Monthly Archives: April 2007

Clearwater Threshers April Wrap-Up

Posted on April 30, 2007 by

The Clearwater Threshers have gotten off to the team’s best start in their fourth year of existence. The team owns the Florida State League’s best record at 16-8 and they have won 8 of their last 10 games. It has … Continue reading →

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Interview With Lynx Catcher Jason Jaramillo

Posted on April 30, 2007 by

Jason Jaramillo Ottawa Lynx catcher twenty four year old Jason Jaramillo is one of the jewels of the Philadelphia Phillies farm system. In this, his first full season at the Triple A level, Jaramillo to this point, doesn’t seem fazed … Continue reading →

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Who’s Hot, Who’s Not, Week 4

Posted on April 30, 2007 by

Welcome to the latest installment Hot… Carl Henry Jr: 6/20 — 2 2B — 1 3B — 1 HR — 4 R — 4 RBI Greg Golson: 10/29 (3 BB) — 3 2B — 6 R — 2 SB Jeremy … Continue reading →

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Draft and Follow Update

Posted on April 29, 2007 by

Time for another update on our final DFE class. Here is a piece on Shawn Epps, talking about his recent performance, and noting he’s touched 94 mph this spring. Rashad Taylor: 145AB — .434/.520/.724 — 11 2B — 3B — … Continue reading →

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Ottawa Lynx Report Week Three

Posted on April 27, 2007 by

Fourteen games into this 2007 season, Lynx third baseman Brennan King struck the first Lynx home run of the season Tuesday night. But Ottawa hasn’t needed the long ball to this point to win games. This version of the Ottawa … Continue reading →

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Player Profile: Jason Jaramillo

Posted on April 27, 2007 by

(courtesy ottawalynx.com) Player profiles return today, and as I mentioned yesterday, I’m hoping to crank out more of these going forward. Next up is Welinson Baez, but if anyone has requests thereafter, I’m all ears. So far, we’ve done Zach … Continue reading →

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Thinking about the 2007 draft

Posted on April 26, 2007 by

Some various odds and ends on the brain today, so let’s crank through them. First, take a few minutes and head over to the Ottawa Lynx blog and check out the various pictures, and even some video footage of our … Continue reading →

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Reading Phillies– Week Three

Posted on April 26, 2007 by

Im starting off my rookie year as a correspondant with Phuture Phillies focusing on the Reading Phillies. Im a long suffering Philadelphia sports fan and my goal is through my focus on the Reading Phillies, to quickly forget the horrid … Continue reading →

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A tale of three pitchers

Posted on April 25, 2007 by

Tuesday night proved to be an interesting night for the Phillies stable of pitching prospects, as three of the most interesting guys in the system all took the mound, and two of the three were pitching against highly rated pitching … Continue reading →

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Prospect v Non-Prospect, Part 2

Posted on April 24, 2007 by

Way back when, when this blog first started up, I wrote a piece about the timetable for prospects, and how to look at a player and properly assess his “prospect status” and things like that. I wanted to write a … Continue reading →

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