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, 21 May 2013 12:31:35 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Scott Mitchinson Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB4) 60 Friday marks the start of the minor league free agency period. Players who have been playing baseball professionally for six years or who were playing under one-year minor league contracts are eligible to file for free agency. We have the official list of the Oakland A’s minor league free agents inside… http://athletics.scout.com/2/909890.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/909890.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:39:00 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 in our series, we take a look at the progress of prospects 40-31 from our off-season list. http://athletics.scout.com/2/876344.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/876344.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:56:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics For the first half of the 2009 season, the Stockton Ports' pitching staff finished in the middle of the California League in pitching with a 4.60 ERA. Nathaniel Stoltz takes a closer look at the individual pitchers on the Ports' staff to see whose ERAs are an accurate assessment of their performance thus far this season, and whose are misleading. http://athletics.scout.com/2/874642.html 2047 Nathaniel Stoltz http://athletics.scout.com/2/874642.html Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:42:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics With the first week and a half of the season in the books, we take a moment to highlight some notable strong performances by Oakland A’s prospects in the early going. http://athletics.scout.com/2/858275.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/858275.html Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:27:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics STOCKTON, CA - The Stockton Ports' slow start continued on Saturday. The Ports took the San Jose Giants into extra-innings, but they fell by a score of 5-3 in 11 innings. We have photos from the game inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/857964.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/857964.html Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:23:00 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, every Tuesday and Thursday will be “Top Prospect List Day,” as 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/2/811398.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/811398.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:13:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Josh Outman became the 11th player to make his major league debut with the Oakland A's this season. With Outman and Aaron Cunningham on-board now and more September call-ups likely to follow after the minor league post-season concludes, the future of the Oakland A's franchise will be on display for the season's final month. http://athletics.scout.com/2/786438.html 2047 Staff Reports http://athletics.scout.com/2/786438.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:05:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics STOCKTON - It may not have been Leeming, Western Australia but Ports' pitcher Scott Mitchinson certainly looked like he was at home Wednesday night, as he was nearly perfect, in his Stockton Ballpark debut against the Lancaster Jethawks. http://athletics.scout.com/2/784126.html 2047 Paul Muyskens http://athletics.scout.com/2/784126.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:14:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Hot News for RP Scott Mitchinson http://athletics.scout.com/a.z?s=304&p=9&c=2&cid=780944&nid=3909788&fhn=1 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/a.z?s=304&p=9&c=2&cid=780944&nid=3909788&fhn=1 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:09:39 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Hard throwing right-hander Henry Rodriguez has been called a potential closer by a number of scouts. After starting for most of the year, Rodriguez is finally in the bullpen pitching in the ninth inning. Countryman Raul Padron is back in the everyday line-up for Stockton after missing the first 50 games with a suspension. We caught-up with both and have news and notes from around the A's system... http://athletics.scout.com/2/778891.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/778891.html Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:54:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The youthful Oakland A's got even younger on Tuesday, as the team announced that infielder Cliff Pennington had been selected from Triple-A Sacramento. He will replace left-hander Lenny DiNardo on the A's 25-man roster and infielder Brooks Conrad on the A's 40-man roster. http://athletics.scout.com/2/778732.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/778732.html Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:19:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics With half of the minor league season gone, it is time for us to look back and acknowledge the players who shined during the first part of the season. In the first of a two-part series, we hand out the awards for the top-five starters and top-six relievers in the Oakland A's system, based on their first-half performances. http://athletics.scout.com/2/764475.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/764475.html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:30:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics We have news and notes from around the Oakland A's system, including some injury updates, as well as news on draft pick signings. http://athletics.scout.com/2/762613.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/762613.html Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:47:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Stockton Ports and their rivals, the Modesto Nuts, were involved in a contest on Saturday that many involved won’t soon forget thanks to a massive brawl. Ports’ reliever Jose Fragoso was injured during the melee and could miss the rest of the season. We have details from that game and more weekend action inside… http://athletics.scout.com/2/760828.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/760828.html Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:26:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The rosters for the Midwest League All-Star team were announced on Tuesday, and the Kane County Cougars were heavily represented on the rosters. We have the details on who is being honored, as well as news on the status of Lenny DiNardo and Tuesday's action around the Oakland A's system inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/759535.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/759535.html Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:55:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Thursday was a day of mixed results for the Oakland A's four affiliates. Two of the affiliates were victorious in slug-fests, while the other two lost pitching duels. We have the details inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/758381.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/758381.html Fri, 30 May 2008 06:24:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics After a 4-3 mark this week, the Kane County Cougars are 26-14 on the year. They find themselves in second place, 3.5 games behind the Clinton LumberKings, who are 29-10. The Cougars would win three out of four at home against Cedar Rapids, and one out of three in Appleton, Wisconsin. http://athletics.scout.com/2/755752.html 2047 David Malamut http://athletics.scout.com/2/755752.html Mon, 19 May 2008 06:25:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics It was a down day in the Oakland A's system. The big league team and three of the four affiliates found themselves in the loss column. We have details on the minor-league games and on a number of moves that have been made throughout the system over the past few days... http://athletics.scout.com/2/754648.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/754648.html Wed, 14 May 2008 06:52:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Kane County Cougars have not played very well lately. Through Sunday, the Cougars had lost nine out of their last 13 games and they have lost their last four series in a row. During these struggles, the Kane County offense hasn’t been there, while the pitching has been there some times and not others. http://athletics.scout.com/2/752742.html 2047 David Malamut http://athletics.scout.com/2/752742.html Tue, 06 May 2008 07:10:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Before dropping a 7-0 decision versus the Dayton Dragons on Sunday, the Kane County Cougars had broken another all-time franchise record with their 16-5 start. Through the first 22 games of the season, the Cougars have the most wins of any team in the Midwest League (16) and are tied for first with the Clinton Lumberkings. David Malamut checks in with an update on the Cougars inside… http://athletics.scout.com/2/750655.html 2047 David Malamut http://athletics.scout.com/2/750655.html Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:40:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics