Catching Up – d’Arnaud to the Mets
Obviously you knew this already but we just wanted to share our best wishes and congratulations to Travis d’Arnaud, 2009 BlueClaws catcher, who was traded from Toronto to the Mets, a deal completed on...
View ArticleFormer BlueClaw Into Managing
On a relatively obscure winter Friday, the Pirates made the announcement of their 2013 minor league coaching staffs. Normally this wouldn’t really catch our eye, but we were excited to see that Keoni...
View ArticleRoman Quinn & Billy Hamilton
This was sent over to us by our buddy Todd a couple of days ago. You may have heard of Billy Hamilton, the speedster in the Reds farm system that stole 155(!) bases last year. Roman Quinn, who could...
View ArticleRecommended Read
This from MiLB.com as part of a Black History Month series on the minor leagues. We pass this along because it has to do with New Jersey’s place in baseball history – specifically Jersey City’s...
View ArticleRecommended Read: MiLB Park Effects
Ashley Marshall of MiLB.com has written an excellent article on park effects in various Minor League ballparks. You can read the full article here. This is a topic that we have talked about sometimes...
View ArticleThe Phillies and Nebraska
I thought this was a good article by Matt Gelb about the Phillies and their players from Nebraska. Click here to read. Several former BlueClaws are mentioned, including Darin Ruf, Tyler Cloyd, and Jake...
View ArticleWho Will Be #50?
49 players have gone From The Shore, to the Show in the 12-year history of the BlueClaws (link). #1? Ryan Howard, who made his big league debut on September 1st, 2004. #49? Tyson Brummett, who was...
View Article#52: Villar Debuts With Astros
One of the most fun parts of this job is updating this page – the Shore to the Show page – on BlueClaws.com. We got to do it again yesterday, as 2010 BlueClaws SS Jonathan Villar made his big league...
View ArticleOne BlueClaw On Tonight
Do you know the one BlueClaws alum who is on an active roster for tonight’s Wild Card Play-In Game between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati? It’s 2003 BlueClaws RHP Alfredo Simon, who has had an excellent...
View ArticleNine Claws Set For Arizona Fall League
Nine former BlueClaws are in Arizona for the prestigious Arizona Fall League, which opens today. We’ll cover the league over the next month and you can follow them on Twitter here. Here is a rundown of...
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Quintin Berry to Mets Organization
Quintin Berry, who stole 55 bases with the BlueClaws in 2007, the fourth highest total in team history (behind Anthony Gose, 76; Chris Roberson, 59; Michael Bourn, 58), was selected by the Mets today...
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Cliff Lee Roundup
As you may have heard, the Phillies have re-acquired some lefty. And some stories… Darren Rovell, CNBC: What Did Cliff Lee Leave on the Table? Only three golfers have earned more than that in their...
View ArticleWorld Series Odds Update
From NBCSports.com: First, here are the teams Bodog pegged as improving their World Series chances since November 2: OLD NEW Phillies 6/1 7/2 Red Sox 10/1 9/2 Tigers 35/1 28/1 Mets 40/1 35/1 Brewers...
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Good Luck Bert
We posted this last year, when fell short of Hall of Fame induction by four votes, and since we’ll find out the 2011 Hall of Fame class later today, we wanted to re-post this about Bert Blyleven, and...
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BlueClaws Fans: Access to a Phillies Indy Tix Pre-Sale
Here’s something new. BlueClaws ticket package holders will now receive access to a pre-sale to get Phillies individual game tickets before they go on sale to the general public. Tickets for prime...
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Schlitter Claimed By Yankees
2007 BlueClaws pitcher Brian Schlitter has been claimed on waivers by the Yankees. The right-hander had been with the Cubs and made seven appearances (11 runs in 8 innings, 5 in one outing) in the big...
View ArticleSingleton Among Top 1B Prospects
This is from MLB.com’s great prospect writer Jonathan Mayo. He ranks the Top 10 prospects by position and Jonathan Singleton, with the BlueClaws in 2010, comes in 4th among 1st baseman. 4. Jonathan...
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MLB's Top 50 Tuesday Night, What BlueClaws Do We Expect?
On Tuesday night at 9 pm on both MLB.com and the MLB Network, our good friends at MLB.com will unveil their 2011 Top 50 Prospect list. What BlueClaws can we expect to see? I would say there are a few...
View ArticleThe Keith Law Top 100
A few BlueClaws in there. Click here to read (Insider content). 3. Domonic Brown (2008) 12. Kyle Drabek (2007) And then from the 2010 champion BlueClaws 27. Jonathan Singleton 34. Jarred Cosart 76....
View ArticleHappy Opening Day
The BlueClaws open the season tonight at Whitaker Bank Ballpark in Lexington with RHP Franklyn Kilome on the mound. We’ll have more on the game later but I wanted to share this one from Indians manager...
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