It’s not exactly what he wanted, but Eric Pettis has had plenty of time to promote the ebook that he’s written in recent weeks. Pettis was able to take some time out and answer questions for Bus Leagues Baseball. And I thank him for taking the time out to answer my questions. I’ll start with a question you haven’t had before, what inspired you to write the book? I wouldn’t necessarily say that I...
Fresh off the heels of “Odd Man Out” and Dirk Hayhurst’s two novels comes a work from former Philadelphia Phillie Eric Pettis chronicling his time as a rookie in the Phillies organization. Pettis was a 35th round pick out of UC-Irvine in 2010, and in a stream of consciousness narrative he reports on it. Is it a worthy read? That’s something you’re going to have to wait for the end to get answered. But...
I kept seeing random mentions here and there about the whereabouts of the various players I profiled last season for MiLB.com, so I finally decided to put together a list of where each one was assigned to start the 2012 season and how they’re doing so far. Of the nine, seven advanced to Low-A, one to High-A, and one is expected to miss the season due to injury. Stetson Allie (West Virginia Power, Low-A,...
Ten years ago, I was an intern at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. It was easily the most awe-inspiring summer of my life. One of the amazing opportunities I experienced was seeing several Oneonta Tigers games at . Now, I know what you’re thinking. Trish, is this a glorified high school field? In some ways, it sadly is. (That’s not even a shot at the Tigers.) Located an hour from...
The other day on Twitter, MiLB.com promotions maven Ben Hill wondered how long it would be before a team attempted to cash in on the current wave of popularity being ridden by New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin, who has averaged 25.0 points and 9.5 assists in leading his team to wins in eight of its last nine games as of Monday evening. I don’t know if the State College Spikes are actually the...
Prospect A-Z takes a back seat to the book any day, so hopefully no one missed it too much. As a refresher, the last entry was about future Rays ace Matt Moore. After dazzling minor leaguers and prospect watchers from April through August, he was promoted by the Rays to help out in the bullpen, but he eventually worked his way into the rotation and became Tampa Bay’s game one starter in the playoffs....
Will it be three shortstops in a row? Jurickson Profar of Texas was the subject of yesterday’s Prospect A-Z. The Rangers already have a very good shortstop in Elvis Andrus, but it’s not a deep position around the league, so there’s nothing wrong with having a top prospect at the same position. Profar could develop into a better hitter while still providing quality defense, albeit not as well as Andrus. That’s still years away...
Yesterday, we reviewed Grant Green, the A’s prospect and former first rounder converting from shortstop to centerfield. After a great pro debut in 2010, Green’s offensive suffered from a pretty substantial decline with AA Midland in 2011. He should be able to handle center and at least be an okay defensive player, and if his power comes back, he could be a quality regular for the A’s who are in desperate need of offense...
Yesterday, I broke away from the typical format for this feature and analyzed where Yoenis Cespedes might land. In my mind, there are 5-7 serious contenders, acknowledging that all 30 teams would love to have him. Cespedes probably gained a lot of cache with fans for his entertaining scouting video, but he’s had that same cache with scouts and front offices for years with his impressive tools and athleticism. I ended up writing twice...
Joe Savery. I had this posted at Philly Sports Central last week, but I thought this audience would like to see it too. Savery is an intriguing player and to me, unfortunately only came in 7th place on our relief pitcher of the year ballot last week. May 23rd, 2011. This was a great day for the Phillies. Chase Utley made his return to the lineup after missing nearly two months with a knee...
2012 05 14 Scranton Wilks Barre/ Empire State Yankees vs Pawtucket Red Sox
