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Twins Land Top Dominican Prospect

After being heavily pursued by the Pittsburgh Pirates -- and seemingly no one else -- since early July, Miguel Angel Sano will reportedly sign a $3.15 million deal with the Minnesota Twins. Sano, the 16-year-old Dominican phenom, is a shortstop but is expected to be converted to the outfield eventually. Pirates general...

Cardinals Void Contract of Dominican Prospect Wagner Mateo

Just 21/2 months after the Cardinals agreed to a $3.1 million contract with 16-year old Dominican prospect Wagner Mateo, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that the club is voiding the deal due to a pre-existing condition that Cardinals discovered during their physical exam. It was originally reported on Friday by...

Baseball Brunch: Talent Hotbed in Tidewater Area

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.About eight years ago, the hardest part of Lee Banks' job as coach of a youth travel team based in southeast Virginia was picking a shortstop."It was a lot of fun," Banks recalled to FanHouse last week. "You just sat back and let 'em play and try not to...

MLB Investigating 'Irregularities' in Latin Prospect Miguel Angel Sano's Age

There is very little in baseball that's less precise than Latin American scouting. Starting on July 2 each year, big-league teams go out and sign 16-year-old kids from the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and really anywhere other than Puerto Rico in hopes of unearthing the proverbial next big thing. This year, Miguel Angel...

Miguel Angel Sano News From the Web

05/22/12 Jason Marquis the latest Twins pitcher tossed on the... Source: MinnPost - Minneapolis MN Sunday on Gleeman and The Geek we talked about Jason Marquis ' latest clunker of a start and how much longer the Twins could possibly stick with him in the rotation.
05/17/12 MWL notes: Sano soaks up spotlight Source: Minor League Baseball It isn't about to faze Minnesota Twins prospect Miguel Sano , who was the talk of Spring Training two seasons ago -- when he was 16 years old -- and is the subject of not one, but two documentaries about his stunning success in baseball at such a young age.
05/14/12 Sano, Beloit Snappers triumph Source: The Janesville Gazette - Janesville WI BELOIT Miguel Sano hit his league-leading 11th home run Sunday to pace the Beloit Snappers to a 3-1 victory over the visiting Clinton LumberKings in Midwest League baseball.
05/13/12 Sano and Tomshaw Led Snappers to 3-1 Win over Clinton Source: Minor League Baseball Beloit, WI- Miguel Sano smashed his league- leading eleventh homer putting the Beloit Snappers ahead of the Clinton LumberKings 3-0 in the bottom of the third.
05/12/12 Charley Walters: New stadium should be a cash cow for... Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press - St. Paul MN Vikings owner Zygi Wilf shouldn't have any problem affording a retractable roof, if he wants, for the team's new $975 million stadium.