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Sox looking for a new DH?
Newsflash: David Ortiz hasn't been very good this season. ESPN's Buster Olney thinks the Sox could make a trade for a new designated hitter if Ortiz continues to falter: The Red Sox are not looking for a hitter yet, but at some point, Boston is going to need some offensive production from David...
AL Central Top 50 Prospects
For the Royals to be competitive in the future they have to have one of the best, if not the best, farm system in the AL Central. I took the Baseball America top 10 lists from each AL Central Team and ranked those 50 players. <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false ...
We Might Have Screwed That One Up
Matt LaPorta, age 22: 115 AB .304/.369/.696 eight walks, 30 strike outs between rookie ball and A. Carlos Santana, age 22: 463 AB .326/.431/.568 89 walks, 85 strikeouts at high A. One of these guys was the number 23 prospect in baseball and center point of a deal for CC Sabathia, the other one...
Matt LaPorta is a Patriot
USA Baseball has been struggling, including Gator and now Indians prospect Matt LaPorta. But all it took was one game against China to awaken the sleeping giant. The US (3-2) defeated the Chinese 9-1, the first real blowout for an American squad with a number of highly rated prospects. The Chinese...
BCB Interview: Don Money (Part Two)
Here is the second part of my interview with Huntsville manager Don Money (You can read the first part here). BCB: Up until this year Alcides Escobar has been considered a defense-first shortstop, but this year he seems to have taken a step forward with the bat. What was the turning point for...
BCB Interview: RHP Donovan Hand
Donovan Hand was a 14th-round pick out of Jacksonville State last year, and he's been a very pleasant surprise, making it all the way to AA in just his first full season. He went on the DL with an undisclosed injury the day after I talked to him, which may partially explain some of his struggles at...
Tebow Wins; No Need To Watch ESPYs
Your favorite quarterback and mine, Tim Tebow, won Best Male College Athlete at the ESPYs last night. The taped broadcast will be seen Sunday night. Now that the only Florida connection has been confirmed, the only reason to watch is to see Justin Timberlake doing Justin Timberlake things. In...
Alligator Army Notebook: July 14
- New Cleveland Indians prospect Matt LaPorta was 1-3 Sunday with a single and walk in the MLB Futures Game. This former WRUF baseball reporter beamed with pride when LaPorta was interviewed pregame by WRUF alum Erin Andrews, putting two of my favorite Gators on ESPN at the same time. (Speaking...
Watch Gamel in the Futures Game on ESPN2
The All-Star Futures Game is on ESPN2 at 11:30 AM CT (no, not a misprint), with the pregame show airing an hour beforehand. "Third baseman" Mat Gamel, unequivocally the crown jewel of the system, is the only Milwaukee farmhand playing, thought erstwhile Brewers Matt LaPorta and Will Inman are...
Trade Ripples Muddy Tortured Prospect Metaphor
When prospects get dealt for rentals, there's usually much hand-wringing about bare cupboards and broken dreams, but from what I'm seeing in the immediate wake of the Sabathia swap, the outcry about losing arguably our best prospect is surprisingly muted. You can count me among the satisfied and...
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