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 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:30:21 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Nick Blasi Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SODO) 60 SACRAMENTO -- The Sacramento River Cats relied on a pair of newcomers to beat the Omaha Royals on Wednesday afternoon at Raley Field. Lenny DiNardo pitched six scoreless innings and Joe Gaetti homered and had three hits in the Sacramento 4-1 win. http://athletics.scout.com/2/751768.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/751768.html Thu, 01 May 2008 21:33:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The starting pitching up-and-down the Oakland A’s minor league system has been outstanding throughout the season. That trend continued on Thursday, as three Oakland minor league starters put together strong outings to lead their teams to victories. We have the details inside… http://athletics.scout.com/2/745406.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/745406.html Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:56:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The 2007 season was both trying and triumphant for the Sacramento River Cats. The team ran through a record number of player transactions en route to winning the PCL and Triple-A Championships in 2007. The 2008 team will try to duplicate the success of the 2007 squad with a team filled with top-flight prospects and players with major league experience. http://athletics.scout.com/2/743254.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/743254.html Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:34:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics PHOENIX -- We have photos from the Oakland A's minor league complex on Friday, where the A's had intrasquad games. http://athletics.scout.com/2/737906.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/737906.html Sun, 16 Mar 2008 05:31:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics PHOENIX -- The Oakland A's number one starter, Joe Blanton, paid a visit to the A's minor league complex on Friday, as he pitched in an intrasquad game at Papago Park. We have notes from his appearance and on some of the A's minor leaguers inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/737608.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/737608.html Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:53:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics A number of Oakland A’s prospects are going into the 2008 season looking to extend their good play from 2007. We take a look at 10 prospects who are hoping that their strong 2007 campaigns are jumping off points for even better 2008 seasons. http://athletics.scout.com/2/737033.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/737033.html Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:55:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics On Thursday morning, Major League Baseball will host its annual Rule 5 draft as part of baseball’s Winter Meetings. Inside, we briefly profile some of the notable Oakland A’s prospects who will be eligible to be selected in the Rule 5 draft and highlight a few players who might be targeted by the A’s should they decide to make a selection. http://athletics.scout.com/2/708426.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/708426.html Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:18:00 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, every Tuesday and Thursday will be “Top Prospect List Day,” as we will release our top-50 prospect list in groups of five. Today, we continue the series with prospects 45-41. http://athletics.scout.com/2/699362.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/699362.html Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:34:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Once the major league season comes to an official end, there will be a lot of movement on and off of teams’ 40-man rosters as they look to protect prospects from the Rule 5 draft. We take a preliminary look at some of the players the Oakland A’s will have to consider adding to their 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 dtaft. http://athletics.scout.com/2/683925.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/683925.html Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:01:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Looking to add an exclamation mark to their dream 2007 season, the Sacramento River Cats cruised to a 7-1 victory over the Richmond Braves in the Bricktown Showdown. With the victory, Sacramento has earned the 2007 Triple-A championship title. http://athletics.scout.com/2/681371.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/681371.html Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:22:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Minor league baseball is filled with stories. Every player has a tale to tell about his journey to make the major leagues. We have picked 10 stories that were particularly intriguing to us from the 2007 season in the Oakland A's system. http://athletics.scout.com/2/680917.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/680917.html Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:20:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics On Friday evening, the Sacramento River Cats captured their third PCL title in five years. We have the photos from Sacramento's 4-3, title-clinching win over New Orleans inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/680208.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/680208.html Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:16:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics SACRAMENTO, CA – After being pushed to the brink during the first round of the playoffs, the Sacramento River Cats made quick work of the New Orleans Zephyrs in the championship round, sweeping all three games to earn their third PCL title over the last five years. Nick Blasi was crowned the MVP of the playoffs for Sacramento. We have a full report of the game inside… http://athletics.scout.com/2/679899.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/679899.html Sat, 15 Sep 2007 09:38:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Despite losing their top hitter to a major league promotion, the now red-hot Sacramento River Cats continued their post-season roll, beating the New Orleans Zephyrs by a score of 5-3. Starter Shane Komine threw six strong innings and Nick Blasi had another big game on offense in the River Cats’ Game One win. http://athletics.scout.com/2/678720.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/678720.html Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:59:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics SACRAMENTO, CA -- The Sacramento River Cats blasted four homeruns and got a walk-off, three-run homer from Danny Putnam to win Game Four of the PCL Divisional Series by a score of 7-4. We have photos from the game inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/677512.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/677512.html Sun, 09 Sep 2007 10:10:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics SACRAMENTO, CA - After suffering two heart-breaking, walk-off losses to the Salt Lake Bees on the road earlier in their PCL Divisional Series, the Sacramento River Cats turned the tables on the Bees on Saturday night. Danny Putnam crushed a three-run, walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th to even the series. We have full coverage of the game inside. http://athletics.scout.com/2/677510.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/677510.html Sun, 09 Sep 2007 10:04:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Sacramento won their division with good pitching and good defense, but those aspects of the River Cats' game went south in Game Two of their Divisional Playoff Series. Sacramento lost in a walk-off fashion for a second consecutive night, this time by a score of 11-10. http://athletics.scout.com/2/676813.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/676813.html Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:13:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Sacramento River Cats mounted a big and late comeback to send Game One of the Pacific Divisional Playoffs into extra innings. Sacramento even took the lead in the top of the 10th. However, Salt Lake charged back with a rally of their own and the Bees took Game One by a score of 9-8. http://athletics.scout.com/2/676365.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/676365.html Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:11:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The minor league regular season is finally in the books. A number of A's minor leaguers had strong finishes to their seasons. We take a look at the top offensive performances in the A's system during the month of August. http://athletics.scout.com/2/675991.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/675991.html Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:14:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Sacramento River Cats and the Salt Lake Bees have announced their starting rotations for their upcoming Pacific Coast League Pacific Divisional Playoff Series. The best-of-five series begins on Wednesday in Salt Lake City. We have the details inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/675675.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/675675.html Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:34:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics