Tanner Murphy: Trying to Catch on with the Baltimore Orioles
April 4, 2013 by Andrew Martin · 1 Comment
The Baltimore Orioles may appear to be set at catcher for the foreseeable future with Matt Wieters behind the plate, but in baseball it’s never a good idea to plan too far ahead. Like any smart team, Baltimore continues to cultivate catching prospects, with Tanner Murphy being one of the young players they are most […]
Boston Red Sox Pitching Prospect Matt Spalding is Looking to Make His Mark
March 24, 2013 by Andrew Martin · Leave a Comment
The more advanced prospects of the Boston Red Sox have received a lot of attention this spring. While it is certainly an impressive group, the team also has a lot of valuable young players in the lower levels of their minor league system. One of those rising players is right-handed pitcher Matt Spalding, who just […]
Forensic Career Bypassed as Indy Grad Jason Cooper Takes on New Opportunity With Pirates
December 2, 2011 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
Stanford University professors may not want to hear it, but one of their anthropological science graduates has given up an admitted “passion” for forensics to start on Phase 2 of a professional baseball career, this time as a front office rookie with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jason Cooper could see the handwriting on the wall within […]
Brownsten finding his way
September 16, 2010 by Paul Gotham · Leave a Comment
Cory Brownsten is right where he belongs. The Lockport, New York native will board an airplane with his destination set for Orlando, Florida – home of the Atlanta Braves training complex. He will spend the next few weeks in the MLB fall instructional league and prepare for the 2011 baseball season.