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Articles from February 2011



The Golden Sombrero’s Top 50 Prospects: #23 – Manny Machado (Video)

#23 Manuel Machado – Baltimore Orioles

SS

DOB: 7-6-92

ETA: 2014

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The Golden Sombrero’s Top 50 Prospects: #24 – Mike Montgomery (Video)

#24  Mike Montgomery – Kansas City Royals

LHP

DOB: 7-1-89

ETA: 2011

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The Golden Sombrero’s Top 50 Prospects: #25 – Zachary Britton (Video)

#25 Zachary Britton – Baltimore Orioles

LHP

DOB: 12-22-87

ETA:  2011

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Prospect Buzz: Madison Bumgarner, Brandon Belt, All-America Team, and Kyle Drabek

  • Our friends over at Splashing Pumpkins were lucky (not in the sense that they were undeserving!) enough to attend Giants Media Day this week, and capture a candid video interview with Madison Bumgarner.  Among the topics discussed in this must-watch interview: the Verducci effect, the Giants’ new Showtime series, and his hitting prowess.
  • At the beginning of the week, MiLB.com sat down for an interview with San Francisco Giants’ prospect – a fan favorite here at the Sombrero – Brandon Belt.  After just one year in the Minor Leagues, Belt was recently named the #26 prospect in baseball by MLB.com.  Considering how careful the Giants were with their development of Buster Posey, I really don’t know what to think of GM Brian Sabean’s claim that Belt could break camp with the parent club.

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The Golden Sombrero’s Top 50 Prospects: #26 – Jason Kipnis (Video)

#26 Jason Kipnis – Cleveland Indians

2B

DOB: 4-3-87

ETA:  2011

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