Brian Crawford, Author at Baseball Essential

Blue Jays Prospect Colton Turner Having a Breakout Season After Stint in Australia

Jun 29, 2016

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

One of the most unique experiences in minor league baseball is the opportunity for prospects to take part in the Australian Baseball League during the winter months. What makes this experience memorable is it p...

Prospect Connor Panas Increasing his Value in Blue Jays System

Brian Crawford

May 19, 2016

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

One of the best ways for a player to prove their value to their organization is learning how to play multiple positions. By doing this, prospects have an opportunity to get penciled into the lineup more often. ...

Blue Jays Prospect David Harris Looking to Build Off Successful ABL Season

Brian Crawford

Mar 22, 2016

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

Spring training is an exciting time for every baseball player as the camp presents an opportunity to start out with a clean slate. Whether a player found great success, or fought through some adversity the prev...

Blue Jays Prospect Tom Robson Healthy Once Again

Brian Crawford

Feb 28, 2016

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

Athletes condition their bodies to prevent injury and to ensure long-term health after their playing days are done. Despite all the preparation, sometimes injuries just happen and that can put major stress on t...

Blue Jays Prospect Mark Biggs is Back and Better than Ever

Brian Crawford

Feb 17, 2016

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

Becoming a professional baseball player out of high school can be a real challenge for young prospects. The tremendous talent jump between amateur competition to the skill that’s on display in the lower levels ...

Blue Jays Prospect Alex Maldonado Determined to Succeed

Brian Crawford

Jan 8, 2016

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

Every professional baseball player has their own unique journey to the pro ranks. While many are scouted by several organizations, and eventually selected by a major league franchise, many others go undrafted a...

Blue Jays Prospect Jon Wandling Developing His Game For Continued Success

Brian Crawford

Dec 3, 2015

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

Making the transition to professional baseball from college baseball can be extremely challenging for a young pitcher. In professional baseball, pitchers need to learn how to command their off-speed pitches mor...

Blue Jays Prospect J.D. Davis Improved in 2015

Brian Crawford

Nov 5, 2015

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

Minor league baseball players focus on improvements every season. Whatever struggles they experienced during previous seasons can easily be re-evaluated by coaches and scouts as they increase their value to the...

Prospect Andrew Sohn Rising Quickly in Cardinals System

Brian Crawford

Oct 2, 2015

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals

One of the fastest moving prospects in the St. Louis Cardinals minor league system is shortstop Andrew Sohn. After entering the season with just 11 professional games under his belt. Many wondered how the young...

Blue Jays Prospect Dusty Isaacs Reliable Out of the Bullpen

Brian Crawford

Sep 18, 2015

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

Finding continued success out of the bullpen was a bit of a challenge for the Lansing Lugnuts this past season, as many players moved in and out of the lineup all year. But despite the movement, one player cont...

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