Tony Bernazard, the New York Mets VP for player development, reportedly unleashed an epic tirade aimed at a Mets minor league affiliate. According to the New York Daily News, Bernazard the minor league team to a fight. Apparently Mets prospect Jose Coronado was the focus of Bernazard’s tirade.
During the tired, Bernazard reportedly even took off his shirt during the incident. With the Double-A Binghamton Mets in the midst of a stretch where the team lost 6-of-7 games, Bernazard apparently had enough.
Another report, by FoxSports.com, says that the Mets will conduct an internal investigation to see if Bernazard did anything inappropriate. …read more

The 2009 Major League Baseball Draft is currently underway. The first round of the draft is in the books. Here are the first round results for the 2009 MLB Draft:
1) Washington Nationals: RHP Stephen Strasburg
2) Seattle Mariners: OF Dustin Ackley
3) San Diego Padres: OF Donovan Tate
4) Pittsburgh Pirates: C Tony Sanchez
5) Baltimore Orioles: RHP Matt Hobgood
6) San Francisco Giants: RHP Zack Wheeler
7) Atlanta Braves: LHP Mike Minor Cincinnati Reds: RHP Mike Leake
9) Detroit Tigers: RHP Jacob Turner
10) Washington Nationals: RHP Drew Storen
11) Colorado Rockies: LHP Tyler Matzek
12) Kansas City Royals: RHP Aaron Crow
13) Oakland Athletics: SS Grant Green
14) Texas Rangers: …read more

On June 9th, Major League Baseball will conduct its 2009 draft. The proceedings will start at 6 PM EST and will feature a number of very talented prospects.
Here is a look at the top ten picks in our 2009 MLB mock draft:
1) Washington Nationals – Stephen Strasburg
This is a no-brainer first pick for the Nationals. Stephen Strasburg is not only the best pitcher in this draft, he’s probably the best pitcher in any MLB draft of the last few decades. His statistics are off the charts and he has future superstar written all over him.
2) Seattle Mariners – Dustin Ackley
While …read more

Prior to the season, the New York Mets signed free agents starting pitcher Freddy Garcia to a minor league contract. The team hoped that Garcia could regain his form and eventually make his way back to the Majors. Those hopes are now a thing of the past after the Mets decided to release Garcia on Tuesday.
On Monday, Garcia sealed his fate with a poor pitching performance for Triple-A Buffalo. In five innings, he gave up seven hits and seven earned runs. That start gave him a record of 0-2 in the minor leagues with a 8.18 ERA.
Garcia had a lot …read more

Hollywood better start getting ready with the movie. Indian pitching prospects Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh have both signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Patel and Singh both arose to fame due to the reality show in India called Million Dollar Arm. In the reality show, contestants from around India competed to see who would win $100,000. The winner would also get the chance to come to the United States and try out in front of MLB scouts.
After that MLB tryout, many scouts were intrigued by the pair of Indian pitchers — who both have less than a year of baseball experience. …read more

In the minor leagues, teams get creative to try to attract fans to the games. One way to get creative is to come up with unique ways the game ball can be delivered. The minor league team in this video thought it’d be cool if a skydiver delivered the ball. Watch the skydiver video to see how it goes horribly wrong.
Let’s just say a baseball fence, a skydiver and a crash were involved. Thankfully, reports indicate that the skydiver ended up being just fine.
Here is the skydiver video that was filmed at a minor league baseball …read more

David Price has been called up by the Tampa Bay Rays and may start as soon as Saturday. Price, who is considered one of the top pitching prospects in all of baseball, has pitched increasingly well in the minor leagues this season.
Price first made his name as a stud pitcher at Vanderbilt University. Now, a short time later, Price will try to help the Rays make the playoffs.
In the AL East, the Rays are in a dog fight with the Boston Red Sox for the top spot. The Toronto Blue Jays are also making a charge up the …read more

You can always count on minor league baseball to come up with a few classic plays each season. The video at the end of this entry is yet another example.
In the video, Fernando Perez fakes out the catcher and is able to score a run. After initially missing home plate, Perez gets up and puts on a juke to get past the catcher and to the plate. The catcher probably wasn’t feeling too happy after this was caught on camera for all the world to see.
Here is the Fernando Perez video where he faked out the catcher in a minor …read more

Growing up, kids are usually applauded if they are good at a sport. For nine-year-old Jericho Scott, being good at baseball got him in trouble.
Scott, who is a pitcher, can throw 40 miles per hour at his young age and parents of the opposing teams think he is too good. Teams are forfeiting, the Little League management is asking Scott not to pitch and Scott’s own coach has reportedly been forced to resign.
Major League Baseball recently instituted instant replay. Let’s just hope that they don’t institute this rule. If CC Sabathia takes the mound …read more

David Price is one of the hottest names in the minor leagues. Property of the Tampa Bay Rays, Price is a top flight pitching prospect who may be called upon at some point in 2008. If not, expect Price to make a lot of noise during the 2009 baseball season.
The 23-year-old first became known for his pitching at Vanderbilt University. He was very good as a junior but became spectacular in his senior season. As a senior, Price had an 11-1 record to go with a 2.63 ERA and 194 strikouts in 133.1 innings.
This year in …read more