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, 18 May 2013 20:46:58 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Scott Deal Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB3) 60 Our "2011 Year In Review" series continues with a look at the pitchers for the Oakland A's High-A affiliate. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1123722.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1123722.html Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:05:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics It has been an all-too-familiar theme for the Stockton Ports to be looking up at the San Jose Giants in the standings. That theme is continuing into 2011 after a month of May that saw the Giants beat up on the Oakland A's High-A affiliate. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1076307.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1076307.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:04:00 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 The 2010 Stockton Ports finished third in the league in runs scored and second in homeruns. With some big name position players on the Opening Day roster, the 2011 edition will be looking to match their 2010 counterparts. We preview the 2011 season for the Oakland A's High-A affiliate inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1062420.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1062420.html Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:03:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics In our next "Year in Review" article, we take a closer look at the 2010 pitching staff of the California League's Stockton Ports. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1013138.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1013138.html Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:26:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Nothing much stays consistent in minor league baseball, but if there has been one constant in Kane County the past three seasons, it has been right-hander Scott Deal, who has been an important part of the Cougars’ pitching staff. David Malamut caught-up with Deal for a Q&A… http://athletics.scout.com/2/886623.html 2047 David Malamut http://athletics.scout.com/2/886623.html Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:23:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Kane County Cougars had a terrific first half of the season, so it is no surprise that their pitching staff has put up some impressive numbers. Nathaniel Stoltz takes a closer look at those numbers to see if the actual performance has merited the tiny ERAs. http://athletics.scout.com/2/879371.html 2047 Nathaniel Stoltz http://athletics.scout.com/2/879371.html Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:50:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Kane County Cougars are off to a terrific start, in large part thanks to the work of the Cougars' pitching staff, which boasts a team ERA of 2.45 over 12 games. We recently spoke with Oakland A's Minor League Pitching Coordinator Gil Patterson about the Kane County pitching staff. http://athletics.scout.com/2/859114.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/859114.html Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:35:00 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 Wednesday proved to be a perfect day on the Oakland A's schedule. Not only did the big league club earn a win over the New York Yankees, but all four of the team's full-season affiliates found themselves in the win column. For one A's affiliate, it was an extra-special win. We have the details on all of the A's Wednesday minor league action inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/761610.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/761610.html Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:37:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics In the latest edition of "By the Numbers," a regular feature on OaklandClubhouse where Nathaniel Stoltz examines aspects of the Oakland A’s organization through statistical analysis, Stoltz takes a look at the UVI for some of the members of the Low-A Kane County pitching staff thus far this season. http://athletics.scout.com/2/761170.html 2047 Nathaniel Stoltz http://athletics.scout.com/2/761170.html Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:51:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The first half of the 2008 season is nearing the end and the Kane County Cougars have begun to hit their stride as a team. A successful week has the Cougars going into next week with good momentum. David Malamut updates us on the Cougars' progress inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/759021.html 2047 David Malamut http://athletics.scout.com/2/759021.html Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:38:00 GMT 0 304 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 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 Since becoming an Oakland A’s affiliate in 2003, the Kane County Cougars have grown accustomed to success. In five seasons, the Cougars have posted a .540 winning percentage. After a rough first half in 2007, Kane County recovered to challenge for a playoff spot, only to fall just short. The Cougars are looking to re-establish themselves as one of the top Midwest League teams in 2007. http://athletics.scout.com/2/742544.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/742544.html Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:39:00 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 kick-start the series with a review of prospects 50-46. http://athletics.scout.com/2/698539.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/698539.html Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:41:00 GMT 1 304 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 During the off-season, we named our top-50 prospects in the Oakland A's system. As we hit the midway point of the season, we thought it would be a good time to check the progress of those players. In the first in our series, we take a look at the progress of prospects 11-20 from our off-season list. http://athletics.scout.com/2/656746.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/656746.html Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:48:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics GENEVA, IL -- The Kane County Cougars haven't had much to smile about this season, but they were happy on Monday, as they cruised to an easy victory. Our Kane County Correspondent Matt Bailey has the details. http://athletics.scout.com/2/654692.html 2047 Matt Bailey http://athletics.scout.com/2/654692.html Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:07:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Monday was a good day for pitchers in the Oakland A's system. Three of the A's affiliates received strong starting pitching performances. We have the details inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/654517.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/654517.html Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:52:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics