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MLB Rule V Draft 2009
Rule Five is the Filene's Basement of MLB. Who plucked a gem? Who got rhinestones? MLN gives you complete coverage that the other guys don't, including a few hidden gems that may turn out to be the picks of this year's Rule V shuffle. In-depth coverage you won't find elsewhere.
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Will American Needle v. NFL Unwravel Minor League Baseball (MiLB)?
Minor League Baseball Vice President Stan Brand warns the members that the American Needle lawsuit may change the way that both MLB, and MiLB, run forever.
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MiLB Winter Meetings 2009
Catch the latest news from the MLB and MiLB Winter Meetings as SZ's Brian Ross and Pete Cava file stories live from the events.
[MAJOR BLOGS]
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Beyond the Shadow
Ozzie Canseco holds the single season home run record in the Atlantic League, fourteen pro seasons, and his name is not Jose. A one on one with the Canseco brother you should get to know.
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The Next Ted Williams
(Is not in a test tube.)
Bringing back baseball mysticism and other wishful thinking from SZ's Brian ROSS.
[MAJOR BLOGS]
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Switch Pitcher
Some players cover both sides of the plate. Wes Whisler can cover the mound or the plate well. Is all that stands between him and the big leagues a trade?
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Good to the Last Drop
Matt Joyce Jr. got the call, then made a call home to Florida. Could his bed-ridden father make it to Detroit before his first major league cup of coffee finished?
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Kotch
The Gate Keeper of the Los Angeles Angels Rookie farm team, Tom Kotchman is skipper and surrogate parent to the boys of summer who aspire to be men in MLB.
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At What Cost Peace?
Is Manny Ramirez looking at the remainder of a year-long suspension? Did Commissioner Selig break the rules of the game? Will dozens of minor leaguers be suspended? The story of the decaying National Pastime and the back room games more about money, power, and drugs than the game of baseball.
[ An SZ Special Investigation]
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4th Cylinder
Is Matt Maloney the final piece in the Cincinnati Reds pitching prospect puzzle that will rebuild the Big Red Machine?
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Dogs' House
For an evening the fields of Fenway open to minor leaguers for the Futures at Fenway exhibition games that give a preview of coming attractions to Boston fans. For fans of the Portland Sea Dogs, though it might be any other night.
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Gateway to the Futures
Ten years old, the MLB All-Star Futures Game has been a gateway of opportunity for both minor league players and MLB's expanded presence in the business of Minor League Baseball. The 2009 XM Satellite Radio All-Star Futures Game may have been short, but it "arrived."
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Catch the New Player to Watch
(If you can.)
See the digital poster of our first Player to Watch from the Nashville Sounds (PCL) at MAJOR MOMENTS.
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Believe in Miracles
Do not rub your eyes in disbelief, or adjust your computer monitor: The Baltimore Orioles are the well-deserving winners of the
MLN Baseball Farm System
of the Year 2009.
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MLN FAB50
Baseball 2009
Tommy HANSON of the Gwinnett Braves is the no. 1 prospect in minor league baseball (MiLB).
Who are the other 49?
[78 Page Feature Secton]
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June, 2009 MLB Draft:
MLB's Third Law
To each action in the MLB June Draft, there is an equal, yet opposite, reaction. Will super agent Scott Boras generate another season of baseball gravity that grounds the game?
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Manny Ramirez 'Rehab Road' Reeks of Rotting Righteousness of Frivolous Fans
Manny Ramirez plays to adoring crowds in the PCL and the CAL. If you don't care about steroids, is baseball turning into an entertainment like wrestling? Brian Ross gives us his shiny two.
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MLN Vote4TheBest 2009
The balloting is over. The results have been tabulated. Which ballpark or arena is the best in the country? To go there, you would have to visit Corpus Christi, Texas.
The best ballpark. The best food, features, and fun!
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Casey Kelly: The 2-for-1
He's two, two TWO players in one! Boston Red Sox prospect Casey Kelly would love to platoon at the two toughest positions to land on a major league roster. He is good enough to play both. Will he?
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A Prayer for the Living
Nick Adenhart's passing, and Mike Coolbaugh's untimely death remind us of the broken nature of the system and the 40 Man Roster.
Should players who gave years of great service to the game in Triple-A be covered by the PA? Should there even be a 40 man roster?
Brian Ross gives us his shiny two.
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The Guy Everyone Wanted to be Around
Nick Adenhart had paid his dues. He had landed a spot in the Los Angeles Angels starting rotation. An evening of celebration became a tragedy that rocked the baseball world.
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MLN Spring '09 Baseball Report
Who made big progress in the spring? Which major league club has the best farm system? Find out as we take you through the winners and losers of Spring Training and the World Baseball Classic (WBC). Updated throughout the month.
[Feature Section]
[Minnesota Twins]
[Tigers Report]
[Athletics Report]
[Cincinnati Reds]
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La Mort Du MLB
(The Death of MLB)
The audience for Major League Baseball is aging. Corporate clamp-downs on pricey perquisites keeps premium seats unsold. MLB is dying. MiLB is growing by millions. Who really owns the future of professional baseball?
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Affiliation Monopoly
Minor league clubs affiliate with major league teams who send them players for development. During the off-season, the map changes. Why do clubs change affiliation? Who made the switches? Does it help, or does it hurt?
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The World Baseball Classic (WBC): World Showcase or Steroids Whitewash?
OPINION - SZ editor Brian Ross on why we don't cover the WBC, the continuing taint of steroids that are destroying MLB baseball, and why the World Series should start involving the the world.
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Spring Sneak Peek
We are fanned out throughout the Cactus and Grapefruit leagues preparing the April Spring Training issue. Catch the tidbits of news coming from our reporters out behind the cage.
Which big deal trade has turned into a big bust? What catcher at a tier-two major league club may put them back in the halls of MLB power?
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