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BCB Interview: Don Money (Part One)
The last tidbit from my trip to Huntsville is the interview with Stars manager Don Money. I got over an hour of time with Coach Money so this transcript is only a partial transcript. Part Two will be coming shortly. BCB: When did you decide that coaching was something you were interested in? Don...
BCB Interview: RHP Donovan Hand
Donovan Hand was a 14th-round pick out of Jacksonville State last year, and he's been a very pleasant surprise, making it all the way to AA in just his first full season. He went on the DL with an undisclosed injury the day after I talked to him, which may partially explain some of his struggles at...
BCB Interview: 3B Taylor Green
Taylor Green, an unheralded 25th-round draft-and-follow in 2005, exploded onto the Brewers' prospect scene last year, hitting .327/.406/.516 for West Virginia after barely making the team out of spring training. He hasn't stopped hitting since, currently sporting a .285/.369/.420 line in the very...
Trade Ripples Muddy Tortured Prospect Metaphor
When prospects get dealt for rentals, there's usually much hand-wringing about bare cupboards and broken dreams, but from what I'm seeing in the immediate wake of the Sabathia swap, the outcry about losing arguably our best prospect is surprisingly muted. You can count me among the satisfied and...
C.C. Sabathia Traded To Milwaukee.
The C.C. Sabathia trade rumors are over. He has been dealt the the Milwaukee Brewers for a three-prospect package headed by slugging 1B/OF/DH Matt LaPorta (288/402/576). Accompanying him to Cleveland are pitchers Zach Jackson (AAA) and Robby Bryson (Low A) along with a PTBNL reportedly High A 3B...
Friday's Crystal Callix
Did the Brewers have a game yesterday? Hmm, must not have noticed. The biggest news this morning, courtesy of Ken Rosenthal, is that Matt LaPorta is officially on the trading block, and that Alcides Escobar might be packaged with him to acquire C.C. Sabathia. That price sounds a little steep to...
Breaking Down the Prospect List
Recently, after being deluged with requests (okay, there were two), I added a prospect ranking to the left-hand sidebar. The off-day today seemed like a good time to expand a bit on my reasons and thinking. Besides, nothing generates good debate like somewhat arbitrary, mostly uninformed...
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