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Bluefish sign 11

Posted in Atlantic League, Bridgeport Bluefish, Lancaster Barnstormers, Nashua Pride, Newark Bears, Pennsylvania, Sports, baseball, minor leagues on March 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »

The Bluefish finally got around to announcing their first player acquisitions.
Among the 11 under contract is catcher John Nathans, who played part of 2005 with the Barnstormers. Nathans batted .215 with one homer and 11 RBIs in 52 games with the Bluefish and Newark Bears last season.
The marquee name in this group is pitcherAlbie Lopez, [...]

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Norm!

Posted in Atlantic League, Bridgeport Bluefish, Lancaster Barnstormers, Long Island Ducks, MLB, Newark Bears, Pennsylvania, Road Warriors, Sports, baseball, minor leagues on March 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Rob Blackstien forwarded me this article he wrote about Norm Hutchins.
The former Barnstormer was a second-round draft pick by the Angels in 1994. His best season came in 1998, when he posted an .831 OPS with 32 stolen bases in 89 games in Double-A. As Blackstien noted, a lack of plate discipline doomed Hutchins, who [...]

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