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 21:11:47 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Jared Lansford Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SODO) 60 The deadline for protecting prospects from the 2011 Rule 5 draft is merely weeks away. The Oakland A's have already had some activity impacting the 40-man roster this off-season, but the A's could still add players to the roster to protect them from the Rule 5 draft in December. We take a look at the players who could be added to the A's roster or impacted by the Rule 5 draft. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1123432.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1123432.html Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:19:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The first weekend of games are in the books for the 2011 minor league season. The Oakland A's affiliates are off to decent starts, with the Midland Rockhounds leading the pack at 4-0, followed by the 3-1 Burlington Bees and the 2-2 Sacramento River Cats and Stockton Ports. We take a look at the early standouts inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1063436.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1063436.html Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:31:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics It has been a successful two-year run for the Oakland A’s Double-A affiliate, the Midland Rockhounds. Texas League champions in 2009, the Rockhounds finished as the league’s runner-up in 2010. Although the coaching staff will be new for 2011, the ‘Hounds Opening Day roster has a familiar look. We review the 2011 Midland Rockhounds inside… http://athletics.scout.com/2/1061628.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1061628.html Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:25:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Every year, our most difficult task is choosing only 50 prospects to include in our Oakland A’s top prospect list. There are many more players than those 50 to keep an eye on, some of whom will develop into household names in a few years. In a two-part article, we look at 35 players that we considered for our list but didn’t make the cut for one reason or another… http://athletics.scout.com/2/1054242.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1054242.html Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:54:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The deadline for protecting prospects from the 2010 Rule 5 draft is quickly approaching. The Oakland A's have had a whirlwind of activity impacting the 40-man roster this off-season, but the A's will undoubtedly be adding players to the roster to protect them from the Rule 5 draft in December. We take a look at the players who could be added to the A's roster or impacted by the Rule 5 draft inside http://athletics.scout.com/2/1023225.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1023225.html Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:54:00 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 third in our series, we take a look at the progress of prospects 40-31 from our off-season list. http://athletics.scout.com/2/982799.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/982799.html Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:32:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics On Sunday, we caught up with Oakland A’s minor league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson, who was in Phoenix at the A’s minor league complex running the pitchers’ side of the mini-camp for the newly signed draft picks. We talked about A’s minor league pitchers from those in extended spring training through Triple-A. http://athletics.scout.com/2/977742.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/977742.html Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:09:00 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 45-41. http://athletics.scout.com/2/923771.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/923771.html Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:37:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Over the past few weeks, the Oakland A’s have made a number of adjustments to their 40-man roster, designating players for assignment to make room for prospects who have to be added to the team’s 40-man roster to be protected from this December’s Rule 5 draft. In advance of this activity, we preview the players who could be protected from the Rule 5 draft in the upcoming weeks. http://athletics.scout.com/2/917875.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/917875.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:23:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics With the 2009 minor league season finally in the books, it is time for us to bestow our awards on the best individual performances for 2009. In the first of our series, we hand out the awards for the top players and pitchers for the Oakland A's Double-A and Triple-A affiliates. http://athletics.scout.com/2/904354.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/904354.html Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:44:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Sacramento River Cats and the Midland Rockhounds earned Game One wins, but they went about it in two very different ways. The Kane County Cougars faltered, however, in their first playoff game, and now they will need a win in Game Two to stay alive. http://athletics.scout.com/2/897399.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/897399.html Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:48:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics After compiling the best record in the Texas League during the regular season, the Midland Rockhounds are looking to extend their good play into the post-season. They take on the San Antonio Missions in a first-round tilt starting on Wednesday. http://athletics.scout.com/2/896976.html 2047 Scout.com http://athletics.scout.com/2/896976.html Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:02:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Oakland A's Minor League Pitching Coordinator Gil Patterson just recently finished a 22-day trip around the Oakland A's system. We spoke with Patterson on Wednesday about the progress of a number of A's pitching prospects, including James Simmons, Henry Rodriguez, Tyson Ross, Sam Demel, Arnold Leon, Jared Lansford, Ben Hornbeck, Mickey Storey and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/879740.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/879740.html Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:21:00 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 The movement within the Oakland A's system has continued this week. We detail some recent moves, including one involving a top relief prospect and another involving one of the A's top infield prospects... http://athletics.scout.com/2/866949.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/866949.html Fri, 22 May 2009 21:00:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Spring training is just around the corner and the Oakland A's have announced 17 more non-roster invitees to their major league camp. The list is star-studded and includes two new signings, including one from Mexico. We have the details inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/819473.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/819473.html Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:56:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics In the final part of our off-season interview with Oakland A's Minor League Pitching Coordinator Gil Patterson, we discuss the improvements made by James Simmons, Tyson Ross, Carlos Hernandez, Andrew Bailey, Jared Lansford and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/817747.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/817747.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:34:00 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 profile our top-50 prospect list in groups of five. Today, we continue the series with a review of prospects 35-31. http://athletics.scout.com/2/813113.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/813113.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:40:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics After a decade of overseeing the team’s successful minor league pitching program, Ron Romanick joined the Oakland A’s major league coaching staff in 2008 as the bullpen coach. Romanick guided a group that finished second in the AL in ERA. We recently spoke to Romanick, who is working with the A’s AFL pitchers. In Part 1 of this interview, we discuss his new role, the AFL participants, etc. http://athletics.scout.com/2/810104.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/810104.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:42:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Before the start of the 2008 minor league season, we made five predictions about what might happen during the campaign. With the 2008 slate officially coming to an end today with the Bricktown Showdown, we take a look back at those five predictions to see how close we came to seeing the future. http://athletics.scout.com/2/791178.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/791178.html Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:04:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics