Independent Baseball Insider

Vol. 11, No. 19, June 13, 2013 665-A North Trail, Stratford, CT 06614 TEL: 203 380-9931 Wirz & Associates, Inc.

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A Quick Trip Around the Bases Atlantic League earned run average leader Michael Nix, 5-1, 1.81 while with Sugar Land, TX, has been activated but has not yet pitched since his contract was sold to the Chicago White Sox and he joined their top farm club in Charlotte, NCThe first managerial casualty of the Independent season was thirdyear skipper (and former star player) Rich Austin of Rockford, IL (Frontier League). He was replaced by James Frisbie, whose previous managerial stops have included the United and South Coast Leagues Bryan Pounds has continued to drive in runs for Sioux City, IA (American Association), but he has not had a home run since his three-homer outburst May 31All of the players sold out of the Atlantic League have not gone to major league organizations. Bridgeport, CT outfielder TyRelle Harris went to Taiwan and York, PA pitcher Nick Green to Mexico, which frequently gobbles up playersTwo Kansas City, KS (American Association) players have reached important milestones with Ray Sadler picking up his 1,500th career hit and Matt Padgett his 900th RBISadler has three major league games to his credit (Pittsburgh, 05), Padgett has topped out at Triple-A.
(Bob Wirz also writes about Independent Baseball on www.IndyBaseballChatter.com. Fans may subscribe at newly-reduced rates to this Independent Baseball Insider column, which will be published 40 times in 2013, at www.WirzandAssociates.com or comment to RWirz@aol.com. The author has 16 years of major league baseball experience with Kansas City and as spokesman for two Commissioners, and lives in Stratford, CT.)