I was unable to get with manager Andy Skeels for the interview I had planned Thursday night, so I decided to make lemonade out of lemons and focus on watching the key prospects in the game for an in-depth early season scouting report to fill the void for Bay City Ball readers. Keep in mind that this is only one… Read more →
Opening Day in the minors is April 4 and for us at Bay City Ball, that means we’re running around crazy learning all we can about the four full-season affiliates in the Giants system. This week is a big one at our humble blog, with a preview piece on each team’s roster as well as the lowdown on Tuesday’s San… Read more →
Before we get down to the nitty-gritty of this week’s post, I want to extend my best wishes to Wilson Ramos’ family and the Washington Nationals organization. I was so happy to hear he’d been found safe and has returned to his family. I hope all our players in winter leagues around the world stay safe. The playoff races are… Read more →
We have almost a full plate of winter league baseball at our disposal. Every league I have committed to covering here has begun, except for the Colombian League. Team Renteria updated the league page, saying that Play Ball! is scheduled for November 18. None of the rosters have been updated yet, but now we know when Opening Day is. I’ll… Read more →
I held off on doing an update in the middle of last week because two other leagues were starting up at the end of the week: the Nicaraguan League (NPBL) and the Colombian League. Turns out that nobody from the Giants is playing for either league right now. Oh well. Plus I waited for the big day of my entire… Read more →
I apologize for dropping the ball on last week’s update. I had to study for midterms and polish a series of articles I wrote for my internship here. I come bearing gifts from the Arizona Fall League as well as the Dominican and Venezuelan leagues. First, here’s a handy chart of who is playing where this fall and winter, at… Read more →