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7/26 AAA Minor League Report

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Jeremy

Joaquin Arias had a stellar spring training with the Rangers but found himself as a late March cut as the Rangers were dead set on giving Elvis Andrus the starting SS job with Omar Vizquel playing the role of seasoned … Continue reading →

7/20 AAA Minor League Report

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Jeremy

Minnesota Twins OF prospect David Winfree is a name that makes our run down of daily performances quite often, but he is oft overlooked amidst the prospecting ranks. Yesterday the former 2003 draftee launched his 13th HR of the season … Continue reading →

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7/19 AAA Minor League Report

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Jeremy

Cameron Maybin went 4-4 yesterday with two doubles and two runs scored. Since his demotion to New Orleans in mid-May, Maybin has been spectacular hitting .345 with 3 HR 23 RBI five triples and seven stolen bases in 55 games. … Continue reading →

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4/23 AAA Report

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Jeremy

Nolan Reimold, Mat Gamel and Andrew McCutchen continued their multi-hit ways with two knocks each, and both David Hernandez, Bud Norris and Gio Gonzalez compiled strong performances punching out eight hitters apiece. Today’s top player in the AAA ranks is Pittsburgh’s Steven … Continue reading →

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4/20 AAA Minor League Report

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Jeremy

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Mat Gamel hit homerun number four and Jake Fox, Brandon Wood, and Josh Whitesell continue to prove to their prospective major league clubs that they are ready for a recall. After slow starts, it looks like Colorado’s Eric … Continue reading →

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4/15 AAA Minor League Report

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Jeremy

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Jake Fox went yard for the fourth time and Sean Rodriguez, Jai Miller, and Will Venable added their first. Xavier Paul was simply outstanding yesterday going 4-4, driving in two runs and stealing a base, but it … Continue reading →

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4/12 AAA Minor League Report

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Jeremy

I hope all of you had a blessed Easter weekend! After taking a day off, let’s jump back into things with reports from the Sunday’s Internantional League action. Michael Brantley, Juan Miranda, Jason Donald and Neil Walker continued to look … Continue reading →

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3/9 Spring Training Report

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Jeremy

Grand slams by Nick Evans and Chris Valaika powered their teams to victories, Jeff Niemann continues to pitch like a former 1st round pick should, tossing 4 scoreless innings, Travis Snider went deep again and Brett Gardner continues to try … Continue reading →

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3/8 Spring Training Report

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Jeremy

Pitching prospects are the big story of today as several young hurlers put in some positive innings today. Justin Masterson, Daniel Bard and Junichi Tazawa combined to throw 6 innings of 3 hit, 1 run ball today, David Purcey looked … Continue reading →

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Top 20 Shortstop Prospects for 2009

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Jeremy

After working on this crop of shortstops, I came to the realization that this bunch is extremely difficult to figure out. With the exception of a few players, many of the top 20 (and those on the outer fringes of … Continue reading →

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