Archive for January, 2007
Pitching change (Yahoo! Sports)
Rusty Begnaud once had big-league pitching dreams, but a freak accident has left him struggling just to regain normalcy.
Posted: January 31st, 2007.
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RC Mailbag: Royals minicamp
RC returns to answer readers’ questions regarding the winter camp presently underway in Arizona. In addition, we take a look at how the Royals’ minor league system ranks against the other Major League teams, and we ponder who might take over at second base once Mark Grudzielanek moves on.
Posted: January 26th, 2007.
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2007 Draft Q&A: Cameron Gray
Cameron Gray was known as simply one of the best Canadian prospects in the 2007 draft class, but after an impressive summer he has been tabbed by scouts as one of the top pitchers available this upcoming June. We recently caught up with the hard throwing right-hander for a Q&A session.
Posted: January 25th, 2007.
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MLB TV deal gets fuzzy reception (Yahoo! Sports)
By giving DirecTV its exclusive out-of-market distribution rights, MLB again shows that it cares only about itself.
Posted: January 24th, 2007.
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Four teams that could surprise in ‘07
Pitchers and catchers don’t report for almost three weeks. But Ken Rosenthal is already thinking about teams that could shock us in 2007. And if Ben Sheets can stay healthy, the Milwaukee Brewers should top that list.
Posted: January 23rd, 2007.
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Third base rankings: A-Rod again tops the list
Miguel Cabrera has been a producer ever since joining the Marlins, and Mike Harmon doesn’t see that changing.
Posted: January 22nd, 2007.
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Josh Hancock - #32 - Pitcher - 6′3″ - 207lbs
This is the first of six columns looking at each club’s Top 10 prospects. …[more]
Posted: January 22nd, 2007.
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Schuerholz tops list of general managers
Players and managers get most of the pub, but general managers often make or break a franchise. Dayn Perry ranks all 30 of baseball’s GMs and he says the top choice is easy — John Schuerholz, who has built the Braves into a model for every major-league club.
Posted: January 21st, 2007.
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Scout.com Roundtable: Homegrown or trade?
The great debate and often fodder for message boards around the country is not only whether to make a trade of prospects for veterans but whether the deal was a good one when your team eventually does make such a deal.
Posted: January 21st, 2007.
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Glass promises Royals will be competitive
The owner of the most woeful major league team this century made a bold promise Friday to long-suffering fans.
The Kansas City Royals will not just be better in 2007, David Glass said at the team’s annual forecast luncheon - they’ll be contenders in the AL Central.
“I think all of us can look forward to a […]
Posted: January 19th, 2007.
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