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Brown, Payton pilot polished A's pack

Experienced bunch enjoy career campaigns in Oakland system
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Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.The 2019 season ended in all-too-familiar fashion for the Athletics -- heartbreak in the postseason. Falling

Prospect Roundup: Games of August 12

Burdick posts six RBIs; Woods Richardson wins for new club
August 13, 2019

Marlins OF Peyton Burdick, Class A Clinton: 2-for-3, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R -- Miami's third-round pick in June has three long balls in the past two games, posting his first multi-homer game and driving in a career-high six runs in the LumberKings' 7-0 win at Peoria. He belted

Giants' Bart headlines Players of the Week

No. 21 overall prospect showed pop, plate discipline for San Jose
July 29, 2019

Joey Bart is back to full heatlh, and as of late, he's also back to full production. The Giants' top prospect was named California League Offensive Player of the Week for July 22-28 after going 8-for-21 (.381) with three homers, a double and six runs scored over five games for

Prospect Roundup: Games of April 17

Marlins' Gallen remains stingy, Nats' Sharp posts seven zeros
April 18, 2019

Marlins RHP Zac Gallen, Triple-A New Orleans: 5 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K --Miami's No. 18 prospect went seven innings without allowing a hit in his first start of the year on April 5. While he didn't get as deep in Wednesday's game, Gallen was

Aviators' Brown flies friendly skies thrice

A's infield prospect drives in six in first career three-homer game
April 16, 2019

One homer wasn't enough for Seth Brown on Monday night. Neither was two.The Oakland first-base prospect went deep three times in Triple-A Las Vegas' 7-6 win over Fresno at Las Vegas Ballpark, driving in a season-high six runs in his first professional three-homer game.

Lefty Luzardo headlines A's All-Stars

Southpaw climbed to Minor Leagues' highest level at age 20
November 28, 2018

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.The American League West was full of storylines going into 2018. The Astros were coming

Olson, Puk on the rise for Oakland

Power lefties -- at the plate, on the mound -- provide hope for A's
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This offseason, MiLB.com is taking a look at the most outstanding campaigns by players in each system across Minor League Baseball and honoring the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization.Oakland improved its record for the second straight season, winning

Grizzlies' Reed wins 2017 Bauman Award

September 14, 2017

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Minor League Baseball today named Fresno Grizzlies first baseman A.J. Reed the winner of the 2017 Joe Bauman Award, presented by Musco Sports Lighting. Reed will be honored at the Baseball Winter Meetings. in Orlando, Florida, this December with a trophy and a check for $6,800,

MiLB announces August Players of the Month

September 6, 2017

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Minor League Baseball today announced its August Player of the Month Award winners for all leagues. Each winner will receive an award from Minor League Baseball in recognition of the honor.

Varsho's big week eclipses the competition

Hops catcher leads Players of the Week with eight extra-base hits
August 28, 2017

Ancient myths claim that solar eclipses can be bad omens. For catcher Daulton Varsho, last week's spectacle was anything but. The D-backs' No. 16 prospect won Northwest League Player of the Week after going 10-for-20 (.500) with three homers, one triple, four doubles, seven RBIs and seven runs scored over

Brown homers in fifth straight game for Ports

Athletics slugger bashes solo shot for 25th long ball of season
August 25, 2017

With each passing day, Seth Brown has been perfecting his home run trot for the Class A Advanced Ports.The Oakland slugger went deep for the fifth consecutive game as Stockton snatched a 2-1 victory in 11 innings over Modesto at Banner Island Ballpark. The homer was Brown's only hit in