Presenting the third annual BPKC Minor League Players of the Year awards. These are the players who stirred the drink for their teams and are listed below with a few caveats. To qualify, a starting pitcher had to make 10 starts or spend half of the season with the club, while a position player needed to […]
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Diamonds in the Rough 8-22-18
HR Roll Call: Humberto Arteaga (6), Juan Carlos Negret (9) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Jose Marquez 4-5 5R, 2b, RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Yunior Marte 2.2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K 4-2 GO-FO 32-21 Gm1 Down East Wood Ducks 5 Wilmington Blue Rocks 0 Gm 2 Down […]
Diamonds in the Rough 6-12-18
HR Roll Call: Gabriel Cancel (3) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Jecksson Flores 1-3 R, 2b, RBI, BB BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Yunior Marte 2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 2 K 2-1 GO-FO 32p/19k Notes from J.J. Picollo On the Jon Jay Trade – Elvis Luciano has a big […]
Diamonds in the Rough 6-6-18
HR Roll Call: Rosell Herrera (4), Alex Liddi (8), Anderson Miller (5), Kort Peterson (7) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Anderson Miller 2-3, 2R, HR, 2 RBI, BB BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Jon Dziedzic 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 8-4 GO-FO, 91p/61k West Virginia Power 5, Lexington […]
Diamonds in the Rough 5-23-18
HR Roll Call: None BPKC Hitter of the Day: Nicky Lopez 4-5, 2R, 2b, RBI, BB BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Yunior Marte 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 2-3 GO-FO, 40p/30k Rome Braves 4, Lexington Legends 1 Lexington starter Carlos Hernandez gave his teammates a quality start, tying a career […]
Diamonds in the Rough 4-12-18
HR Roll Call: Nick Dini (2), Frank Schwindel (1), Rudy Martin (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Rudy Martin 1-1 2R, HR, SB (9), PO (1), 3BB BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Yunior Marte 2.1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 5 K 0-1 GO-FO 33p/22k Transactions – Cal Jones (6th Rd […]
Diamonds in the Rough 9-7-17 Texas League Playoffs
Tulsa Drillers 11, NW Arkansas Naturals 7 – Series Tied 1-1 Game two turned in to a wild affair as the two Texas League combatants tried to keep hold the attention of fans during a hectic night of sport. The Royals starter who had started the season as their #1 prospect at the start […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-22-17
The affiliates went just 2-6 despite a pair of big days on offense for Burlington and Wilmington. HR Roll Call: Ryan O’Hearn (20), Chris DeVito (20), Brandon Downes (13), John Brontsema (5), Jake Wakamatsu (3), Cal Jones (4), Oliver Nunez (2), Isaiah Smith (2) BPKC Hitters of the Day: Oliver Nunez 4-6 2R, HR, 2b, 3b, […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-9-17
A rough day for the Royals affiliates on Wednesday, with the teams going 1-6 with five late inning losses. HR Roll Call: Jack Lopez (3) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Nick Dini 3-4, R, 2b, 2 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Kevin Lenik 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 […]
Diamonds in the Rough – Weekend Edition
Another week in the books and it’s time to see who’s helping out down on the farm. Stock UP Bubba Starling – It’s no secret that Starling has struggled over the past couple of years, as the outfielder has hit just .188 since the start of last season. Much of those struggles have been from his […]