Scheppers, Coello Added to Indy Roster in Majors While Stu Pomeranz’s Season Is Interrupted
June 8, 2012 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
It was just a week ago when we projected that Tanner Scheppers, who started his professional career with the St. Paul Saints in the American Association, could well be one of the next Independent players to reach the major leagues. It happened Thursday when the Texas Rangers added the right-hander to their roster. Scheppers was […]
Many Indy Players in Running Two Weeks Before Openers
    The axe started dropping this week, sometimes unexpectedly, dashing the hopes of several former Independent Baseball players of being on Opening Day rosters with their parent major league clubs. It does not have to be a forever disappointment, but a reality check at least for right now and their names will appear in minor […]
If Only All 48 Indy Players Could Catch This Break
February 17, 2011 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
   Robert Coello has only been pitching for four years after starting his professional career as a respected catching prospect, but the 6-foot-5, 250-pound right-hander no doubt is the envy of many of the other products of the Independent Baseball leagues who have their nameplates posted on a dressing cubicle in a major league clubhouse […]
