Left-hander Will Smith has been the forgotten Royals pitching prospect. Acquired in 2010 in a trade with the Angels for Alberto Callaspo, Smith, 22, has taken a backseat in prospect talk to pitchers such as Mike Montgomery and Jake Odorizzi and Chris Dwyer. “That’s probably because he doesn’t really have a blazing fastball,” said Royals [...]
Archive | June 4th, 2012
Smith’s Maturity Leads to Call Before Other Prospects
Posted on 04 June 2012.
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Dodgers Becoming More Aggressive on Base Path
Posted on 04 June 2012.
The Dodgers are suffering through their worst stretch of the season with six losses in their last seven games after Sunday’s 3-2 loss to the Rockies, but they have been improving in one area: stealing bases. The Dodgers in 2011 were fourth in the National League with 126 stolen bases and stole those bases at [...]
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Martinez Progressing in Springfield
Posted on 04 June 2012.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Carlos Martinez nods his head, gives a thumbs-up to pitching coach Bryan Eversgerd and takes a few steps back. After a deep breath, he lofts a high looping throw from way out in the Hammons Field outfield. It’s a slow process for one of the Cardinals top pitching prospects, but one the organization [...]
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Martinez Progressing in Springfield
Posted on 04 June 2012.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Carlos Martinez nods his head, gives a thumbs-up to pitching coach Bryan Eversgerd and takes a few steps back. After a deep breath, he lofts a high looping throw from way out in the Hammons Field outfield. It’s a slow process for one of the Cardinals top pitching prospects, but one the organization [...]
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Rays Get Needed Win Before Battle in Bronx
Posted on 04 June 2012.
ST. PETERSBURG Considering how cold their bats have been at home lately, it looked for a while Sunday as if the only thing the Tampa Bay Rays would be hitting was the road. And judging by the way things were going, they might have swung and missed. But the offense came alive just enough for [...]
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Twins Demonstrate Small Ball at Its Finest in Win
Posted on 04 June 2012.
Out of the 425 hits the Minnesota Twins had prior to Sunday’s series finale against Cleveland, just eight of those hits came in the form of a bunt. Seven more times, Minnesota successfully executed a sacrifice bunt — only three teams had fewer sacrifice bunts than the Twins entering Sunday. In Sunday’s 6-3 win over [...]
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