http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/4027 Recent articles about Todd Linden en-us Not much time for a ton of writing today, so I'll just ask your help for possible posts down the road. I'm trying to make a list of examples of the Giants ignoring minor league performance in their hitter evaluation process in the Brian Sabean era. Rich Aurilia -- Fine numbers for a AAA shortstop, blocked by Jose Vizcaino because he was the "get one free" part of the Jeff Kent trade. Todd Linden -- Stellar numbers in AAA, never given a chance (note: this is a... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:57:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Giants_and_Minor_League_Evaluation/1243531 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Giants_and_Minor_League_Evaluation/1243531 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Giants_and_Minor_League_Evaluation/1243531 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/f/0fcd1c40727ded27b24764af8ccbd05a3c947b17/small/Aurilia_catches_7063.jpg This post isn't for most of you. About 99% know all of this. But if you would kindly alert the non-baseball nerd world to some of these points, that'd be just swell. After the Giants' offense failed again, people were all abuzz about Edgar Renteria's at-bat in the sixth inning. "Edgar should have bunted! Edgar should have given himself up to hit one to the right side! The Giants can't afford not to do The Little Things. This is why the Giants lost!"This is d... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:26:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Whats_Wrong_With_the_Giants_Offense_Oh_A_Couple_of_Things/1115945 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Whats_Wrong_With_the_Giants_Offense_Oh_A_Couple_of_Things/1115945 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Whats_Wrong_With_the_Giants_Offense_Oh_A_Couple_of_Things/1115945 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/4/74474939ac12edcc10822c52613d2621c6817469/small/World_Series_b5ad.jpg Word association game. I’ll start. John Bowker Okay. Now your response, if you will… Todd Linden That’s just wrong. I would have accepted "Bowkermania." Maybe even religious studies. But bringing up a busted outfield prospect from the past: not appropriate. It’s apples to oranges. Llamas to alpacas. Just stop. The numbers were totally different:   Todd Linden, age 25, 2005: .324/.441/.690, 30 HR, 77 BB, 95 K, 336 AB John Bowker, age 26, 2009:... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:21:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Why_I_Still_Believe_in_John_Bowker/1007130 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Why_I_Still_Believe_in_John_Bowker/1007130 Chad Jennings reports that the Yankees have sold Triple-A outfielder Todd Linden to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Linden was generally the third hitter for the Scra... Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:26:54 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yankees_Sell_Todd_Linden_to_Japanese_Pacific_League_Team/699305 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yankees_Sell_Todd_Linden_to_Japanese_Pacific_League_Team/699305 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yankees_Sell_Todd_Linden_to_Japanese_Pacific_League_Team/699305 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/4/c44cd7c131003a6951a04af840a4bd2a5fb46c71/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f73615820.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1937BD3C0E55AC062E439FD67CECD0F8EC7.jpg Chad Jennings of The Scranton Times Tribune reports that the Yankees have sold outfielder Todd Linden to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League. Linden had been playing in Triple-A, where he hit .312-.381-.515 in 268 plate appearances. The Yanks agreed to the move after Linden had come to terms with his new Japanese club.
 Linden is second player the Yankees have agreed to sell to the Golden Eagles within the last eight months. They received $1MM for the rights t... Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:17:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Yankees_Sell_Linden_To_Japanese_Team/697559 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Yankees_Sell_Linden_To_Japanese_Team/697559 ================(AAA) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (26-13) lost to Columbus 4-1: Box Score - RecapFinal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Columbus 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 11 0 Scranton/WB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 W: K. Saarloos (3-4, 4.42); L: K. Igawa (3-1, 3.77)HR: COL: M. Aubrey (4).Offense:Austin Jackson: 2-for-4, 2B, RTodd Linden: 3-for-4, 2B, RBIChris Malec: 0-for-2, 2 BBLuis Nunez: 1-for-3Pitching:Kei Igawa (L, 3-1): 4 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (3.77 ERA)JB Cox: 3 ... Tue, 19 May 2009 21:19:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/519_Minor_League_Report/636752 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/519_Minor_League_Report/636752 After one month of play, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees have an International League leading 19-4 record. They also lead the IL in batting average (.309), runs (170), hits (262), homers (27), doubles (52), RBI (161) and nearly every other offensive category. The pitching staff is also leading the league innings pitched and are second in saves (8) and strikeouts (184). Needless to say, it will likely be another special season for the Scranton Yankees, who are primed to repeat their 2008 suc... Sun, 03 May 2009 23:50:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/SWB_Yankees_April_2009/680144 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/SWB_Yankees_April_2009/680144 According to Peter Abraham the Yankees reassigned these players to minor-league camp today: OF Todd Linden, 1B-OF Shelley Duncan, OF John Rodriguez, INF Doug Bernier, INF Justin Leone, C P.J. Pilittere, C Chris Stewart and RHP Dave Robertson.The Yankees are now down to just 31 players including A-Rod, which means there are just five cuts left. Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:25:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Yanks_Cut_Eight/569325 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Yanks_Cut_Eight/569325 After missing Vlad a few years back, failing to sign Soriano hurts. Are Giants fans looking at Linden and Feliz in the heart of the order for years to come? I hope not. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:36:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/A_Giants_Fans_Ode_to_Soriano/5427 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/A_Giants_Fans_Ode_to_Soriano/5427