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Mr. Consistency Jay Bruce takes this week's top spot
Baseball America's weekly rankings of the hottest prospects in the minors. C'mon Reds, don't you think you should call up Bruce?
Mr. Consistency Jay Bruce takes this week's top spot
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Friday afternoon linkaliciousness
Lone Star Ball — ... the pitchers here. John Barten has his weekly THT awards up.  And I agree with him about what a bad idea having Jimmy Fallon take over the Late Show is.  Of course, I'm approaching 40, so what do I know...maybe the kids today like Jimmy Fallon.  Hopefully, he'll crack up at his own jokes and stumble over punch lines because he's laughing at how cute and funny he is, like he did on SNL.  Because that's what is so awesome about him. Chris Davis is #7 in BA's latest Prospect Hot Sheet.  And he has only 1 K in the last ...

Throwing it around
Diamond Hoggers — Happy friday night. Interleague play kicks off tonight in full swing. We've already had a homer happy night with Jason Werth and Alfonso Soriano dropping 2 bombs, and Adam Dunn and Brandon Phillips each making it hurt against Jeremy Sowers. Here's some baseball worthy reading for the day: -Baseball America's latest love letter to Jay Bruce. [Baseball America] -Through 7 starts, Cliff Lee is 6-0 with 53 2/3 innings pitched, 44 Ks, 4 walks, and a 0.67 ERA. [The Legend of Cecilio Guante] -Mega-prospect David Price is feeling the effects ...

Daily Farm Report 5/16/08
Future Redbirds — ... was #6 on Friday’s Prospect Hot Sheet, netting some much deserved recognition after dominating AA and making a seamless transition to AAA. I’m dreaming of a 1-2-3 of Carpenter-Wainwright-Garcia for 2009. ...

[DOWN ON THE FARM] Price To Make Debut; Salem Out For Season
Rays Index — ... In this week's "Prospect Hot Sheet" from Baseball America there are no Rays in the Top 13, but Jeremy Hellickson is in the "just missed" section. [Baseball America] ...

Minor League Scorebook
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog — News Angels Old Friend Dallas McPherson homered three times in one game for Albuquerque. Here's today's Angels and Dodgers one-sentence recaps. The Mariners, stuck looking for more offense, have promoted Jeremy Reed to the big club. No Angel or Dodger prospect made Offensive Player of the Week or Pitcher of the Week. Here's a couple from this week's BA Prospect Hot Sheet: No. 12 PETER BOURJOS, CF ANGELS ...

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Bruce biding time in the MinorsMajor League Baseball News 5/15/2008
Outfielder Jay Bruce may have a bat that's the talk of baseball, but there's still room at the inn in Cincinnati for the Cincinnati prospect.
Indians recall Sowers to start vs. Reds (AP)Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 5/16/2008
Left-hander Jeremy Sowers was recalled by the Cleveland Indians to start Friday night's game in Cincinnati against the Reds. This is Sowers' second stint with the Indians. He made a spot start April 26 against the New York Yankees, pitching 5 1-3 ...
Indians recall Sowers for start vs. RedsLatest Sporting News Articles for MLB 5/16/2008
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Left-hander Jeremy Sowers was recalled by the Cleveland Indians to start Friday ni...
Deveney: Mailbag: Reds need time to get off the groundLatest Sporting News Articles for MLB 5/16/2008
Sean Deveney is happy to answer your baseball questions. This week he addresses the Reds, the Brewers, Curt Schilling and more. Just don't get him started on air travel.
Hafner won't play first against RedsMajor League Baseball News 5/16/2008
Eric Wedge has no plans to start Travis Hafner at first base this weekend at Great American Ball Park. Hafner will be available off the bench.