minor leaguers Stories - Amazin' Avenue
Mariners' Prospect Performances vs. Halos
I had some time this weekend to return to my former project of reviewing the various AL West farm systems with a simple performance / age scoring metric. In previous posts, I used the system to show how scary good Texas could be in a couple of years, and suggested that Oakland might be overrated. ...
Getting Familiar: Jeremy Hellickson, Heath Rollins, Ryan Reid and Neal Frontz
My finale on the pitchers includes four pitchers who started out the season in class A Vero Beach and ended in AA Montgomery. On the table below, I've included both their Vero Beach and Montgomery numbers. Name K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 ERA FIP Ryan...
Top 20 Preseason Preliminary Padres Prospects
John Sickels has his preliminary prospect list up for the Padres. Wonko's already found it. What are you waiting for? Here are the top 5. I'll leave it to you to visit Minor League Ball to see the rest: 1) Kyle Blanks, 1B, Grade B+: I don’t know where he fits except as trade bait, but...
Gerald Laird is Coming to Detroit
While you were sleeping (or while I was, anyway), the Detroit Tigers put a big checkmark on their offseason shopping list and finalized a trade with the Texas Rangers for catcher Gerald Laird. Going to the Rangers in exchange are pitching prospects Guillermo Moscoso and Carlos Melo. The trade is...
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