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Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
The Twins signed Dominican SS prospect Miguel Sano to a $3.15 million bonus last week; I'm not sure what's happening with Wagner Mateo, who's $3.1 million deal was recently voided by the Cardinals , but it seems like Sano will be the last member of the 2009 July 2 class to receive a seven-figure bonus. A current list of Latin American amateurs to sign million dollar deals follows after the jump.* I'm...
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milkriverblog (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Living History Day will feature stories, songs Carlina Villalpando , The Daily Times , Published September 24, 2009 Schreiner University will be the site of the 13th annual Texas Heritage Living History Day, featuring a variety of exhibits, entertainers, speakers and other presentations to honor Texas history — particularly the role of songs and storytelling and, new this year, a tribute to...
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Memories Of Kevin Malone (Free subscription) | 07/31/2009
So now that the Dodgers have failed at making a trade for an impact player, what exactly was the reason behind dealing for George Sherrill? I thought the justification was that the Dodgers were going to move all in for this year and next year? Now, however, it seems as if the Dodgers simply made the trade a day early, as they gave up one of their best prospects (Josh Bell) for a marginal upgrade on...
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DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 07/31/2009
More photos » by Mary Schwalm - AP Your move Mr. Friedman. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm) Browse more photos » After weeks of speculation and rosterbation, the MLB non-waiver trade deadline day is upon us. If you've been following along with DRaysBay's coverage you already know all the names and what potential impact they could have. If you are new or need to catch up here's a few of the more...
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Texas Oasis (Free subscription) | 06/21/2009
[ Slideshow of Stonehenge Solstice 2009 at BBC news ] The caption for this picture quoted a man who claimed to be a Stonehenge Druid, and I am hoping a nice Druid and not one of those nasty cannibal types. Have you seen National Geographic's recent feature on new discoveries about Stonehenge and its creation ? Fascinating stuff - pre-dates the Druids by quite a lot, and apparently the Druids just took...
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DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 04/03/2009
First Joel Guzman was gone and now Sergio Pedroza . Pedroza tried it all. Catching, outfield, DHing, so on. He didn't quite work out, despite a monster 2006 when he produced over 40 wRAA and a pretty decent 2007 with 26 wRAA. Pedroza is 25-years-old and a non-prospect, but man was he fun for that short time in 2006. The Lugo deal is fun to look back on. The Rays had three options; re-sign him, trade...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 03/05/2009
Next up in our Offseason In Review series, the Nationals. Click here to read what I wrote about the team on September 10th. Additions: Adam Dunn, Scott Olsen, Josh Willingham, Daniel Cabrera, Javier Valentin, Alex Cintron, Wil Ledezma, Josh Towers, Freddie Bynum, Brad Eldred, Joel Guzman, Terrell Young, Gary Glover, Gustavo Chacin, Jorge Sosa, Jose Castillo, Corey Patterson Subtractions: Jim Bowden,...
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Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 12/14/2008
Nationals sign IF Freddie Bynum , IF Brad Eldred , IF Joel Guzman , IF Pete Orr , IF Matt Whitney , OF Ryan Langerhans , OF Jorge Padilla , OF Mike Vento , RHP Bobby Brownlie , RHP Preston Larrison , RHP J.D. Martin , RHP Ryan Wagner and LHP Justin Jones to Minor League contracts. One line about each: Bynum is a speed burner capable of playing decent defense in the corners. Eldred spent 2008 in the...
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RaysProspects (Free subscription) | 12/13/2008
The Rays have lost another minor league free agent. Former top 3B/1b/DH prospect Joel Guzman has signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals, according to STATS.com and MLB.com. It includes an invitation to major league spring training. This is more of a loss for Durham than Tampa Bay. Even though he's still young (just turned 24), and huge (6'6", 250), Durham's loss isn't that...
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RaysProspects (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
Dominican Winter League: Joel Guzman, Estrellas de Oriente: On 12/5 he was 0-3 with a walk and a run scored. On 12/6 he went 0-3. On 12/7 he was 1-3 (single). Willy Aybar, Tigres del Licey: On 12/5 he was 2-5 (singles) with a run scored, an RBI, and a caught stealing. On 12/6 he went 1-4 (double) with 2 RBI. On 12/7 he was 1-3 (single) with a walk and an RBI. Juan Salas, Aguilas Cibaenas: On 12/
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RaysProspects (Free subscription) | 12/04/2008
Dominican Winter League: Joel Guzman, Estrellas de Oriente: On 12/2 he was 1-4 (single). On 12/3 he went 1-4 (single) with a walk and a run scored. Willy Aybar, Tigres del Licey: On 11/30 he was 1-4 (single). On 12/2 he walked in his only plate appearance. On 12/3 he went 0-3 and scored 2 runs. Maiko Loyola, Estrellas de Oriente: On 12/3 he was 0-1. Juan Salas, Aguilas Cibaenas: On 11/30 he
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RaysProspects (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
Dominican Winter League: Joel Guzman, Estrellas de Oriente: On 11/25 he was 1-5 (homer) with a walk, a run scored, and an RBI. On 11/26 he went 1-4 (single) with a walk and 2 runs scored. On 11/28 he was 1-3 (single) with a walk, 2 runs scored and an RBI. Willy Aybar, Tigres del Licey: On 11/26 he was 2-5 (single, double) with 2 runs scored and an RBI. On 11/28 he went 1-5 (single) with a run
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RaysProspects (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Dominican Winter League: On November 23rd Joel Guzman was 1-3 (single) with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base. So far he has put up a .943 OPS in 65 AB for the Estrellas de Oriente. Mexican Pacific League: On November 23rd: Jon Weber went 1-3 (single) with a walk. He has a .607 OPS in 74 AB for the Venados de Mazatlan. Heath Phillips went 7.0 innings giving up 2 earned runs on 6 hits and
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RaysProspects (Free subscription) | 11/23/2008
Dominican Winter League: On November 21st Juan Salas pitched 0.2 innings of scoreless ball, allowing no hits, 2 walks, and striking out one for the Aguilas Cibaenas. On November 22nd: Maiko Loyola went 0-4 with a strikeout for the Estrellas de Oriente. Joel Guzman, also playing for the Estrellas de Oriente, was 1-3 (homer) with a walk, a run scored, and 2 RBI. Mexican Pacific League: On
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