The Pacific Coast League-champion Tacoma Rainiers scored three times in the top of the third inning, tying the score and giving the impression that the Triple-A National Championship Game might be a competitive affair. It wasn't. The Columbus Clippers, International League winners and top Indians farm club since 2009, scored four runs in the fourth [...]
International League Jason Kipnis hit for the cycle Friday night to lead Columbus to an easy 13-2 win that wrapped up the IL title for the Clippers. Jerad Head (four hits), Jared Goedert (three hits) and Cord Phelps (three hits) contributed to the Clippers' deluge of runs. Pacific Coast League Tacoma finished off a three-game [...]
This time: Sept. 7-15 Arizona Diamondbacks Acquired: RHP Matt Gorgen from Rays as player to be named for RHP Chad Qualls Added to 40-man roster: C Konrad Schmidt Designated for assignment: RHP Cesar Valdez The Diamondbacks rewarded Konrad Schmidt for his fine season with Double-A Mobile, in which he batted .315/.373/.490 with 11 homers over [...]
International League. Durham remained alive thanks to a ninth-inning walk-off sacrifice fly. Leslie Anderson's fly ball to center field scored Elliot Johnson with the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth for Durham's 3-2 win over Columbus. The Clippers lead the best-of-5 series two games to one. Durham managed to win the game despite being [...]
Puerto Rico's roster for the host country's Pan Am Qualifier tournament has an interesting mix of prospects, such as 21-year-old Neftali Soto and 20-year-old Angel Morales, and ex-big league veterans, headed by Juan Gonzalez. The 40-year-old Gonzalez hasn't played in the major leagues since 2005 but did play this summer in an amateur league in [...]
International League Columbus is one win away from claiming the Governor's Cup after a 4-0 win over Durham on Wednesday night. Zach McAllister threw seven scoreless innings to pick up the win while Jerad Head and Jared Goedert provided all the offense the Clippers needed. Head, who had homered and picked up six RBIs in [...]
Canada announced its 24-man roster for the 2010 Pan Am Qualifier in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and will send a club of national-team veterans to the island for the Oct. 1-10 tournament. Phillies prospect Phillippe Aumont is the top prospect on the club that also includes Blue Jays righthanded reliever Trystan Magnuson, who pitched in [...]
Leonys Martin has become the latest high-profile player from Cuba to leave his family and country behind to chase a major league career. If recent history is any guide, Martin figures to garner a seven-figure signing bonus once he establishes residency and becomes a free agent. Martin, whose age is listed as 22, left Cuba [...]
Double-A Texas League Northwest Arkansas earned a spot in the championship series with a 8-4 win in the deciding Game Five. Designated hitter Clint Robinson went 4-for-5 with three doubles and 4 RBIs to lead the Naturals at the plate. Starter Mike Montgomery went 6 1/3 innings allowing four runs, three of them earned, to [...]
International League Durham defeated Louisville 3-2 in best-of-5 first-round series. Durham, which on the South Division in the regular season and had the league's best record at 88-55, advanced. The Bats scored just seven runs in the final four games of the series and five in the three games in Durham. Friday, they beat righthander Alex Cobb, [...]
This time: Aug. 31-Sept. 7 Arizona Diamondbacks Placed on suspended list: RHP Wes Roemer Recalled: RHP Carlos Rosa, LHP Zach Kroenke, 1B Brandon Allen, 2B Tony Abreu, OF Cole Gillespie Added to 40-man roster: LHP Mike Hampton Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Cristian Beltre, RHP Justin Mace, LHP Ryan Robowski Reinstated from DL: RHP T.J. Beam, RHP Brett Moorhouse, OF Byron [...]
A team bursting with impact prospects will represent the United States at the 2010 Pan American Qualifying tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The team will scrimmage Sept. 25-28 at USA Baseball's National Training Center against teams from Puerto Rico and Canada, then plays in the tournament Oct. 1-10. The event serves as a qualifier [...]
Does anyone follow minor league pennant races? Only a noble few. The same seems to go for minor league category leaders, which featured some drama this weekend as the batting, ERA and home run titles came down to the wire. Here's how they finished: Batting Average Top 5 finishers: John Lindsey, 1b, Albuquerque (Dodgers), .353 Brandon Belt, 1b/of, San [...]
This time: Aug. 25-31 We're in full postseason prospect ranking mode, so this installment will be short but sweet. Atlanta Braves Recalled: RHP Kenshin Kawakami, RHP Craig Kimbrel, OF Nate McLouth Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Craig Kimbrel, RHP Cristhian Martinez Placed on 7-day DL: 1B Riaan Spanjer-Furstenburg Placed on temporarily inactive list: C Chris Anderson Reinstated from DL: RHP Jaye Chapman, RHP [...]
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