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 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:24:42 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Dakota Bacus Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB1) 60 The 2013 MLB Draft is next week. What has become of the Oakland A's 2012 draft class? We take a pick-by-pick look at where the A's 2012 draftees are playing this season and how they are faring. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1295224.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1295224.html Wed, 29 May 2013 04:49:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Despite an average age of a little more than 21-years-old, the Beloit Snappers have been playing well through the first quarter of the 2013 season. Bill Seals brings us up-to-date on the Oakland A's Low-A affiliate. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1292458.html 2047 Bill Seals http://athletics.scout.com/2/1292458.html Fri, 17 May 2013 16:04:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics After a long tenure as a pitching coach in the Oakland A's system, Scott Emerson is in his first season as the A's minor league pitching coordinator. Emerson recently returned after a long trip during which he visited the A's affiliates in Beloit, Sacramento and Stockton, as well as the A's extended spring camp. In part one of our Q&A, we discuss some standouts on the Beloit Snappers' staff. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1288968.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1288968.html Fri, 03 May 2013 05:14:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's roster got a little healthier on Thursday when Adam Rosales was activated off of the disabled list. They are hopeful that Yoenis Cespdes will be joining Rosales on the A's active roster as soon as Sunday. Cespedes began his rehab assignment on Thursday night. We have the details of his first game with the River Cats, as well as the other news and notes from around the A's system. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1287046.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1287046.html Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:18:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Weather is often an issue early in the Midwest League season, but it has been particularly bad this year. Despite the inconsistent schedule, the Oakland A's Low-A affiliate has gotten off to a solid start to the season. We catch-up with the Beloit Snappers in this team notebook. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1286515.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1286515.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:13:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The minor league season is roughly two weeks in. We take stock of who is off to strong starts within the Oakland A's system. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1284499.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1284499.html Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:33:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - In part two of Bill Seals' conversation with Beloit Snappers' manager Ryan Christenson, the pair discuss the team's young pitching staff, as well as several of the team's position player prospects. Raul Alcantara, Aaron Shipman, Michael Ynoa, Austin House, Ryan Mathews, Kris Hall, Ryan Dull and others are covered. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1283655.html 2047 Bill Seals http://athletics.scout.com/2/1283655.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 03:35:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's have been busy on the transaction front over the past week and that continued on Friday, as the team made a trade. We have the details of that trade and other news and notes from around the organization inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1281196.html 2047 Chris Biderman http://athletics.scout.com/2/1281196.html Sat, 06 Apr 2013 05:11:00 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 For die-hard Oakland A's fans, no spring training trip can be complete without a visit to the A's minor league facility at Papago Park. Inside, find out the details of the A's 2013 minor league spring training camp, including the roster and dates for the A's minor league mini-camp and the game schedule for the A's MiLB spring training. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1260010.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1260010.html Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:44:00 GMT 0 304 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 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 begin the series with a review of prospects 50-46. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1243943.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1243943.html Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:47:00 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 Oakland A's rolled out their best Arizona Rookie League team in several years. The A's AZL squad dominated in the desert all season long, falling just a game short of an AZL title. Kimberly Contreras was on hand for the majority of the AZL A's games and she delivers a comprehensive review of their stellar 2012 season. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1220735.html 2047 Kimberly Contreras http://athletics.scout.com/2/1220735.html Wed, 12 Sep 2012 06:28:00 GMT 0 304 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 SURPRISE, AZ - On August 7, the Oakland A's Arizona Rookie League team took on their counterparts from the Texas Rangers. Our sister site, LoneStarDugout, was at the game, which the AZL A's won by a score of 4-0. Inside is video from that game of several AZL A's prospects. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1210364.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/1210364.html Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:55:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics