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 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:22:39 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Blake Treinen Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB3) 60 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. 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/2/1250088.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1250088.html Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:34:00 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 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 40-31 from our off-season list. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1200190.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1200190.html Thu, 05 Jul 2012 04:54:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The early returns on the Oakland A's 2011 draft class were positive, with several '11 draftees putting together solid pro debut seasons last year. We check in with the A's newest draft class to see how the team's 2011 picks are currently faring for the A's full-season affiliates. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1184490.html 2047 Chris Biderman http://athletics.scout.com/2/1184490.html Mon, 07 May 2012 17:21:00 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 the major league club on down, Oakland A's pitchers have fared well through 2012’s first few weeks. Here’s a look at some starters and relievers who are off to good starts throughout the organization. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1179918.html 2047 Chris Biderman http://athletics.scout.com/2/1179918.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:10:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's improved farm system was on display on Opening Night of the 2012 minor league season. Three of the four A's full-season affiliates earned wins on Thursday night and the fourth affiliate played well in its loss. Find out the details inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1174855.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1174855.html Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:16:00 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 PHOENIX - The Oakland A's altered their typical minor league spring training schedule this year by adding a mini-camp for 32 selected minor leaguers. Our Arizona correspondent Kimberly Contreras has the details on how the A's first mini-camp fared. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1165804.html 2047 Kimberly Contreras http://athletics.scout.com/2/1165804.html Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:58:00 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/2/1137375.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1137375.html Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:44:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics PHOENIX - The Oakland A's recently completed their 2011 fall Instructional League camp. We caught-up with the A's minor league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson to find out who stood out in camp and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1119387.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1119387.html Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:17:00 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 This could be the last day of minor league baseball in the Oakland A's system in 2011, or it could be the next chapter in a couple of championship stories. All four of the A's affiliates involved in the post-season face elimination games on Friday night. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1104620.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1104620.html Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:23:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The 2011 minor league season is coming to a close and September call-ups are just around the corner. On Wednesday, we had a chance to chat with Oakland A's Assistant General Manager David Forst about a wide range of topics. In part one of the interview, we discuss the A's affiliates in Burlington, Iowa, and Burlington, Vermont, as well as the draft signing deadline and first-round pick Sonny Gray. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1098949.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1098949.html Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:49:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Sacramento River Cats inched closer to punching their annual ticket to the playoffs with another big win on Sunday. We have details on the weekend action within the Oakland A's system inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1098234.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1098234.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:17:00 GMT 0 304 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 CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - After the 2010 draft, Blake Treinen expected to start his professional career with the Florida Marlins. But when an iffy MRI nullified his deal with Florida, Treinen returned to college and feared his hopes of a professional career were dashed. Instead, he saw his draft stock soar in 2011 and now the hard-throwing right-hander has a second chance with the Oakland A's. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1084715.html 2047 Bill Seals http://athletics.scout.com/2/1084715.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:09:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics With the 2011 MLB Draft in the books, the Oakland A's amateur scouting department is concentrating on signing the A's 2011 picks, while also starting their work on the 2012 draft. We caught-up with A's Scouting Director Eric Kubota before he left on another scouting trip to learn more about the A's most recent draft class. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1081467.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1081467.html Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:45:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics