Last night, around 7pm, I settled in with my laptop ready to pen my first Minor League recap of the season. At 7:01, I was finished.
Las Vegas @ Colorado Springs- Postponed
This is going to take some getting used to. After clicking on the Syracuse boxscore, it took me about fifteen seconds to realize I'd come to the wrong place. I wonder if it screws the front office up, too.
In any event, the 51s were rained out, I presume. I'll hope to get acquainted with them again next week.
New Hampshire- Scheduled Day Off
I'm 0-for-2 at this point. Odd to have a Sunday off but whatever.
Dunedin- Scheduled Day Off
This is getting strange. Aren't minor league teams in a perpetual struggle to lure people to their games? Wouldn't playing on a Sunday usually be thought of as a good plan? Is this some sort of Easter thing? Or contingency planning for rainouts?
Lansing- Scheduled Day Off
Well, that's that.
Three Stars-
1st Star (tie)- Everyone except the schedule makers.
Bonus Content:
I figure I should probably give you guys something to talk about. So, mull this one over. Pretend it's January 1, 2010. Give me your top 5 Blue Jays prospects. Normal eligibility rules apply (No more than 50 IP or 130 AB in the Majors). I'll start:
1- Brett Cecil
2- Justin Jackson
3- Kevin Ahrens
4- JP Arencibia
5- David Cooper
That's not so much a knock on Arencibia and Cooper as it is the belief that both Jackson and Ahrens are going to really impress in Dunedin this year. Last week, in a Baseball America chat, Matt Eddy wrote that there isn't a left side of the infield in all of the minors that he'd take over Ahrens and Jackson. Heady praise, indeed. I also wouldn't be entirely surprised to see Brad Emaus crack the top 5 somewhere, especially if Cecil loses his eligibility.
Anyway, I know I didn't go way out on any limbs there but whatever, it was bonus content so stop complaining.
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