Brian Crawford, Author at Baseball Essential

Diamondbacks’ Grant Heyman Great at First Impressions

Jan 12, 2015

Arizona Diamondbacks, Draft, Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball

With a major emphasis on hitting for power in professional baseball; organizations can never have too many power hitters being developed throughout their minor league systems. Taking this concept to heart, the ...

Blue Jays’ Michael Kraft has Big Expectations for 2015 Season

Brian Crawford

Jan 6, 2015

Draft, Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

Success in baseball all begins with pitching, and the Toronto Blue Jays excel in this area of their minor league development. With a continued effort to draft and sign quality young arms that can develop into m...

Chicago White Sox Sign Utility Player Emilio Bonifacio to One Year Deal

Brian Crawford

Jan 5, 2015

Chicago White Sox, Contract, Headlines, Major League Baseball

Looking to add some depth to their Major League club, the Chicago White Sox have acquired free agent utility player Emilio Bonifacio on Monday morning. The deal will pay Bonifacio $3 million in 2015 and give...

Blue Jays’ Dawel Lugo Improving Defensively

Brian Crawford

Jan 2, 2015

Interviews, Minor League Baseball

With a major emphasis on developing talented young infielders within their minor league system, the Toronto Blue Jays are working hard on making sure they have guys that will be able to compete for starting job...

Toronto Blue Jays: Top 10 Prospects

Brian Crawford

Dec 27, 2014

Minor League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays

1. Daniel Norris – LHP Earning organizational All-Star honors in 2014; Daniel Norris developed nicely in his third professional season. Going from high-A to the major leagues as a September call up was just ...

D.J. Davis Sharpening his Skills

Brian Crawford

Dec 23, 2014

Interviews, Minor League Baseball

Every major league draft features some high risk/high reward type players. The kind that has the raw talent to be a superstar, but still needs to develop their game into a polished prospect with great potential...

Author Brian Crawford

Brian Crawford

Diamondbacks’ Grant Heyman Great at First Impressions

Blue Jays’ Michael Kraft has Big Expectations for 2015 Season

Chicago White Sox Sign Utility Player Emilio Bonifacio to One Year Deal

Blue Jays’ Dawel Lugo Improving Defensively

Toronto Blue Jays: Top 10 Prospects

D.J. Davis Sharpening his Skills