Category Archives: Burlington Bees

Blue Jays, Marlins pull off blockbuster trade

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

Today’s blockbuster, 12-player trade between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Miami Marlins includes many former Midwest League players. Unofficially (as of this writing), the trade involves the Marlins sending RHP Josh Johnson, LHP Mark Buehrle, SS Jose Reyes, INF/OF Emilio Bonifacio and … Continue reading →

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Red Sox hire Farrell as manager, send Aviles to Blue Jays

Posted on October 20, 2012 by

The Boston Red Sox reportedly have hired John Farrell as their new manager and will send SS Mike Aviles to the Toronto Blue Jays as compensation. Farrell had a 154-170 record in his two years as Toronto’s manager. He was … Continue reading →

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Two former Midwest League players involved in trades today

Posted on October 20, 2012 by

The Arizona Diamondbacks made a pair of trades today, and both involved former Midwest League players. The Diamondbacks sent CF Chris Young and cash considerations to the Oakland A’s for SS Cliff Pennington and infield prospect Yordy Cabrera, then traded … Continue reading →

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Dean Chance and the 1960 Fox Cities Foxes

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) posted a new biography of 1964 American League Cy Young Award winner Dean Chance today. You can read it here. In 1960, Chance pitched for the Fox Cities Foxes of the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League. … Continue reading →

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Former Cougar Cabrera wins Triple Crown

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

Detroit Tigers 3B Miguel Cabrera became the first player in 45 years to win the Triple Crown. He led the American League outright in all three categories, posting a .330 batting average, 44 home runs and 139 RBI. The last … Continue reading →

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Baseball America’s Top 20 Midwest League prospects

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

Baseball America announced its Top 20 Midwest League prospects for 2012 today, and in doing so, it noted that the Low-A league had one of Minor League Baseball’s deepest pools of talent this year. Writer Jim Callis pointed out that “even the … Continue reading →

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Former Midwest Leaguers involved in today’s managerial moves

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

A pair of major-league managerial moves were announced today, and both involved former Midwest Leaguers. The Houston Astros announced that Washington Nationals third-base coach Bo Porter will be their next manager. Porter, however, will remain with the Nationals until Washington’s … Continue reading →

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Bees affiliate with Angels; Snappers affiliate with A’s

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

The dust settled in the Midwest League affiliation shuffle today when Beloit and Burlington finally got new big-league teams. The Burlington Bees are now affiliated with the Los Angeles Angels, who had been affiliated with the Cedar Rapids Kernels for … Continue reading →

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Astros return to Midwest League as new River Bandits affiliate

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

All the speculation that the Houston Astros would be the new MLB affiliate of the Quad Cities River Bandits turned out to be accurate. In a press conference this afternoon, it was announced that the two clubs entered into a … Continue reading →

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