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Tucker Blair 
Tucker Blair was born and raised in the Baltimore area and currently lives in Elkridge, Maryland. He graduated from York College of Pennsylvania with a B.S in Entrepreneurial Studies and is currently a Project Analyst for a Management Consulting Firm in Federal Hill, Baltimore. Tucker was previously the Managing Editor at Orioles Nation, where he worked on prospect lists, reports, and analysis on the Orioles minor league system. He also previously wrote his personal blog, The EntreprenOriole.
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Devin Jones Game Scouting Report
It was a cold and windy night at Prince George’s Stadium, with the Bowie Baysox taking on the Trenton Thunder (NYY). RHP Devin Jones toed the rubber for the Baysox and pitched fairly well. To start, I need to reiterate … Continue reading
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Minor League Players of the Week: 5/13 – 5/19
(Discuss this article on the BSL Message Board here) Position Player of the Week: L.J. Hoes – OF .391/.482/.565 (9/23) with 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 4 BB, 3 K (AAA) Mr. Hoes has been sneaky good this season. … Continue reading
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Prospect Watch: Balog, Boss, Joseph
Nik Balog – 1B/DH Balog has the size of a good first basemen, standing at 6’3″ 220 lbs. There looks to still be some room for him to possibly fill out even more down the road, although he is already … Continue reading
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Minor League Players of the Week: 5/6 – 5/12
*Each affiliate had a shortened week due to rain-outs* Position Player of the Week: Henry Urrutia – OF .421/.451/.579 (8/19) with 3 2B, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K (AA) Urrutia just will not stop hitting. He has been a … Continue reading
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The Correlation Between Catcher Performance and Rest
Catcher is one of the most demanding positions in professional sports. They play a pivotal role in all three phases of the game (Hitting, Pitching, Defense). A few players such as Yadier Molina and Matt Wieters are notably talented in … Continue reading
Minor League Players of the Week: 4/29 – 5/5
Position Player of the Week: Henry Urrutia – OF .364/.391/.591 (8/22) with 5 2B, 5 RBI, 1 BB, 4 K (AA) “Hammerin Hank” has been a fun little story down at Bowie. He’s tearing the cover off the ball in … Continue reading
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Minor League Players of the Month: April
Position Player of the Month: Caleb Joseph – C .310/.357/.607 (26/84) with 10 2B, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 6 BB, 21 K (AA) Sometimes a player needs to simply relax. I was at Prince George’s Stadium during batting practice this … Continue reading
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Minor League Players of the Week: 4/22 – 4/28
Position Player of the Week: Gregory Lorenzo – OF .478/.458/.739 (11/23) with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB (A) I was able to catch Lorenzo last week. He was still the same energetic and lively player … Continue reading
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Minor League Players of the Week: 4/15 – 4/21
Position Player of the Week: Joel Hutter – SS .440/.500/.520 (11/25) with 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 HBP, 1 BB, 3 K. (A) Hutter might be the one player I have seen this year that has improved the most. He … Continue reading
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Josh Hader Game Scouting Report
This weekend I was able to finally head down to Salisbury and catch the Delmarva Shorebirds in action. LHP Josh Hader was on the mound against the Greensboro Grasshoppers (MIA). The local product was accompanied by well over 30 family … Continue reading
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