In American Association Daily, Robert Pannier of the Minor League Sports Report looks at the changing rules for the Texas AirHogs in 2019, as they will no longer have the roster exemptions to accommodate the Chinese born players.
In American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the list of American Association players who have already had their contracts purchased by Major League affiliates and Mexican teams since the end of the 2018 season. The list is growing, and could very well reach 20-plus before May 4 when spring training begins for the league.
In American Association Daily, Robert Pannier begins a weekly series looking back at the 2018 American Association season. This week, Rob starts with the Texas AirHogs, discussing the team’s highlights as well as what to expect for the upcoming season. Also included in the article is a look at the team’s MVP and top pitcher as well as statistical leaders.
In American Association Daily, the Minor League Sports Report and This Week in the Association name Sioux City Explorers infielder Jose Sermo as the American Association Player of the Year, defeating teammate Nate Samson and former Texas AirHogs outfielder Dillon Thomas.
They say that there are two things that you can count on: death and taxes. Well another thing would be the Wichita Wingnuts defeating the Texas AirHogs which, with Saturday night’s victory, not only gave Wichita a sweep of their three-game series, but a season sweep as the Wingnuts won all 13 games against Texas […]
With the Kansas City T-Bones losing a wild affair to the Winnipeg Goldeyes, the Wichita Wingnuts were looking to gain a full game in the standings. A combined shutout by Travis Banwart and Felix Carvallo provided the pitching and Tony Thomas homered twice to help lead Wichita to an 8-0 victory over the Texas AirHogs. […]
The Wichita Wingnuts headed south Thursday evening to take on the Texas AirHogs on starter Tyler Kane’s 26th birthday. It may have been the Wingnuts’ starters special day, but he was the one delivering the present, allowing one run in seven innings to lead Wichita to a 4-1 victory. That kept the Wingnuts two games […]
They say that turnabout is fair play, and that proved to be the case Sunday evening as the St. Paul Saints responded from their worst pitching outing of the season to crush the Texas AirHogs, 13-2. A night after giving up a season high 20 hits in a 14-9 loss, the pitching staff held Texas […]
Welcome to The McLaren Report with Texas AirHogs Manager John McLaren. This is a weekly show that allows fans to write in and ask the AirHogs skipper questions about baseball, sports, or about life in general, and John will provide his insights. If you would like to send in a question or questions, you can […]
The St. Paul Saints were looking to extend their season best home winning streak to seven on Saturday night, but that was not to be as Dillon Thomas homered twice and drove in four in the Texas AirHogs, 14-9 victory. Tyler Matzek earned his third win of the year, and the AirHogs scored in six […]
The St. Paul Saints welcomed the Texas AirHogs to town Friday night to begin a three-game series, as the Saints were looking for their sixth straight win at home. Trevor Foss and Miguel Rosario were locked in a great pitcher’s duel that saw the score tied at one through seven. However, St. Paul would score […]
In American Association Daily, this is the unofficial All-Star break in the American Association, so Robert Pannier takes a look at Texas AirHogs and how they have performed to this point in the season, plus what to expect down the stretch.
In American Association Daily, the Minor League Sports Report names their American Association Player and Pitcher of the Week for Week 10 as chosen by Robert Pannier and Kevin Luckow, with Texas AirHogs starter Tyler Matzek being named the league’s Pitcher of the Week and Sioux Falls Canaries first baseman David Bergin earning the top player honors.
The Wichita Wingnuts completed their sweep of the Texas AirHogs on Sunday, thanks to two home runs and nine RBI combined by Tony Thomas and John Nester in the Wingnuts 9-2 victory. The two backed the third straight victory by Tyler Kane, who allowed two runs on six innings, giving Wichita their fourth victory in […]
The Texas AirHogs had to be feeling pretty good about themselves on Saturday evening after jumping out to a three run lead in the top of the first, but the Wichita Wingnuts offense was as hot as the Kansas sun, proving to be too much for Texas in the 8-6 Wichita victory. Three runs in […]
With the Kansas City T-Bones losing on Friday night, the Wichita Wingnuts had a chance to pull within a game for second place in the South Division and made sure that there was no doubt they were going to do so, as they downed the Texas AirHogs, 12-3. Jordan Cooper shutout Texas through the first […]
The Wichita Wingnuts have been in a bit of a rut of late, as they dropped two of three at home to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks earlier in the week, but with the Texas AirHogs in town, Wichita found just the prescription to what ails them as they got six outstanding innings from Casey Harman and […]
It doesn’t seem like very long ago that Seth Harvey was the closer for the Wichita Wingnuts, almost exactly one year ago to be precise. On Sunday, the reliever stepped out of the bullpen to make the start against the Texas AirHogs, and completely dominated his opponent, allowing 2-hits in 5-innings in his first start […]
Charlie Gillies made his second start since joining the Wichita Wingnuts last Monday, and looked every bit as dominating as in his first start. The right-hander allowed one run in 7-innings of work to earn the win and Hunter Clanin drove in three runs in the Wingnuts 7-2 victory over the Texas AirHogs. The Wichita […]
The Wichita Wingnuts continued their trek through Texas, taking on the AirHogs on Friday night. Thanks to eight outstanding innings by Casey Harman, Wichita rolled to a 4-1 victory. That came courtesy of a three runs seventh-inning as Logan Watkins scored both a run and had an RBI in the contest. The Wichita Wingnuts would […]
The Texas AirHogs have been playing exceptionally well this season, despite having only one victory entering Thursday morning’s contest. They could have easily won the first three games of the series against the St. Paul Saints, but the Saints managed to find a way to battle back and win each time, and it looked like […]
The Texas AirHogs are quickly proving to be a lot more formidable than anyone imagined, battling back from two down to tie the score on Wednesday, sending their contest with the St. Paul Saints to extra innings. However, the Saints would prevail for the third time in this series, downing Texas 7-4 thanks to a […]
A night after the St. Paul Saints needed to rally in the ninth to down the Texas AirHogs, 11-6, the team needed 11 innings to earn their second victory in the series, downing the AirHogs, 3-0. Dante Bichette, Jr. won it with an RBI single in the 11th and Justin O’Conner added a two run […]
The St. Paul Saints found themselves trailing 5-1 through two frames on Monday night, but remained resilient, battling back to down the Texas AirHogs, 11-6. Brady Shoemaker had 4-hits and 2-RBI and Kes Carter drove in three to lead St. Paul to their seventh win of the season. The Saints bullpen tossed 4.2-innings of shutout […]
Corbin Osburn has been with the Wichita Wingnuts less than 24 hours, but he has already made quite an impression. Making his first professional start, the lefty allowed just one run in 5-innings as the Wingnuts downed the Texas AirHogs, 4-2. John Nester scored 2-runs and Isaiah Aluko drove in two to help pace the […]
The Wichita Wingnuts have put up good numbers offensively this season, but have not really had a break out performance. That performance occurred Saturday night as Wichita pounded out 18 hits in defeating the Texas AirHogs, 15-3. Abel Nieves was 4-6 with a run and 4-RBI and everyone but one member of the Wingnuts lineup […]
The Wichita Wingnuts returned home after being swept by the Lincoln Saltdogs, looking to snap their four-game losing streak. Thanks to another outstanding outing by Jordan Cooper, Wichita earned the 4-1 victory over the Texas AirHogs, moving the team to 3-4. Abel Nieves was one of three Winguts players with 2-hits on the night, helping […]
American Association Daily provides insights and features on the American Association of Professional Baseball League, as well as player and coaching profiles and transactions going on with teams around the league. In today’s edition, Robert Pannier discusses John McLaren taking over as the manager of the Texas AirHogs.
American Association Daily provides insights and features on the American Association of Professional Baseball League, as well as player and coaching profiles and transactions going on with teams around the league. In today’s edition, Robert Pannier talks about the exemption granted to the Texas AirHogs that really makes it so that they have 30 players on their team.
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Analyzing David Palladino-Travis Ballew Trade
In American Association Daily, The Minor League Sports Reports’ Robert Pannier examines the trade that sent David Palladino from the Texas AirHogs to the Lincoln Saltdogs in exchange for Travis Ballew.