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By James Bailey Blue Jays lefthander Ricky Romero has been one of the biggest surprises in the American League. The team’s 2005 first-round pick posted nearly a 5.00 ERA in 21 Double-A starts last year and wasn’t expected to contribute at the major league level this season. However, Toronto’s starting rotation has been gutted by [...]
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By Thom Henninger It didn’t take long for Toronto rookie Travis Snider to step up as the early favorite for AL Rookie of the Year honors. The talented outfielder, who turned 21 in February, doubled and homered in a 12-5 victory over Detroit on Opening Day. A week later, he drilled two home runs against [...]
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By James Bailey We have a pretty good idea who’s going first in the major league draft next Tuesday, assuming Stephen Strasburg’s price tag doesn’t scare off the Nationals. Beyond that there’s plenty of room for speculation. It’s certain that five years from now when we look back on the 2009 draft we’ll marvel about [...]
By James Bailey For prospect callups, this will be a tough week to top. The two top prospects in the game, according to Baseball America, both made the jump this week, with David Price making his first start of the season on Monday and Matt Wieters making his big league debut on Friday. They may [...]
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By James Bailey David Price’s 2009 Tampa debut didn’t quite live up to the hype. The top pitching prospect in the game, per Baseball America, lasted only 3.1 innings against the Indians on Monday, despite throwing 100 pitches. He struck out six and walked five and racked up a lot of high pitch counts. It [...]
By James Bailey Most of the discussion regarding American League Rookie of the Year candidates this spring centered on Orioles catcher Matt Wieters and Rays lefthander David Price, widely regarded as the two best prospects in baseball. Both were shipped to Triple-A following strong spring trainings and, despite not having played in the majors yet, [...]
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By James Bailey Matt Wieters vs David Price Norfolk Tides at Durham Bulls (AAA) April 10, 2009 April 11, 2009 Note: The Tides and Bulls were rained out on Friday, postponing this matchup until Saturday at 5:05 ET. Good seats still available … No, Matt Wieters hasn’t started pitching, though that would help fill the [...]
By Thom Henninger Among the six major league divisions, the AL East has the most impressive trio of top rookies. All three are Rookie of the Year material and have the potential to be star players in the majors. Two of the three are on course to start the new season in the minor leagues, [...]
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