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

Less than a week into his Major League career, Matt Chapman is dealing with his first bout of big league adversity.Oakland's No. 4 prospect sat out Monday's opener of a four-game series with Houston due to an infection in his left knee. The A's will monitor their 24-year-old third baseman, who has

Matt Chapman's next home run could come in the Major Leagues.The A's No. 4 prospect will be promoted from Triple-A Nashville on Thursday, the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting. The 24-year-old third baseman is hitting .259 with a .350 on-base percentage and a .592 slugging percentage that ranks fifth in the

The Memphis Redbirds scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the 12th inning and outlasted the Nashville Sounds, 10-9, Sunday afternoon at AutoZone Park. Sunday's win secured the series for Memphis, and gave them a five-game lead over Nashville in the American Southern Division standings.Breyvic Valera was the

The Nashville Sounds hit back-to-back home runs two different times en route to a 7-3 win over the Omaha Storm Chasers Tuesday afternoon at Werner Park.Right fielder Jaff Decker was in on both in his sixth multi-homer game of his career. With Omaha leading 1-0 in the top of the

Around the end of each month of the Minor League season, Toolshed will explore the most eye-popping statistics from the previous month. This edition explores MiLB leaders in various categories from May 1-30..117, Triston McKenzie, Class A Advanced Lynchburg, average-against: Carolina League batters are finding it incredibly difficult to hit the

The Nashville Sounds earned a doubleheader split when Ryan Lavarnway's walk-off base hit scored Matt Chapman to give Nashville a 2-1 win in game two in front of a sellout crowd of 10,307 Sunday night at First Tennessee Park.With the game tied 1-1 going into the bottom of the seventh,

Marlins OF Destin Hood, Triple-A New Orleans: 3-for-5, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, R -- Hood has to do anything he can to stand out as a 27-year-old outfielder in a system that already features Giancarlo Stanton, Christian Yelich and Marcell Ozuna in the Majors. How do four homers in three games

The Omaha Storm Chasers edged the Nashville Sounds, 8-4, in front of a sellout crowd of 10,442 at First Tennessee Park Thursday night. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Sounds.For the first time in 11 games, the Sounds failed to score first. Omaha's Garin Cecchini started the

Athletics 3B Matt Chapman, Triple-A Nashville: 2-for-5, HR, 3B, RBI, 2 R, K -- Oakland's No. 4 prospect went deep for the second straight game and the fifth time in his last eight contests Tuesday. Chapman leads the Minors with 10 homers this month; no one else has more than eight. The

Since the start of the season, Athletics No. 5 prospectDaniel Gossett has been looking for a start he could build on.On Monday night, he found it.The right-hander threw eight shutout innings, giving up four hits and fanning six without a walk in Triple-A Nashville's 9-3 win at Sacramento.

With a power-packed offense, it seems Triple-A Nashville can have a different player step into the spotlight any night. On Thursday, it was the Sounds' top-rated talent.Oakland's No. 1 prospectFranklin Barreto finished a triple short of the cycle and matched a career high with five RBIs and fourth-ranked Matt Chapman

The Nashville Sounds red-hot offense flipped it into high gear Thursday night with a 13-3 win over the Fresno Grizzlies at Chukchansi Park.The runs came in waves for the top home run hitting team in Minor League Baseball. Matt Chapman hit a solo homer, and Franklin Barreto clubbed a three-run

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The power surge continued for the Nashville Sounds as they belted three home runs on the way to an 11-6 win over the Fresno Grizzlies at Chukchansi Park Tuesday night.Nashville got homers from Matt Chapman, Matt Olson, and Jaycob Brugman in the blowout win. Brugman led the offensive charge with

The El Paso Chihuahuas scored a pair of runs in the ninth inning to grab an 8-6 win over the Nashville Sounds, spoiling Bark in the Park Night in front of 8,691 humans and 500+ dogs at First Tennessee Park Tuesday night.Nashville (13-16) scored a pair of runs in the

A ninth inning rally fell short in the Nashville Sounds' 3-2 loss to the El Paso Chihuahuas in front of 8,773 fans at First Tennessee Park Sunday afternoon.Trailing 3-1 entering the bottom of the ninth, Matt Olson sparked a rally with a sharp single to right-center. After Phil Maton struck

Jurickson Profar's walk-off base hit gave the Round Rock Dance Halls a 4-3 win over the Nashville Honky Tonks at Dell Diamond on Friday night. The 10th inning base hit gave Round Rock a big advantage in the two-game #BattleForTheBoot series between the two American Southern Division rivals.Profar's game-winner came

The Nashville Sounds pulled back to the even mark with a 5-4 win over the Round Rock Express Thursday night at Dell Diamond.At 12-12, the Sounds have won six of their last seven games, including two of three in Round Rock with the #BattleForTheBoot series finale looming Friday night.Before starter

A year after clubbing 36 homers, Matt Chapman finally got on the board in 2017.The A's No. 4 prospect went deep twice and drove in three runs on Tuesday, powering Triple-A Nashville to an 11-0 romp over Round Rock at Dell Diamond.

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Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2017 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.Major League-ready: Franklin Barreto , SS After