http://athletics.scout.com/a.z?s=304&p=9&c=2&cid=1068148&nid=5571894&fhn=1 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/a.z?s=304&p=9&c=2&cid=1068148&nid=5571894&fhn=1 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:07:07 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics While regular spring training has come to an end, things are far from quiet at the Oakland A's minor league complex at Papago Park in Phoenix. Extended spring training is underway, and more than 50 players are in camp either readying themselves for regular season action or finishing off rehabs from injuries. Inside is the A's extended spring roster and some notes from camp. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1062944.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1062944.html Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:07:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics PHOENIX - In part two of our spring interview with Oakland A's Director of Player Personnel Keith Lieppman, we talk about the progress of Michael Choice and Jemile Weeks, minor league coach staffs, the organization's increased international presence, Tyler Vail and much more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1060083.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1060083.html Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:45:00 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/2/1046492.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1046492.html Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:28:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics In our next "Year in Review" article, we take a closer look at the 2010 pitching staff of the Arizona Rookie League Athletics. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1008862.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1008862.html Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:34:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics