by daniel rathman | Mar 1, 2009 | Alex White, Dustin Ackley, Grant Green, Matthew Purke
Last weekend marked the opener for the 2009 college baseball season for Division I baseball. Roughly 50-60 scouts were in attendance for the consensus top pick Stephen Strasburg’s first start against Bethune-Cookman. Strasburg is largely considered the top right...
by daniel rathman | Feb 22, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Lars Anderson, Quick Post
Last December, Sox Director of Player Development Mike Hazen released a statement to announce that the ultra-versatile Casey Kelly will both pitch 100 innings and play shortstop in a way that provides both the team and himself greater flexibility for the long haul,...
by daniel rathman | Feb 16, 2009 | Casey Kelly, Kris Negron, Michael Almanzar, Ryan Dent, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Westmoreland, Will Middlebrooks, Yamaico Navarro
Twelve months ago, I was eagerly looking forward to today because it would be then that the logjam at the shortstop position in the low-minors could be resolved. There were five guys: Oscar Tejeda, Yamaico Navarro, Kris Negron, Will Middlebrooks, and Ryan Dent; that...
by daniel rathman | Feb 8, 2009 | Michael Bowden
With Clay Buchholz slowly exhausting his prospect eligibility last season, Michael Bowden emerged by solidifying his status as the next best pitcher in the Sox system. One of Michael’s bigger caveats coming out of Waubonsie Valley High School were his somewhat...
by daniel rathman | Feb 3, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Brad Wilkerson, Quick Post
According to MLB Trade Rumors, the Red Sox have signed OF/1B Brad Wilkerson to a minor league deal with roster and playing time incentives. Last year, he split time with Toronto and Seattle by hitting a combined .220/.308/.326 in 309 plate appearances and fighting...
