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2009 Minor League Free Agents
14 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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Big league players aren't the only ones entitled to free agency, minor leaguers also get to hit the open market after six years. Matt Eddy of Baseball America has the list of all 536 players eligible for minor league free agency this year, and as you'd expect, there's some...
All Assumptions-Are-Dangerous Minor League Free Agent Team
15 days ago by
Lookout Landing
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Dave at Fangraphs passed along a link to this year's crop of minor league free agents. A popular thing to do with this information is pick out a handful of guys that would make interesting and potentially worthwhile pick-ups. This is not that. This is a full team made up of...
minor lines, 9/3/09
September 04, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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Well, everyone knows the Giants are a pitching system. And they can find fine pitching performances from almost anywhere. Like 50th round pick Mike Loree throwing the equivalent of a perfect game last year. But I mean, seriously, at some point, isn't it just...
minor lines, 8/31/09-9/1/09
September 02, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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A combined lines to catch up here. The highlights from the system: (a) Not a highlight, but the game of Monday was the AZL Championship. In a rematch of 2007, the Mariners again defeated the Giants for the title, this time 4-3; (b) On Monday, Josh Phelps in Connecticut...
minor lines, 8/27/09
August 28, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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Highlights from the Giants' farm: (a) Paul Oseguera had 15 K in a complete-game shutout; (b) Garrett Broshuis allowed just 1 ER in 6.2 IP; (c) Eddy Martinez-Esteve had three hits, including his 8th HR; (d,e) Joe Borchard and Brad Boyer each had a couple XBH; (f) Waldis Joaquin...
minor lines, 8/21/09
August 22, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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Several big highlights from the Giants' farm: (a,b,c) Joe Borchard, Matt Downs, and Eddy Martinez-Esteve each reached in all five of their plate appearances, with Bochard doing so on five hits; and (d) Thomas Neal had 2 HRs, Other lines that would usually be...
minor lines, 8/19/09
August 20, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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Highlights from the Giants' farm: (a) Roger Kieschnick reahed base in all five plate appearances, including three doubles; (b,c) Mike McBryde and MIke Mooney combined for seven Defenders hits; and (d) Daryl Maday allowed 2 ER in 6.0 IP.
AAA: Fresno lost to Memphis 6...
minor lines, 8/12/09
August 13, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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Highlights from the Giants' farm: (a) Darren Ford had 2 HRs; (b) Brett Pill had his 15th HR while reaching base three times; (c) Roger Kieschnick had his organizaton leading 23rd HR among two hits; and (d) Ben Copeland had three hits.
AAA: Fresno lost to Oklahoma City...
minor lines, 8/1/09
August 02, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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Highlights from the Giants' farm: (a) Craig Clark had 7.0 shutout IP; (b) Daryl Maday allowed 2 ER in a seven-inning complete game; (c) Aaron King allowed just 1 ER in 5.2 IP; (d) Francisco Peguero had his 1st HR.; and (e) Mike Mooney had two doubles and a single in the first...
minor lines, 7/28/09
July 29, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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Highlights from the Giants' farm: (a) Brandon Crawford had four hits; (b) Brock Bond reached base four times; (c,d) Thomas Neal and C.J. Ziegler each had three hits, including three doubles between them; and (e) Eric Surkamp faced just one batter over the minimum in 3.0 IP...
Wednesday Pebble Report: Samuel Deduno does mostly good things
July 29, 2009 by
Purple Row
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Colorado Springs, L 3-4Matt Wilhite was able to hold things down in the bottom of the ninth, allowing a Joe Borchard walk-off three-run homer. Adam Eaton turned in a good start after pitching 5 2.3 innings, allowing only a run, and striking out four. Matt Belisle struck out four...
minor lines, 7/26/09
July 27, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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Highlights from the Giants' farm include three notable pitching performances: (a) Aaron King had perhaps his best start of the year with 1 ER in 7.0 IP; (b) Matt Kinney had one of his better starts with 1 ER in 6.0 IP; and (c) Orlando Yntema threw a complete game shutout in...
minor lines, 7/16/09
July 17, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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Highlights from the Giants' farm: (a) Madison Bumgarner allowed just 1 H in 5.1 scoreless IP; (b) Matt Kinney allowed just 1 ER in 6.2 IP at Colorado Springs; (c) Jake Wald reached base four times; and (d) Chris Dominguez connected for his 3rd HR in five NWL...
White Sox Top-10 Bust Prospects of the Last 20 Years
July 16, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Every avid baseball fan has been a little too excited about a baseball prospect at some point in time. We embrace their solid performance at the lower levels or some flashes in spring training because it gives us hope for the future.
Eventually we are reminded that most young players...
White Sox Top-10 Bust Prospects of the Last 20 Years
July 16, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Every avid baseball fan has been a little too excited about a baseball prospect at some point in time. We embrace their solid performance at the lower levels or some flashes in spring training because it gives us hope for the future.
Eventually we are reminded that most young players...
minor lines, 7/10/09
July 11, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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Highlights from the Giants' farm: (a) Joe Martinez had 6.0 scoreless IP in his fifth rehab appearance; (b,c) Brock Bond and Thomas Neal both reached base four times; and (d,e) Buster Posey and Conor Gillaspie each homered while having three hits.
AAA: Fresno...
minor lines, 7/9/09
July 10, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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Today's highlights from the Giants' farm were concentrated in Connecticut with (a) Brock Bond reaching base in all five plate appearances, (b) Brandon Crawford reaching base four times, and (c) Jesse English throwing a complete game shutout. Highlights from outside...
minor lines, 6/30/09
July 01, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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The daily highlight: (a) John Bowker homered while reaching base four times for the second straight day. Now to other highlights from the Giants' farm: (b) Pucetas did not allow an earned run in 7.0 IP; (c) Brett Pill had a triple, double and single; (d) Henry Sosa did...
minor lines, 6/25/09
June 26, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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Highlights from the Giants' farm: It was a good night for starting pitchers with each of the four full-season affiliates: (a) Madison Bumgarner allowed 1 ER in 8.0 IP; (b) Kevin Pucetas allowed 1 ER in 7.0+ IP; (c) Craig Clark allowed 1 ER in 6.0 IP; and (d) Kyle Nicholson...
minor lines, 6/16/09
June 17, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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The top highlight on the Giants' farm yesterday was (a) Tim Alderson allowing just four baserunners in 7.0 shutout IP. Other highlights include (b) Garrett Broshuis also facing just four batters over the minimum in his 7.0 shutout IP, (c,d) Kevin Frandsen and Tyler Graham...
minor lines, 6/12/09
June 13, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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In terms of highlights, it was a good day for starting pitchers; (a) Clayton Tanner had a career-high 13 K in his longest start of the season; (b) Jesse English had his best start of the season; and (c) Eric Stolp got fifteen ground ball outs in 5.0 scoreless IP in his first start...
minor lines, 6/9/09
June 10, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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Not too many highlight candidates tonight, but a couple stand out: (a) RHP Mike Loree pitched seven shutout innings; (b) his teammate Ben Woodbury had two XBH. The top line by a prospect came from (c) Buster Posey, who had a double and a walk as he furthered his hit streak...
minor lines, 6/8/09
June 09, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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The highlights on a night when two of the Giants' four full-season affiliates had the day off: (a) Kevin Frandsen had three hits to keep his AVG above .500 over his last nine games; (b) Ben Woodbury also had three hits, to like Frandsen keep his AVGo comfortably above .300...
minor lines, 6/7/09
June 08, 2009 by
McCovey Chronicles
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Home runs dominate the highlights today: (a) John Bowker homered for the fourth straight day; (b,c) two speedsters better noted for their defensive--Mike McBryde and Tyler Graham--each had 2 HRs; (d) Thomas Neal also had a HR among his 3 XBHs; (e) Charlie Culberson had his 1st...
GORDON BECKHAM!
June 04, 2009 by
Views From Life on a Bench
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Sox Record: 25-27; The Sox have a -17 run differential. Place in the A.L. Central and Games back: Third place and 3.5 behind the Tigers.Most annoying person in the Sox organization: The White Sox cannot hit pitchers the first time they see them. They turn bad AAA prospects into Randy...
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