Indy Ball Roundup
Every season around this time of year, I find it fascinating to see some of the ex-big leaguers and failed prospects who pop up in Independent ball.
Indy Report: Ledbetter is the King of Ks
Sometimes the Independent Leagues are just tailor made for certain players who had quickly flamed out in organized ball. Such seems to have been the case for one-time Cardinal draft pick RHP Aaron Ledbetter. Drafted by St. Louis in the 24th round in 2001, Ledbetter spent two awful seasons at Rookie Level Johnson City, going
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Independence Day
One-time Oriole first rounder Keith Reed is hoping to get another crack at the Show. (Photo by Ashmore) Ever wonder what became of that hotshot prospect who flamed out in the minors? There’s a decent chance he wound up in an Independent League, the baseball equivalent of purgatory. With the Atlantic League kicking off its
Fantasy Notes: Don’t Count on Fukudome in 2008
An injury has left Kosuke Fukudome’s ability to come to the majors in 2008 in doubt. Today we’ve got a mishmash of material to report, including some notes from Japan and Independent Ball. RotoRob.com MLB Rankings Editor and resident Japanese Baseball expert Tim McLeod passed along an interesting tidbit about Japanese star outfielder Kosuke Fukudome,
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Independent Thinking
This morning, I was scouring some minor league news feeds over my morning coffee (doesn’t everyone do that?), and I came across some long forgotten names who have wound up in the Indy Leagues, specifically, the American Association. In looking at some of the numbers here, it boggles my mind how fine a line there
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