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, 18 Jun 2013 21:43:39 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Jermaine Mitchell Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB1) 60 The speculation about whether Darin Ruf would make the Phillies roster this spring can now stop. The Phillies made the decision today to option Ruf to AAA Lehigh Valley. Optioning Ruf was one of three roster moves the Phillies made on Friday. http://phillies.scout.com/2/1277079.html 2047 PBI Staff http://phillies.scout.com/2/1277079.html Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:37:00 GMT 0 309 Philadelphia phillies Jermaine Mitchell isn't a guy that most Phillies fans know a lot about; but they're starting to learn. Mitchell has been hitting the ball well this spring and people are starting to talk. http://phillies.scout.com/2/1275286.html 2047 Chuck Hixson http://phillies.scout.com/2/1275286.html Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:27:00 GMT 1 309 Philadelphia phillies 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, 25-21. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1251059.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1251059.html Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:07:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's added another hard-throwing right-handed relief arm to their organization on Wednesday. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1244606.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1244606.html Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:50:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Before the season, the OaklandClubhouse staff took a stab at predicting how the 2012 season would unfold for the Oakland A's minor leaguers. Chris Biderman made five offense-related prediction. He reviews those predictions to see how he fared. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1237664.html 2047 Chris Biderman http://athletics.scout.com/2/1237664.html Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:32:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Sacramento River Cats had yet another standout season, while also providing a steady stream of talent to the AL West champion Oakland A's. Chris Biderman takes a look back at the River Cats' 2012 season, starting with the Sacramento offense. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1236650.html 2047 Chris Biderman http://athletics.scout.com/2/1236650.html Mon, 05 Nov 2012 04:48:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics September is coming up quickly and that means that major league rosters will expand from a limit of 25 to a limit of 40. Over the past few years, September has meant an opportunity for the Oakland A’s to try-out younger players at the major league level. This year, the A’s will be looking to fortify their roster for a run at the post-season. We look at some potential September call-up candidates. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1215921.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1215921.html Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:37:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Dan Straily Show continued for the Sacramento River Cats on Monday. We have the details of his latest outing and plenty of other news and notes from around the Oakland A's system inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1204820.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1204820.html Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:33:00 GMT 0 304 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. We take a look at the progress of prospects 30-21 from our off-season list. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1201478.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1201478.html Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:27:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Todd Steverson has been busy in his first season as the Oakland A's minor league hitting coordinator, spending time with each of the A's affiliates. On Friday morning, we spoke with Steverson for an hour about a number of the A's minor league hitting prospects. In the first half of the conversation, we discuss Miles Head, Chris Carter, Michael Choice, Josh Whitaker, Josh Donaldson and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1200605.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1200605.html Sat, 07 Jul 2012 05:49:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics WEST SACRAMENTO, CA - After eight seasons as the Oakland A's minor league hitting coordinator, Greg Sparks was named the hitting coach of the Sacramento River Cats for the 2012 season. Under his watch, the River Cats have scored the third-most runs in the Pacific Coast League. Chris Biderman caught-up with Sparks to discuss several River Cats, including Chris Carter, Grant Green & Daric Barton... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1199496.html 2047 Chris Biderman http://athletics.scout.com/2/1199496.html Mon, 02 Jul 2012 03:32:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics WEST SACRAMENTO - If there’s a problem with having five talented outfielders, it’s getting all of them the right number of at-bats. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1182105.html 2047 Chris Biderman http://athletics.scout.com/2/1182105.html Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:49:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics It was an ugly night in Oakland thanks to the continuation of an unseasonably wet spring in the Bay Area and the Oakland A's early season offensive woes. Down on the farm, however, there were several A's prospects lighting up the boxscores. We take a look at those who shined brightest on Tuesday inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1176200.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1176200.html Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:42:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The 2011 Sacramento River Cats fell just three games short of the Pacific Coast League title. Can the 2012 'Cats complete the title run? Chris Biderman takes a close look at this year's squad. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1174745.html 2047 Chris Biderman http://athletics.scout.com/2/1174745.html Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:08:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics WEST SACRAMENTO – It was a dream season for Oakland A’s prospect Jermaine Mitchell in 2011, but it had far from a dream ending. Mitchell opened a lot of eyes by posting a .332/.430/.530 line for Triple-A Sacramento and Double-A Midland. But instead of finishing the year by making his major league debut, Mitchell found himself on the operating table. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1173824.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1173824.html Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:33:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's 2012 minor league spring training camp is officially in the books. On Saturday, we caught-up with the A's incomparable farm director, Keith Lieppman, to get a sense of how camp went. In this wide-ranging interview, we cover prospects at all stages of development, including Michael Ynoa, Vicmal De La Cruz, Ian Krol, Jermaine Mitchell and many more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1173535.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1173535.html Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:20:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Earlier this week, we released five predictions for Oakland A's minor league pitchers for the 2012 season. Now we reveal five more predictions, this time on the offensive side of the ball. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1172744.html 2047 Chris Biderman http://athletics.scout.com/2/1172744.html Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:42:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Over the course of his seven seasons as the Stockton Ports' radio voice, Zack Bayrouty has seen a lot. We caught-up with the veteran broadcaster to discuss the 2011 Ports - who fell just shy of a Cal League title, as well as the art of broadcasting baseball on the radio, his thoughts on other top prospects in the Cal League, the fit for Andrew Bailey in Boston and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/1165290.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1165290.html Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:42:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics This offseason hasn't been particularly encouraging for Oakland A's prospects who make their home in the outfield, as the team has acquired numerous outfielders via trades and free agent signings. Jeremy Barfield writes about how he is preparing for the season knowing that the A's outfield situation is suddenly quite crowded. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1152124.html 2047 Jeremy Barfield http://athletics.scout.com/2/1152124.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:18:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics During every off-season, OaklandClubhouse.com ranks the top-50 Oakland A's prospects. Since we released our original list in November, the A's have made a number of moves that have impacted that list. Now that we have finished profiling our original top-50 prospects, we present our final top-50 Oakland A's prospect list for the 2012 season. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1151432.html 2047 Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/1151432.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:13:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics