An Interview With Blue Jays’ Prospect Brad Glenn

April 5, 2012 by Andrew Martin · Leave a Comment

Headlined by Jose Bautista, the Toronto Blue Jays have become known in recent years as a power hitting team, finishing in the top 5 in the American league in home runs in each of the past 3 seasons. With their impressive collection of hitters, there is no indication that they are going to let up […]

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Nick Rickles: Baseball’s Best Unknown Prospect?

October 30, 2011 by Andrew Martin · 1 Comment

The movie Moneyball has brought the Oakland A’s methods of evaluating players to the mainstream. With position players in particular, Oakland covets those who have a high rate of getting on base and are defensively efficient. Nick Rickles qualifies in both of those categories, and if his 2011 season was any indication, he is well […]

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