Brad Peacock News

Wes Timmons had three hits - including his first home run of the season - but he and the Sacramento River Cats couldn't match the offensive production of host Round Rock on Tuesday, as the Express won 11-5 atA The Dell Diamond.

Well, last week was a big improvement over the previous week down on the farm, with the RockHounds snapping their 6-game losing streak and the Ports finally ending their epic 16-game skid.

Now that we hit the 1Q mark of the season, it would be good to see how well our top prospects are performing and what "sleepers" has open some eyes around the minors.

Oakland Athletics ace Brandon McCarthy came out of nowhere last season and was one of the top starters in baseball last year.

Senators manager Matthew LeCroy is careful not to compare his star pitcher, Danny Rosenbaum, to his former star battery mate, Johan Santana.

One of the great teams in the Pacific Coast League since 2000, the Oakland A's top affiliate has been a fixture at the top of the standings.

It's a good thing that I had some extra storage space and access to a ridiculous amount of green and white felt.

No dramatic comebacks for the A's today after their comeback wins on Sunday and Tuesday, but Tyson Ross was much better than he had been his two previous times out.

Fresh off our look last week at the coaches at the Washington Nationals' AAA team in Syracuse , we now turn our attention to the coaches for the Harrisburg Senators, the Nationals' AA team.

Former top prospect Josh Horton has really started heating up at Midland, Miles Head has continued living up to his hype at Stockton, and outfielder Dusty Robinson has been looking like the Babe Ruth of Burlington! You can get daily updates on everything that's going on with the A's minor league teams and top prospects on my blog and lots more ... (more)

Every Sunday I will be taking a look at some of the top prospects and top performers at the AAA level.

Jemile Weeks is out today with that same slight groin tightness that kept him out on Wednesday; the A's played12 innings on artificial turf last night and they have a day off tomorrow, so manager Bob Melvin decided this would be a good game to give him a little break.

St. Petersburg, Fla. -- Tyson Ross followed a nine-run outing in his previous appearance by allowing seven runs Friday night at Tampa Bay, and that might signal another change in Oakland's rotation in the near future.

So...how's Brad Peacock coming along? And by that, I mean I'd like him to start in five days, because as you can tell from the score, Tyson Ross picked right up where he left off in Baltimore.

Remember him? The A's traded Gio Gonzalez last winter as the team continued their youth-movement. Image Credit: Brad Barr-US PRESSWIRE Each month, Swingin' A's will revisit three of the biggest trades that the A's made this past offseason.

Turning point: When Tucson starter Matt Palmer was scratched because of a blister, Advanced Class-A California League call-up Mark Pope started and was hammered for seven runs and eight hits in the first two innings as the Cats routed the Padres 11-3. Take a bow: River Cats starter Brad Peacock allowed four hits and a run and struck out eight in ... (more)

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