Strange – I scheduled this post at the end of May so I could fill out the site for each Monday I was gone. This was the final day. Now he’s somewhere else; listed as released from his Cardinal affiliate…
Tag: prospect
Conner Greene was sent up to Triple-A Memphis, and won the AAA National Championship with the Redbirds. Now he’s playing in the prestigious Arizona Fall League, still throwing as hard as he can, as he once told me, breathlessly, after…
Whatever happened to Austin Knight, we will ask. He had the long hair and it hurt to watch him throw because his shoulder looked like it was displaced by each pitch. When things didn’t go well I heard him yell,…
Ben is still playing, and likely starting, though I haven’t seen a game of fall ball yet to confirm. Who knows what will happen by the time the season begins this spring? Good things. Perhaps new things. Or nothing but…
Missouri State pitcher, ca. 2018. I’ve checked, and he hasn’t transferred. Thank God. Don’t let this guy walk off the mound and into someone else’s dugout. He’s only a junior, so he will be here for a bit longer. by
God bless John Privitera. He’s such a good hitter. He still wears those silver shoes I first saw during the Super Regionals against TCU in 2017. He is listed on the Bears roster as 5-8, which means I also gained…
Drew! What a guy. He got to play in the Cape Cod League, which has about the prettiest collection of fields this side of Iowa. Hoping his hip has healed and he keeps leading the team onward, powered, as always,…
Hunter got drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 11th round and shipped off to Bluefield, then Vancouver(!). He gave up a year of eligibility to sign, but with his speed and strength I think it’s wise. by
Dylan, owner of the world’s worst haircut, was drafted as a junior by the San Diego Padres. by
This guy – the best player from Warsaw since my cousin, Jerry Lumpe – or maybe Jeremy’s brother – was drafted in the second round by the Oakland A’s. (Jerry played for the Kansas City A’s at one point.) Can’t…