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8/6 AAA Minor League Report

Brandon Wood hit two more homeruns last night to raise his season’s total at AAA Salt Lake City to 19.  Wood continues to demonstrate, like his teammate Sean Rodriguez, that he can be a devastating power hitter at the AAA … Continue reading

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7/16 AAA Minor League Report

Wow, I go away for a week and return to a bevy of changes.  Chicago White Sox 1B prospect Brandon Allen was traded to the Diamondbacks for relief pitcher Tony Pena Jr. and the promising trifecta of Michael Taylor, Tyler … Continue reading

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7/7 AAA Minor League Report

The family is finally in bed and after a long day, I am able to sit down at my computer and check box scores! Yesterday’s action at the AAA ranks saw Minnesota Twins 3B prospect Danny Valencia stroke another two … Continue reading

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5/16 AAA Minor League Report

I wrote an article for The Cardboard Connection a couple of weeks ago profiling some of the top MLB debuts that would be happening during the summer months of the season.  Of the 10 that I mentioned, one player that … Continue reading

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6/14 AAA Minor League Report

Sunday’s action at the AAA ranks saw a couple very nice performances from former callups who are making strong cases to be promoted by their major league clubs.  The Brewers duo of Alcides Escobar and Angel Salome both had excellent … Continue reading

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6/9 AAA Minor League Report

Michael Brantley’s bat continues to be red hot in the month of June.  Going 3-4 with three runs scored and stealing his 19th base, the former Milwaukee Brewers farmhand is now hitting .441 in the month of June with a … Continue reading

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Hot Prospect Profile—MATT LAPORTA

The chronic shoulder soreness of Travis Hafner added with a red hot month of April at AAA Columbus has ushered in the long-awaited Matt LaPorta era.  The Cleveland Indians will call up LaPorta on Saturday and, given Hafner’s health over … Continue reading

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4/20 AAA Minor League Report

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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4/16 AAA Minor League Report

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Neftali Feliz won his first game of the season, thanks in large part to a 12 run fourth inning put up by Oklahoma City’s offense.  Carlos Gonzalez got his season on track with a three run, two … Continue reading

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4/14 AAA Minor League Report

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Tommy Hanson spun another gem on Tuesday allowing just one run and striking out seven in 5.2 IP, but his efforts were not good enough as he received his first loss of the season.  Andrew McCutchen’s MLB debut … Continue reading

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