MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The Royals have signed righthander Bryan Bullington to a minor league contract, according to The KC Star's Bob Dutton. The 29-year-old Bullington was the first overall pick of the 2002 draft, but he's appeared in just 13 big league games during his career. He's allowed 24 runs and 63 baserunners in 39 career innings, bouncing around from the Pirates to the Indians to the Blue Jays. Kansas City has...
The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
I pulled double duty over at the Blue Network today. Let's get to it: The Angels could be the Tigers' Huckleberry . The Tigers are allegedly shopping Miguel Cabrera . Unless they think he's gonna crawl into the bottom of a bottle and never come out again, they probably shouldn't. Pujols is a lock for the MVP . In all else lies madness. Kenny Williams chews the fat with Bobby Jenks . Great Moments in...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
by Jim Mone - AP View full size photo uploaded October 14, 2009 In 2009, the Mets were bereft of minor league depth. It was painfully obvious looking at Buffalo's performance and it became a major issue when injuries struck. Despite what some claim, however, developing prospects is not the only way to build good farm systems. Often those fringe players that never quite breakthrough to the show are...
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
More photos » by Keith Srakocic - AP 6 months ago: Pittsburgh Pirates' Jeff Salazar, right, steals second before the tag of Cincinnati Reds' shortstop Adam Rosales in the bottom of the ninth inning of the spring training baseball game in Bradenton, Fla., Monday, March 30, 2009. Salazar went on to score the game winning run on a hit bit Jason Jaramillo in the Pirates 3-2 win. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Baseball America's Matt Eddy has a list of "the first wave of minor league free agents." See anyone you like? RHP Greg Aquino RHP Josh Banks 3B Brian Barden C Edwin Bellorin RHP Kris Benson 1B Wilson Betemit LHP Travis Blackley RHP Bryan Bullington LHP Brian Burres RHP Vinnie Chulk RHP R.A. Dickey 3B Joe Dillon RHP Brandon Duckworth OF Chris Duffy RHP Geoff Geary RHP Enrique Gonzalez C Michel...
Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
The great Dave Till took care of this for us, year after year. I don't have Dave's fine sense of the classroom (it's been a while since I was actually in one, you know) but I'll do what I can. Something to do while I wait hopefully for Jim Balsillie to give up on his NHL dream (they don't want you, Jim, can't you see?) and turn his attention to baseball. Here's what the grades mean to me: A - Outstanding...
The Sporting Blog (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
Our long Nationals nightmare is over. Stephen Strasburg, the No. 1 overall pick in this year's MLB draft, has signed a four-year deal worth $15.1 million dollars, immediately making him the best pitcher in the franchise's brief tenure in Washington without so much as stepping on the mound to throw a pitch. And, per the Washington Post , it didn't even have to go down to the last minute: For weeks,...
High school sports (Free subscription) | 07/13/2009
Indiana is not known for producing baseball talent but a look at the past winners of the Mr. Baseball Award -- Brownsburg High School's Tucker Barnhart was announced as this year's winner -- is an impressive collection of talent. Hoosier Diamond has been sponsoring the award for the past 18 years and has already tabbed six future major leaguers -- Scott Rolen (1993), J.D. Closser (1998), Bryan Bullington...
Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
The Jays' affiliates had an off-day, a postponement, and a suspension. In the remaining 3 games, they went 2-1. Sacramento 3 at Las Vegas 6 Brian Burres is pushing for a promotion! 11 days after spinning a masterful shut-out, the 28 year old pitched 7 innings of effective ball, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits and a walk while striking out 8 and getting 9 ground outs to only 4 flyouts. By the time he exited,...
Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
The Jays' affiliates had more rain-outs (2) than wins (1) on the night. Enough said. Tacoma 8 Las Vegas 7 Davis Romero received the start and was not overly sharp. He allowed four runs on eight hits and one walk over 5.1 innings of work. Bryan Bullington relieved him and allowed one run in 1.2 innings, but struck out four. Bill Murphy had a scoreless inning and struck out the side. Brian Wolfe, though,...
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
More photos » by Stephen Dunn - Getty Images The match-up that made Moneyball in the NBA cool. Browse more photos » I was a stupid baseball fan in 2002. The extent of my baseball draft knowledge extended to the first few picks overall, maybe a local college player or two, and whoever else the television broadcast and newspapers covered over the next few days. Keep in mind, this is about...
Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Everyone won (seriously, the affiliates actually had a collectively-solid night) except the young kids in the Gulf Coast League... and they lost in extra innings. Las Vegas 4 Tacoma 1 Marc Rzepczynski was in fine form during his triple-A debut. The left-hander allowed just two hits and three walks in 5.2 innings, while striking out nine batters. Bryan Bullington worked 1.1 scoreless innings, and Brian...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009
Hi everyone. It's been a little while, I figured we should use the off-day to take a look at how the minor-league affiliates, and, more importantly, the young Jay-to-be hopefuls, are doing. Las Vegas: Travis Snider is still out of action with a shoulder injury and isn't set to start swinging a bat again until July. David Dellucci has been quiet for the 51s, hitting just .250/.242/.344, with three doubles...
Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 06/21/2009
Las Vegas and New Hampshire won, Lansing lost, Auburn were washed-out. The FSL had their all-star game and Moises Sierra had three hits, Tim Collins pitched a shutout inning. Randy Ruiz and Brian Dopirak wielded the lumber for their teams with three hits each. Ruiz had two home runs, Dopirak one. Portland 0 Las Vegas 4 With Brett Cecil pitching for Toronto TJ Beam made the fill-in start and he pitched...
Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
2-2 on Sunday for the affiliates. Horrible nights for the Fisher Cats and Lugnuts were offset by a great start from David Purcey and some big bats for the D-Jays. Las Vegas 6 Colorado Springs 4 Well would you look at that: An appearance from Good Purcey . And what an appearance at that. Purcey breezed through seven shutout innings, allowing just two walks and three hits against nine strikeouts. Things...
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