AA WILL BE WELL-REPRESENTED ON MLB OPENING DAY
Source: American Association News
Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz The American Association will once again be well represented when the major league season begins this weekend because of the likes of starting pitchers Max Scherzer (Fort Worth) at Washington, Junior Guerra (Wichita) at Milwaukee and James Paxton (Grand Prairie) at Seattle plus reliever Brandon Kintzler (pictured, St. Paul) at Minnesota and outfielder David Peralta (Wichita, Amarillo) at Arizona. But do not think for a moment there are not some nervous times for others whose fate has not been determined. Houston right-hander James Hoyt, who like Scherzer and Paxton threw his very first professional pitches in Independent play, and veteran hurler Chaz Roe are two fighting for jobs on 25-man rosters which are worth more than $500,000 apiece for a full season. “It’s miserable being this guy,” Houston manager A.J. Hinch told the Houston Chronicle after he had informed Hoyt (Wichita) and fellow reliever Jandel Gustave they were battling for the final roster spot. Theirs is “a really, really close race,” he said. Hinch praised Hoyt for his secondary pitches, saying he can retire left-handed hitters even though he is a righty. Mark Bowman of MLB.com reported this week Roe is the most…
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