American Association Preseason Tour: St. Paul, Minnesota OVERVIEW: Few clubs in all of minor league baseball – and not just independent baseball – do things quite like the St. Paul Saints do. In one of baseball’s better cities and one the game’s state-of-the-art ballparks, any trip to visit the Saints is a treat each year. [...]
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Lincoln Saltdogs have added former Padres farmhand Nick Schulz, the club announced on Thursday. Schulz, who turns 28 tomorrow (May 3), brings four years of affiliated baseball experience to the club. Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Padres in 2014, Schulz has appeared in 100 or more games [...]
OVERVIEW: Most of the cities we visit are either right down the Midwest or up a little further north – but there are a pair of cities in the league from the Lone Star State, including the smallest community in the American Association. While Cleburne is small, it’s not too far away from the Dallas/Fort [...]
OVERVIEW: For all the talk we had about Sioux City and the X’s being a proximal staple in Lincoln’s schedule, one shouldn’t forget about Sioux Falls, SD – only a hop and a skip further than its nearby twin. Sioux Falls has been a mainstay in independent baseball from the ol’ Northern League’s inception, and [...]
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Saltdogs have signed RHP Cameron McVey, the club announced Monday. McVey returns to Lincoln after he had one of the league’s more dominant seasons in 2017. A California native who makes his home in Winnipeg, MB, McVey went 1-1 with a 1.62 ERA in 36 relief appearances for the ‘Dogs two [...]
The Saltdogs are happy to welcome manager Bobby Brown, pitching coach Dan Reichert and hitting coach Tom Carcione back for the 2019 season. “We’re excited to welcome back all three coaches for a another season,” said President/GM Charlie Meyer. “We look forward to the 2019 season and another pursuit at an American Association Championship.” Brown [...]
The calendar has flipped to April and the Saltdogs are under two months away from their return. Of course, there's nothing like a night out at Haymarket Park and we've got 50 more of those upcoming. But the American Association is one of the baseball's unique treasures -- and with so many cool and interesting [...]
The Saltdogs have signed former big-league RHP Michael Blazek, RHP Colby Blueberg, RHP Austin Pettibone and OF Colton Burns, the club has announced. Lincoln also dealt INF Jake Vieth to Lake Erie (Frontier League) in exchange for a player to be named later and also traded C Corey Bass to York (Atlantic League) for future [...]
The Saltdogs have signed RHP Esmerling De La Rosa and RHP Ricky Knapp, the club has announced. Both players will begin their first season of independent baseball after spending a healthy chunk of time in affiliated baseball. De La Rosa, 27, spent each of the last nine seasons in the Miami Marlins organization after he [...]
The Saltdogs have signed LHP Kyle Kinman, RHP Ricky Knapp and acquired INF Cody Regis from Fargo-Moorhead in exchange for RHP J.R. Bunda and LHP Kevin Grendell, the club has announced. Kinman, 28, is an Omaha native and will return to the ‘Dogs for his second season. A former 25th-round pick of the Atlanta Braves [...]
