{"id":2705,"date":"2011-01-25T19:30:57","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T01:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/?p=2705"},"modified":"2011-01-25T19:35:20","modified_gmt":"2011-01-26T01:35:20","slug":"around-the-league-vernon-wells-delino-deshields-jr-wil-myers-and-mike-trout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2705","title":{"rendered":"Around The League: Vernon Wells, Delino Deshields, Jr., Wil Myers, and Mike Trout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/wilmyers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2707\" title=\"wilmyers\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/wilmyers-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"358\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/wilmyers-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/wilmyers.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/minors\/player.cgi?id=deshie002del\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Delino  DeShields, Jr.<\/strong><\/a> was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/blog\/prospects\/?p=10789&amp;utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter\">charged with a DUI<\/a> last week after he was stopped by police in Georgia.\u00a0 The 18-year old center fielder was the Houston Astros\u2019 first-round pick \u2013 eighth overall \u2013 in the 2010 draft, and is the son former Major Leaguer, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/minors\/player.cgi?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;id=deshie002del\" target=\"_blank\">Delino  DeShields<\/a><\/strong> (a name that is an essential for the baseball name game).\u00a0 Somewhere <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/minors\/player.cgi?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;id=bush--001mat\" target=\"_blank\">Matt  Bush<\/a><\/strong> is laughing his ass off right now\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Kansas City Royals announced that they will move their prized catching prospect, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/minors\/player.cgi?id=myers-006wil\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Wil Myers<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/kingsofkauffman.com\/2011\/01\/23\/wil-myers-moving-to-outfield\/\">to the outfield<\/a>.\u00a0  Regarded as one of the top prospects in all of baseball \u2013 and a  pre-season candidate for Minor League Player of the Year \u2013 Myers bat can  play at any position.\u00a0 As we all know, catching can be lead to any  number of injuries.\u00a0 Therefore the Royals decision is an investment in  the 21-year old Myers, and more than likely means that his arrival in  the Big Leagues will come sooner than expected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Over the last several weeks MLB.com\u2019s Jonathan Mayo has gradually revealed his Top 10 prospect lists for each position.\u00a0 Considering that we have also been publishing our own <a href=\"..\/the-golden-sombreros-top-50-prospects\">Top 50 prospects list<\/a>, I thought that I would post the links to his <a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20110120&amp;content_id=16473086&amp;vkey=news_mlb&amp;c_id=mlb&amp;tcid=tw_article_16473086\">RHP<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20110121&amp;content_id=16474766&amp;vkey=news_mlb&amp;c_id=mlb&amp;tcid=tw_article_16474766\">LHP<\/a> lists in case anyone might be interested.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Our friends over at <a href=\"http:\/\/offbasepercentage.com\/\">Off Base Percentage<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offbasepercentage.com\/2011\/01\/my-obligatory-vernon-wells-trade-post.html\">express their disappointment<\/a> over this past weekend\u2019s <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/napolmi01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\" target=\"_blank\">Mike  Napoli<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/player_search.cgi?search=Juan+Rivera&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\" target=\"_blank\">Juan  Rivera<\/a><\/strong> for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wellsve01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\" target=\"_blank\">Vernon  Wells<\/a><\/strong> trade.\u00a0 Considering that the Angels are still paying <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/matthga02.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\" target=\"_blank\">Gary  Matthews<\/a><\/strong>, Jr., I really can\u2019t believe that they are once again shelling out the big bucks for an aging outfielder.\u00a0 Off Base says it best, \u201cThe <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/minors\/player.cgi?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;id=trout-001mik\" target=\"_blank\">Mike  Trout<\/a><\/strong> era can\u2019t get here fast enough.\u201d And we agree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Around The League is a series that highlights some of the web\u2019s best articles and writers.\u00a0 Have an article that you would like us to consider?\u00a0 Be sure to either <a href=\"mailto:%20thegoldensombrero.com@gmail.com\">email us<\/a> or send it our way on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/goldensombrero\">Twitter<\/a>. <\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delino DeShields, Jr. was charged with a DUI last week after he was stopped by police in Georgia.\u00a0 The 18-year old center fielder was the Houston Astros\u2019 first-round pick \u2013 eighth overall \u2013 in the 2010 draft, and is the son former 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