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6/21 Player of the Day: Wilson Ramos

It grinds my guts to give this award to the guy that capped off tonight’s ugly loss by my Seattle Mariners.  Ramos hit a game-winning three-run homer off of M’s reliever David Pauley to cap a five run ninth inning comeback … Continue reading

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6/20 Rookie of the Day: Ivan Nova

Yankees sinker balling rookie Ivan Nova twirled a marvelous eight inning gem against the mighty Cincinnati Reds lineup last night allowing just one run on four hits while striking out seven.  Even more impressive is the fact that Nova did … Continue reading

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Coming Soon #4: Jesus Montero

Today, Charlie Blackmon (#8 on our Coming Soon list) made his major league debut with the Rockies.  Unfortunately, Blackmon was hitless in three at bats as Padres starter Tim Stauffer was too much for him and the rest of Colorado’s … Continue reading

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Coming Soon #6: Dayan Viciedo

Last season “The Tank” gave us a brief glimpse of his raw power potential, as he hit .308 with 5 HR and 13 RBI in 38 games with the White Sox.  After a ho-hum start at AAA Charlotte this past April … Continue reading

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6/30 High-A Minor League Report

Sorry for getting this one out late. My son is out of school for the summer which limits my online time significantly.  I have lit the candle, though and it is currently burning at both ends.  This should keep me … Continue reading

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4/14 Low-A Minor League Report

SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE & MIDWEST LEAGUE Lots of performances to note here.  Zach Collier put together a big all around game with a double, triple, two runs two RBI and his third SB.  Chase D’Arnaud and Scott Robinson both had … Continue reading

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PPR Mailbag—How Good is Josh Reddick?

  I received a message in my inbox yesterday asking about the future investment outlook of Boston Red Sox OF prospect Josh Reddick.  Reddick has gotten off to a blazing start belting HR’s in each of this first three games.  For review’s … Continue reading

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3/3 Spring Training Report

Yesterday marked the first day that the teams from the World Baseball Classic were in action as many of them squared off against MLB teams.  The Bruce got loose yesterday with his first spring HR, Jason Heyward continued to make … Continue reading

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Neftali Feliz Sizzling the Gun at 102 MPH

Once again I was parusing through the MLB news and notes and happened upon an article chronicling the progress of top Texas Ranger hurlers Derek Holland and Neftali Feliz.  Reports have it that both pitchers are looking great in spring … Continue reading

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Top Arizona Fall League Pitching Performers

      The AFL has historically been a very hitter-friendly league.  This year proved to be no exception as four hitters batted over .400 and nearly half the league hit at least .300.  That said, there were a few standout performers … Continue reading

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