CUTS COME FOR AA ALUMNI IN MLB CAMPS, BUT EIGHT START SEASON IN BIG LEAGUES By Bob Wirz It does not take a rocket scientist to understand why talented young baseball players will do most anything to achieve that all-America goal of playing major league baseball. The excitement of the bright lights of the best…
DetailsBlue Jays Prospect Primer: Vlad Jr. coming Top overall prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is about ready to bring the Minors’ most exciting bat to the Majors with the Blue Jays, and No. 11 Bo Bichette may not be far behind him. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190401&content_id=305831078&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsNationals Prospect Primer: Capital talent The Nationals have already moved top prospect Victor Robles to the Majors and have hopes of seeing Carter Kieboom and Telmito Agustin join him in the nation’s capital someday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190401&content_id=305754254&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsRangers Prospect Primer: Rebuild in swing The rebuilding Rangers have a trio that rank among MLB.com’s Top 100 prospects. Their Major League debuts may not be imminent, but there’s plenty to be excited about throughout the system. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190401&content_id=305223316&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsUnder-the-radar prospects for 2019 There are a host of great players who don’t get the same attention as top-ranked prospects like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Royce Lewis. Here the MiLB.com staff picks one relatively unheralded player from each system poised to excel in 2019. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190401&content_id=305714372&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsBryce Harper may have gotten his first Phillie drilled That’s two balls tattooed and one teammate drilled for Bryce Harper. At least, that’s the way it looks after Sunday, when the $330 million Phillie launched his second home run with Philadelphia in a 5-1 win that left Rhys Hoskins bruised and manager Gabe Kapler steaming.…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 4-1-2019 Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger, April 1, 1919:The Shibe Park requisition committee, consisting of C. Mack, Connie Mack and Cornellius McGillicudy, was all primed up to extend a hearty welcome to the home-coming ball players yesterday. … The committee was ambitious and anxious to attend to the greeting…
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Corbin Burnes, Ty Buttrey, and Steve Cishek on Developing Their Sliders Learning and Developing a Pitch, 2019 Ray BlackTanner ScottMatt Strahm Joey Lucchesi Logan Allen Chris Paddack Bud Black Zach Davies Robbie Ray Tony Barnette Ryne Stanek Nick Tropeano Jon Gray Mark Gubicza Garrett Richards Jon Duplantier Carl Edwards Jr. Sal Romano Pitchers learn and…
DetailsBanged-up Brewers Bullpen Loses Knebel for the Season The Brewers came within one win of a trip to the World Series last year thanks in part to the performance of a dominant bullpen that helped to offset a shaky, injury-wracked rotation. Thus far this spring, however, that bullpen has borne the brunt of the Brewers’…
DetailsRed Sox: Dustin Pedroia to debut for Greenville Drive on Thursday Dustin Pedroia wasn’t quite ready to start the 2019 MLB season. Either that or the Red Sox were scared to put him on the roster. Whatever the case, Pedroia isn’t yet on the team’s major league roster, and the Sox are currently operating without…
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