Covering the Cape, Orleans, 2010
Orleans, otherwise known as the West Coast Firebirds, had one guy in particular who has a chance to have a very good pro career, and two East Coast guys, to boot. Kolten Wong, 2B Hawaii Left-handed...
View ArticleCovering the Cape, Brewster, 2010
Brewster is the first stop on our covering the Cape tour. We’ll have videos as we progress during the season, but the goal of these stories is to identify the better players we saw in person and to...
View ArticleCovering the Cape, Chatham, 2010
Next on the tour is Chatham, which apparently was visited by Great White Sharks this summer. I bet Schiff would hop in the water and mud wrestle one of them if it would fire his guys up. Ricky Oropesa,...
View ArticleCovering the Cape, Cotuit, 2010
You can usually count on Cotuit to have pretty good up the middle guys with a focus on speed and defense. Michael Faulkner, OF (Arkansas State) Absolute left-handed burner, gutty and smart ballplayer,...
View ArticleCovering the Cape, Falmouth, 2010
You have to know your way around to make it to Falmouth. Luckily, we have a GPS and an insane sense of purpose in life. Barrett Barnes, OF, (Texas Tech) Best speed-power combination in terms of...
View ArticleCovering the Cape, Wareham, 2010
Wareham had my favorite starting pitcher in the Cape in 2010. Jed Bradley (Georgia Tech), LHP Most polished starter I saw on Cape by a mile. Played catch with FB at 87-92, room for more, smooth and...
View ArticleCovering the Cape, Hyannis, 2010
Hyannis, where the uniforms are blue and orange, but the team isn’t named the Me–, wait, I’d have to pay to use that word. Enjoy. Johnny Ruettiger, OF (ASU) Solid slap hitter, limited raw power, uses...
View ArticleCovering the Cape, Bourne, 2010
Bourne had some interesting names this season. All in all, not a bad group. Zach MacPhee, 2B, ASU Contact-oriented second baseman with solid average speed and defense. Limited power, good base runner,...
View ArticleCovering the Cape, Harwich, 2010
We had a very limited look at Harwich this season, but here’s what the notes say. Brian Goodwin, OF (North Carolina) Left-handed hitter who has potential to become a very good player. Smooth swing,...
View ArticleCovering the Cape, Yarmouth-Dennis, 2010
Last stop on the dusty trail is Yarmouth-Dennis. Dusty Robinson, OF (Fresno State) Plus, plus raw wood power. Missed most of Cape season with wrist injury. Solid and playable arm and defender in left...
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