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Chicago Cubs Trade Rumors: The Cubs Prospects
Published 7/7/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Lionel) at Towel Drills: A Chicago Cubs Blog
... Castillo being named to the Future's Game would appear to help his trade value, as least to some. And while MLB uses some scouting services to pick the rosters, it should be pointed out that a) every team has to have a representative and b) their is usually a shortage of catchers. Jim Callis of BA agrees. Castillo has been a solid catcher throughout his career, especialy defensively, but he's never put up outstanding numbers until his short stint so far at Tennessee this year. But he is only 21 and at a position where the Cubs seem to be set for the foreseeable future (See Soto, ...

7/7/08 Rangers MiLB Notes
Published 7/7/2008 by Beverly at Young Guns
... this weekend.  He actually tried to imply he had something to do with it…I quickly straightened him out and let him know I did all the hard stuff…all he had to do was swing the bat and run! (Yes, I am kidding…kinda! LOL) –While I am thinking of it, thanks to Darren for letting me announce the Iowa Cubbies line up yesterday….that was fun! –My 2008 favorite RedHawk Taylor Teagarden gets him some love from BA in the Ask BA session today: What’s your assessment of the catchers on the ...

Trounced: Rangers’ Mendoza Shelled By Angels In 9-6 Defeat
Published 7/8/2008 by Joey Matschulat at Baseball Time in Arlington
... only one of the top 10 Latin American “bonus babies” have established themselves as a Major League regular (Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera, who received $1.8 million from the Florida Marlins in 1999). Six of those 10 players have been given at least five years of development time, and yet have failed to break through as primo big league contributors. Remember our little talk about risk diversification? Additionally, Baseball America’s Jim Callis offers this brief evaluation of RedHawks catcher Taylor Teagarden: ...