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Shortstop Chris McConnell (.169 batting average in 44 games), released.Third baseman Stephen King (.185 batting average in 47 game), demoted to Class A Potomac.Starting pitcher Mike Ballard (1-5, 4.31 ERA), pulled from the rotation and headed to the disabled list with elbow discomfort.Reliever Austin Bibens-Dirkx, on loan from Class AAA Syracuse for Sunday's game, shipped back to AAA.Joining the roster:Shortstop Zach Walters, 22, from Potomac, where he closed with a nine-game hitting streak and was batting .269 in 54 games.Corner infielder Justin Bloxom, 24, from Potomac, where he was hitting .259 with 12 home runs in 65 games.And pitcher Ryan Perry, 25, from Syracuse, a former first round pick (2008) of the Detroit Tigers whom Doug Harris, the Nationals' director of player development, said will move from the bullpen to the starting rotation. Perry hasn't started since his final season at the University of Arizona and is reportedly looking forward to the challenge.
The interest definitely isn't there like it used to be, that's for sure. I don't even follow it as close as I used to anymore. Our system isn't as good and with the Big league team excelling a lot of the focus goes there.
Brandon Miller 3-run homer tonight, already his second on the short season!
Some of us still follow the minors religiously. We just don't feel the need to obsessively post about it.
I don't follow the minors to your extent, so I like reading SF and others' comments on players that would otherwise be under the radar for me.
I would like to see the FTP stuff in a sub-board, like the GDTs on the main board. A lot of them are stale, and they take up a lot of space on this board.