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INTERVIEW: JAKE BARRETT

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Steve Cummings

RHP Jake Barrett is currently mowing down batters in the hiA California League as the closer for the Visalia Rawhide (Diamondbacks). The Blue Jays drafted Barrett as a starter out of Desert Ridge High School (Phoenix, AZ) in the 3rd round in … Continue reading →

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GREINKE RETURNS WITH STRONG OUTING

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Steve Cummings

Zack Greinke returned from the DL on Wednesday and pitched 5 1/3 strong innings to help the Dodgers to a 3-1 win over the Nationals. After breaking his left collarbone on April 11 in a bean-ball fight with Padres OF Carlos … Continue reading →

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ARCHIE BRADLEY PROMOTED TO AA, WINS FIRST START

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Steve Cummings

RHP Archie Bradley showed the Diamondbacks organization all they wanted to see in five starts at hiA Visalia, and on Wednesday the club moved the 2011 #7 overall draft pick up to AA Mobile. Thursday night, Bradley took the mound for … Continue reading →

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WEEKEND ROADIE: ORIOLES AT A’S

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Steve Cummings

Man, what a busy couple of weeks for me, with baseball and otherwise. I’m just now getting this post up for last weekend’s trip to the O.co Coliseum to see the Orioles and A’s. Gotta throw it up there tonight … Continue reading →

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TERMS AND RULES: BEREAVEMENT LIST

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Steve Cummings

The bereavement list is a list that a major league club can place a player on when it becomes necessary for the player to leave the team due to an illness or death in his immediate family (his or his … Continue reading →

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WEEKEND ROADIE: LAKE ELSINORE AT VISALIA

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Steve Cummings

A short trip south on Saturday brought me to Visalia to see Archie Bradley make his 4th start at the hiA level against the Lake Elsinore Storm. Good California League action was on tap with National League West parent clubs facing … Continue reading →

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GIANTS’ TOP PROSPECT CRICK HAS OBLIQUE STRAIN

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Steve Cummings

RHP Kyle Crick  was forced to exit his start against Inland Empire on Thursday after 2 IP due to a strained oblique muscle. Crick is ranked as the San Francisco Giants’ #1 prospect by both Baseball America and MLB.com. In … Continue reading →

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REDS’ CINGRANI GETS FIRST MLB WIN

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Steve Cummings

LHP Tony Cingrani started for the Reds on Thursday and got his first major league win with a five-inning effort where he allowed a run on five hits. Cincinnati routed the Marlins 11-1 with the only Marlins run coming on a fourth-inning … Continue reading →

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2013 DRAFT PICK ASSIGNED VALUES

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Steve Cummings

The latest collective bargaining agreement made dramatic changes to the First Year Player Draft process in assigning values to each draft pick in the first 10 rounds and imposing penalties for exceeding such values. Prior to the new CBA, there … Continue reading →

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WEEKEND ROADIE: TIGERS AT A’S

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Steve Cummings

Headed up to Oakland this past weekend to see the red-hot A’s take on the Tigers, with Oakland going for their 10th win in a row. It didn’t happen. Justin Verlander happened. Brett Anderson serving up moonshots happened. At the end … Continue reading →

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