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Baseball Prospectus (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
A second-round pick in 2006, the story on McBride has always been the same. He can hit a bit, but he's not a good defensive catcher, and he can't stay healthy. He stayed healthy in 2009, batting a whopping .405/.453/.667 in the Carolina League before slumping to a line of .247/.301/.427 at Double-A, but he didn't catch. He split time between first base and left field primarily, two positions...
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Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Pirates to Move High-A Affiliate to Florida State League I guess convenience won out for the Pirates in this case. One doesn't attach much to winning in the lower minors, but given that all hope for Bucs fans seems to stem from the players who were part of a championship in Lynchburg, I wouldn't have minded the High-A affiliate staying there. UPDATE by Charlie: The Pirates' A+ affiliate will...
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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Craig Calcaterra / Circling The Bases : Major League Baseball is lying about Jay-Z — OK, this is really, really, petty in the grand scheme of things, but since Bud Selig hates it when teams announce actual news while the World Series is happening, this will have to tide us over. If you want, you can skip to the bottom to get my World Series prediction.
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Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Browse more photos » The Topps Company, in conjunction with Minor League Baseball, named their 2009 Class A All-Stars today, and two Washignton Nationals proscpects were on the team. Danny Espinosa , for Potomac of the Carolina League, was named at shortstop for the team. From the press release: Danny Espinosa (22), of Santa Ana, Calif., scored...
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Minor League Ball (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
... in 2008, Giavotella had (on the surface) a disappointing 2009 campaign for Wilmington in the Carolina League. He got off to a slow start, hitting just .218/.346/.329 in the first half, but his plate discipline was good and he was hampered by an unusually low BABIP. The hits started to fall in the second half, giving him a .292/.355/.423 mark and resulting in the end-of-year numbers...
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The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... fans quickly forget about .2. : Rondon's electric four-pitch arsenal is the envy of minor league baseball, but his tendency to lose focus and leave pitches up and over the plate will need to be remedied if he is going to succeed against major league hitting. His questionable endurance could be to blame in late innings. He is very good, but not a perfect prospect.3. : Sporting the...
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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Third baseman leading Arizona Fall League in hitting PHOENIX -- Slightly more than three weeks ago, Brent Morel was at home in California "playing golf, sitting on the beach and having a good time."
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Baseball Digest Daily (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
While Major League Baseball teams are consolidating their Minor League affiliates and bringing them closer to the big-league markets (what I like to call “Project Come Home”), Minor League Baseball continues to expand its opportunities to tap into new markets and revenue streams (“Project Expand Horizons” sounds right). And in 2010, these two, competing...
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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
After making the semi-finals in the 2009 playoffs, it appeared that the Carolina Hurricanes would have a strong 2009/10 season. So far that hasn’t been the case. The Hurricanes had a solid start winning two of their first four games, including a 7-2 victory over the Florida Panthers, but they haven’t won any games since. This gives Carolina a league leading eight game...
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
The Pirates have announced a deal that is very near completion, which would trade A+ level affiliates with the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds will be taking over the affiliation with the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Carolina League. The Pirates will be acquiring the Reds' affiliate in Sarasota, in the Florida State League, and moving them [...]
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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Jfay / Cincinnati Reds : From Sarasota to Lynchburg (sort of) — The Reds are selling the their Florida State League affiliate to the Pirates. The Sarasota Reds will become the Bradenton Pirates (or whatever they name them). — To replace the high Single-A team, the Reds will take over the Pirates' Lynchburg team in the Carolina League.
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Red Reporter (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Farmers Only Update: Introducing your 2010 Lynchburg Hillcats The Fay is reporting that the Reds High-A affiliate will move from Sarasota to Lynchburg. The Hillcats play in the Carolina League, and won their league last year. My take is that keeping track of the Carolina League and the Carolina Mudcats is going to get mighty confusing.
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Cat Scratch Reader (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
More photos » by Nell Redmond - AP Kenny Moore's fumble, which denied the Panthers a chance to attempt a fourth-quarter comeback in Sunday's loss to Buffalo, is one of 21 Carolina turnovers in six games this season. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) Browse more photos » You can criticize the defense for being out of position early in the season, the offense for failing to generate a downfield...
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Redleg Nation (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
It’s bad news for Bill (editor here at RN and Sarasota-lover) but this worked out well for me, personally: The Reds are selling the their Florida State League affiliate to the Pirates. The Sarasota Reds will become the Bradenton Reds. To replace the high Single-A team, the Reds will take over the Pirates’ Lynchburg team in the [...]
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Raise the Jolly Roger! (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
... Garrett Jones is also on the BA all-Rookie team. The Lynchburg Hillcats, fresh off their Carolina League championship, [ will no longer be a Pirates affliate ]. The Bucs are moving their High-A minor league team down to Bradenton to play in the Florida State League. That will replace the Reds’ Sarasota affliate, which will move to Lynchburg. I guess it makes sense to...
