Minor League Baseball: News: The Farm's Almanac

Jason Pridie is hitting .268 with 25 steals in his first full Triple-A season. (Mike Janes/Four Seam Images)

August 29, 2008

September begins the waiting game

For veteran Minor League journeymen and highly touted prospects alike, a late-season callup to the Majors would represent the culmination of a lifelong dream.
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Cracked Bats

Leonard's legendary run

Slugger Mark Leonard earned the nickname "Mr. August" after carrying the 1988 San Jose Giants to a playoff berth with an unbelievable stretch of games.
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Ballparks

B-Mets boast upgrades

Armed with a new video board and a fresh marketing approach, the B-Mets have turned NYSEG Stadium into a popular destination.
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Correspondents Corner

Kraly more than B-Mets' scorekeeper

A fixture in Binghamton for over half a century, official scorer Steve Kraly won 19 games with the Triplets in 1953 and was recently granted baseball immortality with his very own bobblehead doll.
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Player Perspectives

Carp returning to form with Binghamton

It may be a tale of just one city, but Mets first-base prospect Mike Carp will likely look back on his career with Double-A Binghamton as being both "the best of times and the worst of times."
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Faces On The Farm

Steffan Wilson - West Virginia

Steffan Wilson has found his groove at the plate in his first full season -- he just hasn't found a permanent position.
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Jeremy Farrell - State College

Hard-working corner infielder Jeremy Farrell has benefited from the many hats his father has worn in baseball.
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Jesse English - San Jose

Left-hander Jesse English has anchored one of the best rotations in the Minors while flirting with the Triple Crown.
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Team Of The Week

NW Arkansas Naturals
Texas League

The Northwest Arkansas Naturals went 6-1 last week, giving them a two-game lead in what's been one of the Minors' tightest pennant races.

Results:	Highlights:
08/22/08, SPR, 1-5	Duarte: 1-4, RBI
08/23/08, TUL, 4-1	Johnson: 5.2 IP, 1 R
08/24/08, TUL, 3-1	Cortes: 6 IP, 1 R
08/25/08, TUL, 14-1	Aldridge: 3-5, 2 HR, 7 RBI
08/26/08, ARK, 4-3	Hardy: 5 IP, 1 R
08/27/08, ARK, 3-0	Pimentel: 7.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R
08/28/08, ARK, 8-2	Richardson: 2-5, HR, 5 RBI

Long journey to The Show

Active Minor Leaguers who have played in the most career Minor League games without breaking into the Major Leagues.

Player	Games	2008 team	Debut
Shawn Garrett	1,223	Tacoma	1998
Joey Hammond	1,209	Reading	1998
John Lindsey	1,200	Las Vegas	1995
Caonabo Cosme	1,190	Erie	1997
Royce Huffman	1,186	Charlotte	1999
Andrew Beattie	1,180	Albuquerque	1998
Jackson Melian	1,141	Round Rock	1997
Jason Bowers	1,134	Altoona	1997
Casey Rogowski	1,134	Tacoma	1999
Noah Hall	1,116	West Tenn	1996
Jeremy Owens	1,105	Durham	1998