Andrew Orlebeke
I am a graduate of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI currently teaching English in Anyang, South Korea. I love all sports but baseball above all and am a lifelong Tigers fan, though I also have a weakness for the Pirates and Cubs. Koreans are crazy about baseball, making it a good place to be and giving an interesting look at America's Pastime when it is played outside America. My other interests include politics, traveling, and history.
This year we decided as a staff to preview each of the team’s preliminary assignments to the 2012 AFL and our goal is to tackle each of the 30 organizations over the next 7-10 days. We hope you will…Read More
The Los Angeles Dodgers have been in the news for non-baseball reasons quite a bit in the past few years. Be it for playing host to Mannywood and all its attendant festivities or for the disastrous ownership…Read More
The list of past Outstanding Pro Prospect award winners for the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League, the top college summer wood bat league, is distinguished. Robin Ventura, Mark Teixeira, Chuck Knoblauch,…Read More
The trading block has been busy this week, with several contenders making moves to strengthen themselves for a potential postseason run. Late Tuesday night the Dodgers joined the club, sending RHPs Nathan…Read More
When analyzing a prospect, scouts and industry experts look mostly at two things: skills and results. There are other concerns–personal makeup, signability, and age among them–but skills…Read More
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As I promised in my list of six under-appreciated hitters, here are six less-heralded pitchers who had…Read More
Dylan Bundy has been sensational this year. So have Trevor Bauer, Billy Hamilton, and Anthony Rizzo.…Read More
It’s not a secret that the Detroit Tigers have had poor infield defense this season. The acquisition…Read More
Franklin Morales‘ two recent spot starts for the injured Josh Beckett have been excellent. in…Read More
Pittsburgh Pirates’ fans have not had the easiest time in the past few years. Actually, they’ve…Read More
Let me make one thing clear: I have no inherent bias towards Mike Trout. I am from Michigan and grew…Read More
The Diamondbacks’ surprising success in 2011 placed them in a region of the 2012 draft where no one…Read More
The first selection of the Theo Epstein era on the North Side, Almora is an unsurprising selection for…Read More
As the top college position player available, Mike Zunino was the logical choice for the Mariners…Read More
At this point in the season most baseball fans are aware of the buzzy prospects. At the top…Read More
The New York Mets were projected by most experts to be basement dwellers in 2012. Jose Reyes, one of…Read More
‘Polished’ prospects, prospects that probably don’t need a lot of seasoning in the minor leagues,…Read More