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Keon Barnum at-bat with the Chicago Dogs.
Transaction Analysis

Transaction Analysis: The Milkmen Make a Major Move

Milwaukee Milkmen signed 1B/DH-L Keon Barnum to an unknown contract When the Milkmen traded David Washington for a nowhere near equitable return I had doubts as to what the organization was doing in regards to their lineup. Couple this with the loss of Adam Brett Walker II to the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball’s […]

Posted on March 1, 2022February 27, 2022 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Xavier Batista at bat with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Transaction Analysis

Transaction Analysis: The Guardians Power Up

Fubon Guardians signed 1B/LF-R Xavier Batista to an unknown contract A couple of years ago Xavier Batista was on the fast track to success. He had returned to professional baseball after having left the affiliated ranks in 2013. Following a three-year hiatus, he signed a developmental deal with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional […]

Posted on February 17, 2022January 19, 2022 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Telvin Nash with the York Revolution
Transaction Analysis

Transaction Analysis: Telvin Nash is Taiwan Bound

Wei Chuan Dragons signed 1B/DH-R Telvin Nash to an unknown contract Telvin Nash did not play baseball in 2021, at least not as far as I can tell. Perhaps he played somewhere and I missed it, but he didn’t pop up in any of my research. I also can’t find out why he didn’t play […]

Posted on February 8, 2022January 19, 2022 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
P.J. Phillips introduction post as manager of the Lexington Legends
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Where Are the Managers of Color?

For over three years now I have had a certain topic sitting in my note of things to write about. For a while, I avoided the topic because while I thought it was worthwhile, I wasn’t sure if I was the one to write it. Then I kept putting the topic off because I wasn’t […]

Posted on February 2, 2022January 25, 2022 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Mule Suttles with the Newark Eagles
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A Mule if Ever There Was One

I’ve always known who Mule Suttles was, but I never really understood what made Suttles special. It’s not that I hadn’t looked into Suttles or anything like that, rather it’s that some other player always caught my eye. I’ve spent years looking into one Negro Leagues player after another and there have been plenty of […]

Posted on January 31, 2022January 19, 2022 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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