Just a heads up to let readers know about the newsletter you can get for free by registering at CREATiVESPORTS . I am now the Devil Rays Fantasy corespondent. Here is part of my first post:
Help Wanted: Stuart Sternberg took over as the Managing General Partner of the Devil Rays earlier this month. This signaled a long overdue regime change for this franchise. Matt Silverman was named team president, and Andrew Friedman was named baseball operations chief. This duo has good business sense, but not a whole lot of experience running a baseball franchise. ...
Keep an eye on: Like Mike Piazza, Garrett Groce was not a high draft pick. Drafted in the 41st round of this years draft, Groce went on in the short season Class-A ball to show his all around game. For Hudson Valley, he had a .320 batting average, nine home runs and 35 runs batted in. Groce is also a good defensive outfielder and stole 12 bases. He won the Home Run Derby at the inaugural New York-Penn League All-Star Game in August.
Keep an eye on: Like Mike Piazza, Garrett Groce was not a high draft pick. Drafted in the 41st round of this years draft, Groce went on in the short season Class-A ball to show his all around game. For Hudson Valley, he had a .320 batting average, nine home runs and 35 runs batted in. Groce is also a good defensive outfielder and stole 12 bases. He won the Home Run Derby at the inaugural New York-Penn League All-Star Game in August.