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 19:02:59 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Christian Vitters Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB4) 60 After a long rehabilitation, second baseman Jemile Weeks will finally be making his 2009 debut. He is expected to be activated in time for the High-A Stockton Ports' game with Bakersfield tonight. In addition, another top prospect is on the move. We have the details inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/867869.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/867869.html Wed, 27 May 2009 18:33:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics There are a number of players working on hot streaks both at the plate and on the mound in the Oakland A's system. We take a look at some of those players inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/865809.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/865809.html Mon, 18 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's shuffled the rosters of a number of their minor league affiliates on Tuesday morning. We have the details inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/864472.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/864472.html Tue, 12 May 2009 17:23:00 GMT 1 304 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 Through 10 games of the minor league season, three of the Oakland A’s four full-season minor league affiliates are sitting atop their respective divisions. On Sunday, Kane County won its 10th game in a row, while Midland made it nine of 10. We have the details of those games, the rest of Sunday’s A’s minor-league action, and news and notes from around the organization inside… http://athletics.scout.com/2/746192.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/746192.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:03:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Kane County Cougars are on a roll, and their pitching staff has been a big part of the team's early success. The staff's excellence was exemplified during the team's Wednesday double-header. The Cougars didn't allow a run in all 17 innings of the double-dip. In the second game, the Cougars' hurlers threw a no-no. We have the details inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/745060.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/745060.html Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:55:00 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 As the Oakland A’s open their minor league spring camp, there are a number of prospects who are looking to erase the bad taste of their disappointing 2007 seasons. For some of those prospects, their seasons didn’t meet expectations because of injuries and others because of poor performance. We take a look at 10 A’s prospects looking for better results in 2008. http://athletics.scout.com/2/733983.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/733983.html Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:53:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's Instructional League is officially over and the A's were busy handing out some hardware for top performers during instructs late last week. We have those awards, as well as a Winter and Fall League update inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/693470.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/693470.html Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:43:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's reporting date for the 2007 Instructional League is September 14. Inside, we have the list of the 38 prospects who are headed to the desert, as well as the schedule of games. http://athletics.scout.com/2/678946.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/678946.html Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:50:00 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 first in our series, we take a look at the progress of prospects 31-40 from our off-season list. http://athletics.scout.com/2/661037.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/661037.html Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:36:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics GENEVA, IL -- The Kane County Cougars did something Sunday night they haven’t done often this year, come from behind to earn a victory. Trailing 7-0 entering the bottom portion of the fourth inning, the Cougars’ bats came alive as they tallied a morale boosting three runs in the inning en route to defeating the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 11-8 at Elfstrom Stadium. http://athletics.scout.com/2/657389.html 2047 Matt Bailey http://athletics.scout.com/2/657389.html Mon, 09 Jul 2007 20:48:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics GENEVA, IL - The Kane County Cougars took one of three games against the Cedar Rapids Kernels. We have all of the details of the holiday weekend action inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/647428.html 2047 Matt Bailey http://athletics.scout.com/2/647428.html Tue, 29 May 2007 19:47:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Lansing, MI-- Christian Vitters enters his first full season in professional baseball with Kane County, after spending time with short-season Vancouver last summer. http://athletics.scout.com/2/637174.html 2047 Zachary Hammer http://athletics.scout.com/2/637174.html Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:24:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Opening Day for the Kane County Cougars is Thursday, April 5 on the road in Burlington. On Monday, the team released its Opening Day roster. We take a look at who will be donning the green and black to start what will be an All-Star season at Elfstrom Stadium. http://athletics.scout.com/2/632092.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/632092.html Mon, 02 Apr 2007 23:13:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Oakland A's minor league spring training camp is underway and we have the photos to prove it. Inside is a selection of photos from Papago Park. http://athletics.scout.com/2/628502.html 2047 Chris Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/628502.html Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:52:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Christian Vitters was the Oakland A's 10th round draft selection this past year. The 6'3'' shortstop missed most of the short season in Vancouver recovering from a broken thumb. However, the A's have high hopes for the Southern California native. We have a profile of Vitters inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/617264.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/617264.html Thu, 08 Feb 2007 05:03:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics