Pacific Coast League Prospects from 1988
February 21, 2008 by Geoff Young
Filed under History
I don’t know why I’ve become so fascinated with prospects from years gone by, but I have. My latest article at Hardball Times looks back at the Pacific Coast League circa 1988: names like Craig Biggio, Terry Francona, Edgar Martinez. Good times…
Reno 911
June 14, 2007 by Geoff Young
Filed under Minor Leagues
Seems the PCL’s Tucson Sidewinders will be moving to Nevada in the near future. According to the Arizona Daily Star, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks is expected to relocate to Reno after the 2008 season.
Attendance at Sidewinders games has been lacking. Reno, meanwhile, has a rich minor-league history — most recently in the independent Golden Baseball League and its unconventional methods of discipline.
Reno’s last entrant in affiliated ball was the Silver Sox, a Class-A club for the Oakland A’s whose final year of operation was 1992. Indy ball is great, but dangle a Triple-A team in front of …read more
