While New Leagues Are Slow to Develop, Independent Roster in Majors Grows Rapidly

August 23, 2013 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment

Independent Baseball is continuing to turn out major league players in impressive numbers—two more just this week—but operators are not finding it nearly as easy to start new leagues or even to nail down new franchises. A new league has not started and lasted since the Can-Am League launched in 2005, and even that was […]

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Texas Rangers Ink Oswalt to One-Year Deal

May 30, 2012 by Seamheads · Leave a Comment

Texas Rangers ink Oswalt to one-year deal (via AFP) Roy Oswalt, a three-time Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher, has signed a one-year deal with the Texas Rangers, according to a posting on the team’s website. The 34-year-old right-hander is expected to make several starts with developmental-league teams before joining the Rangers, who lost starter…

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