21 BIG LEAGUE CLUBS PURCHASE AA CONTRACTS IN ’16
Source: American Association News
Word is getting around. Quickly. Perhaps it was the emergence of Wichita’s Junior Guerra as a top-flight starter in Milwaukee or maybe the fact the Wingnuts’ James Hoyt broke into the major leagues in Houston and Tim Adleman of Lincoln and El Paso debuted with Cincinnati. And, maybe it is merely the continued maturation of the 15-year-old American Association, which played a major role as a record 45 players with experience in Independent leagues were active on major league rosters during last season. Whatever the reasons, 21 of the 30 major league organizations have signed one or more American Association players since the calendar turned to 2016. This represents a significant increase from the 15 clubs that obtained players from the league one year earlier. See the full list of players sold in 2016. Twins Invite Eddy Rodriguez to Spring Training The latest American Association grad to receive a non-roster invitation to major league spring training is catcher Eddy Rodriguez, who will train with the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Fla. Rodriguez, an everyday backstop at El Paso in ’09 and at Sioux Falls the next season, appeared to have settled into an organizational role with the New York Yankees…
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