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The summer (showcase season) comes to an end 26 Aug 2013 | 11:24 pm
As the calendar moves ever so closer to September, the summer showcase season has now come to an end. The top high school talent for the 2014 Draft will go back home, by and large, and prepare for fa...
Day 3 at the East Coast Pro Showcase 3 Aug 2013 | 07:52 pm
The final day of East Coast Pro Showcase has started (Florida has some kids who can hit!), but I wanted to take a few minutes to recap Friday’s action. First, the required reading: David Rawnsley ha...
Day 2 at the East Coast Pro Showcase 2 Aug 2013 | 06:34 pm
Considering that rain interrupted and forced changes in plans, we’re all feeling pretty fortunate to have gotten three games in on Thursday during Day 2 of the East Coast Pro Showcase. There were, as ...
Catching up on East Coast Showcase action 1 Aug 2013 | 09:53 pm
After a busy day of non-waiver Trade Deadline coverage, I made it up to Syracuse late last night, ready to hit the ground running for Day 2 of the East Coast Pro Showcase. Rain is keeping the action f...
My time with Homer Bailey 3 Jul 2013 | 10:12 am
I’ve mentioned this in the past, but it bears repeating with Homer Bailey’s second career no-hitter tonight: One of the best things about my job covering the Minors and the Draft is seeing guys that I...
Let the summer commence! 13 Jun 2013 | 08:56 pm
As 2013 Draft picks are signing left and right, it’s time to start looking at the Draft class of 2014. And there are plenty of places to look. As I mentioned in my story about the Class of ’14 and the...
The Draft wild card that is Sean Manaea 1 Jun 2013 | 01:07 am
We’re winding down here, with less than a week before the Draft. As always, I’m efforting to figure out who goes where. Some may call it a fool’s errand, but so be it. Perhaps the one player making it...
High school hitters in context 23 May 2013 | 12:04 am
As you all know, we’re running full-tilt on 2013 Draft content — just check out our 2013 section to see what I mean — currently going through our postional breakdown stories. Today’s breakdown is on h...
Watching Jean Segura 17 May 2013 | 05:53 am
Tonight, I’m getting the chance to step out of my normal environment and cover a big league game. I’m filling in, covering the Brewers tonight here at PNC Park. One of the best things about my job is ...
Golden Spikes Watch List from a Draft point of view 3 May 2013 | 11:43 pm
Yesterday, USA Baseball released it’s Watch List of 60 amateur players for this year’s Golden Spikes Award. It’s a rolling list, meaning players can be added/subtracted, until May 28, when the group o...
