Tigers prospect Brent Clevlan is being passed by thanks to his continued struggles. (Roger DeWitt) On Friday, we discussed how Virgil Vasquez got skipped over for promotion by the Tigers. Today, we’ll bring you up to speed on yet another Detroit farmhand who has been passed by. Watching Cameron Maybin go from High-A to Double-A […]
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Tiger farmhand Virgil Vasquez deserves another chance with the big club. I found it interesting that with the Tigers missing Andrew Miller, the team turned to youngster Jair Jurrjens instead of Virgil Vasquez to start a huge game on Wednesday against the Tribe. With first place in the AL Central on the line, you would
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Don’t throw away that autographed Reggie Abercrombie cardboard just yet; he’s earned another shot. It might be time for the Marlins to give Reggie Abercrombie another shot. After spending the season as the Fish’s fourth outfielder in 2006, Abercrombie was farmed out to Triple-A Albuquerque a couple of months ago after struggling to a 579
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While he hasn’t dominated, Philip Humber has certainly held his own in his first season at Triple-A. It’s been about three weeks since we checked in with some minor league notes, so let’s rectify that situation today. Toronto fans may recall veteran minor league infielder Luis Figueroa, up briefly with the Jays last season. The
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The way Jake Fox is launching moonshots this year, you better hang on to his autographed cardboard. We’re back with a new installment of Minor Matters, this time heading down to the Double-A level, where we’ll check in on a few Cubs’ farmhands currently toiling for the Tennessee Smokies. After a strong first half in
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With several BoSox outfielders scuffling, David Murphy could get another look in the not too distant future. Welcome to the newest feature on RotoRob, Minor Matters, where we’ll periodically comb various levels of the minor leagues in search of players you need to pay attention to. To kick things off, let’s take a look at
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