Reggie Taylor is getting another shot. The former Barnstormers outfielder has survived the cut with the Braves and has been assigned to Triple-A Richmond.
It was a long road back for Taylor, who – incredibly – hasn’t played in an affiliated game since Sept. 5, 2005. He spent spring training with the Tigers in 2006 and [...]
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Ian Bladergroen’s deal became official today. The first baseman, acquired in a trade with Southern Maryland last week, becomes the 18th player under contract. He’s also the first starting position player signed who wasn’t on last year’s team.
The Barnstormers clearly coveted Bladergroen.
“Ian is someone we’ve wanted since day one,” head of baseball operations Keith Lupton [...]
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The Yankees have finalized their opening-day roster. Scott Patterson isn’t on it. The team reassigned the righthander to minor-league camp late Friday. He’s expected to open the season in Triple-A.
Patterson never had a real chance to make the club. That’s the only conclusion you can draw from this decision. If a pitcher faces 24 hitters [...]
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SoMdNews.com has a story on the latest transactions by the Blue Crabs. The article notes the team has traded the rights to 1B Ian Bladergroen to the Barnstormers in exchange for future considerations.
That’s not the whole story.
The Barnstormers have acquired Bladergroen, who played with the Road Warriors last season. They actually traded the rights to [...]
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Stormers hope history repeats itself in the bullpen
Prior to the start of the 2006 season, then-manager Tom Herr tried to assess his championship team. Although he liked what he saw, he had one concern: the bullpen.
The Barnstormers had opted to go with relatively unproven commodities at the end of games. Scott Patterson was a failed [...]
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Two days after naming their closer, the Barnstormers identified their set-up man. It’s Jose Cabrera, who played in the major leagues with the Astros, Braves and Brewers.
Cabrera, 36, hasn’t pitched professionally in the United States since 2003, when he was in Triple-A with the Phillies. His last appearance in the big leagues came with [...]
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It was only two years ago that Sendy Rleal was the talk of Orioles camp. Coming off a dazzling season at Double-A Bowie, the righthander emerged as the surprise of spring.
Rleal pitched 13 1/3 innings in March of 2006. He allowed just one run and, improbably, earned a spot in then-manager Sam Perlozzo’s bullpen on [...]
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The Barnstormers have signed former major leaguer Sendy Rleal to be their closer.
Rleal, 27, has spent his entire career in the Orioles system. Signed as a nondrafted free agent in 1999, he slowly climbed through the ranks. He surprised many when he made the big-league club out of spring training in 2006.
The 6-1, 165-pound righthander [...]
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Another former Barnstormer is headed south.
P Derrick DePriest plans to sign with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. The closer, who posted a 1.06 ERA in 51 games for the Barnstormers last season, wanted to reunite with his former manager, Butch Hobson. The two were together with the Nashua Pride in 2006.
“He’s the best manager in [...]
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Eric Crozier has decided to return to the Atlantic League for a third season. The former Barnstormers OF/1B has signed with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs.
Crozier played in Lancaster for parts of the 2006 and 2007 seasons and was a key member of its championship team. He was left unprotected by the Barnstormers in January’s [...]
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