Monthly Archives: March 2014

RAWHIDE 2014 ROSTER SET

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Steve Cummings | Comments Off

The opening day roster for the Visalia Rawhide has been announced, highlighted by Diamondbacks prospects 3B Brandon Drury and RH closer Jimmy Sherfy. The Rawhide open the 2014 season on Thursday April 3 at Recreation Park against the Stockton Ports.

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Tagged Arizona Diamondbacks, Brandon Drury, Jimmy Sherfy, Visalia Rawhide

ROBERTSON Q&A ON MiLB.COM

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Steve Cummings | Comments Off

Daniel Roberston was taken with the 34th overall pick in the 2012 draft by the Oakland A’s and has plied his trade in the AZL, NYP and MWL leagues. The right-handed hitting shortstop figures to land in Stockton to start the season as he continues to follow fellow 2012 draftee and uber-prospect Addison Russell up the minor league ladder.

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SJ GIANTS FANFEST MARCH 31

Posted on March 16, 2014 by CLH | Comments Off

The San Jose Giants will be hosting a Fanfest on Monday, March 31st at Municipal Stadium from 5-8:30PM. The 2014 roster and coaching staff will be on hand for this free event.

The Giants have Lenn Sakata returning to the club as manager after being the skipper for the Modesto Nuts in 2012 and 2013. Sakata is the all-time leader in managerial wins for San Jose, as well as for the California League.

All the details for this event are up at the San Jose Giants website.

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Tagged California League, San Jose Giants

PORTS FANFEST APRIL 12TH

Posted on March 16, 2014 by CLH | Comments Off

The Stockton Ports Anchor Fund will host a Fan Fest on Saturday, April 12th that is free to the public. The annual Pancakes with the Ports breakfast will also be held on that date with $5.00 tickets for the general public, $3.00 for season ticket holders.

Details are provided on the Stockton Ports webpage where the Fund’s purpose is defined along with what is included in the Fan Fest.

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Posted in CAL LEAGUE NEWS

Tagged California League, Stockton Ports

STORM-TRACKING IN PADRES CAMP

Posted on March 8, 2014 by CLH | Comments Off

The Lake Elsinore Storm website has a story by Tyler Zickel that lists former Storm players figuring into the Padres’ plans this spring. From Peoria, Zickel notes 10 former Storm players that have agreed to terms for the upcoming season and goes on to add some perspective on some who have played in LE.

Highlighted in the piece are five former Storm players that are in Arizona with the Padres, and the list features highly notable names. From as far back as 2006 (Chase Headley) and as recently as 2013 (Austin Hedges), Zickel has some tidbits from the desert as the Padres prepare for a tough NL west battle this year.

The Padres are getting to be a trendy pick to surprise in the loaded NL west by many experts, despite the gaudy talent on the Dodgers and the championship pedigree of the Giants, as well as the 2011 division champion Diamondbacks. However the big-league club comes out this year, there are significant players in the mix that came through the minor league pipeline, some of them through LE.

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Tagged California League, Lake Elsinore Storm, San Diego Padres

2013 PORTS IN A’S CAMP

Posted on March 4, 2014 by CLH | Comments Off

The Oakland A’s have two players in camp this spring that played in Stockton last season. One is obviously uber-prospect Addison Russell, while the other is C Bruce Maxwell. The Ports have a story up on their page about these two.

Russell is all over the hot-prospects lists and he dazzled at Stockton last year after making the jump from three 2012 stops at Rookie, Short Season and loA ball. The 6′ 0″, 190-lb Florida native got off for 17 homers and 60 RBI’s while posting a line of .275/.377/.508. Russell improved dramatically in the second half of the Cal League season and got into three games at AAA Sacramento.

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Tagged Addison Russel, Bruce Maxwell, Oakland A's, Stockton Ports

ASTROS #5 PROSPECT MCCULLERS INTERVIEW ON MiLB.COM

Posted on March 1, 2014 by CLH | Comments Off

The Houston Astros, while suffering through some bad years at the major league level, have loaded up their minor league system recently and are seeing results all over the map. Keith Law of ESPN.com put the Astros’ farm system at the top of the MLB heap in his rankings at the end of January.