Can confirm that OF Skye Bolt
@Skyebolt20
will be added to
#Athletics
roster in time for the start of the Pirates series on Friday. RHP Ryan Dull will be sent back to Las Vegas. Bolt has slashed .333/.409/.692 with 8 doubles, 6 HRs & 3 SBs at Triple-A this season.
LHP Sean Manaea was dominant tonight for Las Vegas. He struck out the side in order in the 7th & K'd 12 while allowing just 2 hits and walking 1 over 7 scoreless innings for the night - 99 pitches, 67 for strikes. Assuming he's done after 99 pitches. Vegas up 2-0 after 7.
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Congrats to LHP Jesus Luzardo
@Baby_Jesus9
on his solid major league debut tonight - 3 IP/1 H/1 ER/0 BB/2 K - 36 pitches, 22 for strikes.
#Athletics
beat
#Astros
5-3!
Bob Melvin after today's game: "We swept these guys. That was our intent, and we did it." He added: "To get hit 5 times is hard to swallow. What you do is you go out and beat them - and that's what we did."
LHP Jesus Luzardo has K'd 10 tonight for Vegas with no walks. 6 IP/6 H/1 ER/0 BB/10 K - 93 pitches, 57 for strikes. Has hit 99 mph tonight. Assuming he's done for the night. Game tied 1-1 in the 6th.
Imagining potential A's 2024 starting lineup with these names. Org has lots of promising infield prospects but needs more OF depth...
C Shea Langeliers
1B Tyler Soderstrom
2B Zack Gelof
SS Nick Allen
3B Brett Harris
LF Max Schuemann
CF Cristian Pache
RF Seth Brown
DH Jordan Diaz
Matt Harvey came on in the 9th tonight for Vegas & closed things out, hitting 95 mph, notching 1 K & allowing 1 hit & 1 walk in a scoreless 9th to finish things off as Las Vegas clinched its division. Vegas will now face Sacramento in a 5-game playoff series starting on Wednesday
A's non-roster players receiving invitations to spring training include prospects Tyler Soderstrom, Kyle McCann, Daniel Susac, Zack Gelof, Logan Davidson, Max Muncy, Denzel Clarke, J.T. Ginn & Mason Miller.
We've learned that RHP James Kaprielian is heading to Stockton. So
@stocktonports
fans will soon be getting the chance to see Kap make his organizational debut for the A's. It'll be the first time he's pitched in an official game in 2 1/2 years.
Happy 22nd Birthday to
#Athletics
LHP Jesus Luzardo
@Baby_Jesus9
! He got his birthday present a few weeks early this year when he made his MLB debut for the A's on Sept. 11. Raise your hand if you pitched in half-a-dozen MLB games before your 22nd birthday!
Triple-A pitching coach Rick Rodriguez told me today that James Kaprielian's throwing 94-96, Grant Holmes & Tyler Baum are throwing 92-94, Parker Dunshee's velo's up w/an improved changeup, Brian Howard's lowered his arm slot, and that Daulton Jefferies looks major-league ready.
The A's obviously are eager to get Sheldon Neuse more time at 2B. Franklin Barreto is set to make his first career start at 3B tonight with Neuse getting the start at 2B.
A's MiLB RHP
@PeterBayer47
feels strongly about today's news:"$400/week is nothing, but it means a ton to us." He adds "I’ve completely lost all respect for everyone involved in this decision. And I know a lot of people feel the same way as I do, they just won’t say it publicly."
The A's have released 25-year-old Cuban OF Lazaro Armenteros, who began the year on the A's 40-man roster. He was slashing .219/.352/.329 in 146 ABs this season for Midland & Las Vegas. Remember when we were once imagining an A's outfield of Lazaro, Kyler Murray & Austin Beck?
Las Vegas manager Fran Riordan confirms on today's Vegas pre-game show that infielder Sheldon Neuse is on his way to join
#Athletics
. Neuse is currently slashing .317/.389/.550 for Las Vegas. This year, he's played 96 games at 3B, 16 at 2B, 9 at SS & 3 in LF for Vegas.
Congrats to
@AviatorsLV
hitting coach Eric Martins
@eric3mar
who's been named the hitting coach for the Pacific Coast League squad in the Triple-A All-Star Game!
Congrats to catcher Jonah Heim on joining the A's and getting the chance to make his major league debut. Heim slashed .310/.385/.477 for Midland & Las Vegas last year.
Some confirmed
@AviatorsLV
updates:
Jesus Luzardo starts tonight
Marco Estrada starts Friday
Matt Harvey starts Saturday
Sean Manaea set to start on Sunday or Monday
Brian Howard sent to MID
Rehabbing C Josh Phegley sent to STK
Jorge Mateo & Brian Schlitter come off IL today
Tyler Soderstrom hit his 2nd HR of the season tonight for Stockton, a 2-run shot, and he's now hitting .313 with 14 extra-base hits over the first month of the minor league season.
Sheldon Neuse has started the last 4 games at 2B for Las Vegas. And A's Asst GM Billy Owens recently told me, "I think he could be outstanding at second base...He was a college shortstop...He's got such a strong arm...He's got very sure hands...He's a really good athlete."
LHP Will Johnston has the second-most strikeouts in the A's system this season with 76 Ks in just 54 1/3 IP. He's averaging 12.6 K/9 this season, best among A's minor leaguers with at least 40 IP...
CF Cristian Pache is now batting .333 (15 for 45) with 2 HR, 7 doubles, 5 walks, 11 Ks & 9 RBIs and is slashing .333/.404/.622 through his first 11 games with Triple-A
@AviatorsLV
Have learned that A's have so far signed a total 4 undrafted amateurs as free agents. In addition to the pair of previously-reported catchers Will Simoneit & Cooper Uhl, have also signed RHPs Garrett Acton (3.75 ERA 3 yrs at Illinois) & Grant Judkins (3.72 ERA 4 yrs at Iowa).
Matt Harvey really settled into a groove. He set down the side in order on 9 pitches in the 6th & retired last 7 straight. On the night: 6 IP/3 H/2 ER/0 BB/6 K - 69 pitches, 49 for strikes. His line over his first 2 starts for Las Vegas: 10 IP/5 H/2 ER/0 BB/11 K.
Las Vegas OF Seth Brown has been named the Pacific Coast League's Player of the Week. He went 8 for 18 with 2 doubles, 3 HRs, 1 walk, 1 stolen base, 7 RBIs & 7 runs scored in just 4 games for
@AviatorsLV
last week.
Double-A Midland
@RockHounds
OF Denzel Clarke
@DC5_Denzy
was named Texas League Player of the Week today. The 23-year-old OF went 8 for 16 with 4 HRs, 3 doubles, 3 walks & 9 RBIs to compile an OPS of 2.016 in just his first 4 games of action after returning from the IL.
26-year-old Max Schuemann, who was drafted in the 20th round in 2018 and had nearly 2,000 plate appearances in the minors, got his first big league hit, a home run, today. Enjoy the trip around the bases, Max...
Former
#Athletics
pitcher Matt Keough, who passed away on Friday, had a career year in 1980, when he won 16 games, put up a 2.92 ERA, tossed 250 innings and threw 20 complete games for Billy Martin's A's.
If you want to keep an eye on Jharel Cotton's & James Kaprielian's return to action at Stockton...Cotton is set to make his first appearance for
@stocktonports
on Friday & Kaprielian is set to make his first appearance on Saturday.
The A's top 4 starters (Montas, Irvin, Blackburn & Jefferies) have issued a total of just 8 walks over their first 9 starts - that's a great way not to hurt yourself!
LHP A.J. Puk set down the side in order while notching a pair of strikeouts in the 8th inning for Las Vegas tonight. RHP Matt Harvey made the start and K'd 5 in 4 scoreless frames. Vegas up 6-5 in the bottom of the 8th.
Bob Melvin on Jesus Luzardo: "My expectation of Jesus is to be a top-of-the-rotation starter, and that probably starts this year...I expect him to be a top-of-the-rotation guy this year."
Imagine if the A's decide to trade vets like Peterson, A.Diaz, Kemp, Aguilar, Laureano & Brown at the deadline and Kevin Smith, Jordan Diaz, Zack Gelof, Tyler Soderstrom, Brent Rooker & JJ Bleday take their place in the second half. It could happen!
's updated Top 10 A's Prospects: 1) C Tyler Soderstrom, 2) C Shea Langeliers, 3) OF Cristian Pache, 4) SS Max Muncy, 5) SS Nick Allen, 6) RHP J.T. Ginn, 7) RHP Gunnar Hoglund, 8) RHP Ryan Cusick, 9) LHP A.J. Puk, 10) RHP Daulton Jefferies.
LF Colby Thomas went 4 for 4 with 2 HRs & 2 doubles for Las Vegas tonight, and he's now slashing .310/.387/.587 with 14 doubles & 7 HRs in 32 games for Vegas.
LHP Sean Manaea has K'd 9 tonight while allowing just 2 hits and walking 1 over 6 scoreless innings for Las Vegas - 85 pitches, 57 for strikes. Vegas up 2-0 after 6.
Congrats to 28-year-old A’s OF Brent Rooker, who was named A.L. Player of the Week today. Rooker went 10-for-24 (.417) with 5 HRs, a double & 11 RBIs in 7 games last week. He added 6 walks and 2 HBPs for a .545 on-base percentage, slugged 1.083 & had a 1.629 OPS. Perseverance!
With Daniel Mengden heading to the A's and Edwin Jackson heading to the Jays, we've learned that Midland RHP Parker Dunshee will be joining the Triple-A
@AviatorsLV
tomorrow.
With Fiers, Manaea, Montas, Luzardo, Puk & Bassitt all expected to start the season on
#Athletics
major league roster, possible starters at Triple-A
@AviatorsLV
this year include Jefferies, Kaprielian, Holmes, Blackburn, Gossett, Dunshee, Howard & T.Anderson.
LHP Sean Manaea has now k'd 7 so far tonight and allowed just 2 hits without issuing a walk over 4 scoreless frames for Las Vegas - 59 pitches, 40 for strikes. Vegas up 2-0 after 4.