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Coming Soon #8: Charlie Blackmon

A glance at the back of Charles Cobb Blackmon’s baseball card is eye candy to even the most casual prospectors. Now in his fourth season, the former Georgia Tech standout has yet to bat below .295 in any minor league … Continue reading

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4/2 Minor League Report

Trevor Cahill made his final start of the spring and, while he didn’t look particularly sharp, he is slated to be Oakland’s #2 man in the rotation against the L.A. Angels.  Travis Snider and Pablo Sandoval continue to prove that … Continue reading

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4/1 Spring Training Report

Turning the page on the calendar, I saw the big red circle around April 6th marking the beginning of the 2009 MLB regular season!  Spring training has flown by this season at a rocket’s (not steroid enhanced) pace and what … Continue reading

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3/29 Spring Training Report

Offense was the name of the game Sunday as the Cactus League was afire with several spectacular performances.  Josh Hamilton belted two HR and drove in five and Chris Davis chimed in with his 5th HR of the spring in … Continue reading

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3/25 Spring Training Report

Yesterday my weblink wasn’t working for some reason, but it looks as if that problem is now resolved.  Clay Buchholz lowered his spring ERA to 0.48 with 6 dominant innings of 3 hit ball, Brett Anderson tossed 4.1 innings allowing … Continue reading

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3/24 Spring Training Report

Today was a day for the pitchers.  Pittsburgh’s Ross Ohlendorf continued his impressive spring by tossing 6 shutout innings en route to his first win, Shairon Martis and Koji Uehara locked up in a duel with Martis’ 6 scoreless innings … Continue reading

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3/23 Spring Training Report

As prospects continue to be shipped to their minor league destinations, the list of young performers grows smaller and smaller.  In today’s action, Chris Carter of the Red Sox and Pablo Sandoval of the Giants continue to hit the snot … Continue reading

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8/22 Spring Training Report

The wind was blowing out in the Cactus League yesterday, evidenced by the 15 HR softball game between the Angels and Royals.  The opposite was true in the Grapefruit League where there were, count them, 5 shutouts including a no-hit … Continue reading

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6/20 Spring Training Report

Nelson Cruz keeps looking like a big time breakout candidate as he smacked his 4th HR today and super OF prospects Jason Heyward and Austin Jackson both hit their second bombs of the spring.  On the mound, Phil Hughes threw … Continue reading

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3/17 Spring Training Report

It seems like every time I look at at box score, Pablo Sandoval has two hits and an RBI.  Tuesday was no exception.  Aaron Cunnigham went yard for the first time this spring as did Atlanta Braves speedster Josh Anderson.  … Continue reading

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