With the recent rookie draft behind us, and several young players littering the rookie leagues of different affiliates, it seemed like a good time to take a look at the current minor leaguers that are having stand out seasons. For today, we’ll only be looking at players at the AAA level, with the other levels being explored in a future article. AAA: CF Cesar Valencia, Tennessee Smokies, Manchester Organization At 26 years old, Valencia is a bit older than most prospects, and he hit .239 in back-to-back seasons in the big leagues in 2034 and 2035. So he’s not exactly the kind of player we’d usually highlight. However, Valencia is destroying AAA pitching thus far, hitting a ridiculous .416/.479/.650 in 65 games. He’s walked almost as much as he’s struck out (32:...

Corvallis, Oregon – “Whoooooosh.” “Crackkkk.” “Whoooooosh.” “Thatta baby Timmy,” a baritone voice shouts from the pitching mound, as he watches line drive after line drive clear the L-screen he peers through. Oregon State second baseman Tim Moniot is putting on a clinic in front of dozens of CBL scouts on this particular day, despite the cold, rainy weather. Oregon State’s head coach, Mike Eylward, is throwing batting practice and shouting encouragement after each line drive. Eylward was a former minor league hitting coach, with 13 years of experience when Oregon State decided to hand over their fledgling program to him prior to the 2035 season, fresh off a 20-30 season, finishing second to last in their conference. The team hadn&...

It has been Quite sometime since we’ve come to you with any sort of article or interview; this could be attributed perhaps to lack of news or laziness. Recently we have decided the Philadelphia franchise might actually have more going on than meets they eye. Questions have been asked for the last few years now… What is the direction of the franchise, Why trade/sign for superstar Michael Jordan just to abandon ship a year and a half later? Should GM Justin Zima be held accountable if answers to these questions don’t satisfy? We recently got exclusive access to our tenured GM. Question 1: I Think it is on everyone mind. Philadelphia seemed to be on the rise. The Franchise won a championship as recently as 2030 now we can’t seem to sniff a win. Last week Lucio Gonzalez was fired. Do you...

Fans in St Louis are flocking back to see the Sultans thanks to an improvement in results, a new GM and lower ticket prices. “We had to do something to fill the stadium,” said new GM Phil Doyle to the media on Saturday. “When I arrived fan interest in the team was at rock bottom. We knew we had to do something to give fans a reason to come. The easiest way was to lower the ticket price.” The Sultans sold over 10,000 season tickets, a 138% increase on the 4,000 sold last season. Which has increased revenue and so far, the average home attendance is 29,500 compared to 7,800 last time around. Ticket prices dropped from $16.25 to $10. “Obviously having more home fans in the ground gives the team a boost and also helps us financially too. We anticipate that we will...