Minor League Blogs

The Albuquerque Isotopes will be the first team that’s not in Oklahoma City to host the Triple-A Championship.  Formerly the Bricktown classic that pitted the winner of the IL and the PCL, the Triple-A Championship will be played on September 20…

In 2009, Moises Sierra broke onto the scene in the Blue Jays farm system but injuries hampered his rise in 2010 and he played in only 20 games.  Now with his nightmare season behind him, the Jays hope Sierra can bounce back.  In a great profile, Larry Milson talks about Sierra and the challenges he [...]

Kevin Goldstein took a look at the Rays stacked system as his top eleven prospect series winds down.  Of course Jeremy Hellickson comes in at number one but he’s joined by two other five star prospects and a pair of four prospects.  Goldstein does hedge a little and he says the Rays lack their normal [...]

Back in 2007, the Athletics drafted Jonathan Johnston in the 42nd round and signed him to a major league deal.  Since then, he’s bounced between the minor leagues and his more pressing assignments with the Navy.  BA had an interesting profile on this catcher and now with his active duty behind him for now, he’s [...]

The Cubs and the Tennessee Smokies agreed to a two year extension of their player development agreement so that makes the Southern League team a Cubs affiliate through the 2014 season.  The Smokies have been the Cubs affiliate since 2007 and the team has won back to back division titles so the Cubs have had [...]

Give some props to Tim Teufel.  After managing the B-Mets last year, Teufel got a bump up the ladder and he’ll manage the Mets Triple-A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons.  In an interesting profile, Teufel talks about his relationship with now mana…

Who might be the dark horse of the Yankees farm system?  George King at Baseball America thinks it might be Andrew Brackman, the tall hurler bounced back in 2010 after a luke warm 2009 debut.  You have to like his strikeout to walk ratio (126/39) and…

My favorite prospect list came out earlier in the week.  Kevin Goldstein is a guy I like to read and out of all the lists out there, I put the most credence in his.  I’m happy to report the Reds have not only their one five star prospect (guess…

In John Wagner’s latest Tigers Organization Report, he delves into the Tigers problems at second base and proposes an outside of the box solution.  He thinks while it’s a remote chance, Brandon Douglas should at least be given some conside…