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...
Happy Cinco de Mayo, Amigos! Time to look at which teams and individuals are heating up the lower leagues. The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers have a powerful offense. The team’s 0.767 OPS reflects 56 doubles, 13 triples and 14 home runs. It’s a balanced, team effort as well, with no one player dominating the production. Infielder Chris Dennis is the home run leader, with 4; Peter Fatse, who also plays in the dirt, has four...
While we’re sure you’ve grown to love and cherish our higgledy-piggledy random posting style, this year we got together and decided to present minor-league baseball with a certain regard for structure. That means each guy got a classification or two to focus on throughout the season. That’s in addition to whatever higgledy-piggledy stuff each of us does, because we value our freedom. My focus will be on Low-A and Short-Season A ball. For starters,...
On Friday, my six-year-old son and I attended our first minor-league game of the season in Lynchburg, VA. During the game, Jack said something to me that made me laugh. “Daddy, when I grow up I want to be a minor-league baseball player!” I laughed, because I know that the goal of every minor-league player is to stop being a minor-league player, and advance to the majors. But then, one day later, I read...
2012 05 14 Scranton Wilks Barre/ Empire State Yankees vs Pawtucket Red Sox
