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Welcome to Week One of the Minor League Baseball Season – What you might have missed

April 10, 2012
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Welcome to Week One of the Minor League Baseball Season – What you might have missed

The Minor League season opened across the country with record crowds, pomp, pageantry, fireworks and several noteworthy performances.  The following are the top 7 things you missed in affiliated Minor League Baseball last week. 1. Bryce Harper got his first Triple-A hit on Thursday.  It was a double in the second for the Syracuse Chiefs.  He ultimately went 2 for 4 for the Washington Nationals affiliate, which took the loss to the visiting Rochester...

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Rays Minor League Interviews by John Gregg of Rays Digest.com

March 9, 2012
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As the Rays have grown in prominence in the AL East, their blogosphere has also vastly grown in size and expertise. Only a few years ago, there were but a hand full of Rays blogs. Now there are quite a few covering all aspects of the Rays organization, from the big league club to the low minors. One of these new Rays blogs is Rays Digest.com, edited by John Gregg. Since starting Rays Digest,...

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Prospect A-Z Day 25: Yoan Alcantara

January 5, 2012
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Yesterday, Prospect A-Z wrapped up its final week with Xander Bogaerts, a power hitting Red Sox infielder that’s one of the most promising prospects in their system. He went from the Dominican Summer League to playing in the South Atlantic League in just one year. His twin brother is also in the Red Sox organization, but he’s not nearly the prospect that Xander is. However, Jair should be able to make it over to...

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Prospect A-Z Day 24: Xander Bogaerts

January 3, 2012
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On Friday, Prospect A-Z covered Zack Wheeler, the top pitching prospect for the Mets. Formerly of the Giants organization, Wheeler was traded by San Francisco to acquire Carlos Beltran for the stretch run. Beltran held up his end of the bargain by performing well, but he couldn’t overtake the Diamondbacks alone. Beltran is now with the Cardinals, so the Giants are left without a star right fielder and a top pitching prospect. This will...

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Prospect A-Z Day 15: Oscar Taveras

December 19, 2011
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Yesterday, Prospect A-Z returned with Washington catcher Derek Norris. He has the power and defensive skills to potentially be an All-Star, but he needs to improve his batting average. He’ll be competing for true three outcome titles in the majors with his patience and also penchant of striking out. Wilson Ramos established himself as a solid starter behind the plate for Washington, but Norris could eventually surpass him. He could be a key piece...

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Prospect A-Z Day 14: Derek Norris

December 12, 2011
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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....

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Prospect A-Z Day 13: Matt Moore

December 2, 2011
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We got back to shortstops yesterday, generally focusing on Tampa Bay’s Hak-Ju Lee. Just a year after being acquired from the Cubs in the Matt Garza trade, he became the team’s best shortstop prospect and best prospect among all position players. His athleticism, solid bat and nice plate approach makes him one of the top shortstop prospects in the game, and the Rays hope he can hit at the top of their lineup soon....

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Prospect A-Z Day 11: Casey Kelly

November 30, 2011
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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...

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Prospect A-Z Day 8: Bryan Harper

November 23, 2011
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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...

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Prospect A-Z Day 5: Edwar Cabrera

November 18, 2011
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Yesterday, we went behind the plate to talk about Travis d’Arnaud, Toronto’s catcher on helium last season. He’s gone one level per year in his ascent to the majors, and he could break in with Toronto by the end of 2012. He’s a solid all-around player who may not stand out in any area, but he’ll be good in all of them. At the time of his trade to Toronto along with Kyle Drabek...

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