Prospects: Prospect Diary: 2007

Prospect Diary: Randy Newsom
Dec. 12, 2007
Indians reliever Randy Newsom has gone through a busy year. After helping Double-A Akron to the Eastern League championship series, Newsom headed west to the Arizona Fall League. There, Newsom again helped his club, the Surprise Rafters, to the championship game against Phoenix. After that league ended, Newsom headed south of the border to play for Mexicali. He updates us on life in Mexico as a stranger in an unfamiliar land. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary: Oct. 19
Oct. 19, 2007
Baseball creates lasting memories, writes Non-Prospect Dirk Hayhurst. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary: Sept. 25
Sep. 25, 2007
Dirk discusses calls to the bullpen. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary: Dirk Hayhurst
Sep. 4, 2007
Dirk Hayhurst's final entry of the season explains what goes through a veteran's head at the end of a season. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary: Dirk Hayhurst
Aug. 31, 2007
Dirk Hayhurst's diary returns with a story about the daunting life of a non-prospect. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary: Dirk Hayhurst
Aug. 16, 2007
The usual request for the bullpen to spend a moment talking with a child isn't always routine. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary: Dirk Hayhurst
Jun. 29, 2007
Dirk Hayhurst explains how being a baseball player isn't that important in the grand scheme of things. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary: Dirk Hayhurst
Jun. 27, 2007
Dirk Hayhurst explains how a flight quickly can turn into a gab-fest for baseball players. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary: Dirk Hayhurst
May. 23, 2007
Dirk Hayhurst explains how the arrival of new gear is both good news and bad news for a ballplayer. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary: Dirk Hayhurst
May. 10, 2007
Dirk Hayhurst describes an early morning bus road trip. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary: Dirk Hayhurst
May. 3, 2007
Dirk Hayhurst explains the joys of manning the ball bucket during BP. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary: Dirk Hayhurst
Apr. 12, 2007
In his latest Non-Prospect Diary, Dirk Hayhurst discusses the unwritten rules of landing a prime seat on a team's bus ride. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary: Dirk Hayhurst
Apr. 4, 2007
Dirk Hayhurst talks about his chance to listen to Greg Maddux talk about pitching. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary: Dirk Hayhurst
Mar. 15, 2007
Dirk Hayhurst continues his interesting, off-beat look at life in the minors. [...] Continue Reading »

Non-Prospect Diary: Dirk Hayhurst
Mar. 13, 2007
Padres righthander Dirk Hayhurst will be one of our featured diary scribes for the 2007 season. The 2003 eighth-round pick went a combined 6-14, 4.73 in 131 innings at three different levels last season—getting to Triple-A (Portland) for the first time in his career. But never mind the numbers. [...] Continue Reading »