With the All-Star break upon us, it is a perfect time to take a breather from the trials and tribulations of the Big Club and examine what is happening down on the farm.  Let’s do some prospecting! 

Noah Syndergaard – GCL Blue Jays (Rk) 

The Blue Jays’ 38th overall pick of this year signed quickly in order to being playing pro-ball as …

Cuban defector Leslie Anderson has been promoted to AA after having struggled at single A and is beginning to find his stroke.  The 28-year old Anderson can play all OF positions as well as 1B and has been playing both for the Tampa Bay Rays minor league affiliates.

The former Cuban national team standout has gap power similar to Lyle Overbay (when he …

Hat tip to Drew from Ghostrunner on First for giving me the idea for this post.  Glove smack to Chef Raekwon for putting out a pretty solid album.  You see, this past winter I ventured to Cuba to witness Cuban Baseball.  It had a profound effect on me to say the very least.  Much of the offseason I have spent posting …

“Baseball is not just a sport but a show, by far the most attractive for Cubans.” – Victor Mesa

Victor Mesa is one of the most storied figues in Cuban baseball.  As touched on in Commie Ball,  Victor Mesa is the manager of the Villa Clara Orangemen of the Cuban National Series. “El Loco” (as he is called by fans, as well …

Cuban Umpire Omar Lucero

Not long ago I visited Cuba to see some baseball games in Havana, which I documented in My Cuban Baseball Experience.  During my time there, I witnessed a game that was officiated by the most enthusiastic home plate umpired I had ever seen.  I wrote:

Another thing I noticed early on was the flair that the homeplate …