Here is how the prospects performed in the game on Thursday afternoon:
- Zack Cozart went 0-3.
- Todd Frazier went 3-5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI.
- Felix Perez went 0-1.
Baseball America has up the most recent set of transactions. They have released Jean Duque, Matt Fairel, Rafael Vera and Chris Richburg. It seems that Matt Fairel was never able to recover from his shoulder surgery.
Mark Sheldon has up an article looking at the future of the farm system and also has a projection of where the top end prospects might land. The most notable ones are Daniel Corcino jumping to AA Pensacola and Donnie Joseph jumping to Louisville. These are just predictions, but those two would certainly be interesting. The farm system took a hit with the trades this offseason, but there are still plenty of very interesting guys within the system.
The Dayton Dragons have announced their tv schedule for the 2012 season. It only applies to the greater Dayton area, but in the past the channel was also available online and if it is again this year I will make notes of it in the daily game reviews for that nights game with a link. There will be 25 games available this year, beginning with opening night on April 5th (this is the first time I can recall the minor league season opening up the same day as the Majors). Sounds like I will be watching baseball all day long.
Speaking of minor league games being online, the best investment I make every year is the yearly subscription to Milb.tv. The price has gone up this season, from $29.99 to $39.99. There are more teams available this year, though the only addition that plays into the Reds teams is Wisconsin who is in the same league as Dayton. Unfortunately the Dragons only play them on the road three times this season, so we only pick up three additional games. I still think it will be well worth the price though to watch an extra 13 Dayton Dragons games, 4 Billings Mustangs and all Louisville Bats games during the 2012 season.
If you follow me on twitter…. uh, sorry for three hours of insane debate with what had to be at least 15% of Reds fans about Chapman and Bailey. As you guys know, I tend to not let things go and always think I am right…