The Texas Rangers will be fun for American Association fans to watch during spring training. Jeff Banister and his staff now have a third pitcher who has been in the league to evaluate once the Rangers get to their Surprise, Ariz., camp.  The newest addition is Tayler Scott, a 26-year-old right-hander who put together a...Read More

Courtesy St. Paul Saints Media Relations Following the 2011 season, Caleb Thielbar made the most of his opportunity when the Minnesota Twins purchased his contract from the St. Paul Saints.  It took just over a season for him to work his way to the Major Leagues.  After a stellar 2016 season, the Florida Marlins purchased Thielbar’s...Read More

Durham, N.C. — The American Association announced on Thursday that Josh Buchholz has been named the league’s new executive director, and will begin his role in May 2018. Buchholz has been the Vice President & General Manager of the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks since October 2005. While with the RedHawks, Buchholz was a part of five league...Read More

When teams tell their fans players likely will wear major league uniforms it is a legitimate fact. With the Miami Marlins adding Kansas City T-Bones pitcher Mike Kickham (pictured) to the list of players invited to their spring training camp no less than eight current American Association teams will have one or more of their former...Read More

Courtesy Winnipeg Goldeyes Media Relations Winnipeg, Manitoba – The Winnipeg Goldeyes announced on Wednesday that the Los Angeles Dodgers organization purchased the contract of all-star 3B Wes Darvill. Darvill will report to the Dodgers’ spring training complex in Glendale, Arizona next month where he is expected to compete for a roster spot at the Double-A level. Darvill...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz Could this be the year of the southpaw? The pace of signings has predictably picked up in the early days of the new year, and it seems noteworthy that left-handed pitchers Ryan Bollinger, Brandon Mann and Mike Kickham are right in the middle of it. Bollinger, all 6-foot-6...Read More

The winter baseball season always gets somewhat tricky since players may report early and not stay for the full schedule or they may be working on a certain phase of their game.  Many also are free agents trying to impress organizations.  This year has the added element of Puerto Rican League players transferring to another...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz Last season’s American Association Pitcher of the Year, Tyler Alexander, is winding down the Mexican League season just as he did with Fargo-Moorhead last summer.  The southpaw, whose contract now belongs to Quintana Roo, has won his last three starts to push his record to 4-1, 3.33 and...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz American Association pitchers who crave more developmental time in the winter (or merely want to escape colder weather) are finding opportunities for themselves in a variety of professional leagues, including Australia. This may not have ever been more apparent than in the recent Australian League All-Star Game where...Read More

Onetime American Association rookie Chris Martin already has had what easily can be described as an amazing up and down career in baseball, including a brilliant major league debut at Yankee Stadium, and now after spending two seasons in Japan he is returning to the United States to try another comeback, this time pitching for...Read More