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Minor League Update: July 23 Edition

With the All Star break behind us and the non-waiver trade deadline looming large a little more than a week in the future, this is the time of year when even those who are not prospect hounds look towards the farm. The current speculation is that between the absence of a true impact player to […]

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Minor League Update: July 16th Edition

This weeks edition is weighted heavily towards the lower level players because both Buffalo and New Hampshire were limited to four games this period because of their All-Star breaks. Doesn’t seem right to highlight a player who’s success occurred in only three or four games if their are other options. The upcoming couple of weeks […]

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Minor League Update: July 9th Edition

There are lots of good hitting performances this week of which to make note,  and one truly dominant week from the teams’ best SP prospect. Before we get started, a few items of interest: Hotshot teenager Justin Maese left his last start after taking a comebacker on the forearm. The damage was not as severe […]

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Minor League Update: July 2nd Edition

Among the news items worth noting this week, the Buffalo Bisons are sending four players, including Drew Hutchison and Jesus Montero to the AAA All Star game, and perhaps more interestingly, both Angel Perdomo and Francisco Rios (both recognized in this feature on multiple occasions) are slated to participate in the MLB Futures Game next […]

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Minor League Update: June 25th Edition

As expected, the advent of the All-Star Break for the two A-ball teams occasioned a number of promotions, most of which were to be expected, and they are likely not done. The most notable recent pitching promotion was last week’s elevation of top pitching prospect Sean Reid-Foley. The chain reaction pushed Taylor Cole back to […]

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Minor League Update: June 18th Edition

This weekend marks the rough halfway point of the full-season teams. Dunedin is in the midst of the Florida State League All-Star break, the Midwest League break will idle the Lansing team starting Monday, and of course, as noted yesterday, the short season squads are set to begin play. That makes it the time of […]

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What Will the Blue Jays Short Season Rosters Look Like?

While mid-season is on the doorstep for the full season farm teams, Friday night marks Opening Day for the short season Vancouver Canadians. As well, next week they’ll be joined in action by the Bluefield Blue Jays and the GCL Jays. This is an exciting time for the prospect hounds among us. We finally get […]