A common trait of teams in the MidWest League is that the team rosters are pretty young since those squads are usually filled with first year players or players entering their first full year. This year’s Fort Wayne TinCaps roster is certainly no exception. Five 19-year-olds tackle the Midwest League to open 2010 while slugging 1B [...]
From our friend, Jim Shovlin: Fort Wayne TinCaps President Mike Nutter will be our in-studio guest this week and will be taking your calls at 447-8500 with questions on all things TinCaps and Parkview Field. The TinCaps open their season on Thursday. We’ll also be checking in with Komets President Michael Franke in our weekly update as the [...]
Catching up on a lot of stories as time allows. In local ties news, Valparaiso University junior Jarad Miller (Carroll) was selected as one of 40 players to be named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award initial watch list. The list will be updated in mid-April and the conclusion of the [...]
Former Wizard, Kennard Jones has signed with the Newark Bears for the 2010 season. “Kennard is an established professional who has put up good numbers in this league,” said General Manager R.C. Reuteman. “He has both speed and defensive ability which will solidify our outfield in the upcoming season.” Jones, the son-in-law of Hall of Famer Tony [...]
Taylor baseball first baseman Ryne Otis (Ossian, Ind./Norwell) has been named the Mid-Central College Conference Player of the week. The MCC weekly award is the first for Otis this season, and the third of the sophomore’s career. With at least one hit in each of Taylor’s five games, Otis hit .625 and slugged at 1.500 in [...]
Random notes and signings involving Fort Wayne players and other local ties: Former Wizard, David Pauley has signed a minor league deal with the Mariners. The 26-year-old spent 2009 in the Orioles system, posting a 4.37 ERA in 152.1 Triple-A innings. (h/t MLBTradeRumors) The Padres have invited a slew of former WizCaps to spring training, including; Simon [...]
Among the players competing for jobs with the Tampa Bay Rays this season will be former Fort Wayne Wizards, Michael Ekstrom and J.J. Furmaniak. Ekstrom was claimed off waivers from the Padres who designated him for assigmnent to make room for John Garland. The 26-year-old right-hander made his Major League debut back in September of 2008. [...]
Former Fort Wayne Wizard and most recently a Pittsburgh Pirates’ farmhand, Ray Chang has signed a Minor League deal with the Boston Red Sox. He’ll probably play at Triple-A Pawtucket. Related Ray Chang posts at BBIFW: Everybody Loves Raymond (Chang) Former Wizards Likely to Debut in 2009 – Part III Who the Heck is Ray Chang? [...]
One Fort Wayne related player I have enjoyed following the last couple years is Josh Judy, a West Virginia native who played his college ball at Indiana Institute of Technology. IIT is hardly known as a hotbed of Major League talent, so the fact that he was drafted in the 34th round of the 2007 [...]
Here’s an interesting one. The Oakland A’s acquired Kevin Kousmanoff and former Fort Wayne Wizard Eric Sogard for former Padre Scott Hairston and Aaron Cunningham. Sogard is seen as a Todd Walker type hitter that lacks range defensively but is gap-hitter with great contact rates. Sogard, a former second round pick out of Arizona State, hit .253 with [...]
Join us Saturday morning at 9:00 for Talkin’ Sports. IPFW does indeed have a hockey team and they are currently 14-2-1 on the season. We’ll talk with IPFW player Chris Treft about a home game coming up Saturday at McMillen Park Ice Arena. We’ll also talk local college basketball with University of St. Francis Mens [...]
Playing a little catch up on some Fort Wayne and Northeast Indiana related notes: Add LaTroy Hawkins to the Brewers’ roster of growing former Fort Wayne players. He’s signed to a two-year deal, joining him with Luis Cruz and George Kottaras, who joined Milwuakee earlier this off-season. Reportedly, he wanted to return to Houston, but wouldn’t [...]
The Northeast Indiana Baseball Association Hall of Fame will induct four new members during an awards banquet on January 29, 2010 beginning at 6:30PM at the Allen County Public Library. The four honorees will be: Eric Wedge (Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians) Keith Shepherd (Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles) Gerry Tilker (35-year [...]
The honors keep coming for the Fort Wayne TinCaps; recently being named MiLB.com’s Team of the Year. The Midwest League champion won a record 101 games in 2009 and beat out Triple-A Durham, Double-A Akron and Advanced-A San Jose for the overall Team of the Year award. “Nobody could’ve dreamed for a better opening to Parkview [...]
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