This spring I wrote about non roster invitee’s for each of the 30 big league clubs. These guys were looking for work and some even for one last chance.
As the season has surged on more and more of them are making appearances in the majors. So I’ve decided to go ahead and list those who [...]
The revolving door at first base is something we’ve come to depend on when it comes to the New York Yankees and Spring Training.
This year the team again questions wheter Jason Giambi has anything left in the tank after hitting just .236 with 14 homers last season.
One guy hoping to earn his way onto the [...]
Sure the Chicago White Sox may be set at first base with Paul Konerko and Jim Thome but nothing was going to stop us from writing about Brad Eldred. After ramming though profile after profile we’re almost done and back on day one we said our goal was to talk about Eldred while he was [...]
The Twins are going to be hard pressed to score runs with Carlos Gomez taking over for Torii Hunter in center, Delmon Young attempting to play left field. It’s not hard to imagine a fourth outfielder getting a ton of playing time for this team and while Craig Monroe may be experienced he’s not the guy I’m [...]
The Detroit Tigers are the favorites to win the AL Central according to those who make money writing about baseball on the internet. I have even less to say about their non roster invitees and it’s pretty much a bunch of minor leguers, the remains of Matt Maintei’s arm and Timo Perez.
To the right is [...]
Chin-hui Tsao joins his third organization in four years as he attempts to win a spot on the Kansas City Royals.
He’s hit a few bumpy roads along the way but his age, still just 26, and talent still have scouts salavating today.
While his major league resume may be a bit maligned he has fared far [...]
Sorry for the lack of a photo. There don’t seem to be any of Pettyjohn on the internet that I can access. I have some from when he was in Double-A in 2006 which I’ll post later.
A second round pick in 1998 Adam Pettyjohn has seemingly been stuck in the minors since. After putting up [...]
Joe Thurston comes to Red Sox camp like the rest of the non roster invitees the team signed. He knows he has no chance of making the team yet has benefitted by getting a wikipedia page decked with useless facts about his career by some diehard Sox fan.
Sure I could have taken the time to [...]
Glancing over the Tampa Bay Rays non roster invitee’s was like a bloggers dream. Two names jumped off the page at me. Brian Anderson, the pitcher who had been out of baseball since a season ending Tommy John surgery in 2005 and Chris Richard an outfielder who just kept slugging upon a mid season call [...]
Sure Jamey Wright may have spent last season with the Texas Rangers but he later became a free agent and accepted a minor league deal with the team.
Jamey made 8 starts in the Arizona Rookie League as an 18 year old after being the 28th overall pick of the 1993 amateur draft by the Colorado Rockies. [...]
In hindsight it probably would have been easier to just do a copy and paste of the Jaret Wright profile but with the likelyhood that Wright will miss the first part of the season with injury I’ll cover another big leaguer who has fallen on tough times.
Enter - Casey Fossum. Casey Fossum was drafted out of [...]
Former number one pick Kris Benson is attemting to make the Philadelphia Phillies as a non roster invitee. His career up to this point has been a mix of hype, dissapointment and photos of his wife.
We’ll highlight all of that as we take a look at Kris in our non roster invitee report.
Calling itself the [...]
As I take this time to write about Steve Trachsel, the Orioles’ non roster invitee, I remember when I used to live in Maryland and some of my trips to Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
I am probably best served to write about that at another time as the organization seems to be still years away [...]
Perhaps no team in baseball has more uncertainty about their starting rotation then the Washington Nationals. Their opening day starter projects to be a guy who was trying to make the team last year in Shawn Hill (16 starts in 2007) followed by John Patterson who is still rehabbing from injuries. (7 starts in 2007)
Jason [...]
The New York Mets are the team to beat in the National League but that hasn’t stopped them from taking a look at a few non roster invitees this spring.
The guy with the most experience on the list is Ricardo Rincon, who was unheralded in the Cleveland Indians pen for many years and now seems [...]