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FishStripes (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Baseball America publish their December rankings of the major league farm systems and the Marlins slipped a bit. Here is what they had to say . Marlins: Still thin on arms, but Florida's bats, led by OF Mike Stanton , still impress. Last season the Marlins were in a virtual tie for first. Now the farm system has slipped down to number 8. There are a few reasons for this, due to circumstances the Marlins...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
By Mike Stanton PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Ethics Commission has cleared state Sen. John J. Tassoni Jr. to mediate labor disputes -- as long as they don't involve state government. Meeting Tuesday morning, the commission unanimously approved an advisory opinion sought by the senator , who recently launched a marketing, public relations and business-consulting firm, The Sentinel Group. Previously,...
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Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
In addition to the top 20 Prospect lists that SB Nation's John Sickels is writing up over at Minor League Ball, Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus are working on their top 10, or 11 in the case of BP, prospect lists for 2010. Today, I give you the Baseball America top 10 prospect lists for 2010 for the National League East teams: Marlins 1. Mike Stanton , of 2. Logan Morrison , 1b 3. Chad James,...
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Minor League Ball (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! Use this thread to discuss the following question: If you could have Phillies prospect Michael Taylor for the next ten years, or Marlins prospect Mike Stanton for the next ten years, which one would you pick? Stanton is younger and has higher upside...but here's the catch: part of the deal is that you have to use the player you pick as the regular right fielder for your favorite...
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FishStripes (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
At this time of the year the Marlins name the minor league players of the year , and one comes as no surprise. ORGANIZATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR Mike Stanton , OF: Stanton repeats his Marlins Hitter of the Year honors, following up an outstanding 2008 first full season by emerging as the indisputable top prospect in the organization. His pure raw power once again translated into stats as he combined...
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Baseball America (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Mike Stanton played just six games with the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League, and his fall ended prematurely due to back soreness. When the Marlins shut him down, Stanton was pacing the circuit with a .478 average (11 for 23). He had a 1.147 on-base plus slugging percentage and was successful on four of six stolen base attempts.
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
By Mike Stanton By Mike Stanton Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE -- Police are investigating the Sunday morning shooting of a 13-year-old male on Somerset Street in South Providence. The youth was in stable condition at Hasbro Children's Hospital and talking to the police, according to Detective Capt. James Desmarais. The victim, who was not identified, was shot at about 10 a.m., said Desmarais. The...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
By Mike Stanton By Mike Stanton Journal Staff Writer NORTH PROVIDENCE -- When a stranger chatted up a 19-year-old woman on the street in Centredale Saturday, the police say, he mentioned that he was from South Carolina. Several hours later, after the man allegedly put a knife to the woman's throat, dragged her behind the RI E911 Uniform Emergency Telephone System offices at 1951 Smith Street and allegedly...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
By Mike Stanton By Mike Stanton Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 32-year-old woman was slain in her residence in the Cathedral Square Apartments early Sunday morning, the city's 18th homicide of 2009. The victim was identified as Jeannine Garcia a resident for the last three years of the Section 8 public-housing complex at 4 Cathedral Square, next to the Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul....
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Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
More photos » by Lenny Ignelzi - AP 3 months ago: Florida Marlins' Jeremy Hermida watches his sacrifice fly to left field that scored Emilio Bonifacio from third in the fifth inning in a baseball game Tuesday, July 21, 2009, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) Browse more photos » The Florida Marlins are going through their second year of trading arbitration eligible players this offseason,...
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FishStripes (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
I finally got around to looking up the players we got in return and they are iffy at best. Hunter Jones has a chance to be a situational LOOGY for the Marlins . Frankly, at this point in his career he gets no one out with any consistency. But that doesn't mean he won't in the future. Jose Alvarez's stats look pretty good, he can find the strike zone. However, he is a work in progress, he is 5'11"...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
By Mike Stanton By Mike Stanton Journal staff writer The Rhode Island Ethics Commission on Tuesday dismissed a complaint against Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch for accepting a $428 plane ticket from the National Cable and Telecommunications Association for a conference in New Orleans last year. The complaint, filed last month by the R.I. GOP, hinged on whether the association that paid for the ticket...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
By News staff By Mike Stanton Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Monday began soliciting proposals to explore the feasibility of leasing or selling the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation , which runs the state's Central Landfill in Johnston and Rhode Island's recycling operations. "These are difficult economic times, but the waste-management market is very lucrative,''...
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Baseball Time in Arlington (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
In a recent chat, Baseball America (BA) honcho Jim Callis was asked if any team had a better set of three prospects than the Ranger’s Smoak, Feliz, and Perez. Callis’ reply? “Nope. That’s the best prospect trio.” In an earlier chat, Callis was asked about the placement of Aroldis Chapman among baseball’s elite prospects and his reply suggests that the Rangers’...
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The Good Phight (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
More photos » by David J. Phillip - AP No. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Browse more photos » One more time, for the win! I exchanged questions with our rival playoff blogger on the SBNation network. See my answers to their questions here . See theirs below. 1. Why was this Yankees team, as opposed to the 2004-2008 ones, able to break through and make it to another World Series? The simple...
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