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 19:03:04 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Frank Martinez Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:YESLER) 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 For the first time this post-season, the Stockton Ports found themselves celebrating a victory in Game One of a series. Meanwhile, the Oakland A's learned that Mark Ellis will miss the rest of the season, which will open up more opportunities for playing time for young players such as Cliff Pennington and Eric Patterson. We have news and notes inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/789894.html 2047 Staff Reports http://athletics.scout.com/2/789894.html Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:56:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics STOCKTON, CA - The Stockton Ports overcame a seventh inning, four-run deficit and beat the Visalia Oaks by a score of 7-6 with a walk-off run in the ninth. We have details and photos from the game inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/778045.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/778045.html Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:26:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics STOCKTON, CA - The Stockton Ports brought out the big lumber on Sunday night at Banner Island Ballpark. The Ports roughed up rival San Jose for 18 runs on 14 hits in Stockton's 18-7 demolition of the Giants. Stockton batters collected three homeruns, including two grand-slams, in the rout. We have photos from the game inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/769086.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/769086.html Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:40:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics STOCKTON, CA -- The Stockton Ports are giving the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees a run for their money as the best team in minor league baseball right now. Stockton won its 20th game in 24 contests on Sunday in dramatic fashion, as Chris Carter crushed a two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the 11th to send Stockton home a winner. We have the photos from the Ports' 23rd win of the season inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/752500.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/752500.html Mon, 05 May 2008 06:52:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Stockton Ports are ripping off the wins at an impressive clip. The Ports have won four in a row and their pitching staff has continued to impress. We have news and notes about the Ports and from around the organization inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/750665.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/750665.html Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:12:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics After Thursday evening's win against the Modesto Nuts, the Stockton Ports have now officially reached the one-week mark for the season. Stockton correspondent Paul Muyskens gives us his impressions of and a few andecotes surrounding some of the Ports' position players after the first week of games. http://athletics.scout.com/2/745613.html 2047 Paul Muyskens http://athletics.scout.com/2/745613.html Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:46:00 GMT 1 304 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 There wasn’t much offense for Oakland A’s minor league affiliates during their season-opening games on Thursday night. One of the games was washed out by rain and the other three A’s affiliates combined to score only five runs. We have the details of Opening Night in the minor leagues inside… http://athletics.scout.com/2/743415.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/743415.html Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:43:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The buzz about the Stockton Ports started early this off-season. When the Oakland A’s started wheeling and dealing this winter, it became clear that many of the A’s newly acquired players were going to be making their Oakland organizational debuts with the Ports. That buzz is now at full crescendo, as the Stockton Opening Day roster is filled with top-tier prospects. We have a preview inside… http://athletics.scout.com/2/742718.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/742718.html Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:15:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Last week, we released our revised rankings of the top 55 prospects in the Oakland A’s system. Today, we take a look at 10 players who just missed the cut for the top-55 prospect list. http://athletics.scout.com/2/716173.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/716173.html Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:49:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The playoff races in the minor leagues are entering their final two weeks. Some of the Oakland A's affiliates are in the hunt for spots in the post-season, while others are playing the role of spoiler. Thursday evening was a night fraught with playoff implications in the minor leagues. We have the details inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/671626.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/671626.html Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:49:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Sacramento had the day off for the Triple-A All-Star break and Kane County was rained out, but there were still some big performances in the A's system on Monday. We have the details inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/657650.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/657650.html Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:57:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Starting pitcher Mike Madsen struggled last season when he was promoted from High-A to Double-A. Given the same opportunity this season, Madsen has reversed his fortunes in a dramatic way. The right-hander was dominant on Thursday night in Midland's win over Corpus Christi. We have the details on Madsen's gem and the rest of Thursday's action. http://athletics.scout.com/2/641478.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/641478.html Fri, 04 May 2007 05:29:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Stockton Ports seven-game winning streak came to an end on Sunday afternoon, as the Ports fell to Visalia by a score of 13-6. We have the details of the game in photos inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/637900.html 2047 Chris Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/637900.html Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:12:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics