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San Diego Padres prospect Rocky Gale?s former teammates said it best. ?I owe it all to him,? Yankees 11th-rounder Zach Varce said. ??He is the most athletic catcher I have ever seen and makes unbelievable plays look easy.?
Mike Baxter and Craig Stansberry reach base 10 times but few others help. Simon Castro takes his third straight loss. Bo Davis? fifth time on base nets the game-winner. Nick Schumacher suffers his fifth blown save. Dexter Carter has his finest outing to date. Jairo Gomez hits homers in both games of a doubleheader.
Chris Franklin is a hard-throwing right-hander taken by the San Diego Padres in the 12th-round. With a tough slider, Franklin may be a candidate to grow as a starter or continue as a potential late inning man.
Adam Russell takes loss number eight. Nathan Culp is strong in a San Antonio win. Cole Figueroa has a key hit and the Storm pours it on in extras. Jackson Quezada continues the comeback trail. After a tough DSL Padres day on Monday, the offense comes alive.
The San Diego Padres believe they have caught lightning in a bottle with right-hander Keyvius Sampson. The prospect has been nasty early on, leading the staff to believe they have a blue-chipper on their hands.
Wily Mo Pena has the hot hand. Jeremy Hefner has a rare bad outing. Dean Anna clears the bases to push a surging Fort Wayne club to victory. Robert Sabo sees a grand slam during his watch. Eugenio Reyes does not make it out of the first. Nine errors doom the DSL Padres.
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With the player-to-be-named-later in the Dan Haren deal now named as Tyler Skaggs by Fox Sports Arizona, it is time to evaluate the deal from both teams' perspectives. The Arizona Diamondbacks wanted to re-stock their ranks of young pitchers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim want to catch the Texas Rangers in the AL West. Did either team accomplish their goals?
Fox Sports Arizona has reported that Tyler Skaggs will join Joe Saunders, Pat Corbin, and Rafael Rodriguez as the four pitchers acquired by the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Dan Haren yesterday.
The Arizona Diamondbacks announced today that they have acquired left-handed pitchers Joe Saunders and Patrick Corbin, right-handed pitcher Rafael Rodriguez, and a player to be named later from the Los Angeles Angels for right-handed pitcher Dan Haren, according to D-backs' interim General Manager Jerry Dipoto.
The Boys of Summer have lived up to their moniker during the month of June. Will they be able to continue their winning ways in the upcoming Freeway Series? The Angels are 7-3 in their last 10 games while the Dodgers are 8-2. LADugout.com has the latest information on the highly anticipated match up.
A ton of major league talent has been taken through the first round of the MLB First-Year Amateur Draft. Does where a team picks play a role? Yes and no. Teams still need to choose wisely, as major leaguers can be had at any spot (except 32nd overall perhaps). Here is a look at who went where through the first 10 picks with analysis coming as selections are made. Updated 10:40 PM PST.
Inside find John Anderson's mock draft for today's round one of the MLB Draft. This mock was based on his conversations with three and they one thing they agreed on is that after the first three picks this is the most unpredictable draft they've seen in years.
