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Kris Johnson Pitches Escogido to Playoffs
Pirates’ minor leaguer Kris Johnson pitched Los Leones del Escogido into the round robin playoffs of the Dominican Winter League with a sterling 7.1 innings of work in Saturday’s 5-2 single game...
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Dominican League Round Robin Begins
The round robin portion of the Dominican Winter League season began on Thursday, and after four games, the Aguilas Cibaenas and the Toros del Este are tied for first place with a 3-1 record, followed...
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Leones, Cibaenas Pull Ahead in Round Robin
The Dominican Winter league round robin tournament reached its half-way mark Sunday, with the Aguilas Cibaenas and the Escogido Leones tied for first with identical 6-3 marks. The Toros del Este follow...
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Marte, Johnson Lead Escogido to Championship
A very exciting Dominican Winter League season ended with a whimper as the Leones del Escogido steamrolled the Aguilas Cibaenas in an amazing five-game sweep of their best-of-nine series. I did not...
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Five to Watch from the Dominican Winter League
Here are some thoughts on players I saw a good deal of in the Dominican Winter League. By no means are these rankings of prospects; rather, these are players that made an impression one way or the...
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Indians Win Behind Kris Johnson
Indianapolis won their second straight yesterday by a score of 3-0 to even their four game series with the Columbus Clippers. Kris Johnson made his first start of the season a successful one, dodging...
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Neal Huntington’s Roster Follies
Raise your hand if you have no clue who is on the 25-man roster for the Pirates today. Don’t feel bad about this – I don’t think Neal Huntington is certain until he wakes up in the morning and does an...
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Pirates Trade Kris Johnson for Duke Welker
As Wednesday’s deadline approaches for setting the 40-man roster in anticipation of the Rule 5 Draft, it is not unusual for teams to get together and shift around assets. The Pirates and Twins did just...
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2014 Prospect #29 – Duke Welker
Duke Welker’s journey to the big leagues was long, but he made it. The road back may turn out to be even more circuitous. The huge reliever was traded at the deadline to the Minnesota Twins along with...
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