2009 Futures Game: Jennings, Kang
RaysProspects.com —
Baseball America says two players from the Rays organization have been named to the rosters of the 2009 Futures Game. Desmond Jennings of the Montgomery Biscuits is on the U.S. roster and Kyeong Kang of the Bowling Green Hot Rods is on the World roster. See the link for the complete rosters of both teams.
Espinosa to Futures Game
Nationals Farm Authority —
Espinosa to Futures Game The Futures Game roster is out and Potomac SS Danny Espinosa will represent the Nationals. This entry was posted on Thursday, June 25th, 2009, 12:19 PM and is filed under ...
The Braves' Jason Heyward makes the 2009 Futures Game Roster
Sports Page Atlanta —
... . Heyward was selected despite missing time due to injury; he has sat out almost two-thirds of the games this year at Myrtle Beach, and did not play in the Carolina League All-Star game despite making the roster. Heyward is hitting .288/.364/.526 this year with 8 homeruns. ...
Kelly, Tazawa To Represent Red Sox In MLB Futures Game
SOX & Dawgs —
... him to the Portland Sea Dogs after an outstanding spring training with the Red Sox.
He made five appearances during spring training, throwing 9 innings. He allowed only one run and 5 hits over those appearances.
Tazawa has made 14 starts for the Sea Dogs and is 7-4 with 2.92 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 77 innings of work.
Kelly will be a member of the US Team while Tazawa will play for the World Team.
To see the full list of representatives, head over to the Baseball America website. ...
Neftali Feliz lone Ranger on Futures Game Roster
Lone Star Ball —
Neftali Feliz lone Ranger on Futures Game Roster
So your telling me that Manny Banuelos is good enough to be on there but not Martin Perez? Yeah, whatever.
That’s Manny being Manny (no, not him)
The LoHud Yankees Blog —
... the World Team.
(Before you lose your mind, every team had to have one prospect selected and no more than two players could be selected from one organization. Austin Jackson is doing just fine.)
Montero you know. Banuelos you may not. His rights were purchased from a Mexican team in the same deal that landed Alfredo Aceves last year. Banuelos is a thin 18-year-old who is 5-3, 2.51 with Low Class A Charleston. Check out his stats on MinorLeagueBaseball.com.
Baseball America has the Futures Game rosters.
2 Yankee Prospects Make Futures Game
The Yankee Universe —
... Baseball America has the rosters posted for the American and World teams. 2 Yankees were selected to be on the world team. Jesus Montero is 1 of the 2 catchers on the world roster (the other being Carlos Santana), so he will likely get a fair amount of playing time. This is Montero’s 2nd straight season being selected to the Futures Game. ...
Liddi, Gillies Represent Mariners’ Future?
Palm Ball NW/Bleeding Blue and Teal —
... The 2009 Futures Game rosters were released today, and two Seattle Mariner farmhands have found their way onto the World roster: 3B Alex Liddi of Italy and OF Tyson Gillies of Canada. ...
Throwing it around
Diamond Hoggers —
... at all. It seems like it will be another year in which we'll struggle for reasons to even watch the All-Star Game; leaving tradition's sakes alone as the sole reason possibly. We press onward, because the baseball season is a marathon not a sprint. Here are today's links. -Lou Piniella says there is no closer controversy in Chicago, yet. [ESPN's Sweetspot] -The rosters for the 2009 Futures Game. [Baseball America] -Geovany Soto tested positive for ...
Flores, Mejia To Play In Futures Game
Hot Foot —
... According to Baseball America, Mets minor leaguers Wilmer Flores and Jenrry Mejia will represent the “World” team in the Futures Games, which will be played on July 12 in St. Louis. The Futures Game is a Minor League All-Star-type game that pits baseballs best prospects against eachother in a “USA vs. The World” format. ...
Who are the Yanks' reps in the 2009 Futures Game?
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog —
The Futures Game participants have been announced. Each team has at least one representative, no more than two. Here are the Yanks' reps: Manuel Banuelos, LHP, Class A Charleston (World Team) Many in the Yankees organization are excited about the high-ceiling potential of Banuelos, an 18-year-old product of Durango, Mexico, who has already flashed a low-to-mid 90s fastball and is working on his command. The Mexican product signed with New York as a non-drafted free agent in March 2008, and he has ...
Who are the Yanks’ reps in the 2009 Futures Game?
Full of Sports —
The Futures Game participants have been announced. Each team has at least one representative, no more than two. Here are the Yanks' reps: Manuel Banuelos, LHP, Class A Charleston (World Team) Many in the Yankees organization are excited about the high-ceiling potential of Banuelos, an 18-year-old product of Durango, Mexico, who has already flashed a low-to-mid 90s fastball and is working on his command. The Mexican product signed with New York as a non-drafted free agent in March 2008, and he has ...
Minors: Mets Teens in Future’s Game
MetsBlog.com —
... Mets 17-year-old SS Wilmer Flores and 19-year-old RHP Jenrry Mejia will represent the Mets on this year’s World Team during the Future’s Game in St. Louis, played the day before the All-Star game, according to Baseball America. ...
Links For Friday
Tyler's Take On Sports —
... The rosters for the 2009 Futures Game were released yesterday. In the future, I might be doing an article for the site and FirstInning analyzing the make-up of each roster. ...
Links For Friday; Free Agent Busts, Futures Game, Joba Debate, Rollins
Around the Majors —
... The rosters for the 2009 Futures Game were released yesterday. In the future, I might be doing an article for the site and FirstInning analyzing the make-up of each roster. ...
Two Mets minor leaguers in Futures Game
The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball Blog —
The 2009 Futures Game rosters have been released and two members of the Mets organization have been named to the World team. 17-year-old Wilmer Flores and 19-year-old Jenrry Mejia will play in the Futures Game in St. Louis on July 12. Flores is playing his first full professional season this year. Mejia was recently promoted to Double-A Binghamton and was rumored to hit 102 mph on the gun in his last start. ...
Daily Box Score: Pickoffs, Four-Hit Games, Littering and...Littering and...
Beyond the Box Score —
... The rosters for the 2009 Futures game have been announced, and some teams are better represented than others. Check out the list and see which of your favorite players made the cut. As usual, they are mostly prospects from the upper stages of the minor leagues, but a few low-A players (Josh Vitters, ...
Game Recaps (6/25/09)
Mariners Minors —
... The big news of Thursday was that the Futures Game rosters were released, and have Tyson Gillies and Alex Liddi playing for the World Team. And nine games were played. HELP. ...
This Week in White Sox Minor League Baseball
South Side Sox —
... seasons, the pitchers haven't debuted yet.
Speaking of Mitchell, he had an excellent finale to his collegiate career by leading LSU to the College World Series title and garnering the tournament's Most Oustanding Player award. In the three game final, he went 5-13, 3B, HR, 2 BB.
Tyler Flowers: .275/.429/.512. I asked earlier this week how long one can keep a guy with that line in AA. I guess we'll see. Flowers and Dayan Viciedo were both selected to the Futures Game, which is played the day prior to the Major ...
Chris Heisey of Carolina Mudcats To Play In 2009 Futures Game
Minor League Baseball News - MLN - The Raw Feed —
... by at least one player, but no club is allowed to send more than two. Cincinnati's other representative is Juan Carlos Sulbaran, who is 2-1 with a 4.60 ERA over nine starts with the Low-A Dayton Dragons of the Midwest League. The game will pit the U.S. Futures Stars against the Futures Stars of the World. Former Mudcats who have also appeared in the Futures Game are Jeremy Hermida, Rick Vanden Hurk, Jesus Delgado, among others. The link for the entire Futures Game roster is http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/futures-game/2009/268439.html . If you like the daily ...
Round 'em Up: Monday 6.29.09
Milwaukee Brewers Blog - Bernie's Crew —
... Brett Lawrie and Alcides Escobar will represent their respective countries while playing for the World Team in the 2009 Futures Game. Lawrie (Canada) and Escobar (Venezuela) continue to impress in the minor leagues and will have a chance to display their skills on a bigger stage. Congratulations on the nomination, and best of luck to both. ...
The Week That Was
Baseball Analysts —
... The rosters for the 2009 Futures Game, which will be held in St. Louis on July 12, were released. Players are selected by Baseball America, the MLB Scouting Bureau, MLB.com, and all 30 teams. Each club must have at least one player on the roster and no more than two. ...
Two Mets Make Futures Game
Mets-Prospectus —
... Venezuela Wilmer Flores. Flores I believe is the youngest player in the game. Then hailing from Azua, Dominican Republic ‘the Prodigy’ Jenrry Mejia. It should be exciting to see how these young studs do against the rest of minor leagues best. If you remember last year Fernando Martinez got a single off Trevor Cahill in his one at at-bat. To see the rest of the roster you can click here. ...
Daily Box Score 7/12: Players Past, Present and Future
Beyond the Box Score —
... This afternoon is the Futures Game, which showcases promising minor league talent. You can check out the rosters here. Keith Law (ESPN Insider sub. req.) ...
2009 Futures Game Thread
River Avenue Blues —
... Among non-Yanks, I’m most looking forward to seeing Jennings, Heyward, and Weglarz. Everyone selected for the game will play today, and no pitcher will work more than one inning. Here are the full rosters. The fun starts at 2pm and will air on ESPN2. Enjoy the game, the regular game thread for the Yanks will be along not long before first pitch. ...
World Team Tops U.S. in Futures Game
Baseball Digest —
... will show off the top talent in the majors, Sunday’s XM All-Star Futures Game served as a showcase for some of the top minor league players in the U.S. and across the globe. ...
