The Barnstormers have taken their first official step toward constructing the 2008 roster. They’ve signed pitcher Derek Forbes.
Forbes, 29, auditioned for the team during the Atlantic League’s tryout in Arizona earlier this month. The 6-1, 185-pound righthander was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 37th round in 1999. The highest level he reached was Single-A [...]
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Ryan Minor will not coach for the York Revolution this season. The former Barnstormers third baseman has accepted a similar position with the Delmarva Shorebirds. That’s the Baltimore Orioles’ Single-A affiliate in the South Atlantic League.
Minor, who was initially expected to return to manager Chris Hoiles’ staff in York, was a player for Delmarva in [...]
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Two weeks ago we investigated the Barnstormers’ 2007 offense. We determined it ranked in the middle of the pack in the Atlantic League and needed major renovations – if not a complete overhaul. Today the focus turns to pitching.
Perception is that Lancaster’s pitching staff was a bust last summer and it was the major reason [...]
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Add Derrick DePriest’s name to the growing list of former Atlantic Leaguers who have headed for bigger money in Mexico. The Barnstormers’ closer has agreed to terms with the Mexico City Diablos.
“This decision was pretty much about opportunity, and obviously the pay is better, which is nice,” DePriest said in an email. “My agent and [...]
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The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs have selected OF/1B Eric Crozier from the Barnstormers in the expansion draft.
Crozier had two tours of duty in Lancaster. He was first signed by the team in June of 2006 and was part of the run to the championship. After spending the first three months of last season in Double-A [...]
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The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs are about to make their first transactions. They will select one player from each of the other seven Atlantic League teams in the expansion draft Tuesday.
What does this mean for the Barnstormers? They’re allowed to protect 13 players and can only lose one. Since last year’s team wasn’t exactly overloaded [...]
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The Hot Stove Banquet was more than a chance for fans to rub elbows with John Kruk and Ruben Amaro Jr. It also provided the first glimpse into the Barnstormers’ thinking about this season’s roster.
Here’s a quick and dirty synopsis: The hitting is OK. The pitching needs an overhaul.
“I think last year the offense really [...]
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The Atlantic League announced its new divisional alignment Thursday. The Barnstormers will be in the “Freedom” Division along with York, Newark and Somerset. The “Liberty” division will house Bridgeport, Camden, Long Island and Southern Maryland.
Here it is in simple list form …
LIBERTY DIVISION
Bridgeport Bluefish
Camden Riversharks
Long Island Ducks
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs
FREEDOM DIVISION
Lancaster Barnstormers
Newark Bears
Somerset Patriots
York [...]
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