The latest news from OaklandClubhouse.com. Scout.com Information about the Oakland A's and their minor league affiliates. http://athletics.scout.com/ http://media.scout.com/media/rss/scout.gif http://athletics.scout.com/ en-us Copyright © 2009 OaklandClubhouse.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. melissa_lockard@yahoo.com info@scout.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:37:51 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:STATIC2) 60 After much deliberation, we are releasing our 2010 Oakland A’s top-50 prospects list. Inside, subscribers get a sneak preview of the list, which we will unveil to the general public at the end of December. Over the next five weeks, subscribers will also receive in-depth scouting reports on each of the 50 prospects listed. Click inside for the full list… http://athletics.scout.com/2/921382.html Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/921382.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:41:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The off-season is a time for healing. So how are some of the Oakland A's prospects doing with their recoveries from in-season injuries? We have updates on Andrew Carignan, Sean Doolittle, Dusty Coleman, Jason Christian and more. We also report on another member of the A's organization taking home post-season hardware and give an update on winter and fall league news inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/920749.html Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/920749.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:34:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics From non-roster invitee to American League Rookie of the Year. It was quite a meteoric rise for Oakland A's closer Andrew Bailey, who went from being known only by the closest followers of the A's system to a household name among baseball fans in one short year. Bailey, who saved 26 games and posted a 1.84 ERA, was named the AL's Rookie of the Year on Monday. http://athletics.scout.com/2/920331.html Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/920331.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:40:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics One of the biggest surprises in the Oakland A’s system in 2009 was the rise of reliever Mickey Storey, who went from being an unknown mired in extended spring training to one of the organization’s brightest relief prospects. Storey’s outstanding season has continued into the Arizona Fall League. We caught-up with Storey at the AFL for a Q&A… http://athletics.scout.com/2/920147.html Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/920147.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Starting next week, we will begin our annual ranking of the Oakland A’s top-50 prospects. This ranking will come along with scouting reports on each player. Before we begin the rankings, we thought it would be educational to look back at our past lists. Inside, find out who we ranked among the A’s top-10 prospects in our pre-season lists from '06-'09 and how those players have developed. http://athletics.scout.com/2/919341.html Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/919341.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:17:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Hot News for CF Corey Brown http://athletics.scout.com/a.z?s=304&p=9&c=2&cid=919126&nid=4209260&fhn=1 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/a.z?s=304&p=9&c=2&cid=919126&nid=4209260&fhn=1 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:53:22 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics With the winter season reaching November, more and more players with big league experience are debuting in their respective leagues. Two Oakland A's relievers made their debut recently. We have those details, as well as other action around the winter leagues, inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/918542.html Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/918542.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Hot News for OF Chris Denorfia http://athletics.scout.com/a.z?s=304&p=9&c=2&cid=917906&nid=4273038&fhn=1 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/a.z?s=304&p=9&c=2&cid=917906&nid=4273038&fhn=1 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:13:17 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 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/917875.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:23:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The 2009 Major League baseball season might be over, but the off-season is just ramping up. On Friday, November 6th we hosted a live chat to discuss the Oakland A's and their minor league system. Click inside for the transcript. http://athletics.scout.com/2/916608.html OaklandClubhouse.com http://athletics.scout.com/2/916608.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:08:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Hot News for 1B Chris Carter http://athletics.scout.com/a.z?s=304&p=9&c=2&cid=916564&nid=4521764&fhn=1 OaklandClubhouse.com http://athletics.scout.com/a.z?s=304&p=9&c=2&cid=916564&nid=4521764&fhn=1 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:10:30 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Baseball is fun again for Jemile Weeks, who battled through injuries and inconsistencies this season to put together a strong finish to his first full professional season. Recently named to the Arizona Fall League’s Rising Stars Showcase, Weeks is playing well against elite competition. We caught-up with Weeks to get his thoughts on the league, his 2009 season, working with a legend & more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/916187.html Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/916187.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:09:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics We have news on Oakland A's prospects participating in winter and fall league ball and more inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/915836.html Staff Reports http://athletics.scout.com/2/915836.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:35:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Hot News for 2B Jemile Weeks http://athletics.scout.com/a.z?s=304&p=9&c=2&cid=915583&nid=4476113&fhn=1 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/a.z?s=304&p=9&c=2&cid=915583&nid=4476113&fhn=1 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:22:21 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The off-season for all but two teams in baseball is fully in swing and Billy Owens and the rest of the Oakland A’s front office are busy assessing the 2009 season and putting together plans for 2010. We caught-up with Owens, the A’s Director of Player Personnel, in Arizona just after the conclusion of an Arizona Fall League game to get his thoughts on a variety of topics. http://athletics.scout.com/2/915444.html Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/915444.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:39:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Since its founding in 1992, the Arizona Fall League has developed a reputation for being a breeding ground for future major leaguers. But do players participating in the AFL really end up in the majors? Inside, we take a look at the 109 players the Oakland A’s have sent to the AFL to see whether those players have generally wound-up with big league careers or not. http://athletics.scout.com/2/914212.html Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/914212.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:47:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's Instructional League season concluded earlier this month. Before the end of camp, the A's handed out awards for the top participating players and some of the youngest players took home the awards. We have those details, plus information on why Chris Carter has been missing from Mexican League boxscores, an AFL update and more inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/913472.html Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/913472.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:53:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics With three of four Oakland A’s full-season minor league affiliates making the post-season, it isn’t a surprise that there were some impressive individual performances among A’s minor leaguers. With so many good choices for our annual Player and Pitcher of the Year awards, we decided to open up the voting to our readers. Click inside to find out who was given the awards by our staff and our readers http://athletics.scout.com/2/913119.html Staff http://athletics.scout.com/2/913119.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:35:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's system hasn't exactly been known for producing power hitters in recent years, but that has been changing over the past couple of seasons. A few of those power-hitting prospects are putting their strength on display in fall and winter league action... http://athletics.scout.com/2/911563.html Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/911563.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:01:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A’s spent last off-season adding veteran players, but they wound-up with a rookie-filled roster for much of the season. Seventeen rookies appeared in games for the A’s this season. We analyze the seasons of all 17 rookies and assess what their future might hold in 2010. http://athletics.scout.com/2/911014.html Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/911014.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:21:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics