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Non-Hyped Royals Prospects: 3B Jamie Romak
Our next non-hyped prospect is 3B and FORMER BRAVE Jamie Romak. Romak is no longer hyped, but once, back in 2007-08, he kinda was. These two facts are not unrelated. When the Braves trade a guy, he tends to enjoy a brief period of fame. Thus, when the Pirates picked him up along with Adam Larouche...
Classic Dave Littlefield; And, Protesters Win!
The legend continuesPhoto: trigger25 This is a gem: Most teams contacted Boras to inquire about Wieters, but not the Pirates, who had the No. 4 overall pick. So, Boras, according to a source in his agency, phoned Dave Littlefield, the general manager at the time, to find out why. The team's...
My Top 20 Prospects
Everyone's doing it, from Bucs Dugout readers to Dejan Kovacevic to WTM, so I may as well get in on the action. 1. Pedro Alvarez, 3B: It may seem odd to give the top spot to a guy who hasn't even played in the minor leagues rather than giving it to a player who's about the same age and is already...
Jamie Romak, Jim Negrych, Jason Delaney All Promoted
Finally, Jamie Romak has been promoted to Class AA Altoona. It only took 43 extra-base hits and a .911 OPS to do it. July has actually been his worst month so far, with a .240 average, a .789 OPS and 30 strikeouts in 100 at bats, so it seems unlikely that he really learned what the Pirates wanted...
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