Joseph TufnellJoseph Tufnell

Life-long Detroit Tigers baseball fan from Lansing, MI. University of Michigan alumnus and former batboy for the Lansing Lugnuts, Class "A" affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. During the day, I work for a political news & research service that covers state politics in Michigan.

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MiLB/MLB Affiliation Changes For 2013

As the book has finally closed on the 2012 MiLB season, many Minor League teams end up switching which what Major League club they’re affiliated with, based upon their player development contracts.…Read More

Southsiders Waiting For Dayan Viciedo To Reach Full Potential

With just a few games left to go in the 2012 season, the fans on the South Side of Chicago have, for the most part, been pleasantly surprised by the success of their White Sox this season. After the Prince…Read More

Youngest MLB Player Jurickson Profar Turns Heads In Texas

Although I’m only in my early twenties, there are times when I read things in the newspaper, or have something catch my eye on TV that makes me feel old. The Spice Girls are reuniting for the Olympic…Read More

Mike Zunino Is Taking Seattle’s Farm System By Storm

The Major League Baseball Draft differs from its counterparts, the NFL and NBA Draft. Admittedly, it lacks a lot of the drama, the glitz, the pre-draft shows attempting to predict the 457,584,124 (yes,…Read More

2012 Arizona Fall League Delegates: Toronto Blue Jays

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

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2012 Arizona Fall League Delegates: Detroit Tigers

This year we decided as a staff to preview each of the team’s preliminary assignments to the 2012 AFL…Read More

Yoan Alcantara? Meet Yeison Asencio

  Every now and then, a player from Latin America will try to pull a fast one on Major League scouts,…Read More

Baseball Out On The Cape – Part II

(This is the second piece in a two-part series in which I highlight the top pitcher and hitter from each…Read More

Baseball Out On The Cape – Part I

As the sun sets on the Cape, a nice breeze off the ocean beckons those to come in from their shopping…Read More

MiLB Strikeout Leader Daniel Straily Joins Swingin’ A’s

The Oakland Athletics won their second fifteen-inning game in a week last Friday, topping the Toronto…Read More

Rob Brantly and Detroit’s Organizational Catching Depth

Everyone knew the Detroit Tigers were bound to make a trade for a second basemen and a starting pitcher…Read More

Is The Fifth Time The Charm For Snider?

While Travis Snider may only be twenty-four, the man has dealt with more adversity than most Major League…Read More

Slow Down, Dave!

Ironically, as I type this, Detroit Tigers’ star- prospect Jacob Turner is in the midst of allowing…Read More

Salvador Perez: Another Piece of KC’s Puzzle Falls Into Place

For several years now, it seems as though baseball talking heads on TV  always argue the Royals are…Read More

Taijuan Walker: Future M’s Ace?

As the trade deadline quickly approaches, I seem to have this sixth sense that kicks in: I instinctively…Read More

Do Valencia’s Shortcomings Hasten Arrival Of Sano?

He played shortstop and moved to third base, just like A-Rod. He went to the same college, the University…Read More

Lindor: The Best Tribe Infielder Since Alomar?

Aside from a nice run in 2007 (before choking away the American League pennant to Boston with a 3-1 series…Read More

2012 S2S Mid-Season All-Stars: Midwest League

We’re just hours away from the June 19th mid-season clash between the best of the Low Class “A”…Read More

Theo’s Gotta Start Somewhere—Is That Somewhere Soler?

In an otherwise dismal season for the Chicago Cubs, boy wonder GM Theo Epstein decided to pull the lever…Read More

2012 MLB Draft: Dodgers Select Corey Seager 18th Overall

In what was sure to be a memorable day for the Seager family, their youngest son, Corey, was selected…Read More