Korean outfielder Hyun-Soo Kim, reportedly signed a two year contract with the Baltimore Orioles. The Korean slugger is coming of a .326/.428/.541 with the new Korean champion Doosan Bears. Kim is a very patient hitter regarding his 101 walks and only 63 Ks in the past season. The Orioles are in need of corner infielders…
Another short edition of “Summing up the Dutchies per MLB organization”. This time: Number of Dutchies: 1 Shawn Duinkerk: The 21-year old Aruban native, Shawn Duinkerk, played his first professional game in 2011 with the DSL Athletics. In that year he only played nine games in which he batted a modest .129. The A’s signed Shawn…
Jonathan, another successful infielder from Curacao, next to Andrelton Simmons and DIdi Gregorius, had a rough start of the season. On April 18 he injured his knee and it took him quite a while before he could start a rehab stint with the AA Bowie BaySox. Even with the BaySox it took him a while…
I have written posts about silly promotions in the Minor Leagues, about the silly jerseys that they will sport this season and about the food that they offer. It is all nice, but those are not the promotions that get me excited. No, the promotions that I like will be at MLB ballparks this year….
With the two upcoming exhibition games between the Cincinnati Reds and the Toronto Blue Jays in Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, Montreal shows that it is craving for MLB baseball. Especially with more than 80,000 ticket sold. Last year 96,350 tickets were sold for the two exhibition games between the Blue Jays and the New York Mets….
With the Braves signing a new PDC with the Carolina Mudcats , the complete Minor League affiliation landscape is set. The only team that remains without a PDC is the High Desert Mavericks, but since the Texas Rangers haven’t been able to make a deal with the Mudcats, they are expected to sign a two…
