Archive for Minor Leagues

Remember Julio Castillo? The Peoria Cheifs pitcher who threw a ball into the stands and set off a brawl in Dayton last year? Well, his trial started today: In opening statements during the trial of Julio Castillo, assistant Montgomery County prosecutor Jon Marshall said the evidence will show that Castillo, 22, of the Dominican Republic, […]

Well, it should have been called that anyway.

Check out the latest breakdowns of Elvis Andrus, Brett Wallace, Mat Latos, Alcides Escobar, and Andrew McCutchen.

The latest in the business of baseball.

Fun interview with Mike Marshall over at Jorge Says No! The hitting Mike Marshall, not the pitching one. He’s the president of the Yuma Scorpions in the independent Golden League now, and provides a lot of intetrestng info. Like the fact that the Scorpions have an affiliation with Colombian baseball, which is kind of weird […]

Brett Wallace vs. Mat Gamel, where Steven Strasburg would fall in the top 100 and more in this week’s Minor League Mailbag.

The defensive stylings of Robbie Shields, Gordon Beckham, and…Tyler Bortnick?

You all know my “Bull Durham” fixation, so of course you know that I’m going to find a story about the renovation of the old Durham Athletic Park interesting. Sadly, nothing in there about the guy who donated the scoreboard. Or his daughter.

Another on-site prospect report from Adam.

Jenrry Mejia is riding the hype train. Get The Hardball Times breakdown of Mejia and four other top prospects.