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Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz The American Association seems to have eight of its graduates pretty well assured of major league jobs come Opening Day (barring the need to go on the disabled list), but the next wave of a half dozen hopefuls is what makes the last two weeks of spring training...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz If anyone thinks it is easy to stay in the major leagues even after an amazing jump in 2014 from Independent Baseball (Sioux City 2013, Amarillo 2013-14) all the way to the playoff-bound Pittsburgh bullpen and a good ’15 spring training they might look at the situation surrounding...Read More

The Houston Astros are the latest major league organization to dip into the deep Independent Baseball talent pool for a minor league manager. The rookie-level Greeneville Astros have tabbed Lamarr Rogers, who has been a coach with the St. Paul Saints for the last 16 seasons, to lead Houston’s Appalachian League team. Rogers was a...Read More

RHP聽Chris Martin聽(pictured), 聽who started his professional career in Grand Prairie, has struck out ten in six聽innings covering four outings with his new team, the New York Yankees.聽 Martin has a save against Tampa Bay, has given up seven聽hits and has a 3.00聽ERA. The offseason certainly has not dulled the effectiveness of reliever John Holdzkom, who...Read More

It has taken a few years including efforts in three other major league organizations, serving a 50-game suspension and spending the 2013 season with St. Paul, but Mark Hamburger‘s career continues to look up after a two-inning scoreless stint that earned a save for his original major league organization, Minnesota, on Sunday. The 28-year-old right-hander...Read More

Adelaide, Australia –聽Gary SouthShore RailCats RHP聽Morgan Coombs was named the Australian Baseball League’s Pitcher of the Year on Saturday after a dominant season with the Adelaide Bite. Coombs went 7-1 with a 1.95 ERA, second-best in the league, in 16 appearances for the Bite. His seven wins and 65 strikeouts were also second-most in the...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider – by Bob Wirz While its sister聽league, the Can-Am, is basking in the joy of one of its former umpires reaching official fulltime duty in the major leagues, no less than five former American Association arbiters have gotten themselves on the path that could one day see them at the same level....Read More

Durham, N.C. — The American Association announced on Friday that the contract of Sioux City Explorers RHP聽Geoff Broussard was purchased by the Los Angeles Angels organization. In his first season with Sioux City in聽2014, Broussard appeared in 41 games (3 starts) and put together an 8-1 record with a 3.26 ERA in 88.1 innings, striking...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz American Association stock continues to rise with 20 of its former players expected in major league spring training camps over the next few days.聽 This is the highest count for any Independent league in 2015, and is believed to equal the record for any league (Atlantic League, 2012)...Read More

Durham, N.C. — The American Association announced on Wednesday that the contract of Kansas City T-Bones RHP聽Derek Gordon was purchased by the Kansas City Royals’ organization. Gordon’s brother,聽Alex, is the Royals’ everyday left fielder and has been named an American League all-star the last two seasons. Derek made his professional debut with the T-Bones in...Read More