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Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz Texas Rangers RHP Chris Martin would be a good resource for another onetime American Association reliever, who is admitting to some culture shock as he trains in Japan in preparation for his initial season in Korea. “I’ve been to many first days of school in my life, but...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz Big Chris Martin is the type of player every American Association team should be pulling for as he bids for a spot on the Texas Rangers’ pitching staff since it is possible the 6-foot-8 native Texan would not even be playing baseball without a Grand Prairie tryout camp...Read More

Franklin, Wis. — American Association commissioner Miles Wolff formally announced the acceptance of Milwaukee as a league member on Tuesday at a press conference at Franklin City Hall. The club will play in a new 4,000-seat stadium beginning with the 2019 season. The yet-to-be-named team will be operated by ROC Ventures, which also operates three...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz With 18 of their former players in major league spring training camps, American Association teams can give themselves a giant round of applause.聽 Perhaps even more impressive, two of them were in the league as recently as last season. Cleburne catcher Shawn Zarraga (pictured)聽is in the Los Angeles...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz Junior Guerra and James Russell throw from different sides, and their track record in the major leagues varies a great deal.聽 But these are two former American Association hurlers appear worth watching in the new baseball season that starts in one week when battery mates report to spring...Read More

Durham, N.C. — The contract of Cleburne Railroaders RHP聽Cortland Cox has been purchased by the Los Angeles Angels organization, the American Association announced on Thursday. Cox was superb in his first season in independent baseball in 2017, going 4-2 with a 2.96 ERA in 37 relief appearances, striking out 66 hitters in 51.2 innings of...Read More

It gets crazy trying to keep up with all of the former American Association players packing their bags for major league spring training camps. The major leagues.聽 Baseball’s Mount Rushmore.聽 That is a big deal, right? The number climbed to 17 with three additions in recent days and at least eight of the 30 big-league...Read More

Durham, N.C. — The contract of Lincoln Saltdogs RHP Jacob Condra-Bogan has been purchased by the Kansas City Royals organization, the American Association announced Monday. Condra-Bogan was acquired by Lincoln from the Washington Wild Things of the Frontier League in November in exchange for a player to be named later. Condra-Bogan was superb with Washington...Read More

The Texas Rangers will be fun for American Association fans to watch during spring training. Jeff Banister and his staff now have a third pitcher who has been in the league to evaluate once the Rangers get to their Surprise, Ariz., camp.聽 The newest addition is Tayler Scott, a 26-year-old right-hander who put together a...Read More

Courtesy St. Paul Saints Media Relations Following the 2011 season,聽Caleb Thielbar made the most of his opportunity when the Minnesota Twins purchased his contract from the St. Paul Saints.聽 It took just over a season for him to work his way to the Major Leagues.聽 After a stellar 2016 season, the Florida Marlins purchased Thielbar鈥檚...Read More