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In this weeks Chasing The Dream feature we take a look at New York Yankees prospect Zachary Wilson. We take a look at his journey that led him to the Yankees as well as hear from him what a typical training day was like as he experienced Spring Training for the first time.
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On June 26, 2011 Fryer made his Major League Debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates. One moment that he will remember forever. Today we will look back at how Fryer climbed the ladder all the way to putting on the Pirates uniform as well as asking him about his experience with the big league club.
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As a prospect, the road to the majors isn't always a straight road. For most players there are bumps, detours and turns along the way. For Arizona Diamondback prospect Robby Rowland one of those turns took place today as he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for pitcher Brett Lorin.
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On March 24th, Milwaukee Brewers first base prospect Nick Ramirez, the team's fourth-round pick in last year's Draft, told his Twitter followers that he had broken the hamate bone in his right hand. He will undergo surgery on Wednesday and miss 6-7 weeks.
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In sports it is always a players dream to be drafted by your hometown team. It's also a dream come true to play in front of your hometown fans. In today's feature story we take a look at Baltimore Orioles prospect L.J. Hoes. For Hoes, a native of Bowie Maryland those dreams started to become a reality when the Orioles selected him in the 3rd round of the 2008 draft.
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In today's feature we take a look at San Diego Padres pitcher Keyvius Sampson as he chases his way to a job in the major leagues. So far during his professional career all Sampson has been doing is proving the doubters wrong as he continues to climb upward in the Padres organization. Putting himself on the map as one of the top prospects in a system that is loaded, making the Padres one of, if not the best minor league system in all of baseball.
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