MVN: Most Valuable Network

West Oahu

• Greg Burns: 0/4 2k... hitting .308

Mesa

• Scott Cousins: 1/4 k cs po... hitting .125
• Logan Morrison: 0/1 k

Here's a few more blurbs courtesy of Mike Berardino's blog

• 3B Matt Dominguez, the Marlins' first-rounder in 2007, had arthroscopic surgery to remove a bone chips from his left (non-throwing) elbow. He'll be fine after 3-4 weeks of rehab. Not a big deal, should be fine. Easily a Marlins top 10 prospect
• John Raynor, who just hit for the cycle in the Arizona Fall League, and fellow Mesa Solar Sox Scott Cousins will come to spring camp with a chance to fight for a big-league outfield job.  I don't think Raynor gets any major league job out of Spring, yet the front office loves him.
• OF Brett Carroll has decided to play in the Dominican after missing much of the year with a shoulder injury suffered while running into a wall. ... 3B Dallas McPherson is considering a stint in the Dominican but hasn't made up his mind. .... Triple-A C Brett Hayes could wind up playing half a season in the Dominican if the Marlins can secure a job for him. ... OF Alejandro De Aza is "almost ready" in his endless return from ankle surgery.  Carroll could be a dark-horse for LF in 2009, but more than likely he'll get a shot at the bench. The Marlins love Brett Hayes, he could see some major league action in 2009. De Aza has no spot on this team
• At the Marlins' request, big LHP Sean West will pitch out of the Mesa rotation while Double-A LHP Aaron Thompson will work out the 'pen. The Marlins are seeking to emulate the old Orioles Way of the '70s and early '80s when they would break in their young pitchers as relievers before easing them into the rotation. I hate the idea of working Thompson out of the pen, atleast at this stage in his career.

West Oahu Greg Burns: 3/4 r 3b k cs Chris Hatcher: 0/4 2k Mesa Solar Sox John Raynor: 0/3 bb Logan Morrison: 0/4 2k Tim Wood: 2ip 1h 0r 0bb 2k Todd Doolittle: 2ip 1h 0r bb k Aaron Thompson: 1ip 0h 0r bb k... Read more

West Oahu CaneFires Greg Burns: 9/31, 2triples, 4rbi, 3bb, 7k           (.290/.353/.419) Chris Hatcher: 2/12,  2b, 2rbi, 0bb, 0k             (.167/.154/.250) Mesa Solar Sox Logan Morrison: 4/8 2b 1hr  3rbi 0bb 2k John Raynor: 2/5 rbi sb Scott Cousins: 0/4 r bb 3k Todd Doolittle, Aaron Thompson, Tim Wood and Sean West have all yet to pitch... Read more

Greg Burns hasn't been touted too highly in his brief Marlins career. His numbers have yet to change the minds of evaluators like Baseball America and John Sickels. Scouts can't decide if they love him or hate him, but they do love his tools. Burns finally showed some of what scouts have been talking about since he was drafted a few years ago. He set career highs in batting average, obp, slg, ops, rbi, sb, walks, hits, doubles, and homeruns. He definitely showed some maturation as he left his teen years behind. One that that went up which was a bad thing was that his strikeout rate increased a little. His 122 strikeouts were 13 more than his previous high. Still, as he learns to judge the strikezone better, this should start to come down. The Marlins drafted Greg with the 98th overal pick (3rd round) of the 2004 amateur... Read more

Baseball America has started to unveil their league rankings. The following Marlins were listed. Gulf Coast League 2. Kyle Skipworth, C 16. Isaac Galloway, OF No Marlins player made the top 20 New York-Penn League prospects SALLY 3. Michael Stanton, OF 5. Matt Dominguez, 3B... Read more

Mudcats win game 2 of the Southern League Championship, 6-3, to tie the series, 1-1 John Raynor: 1/4 r hr(1) rbi Manuel Mayorson: 0/3 bb cs Chris Coghlan: 1/3 2b bb k Gaby Sanchez: 1/4 k Cam Maybin: 1/4 r 2k sb(2) Scott Cousins: 0/2 r 2bb 2k Lee Mitchell: 2/4 r 2b k Brad Davis: 2/5 r 2b hr(2) 5rbi k Aaron Thompson: (W, 2-0) 5ip 6h 3r(3er) bb 3k 2hr Tim Wood: 2ip 0h 0r 0bb 3k Jeff Gogal: 1ip 0h 0r bb 0k Chris Mobley: (S,2) 1ip 1h 0r 0bb 0k... Read more

Carolina loses game 1 of the Southern League Championship, 5-4 in 10 innings John Raynor: 0/5 r 2k Manuel Mayorson: 1/4 r Chris Coghlan: 1/4 r 2b bb Gaby Sanchez: 4/5 2b 3rbi k sb(1) Cam Maybin: 2/4 2b rbi bb Scott Cousins: 0/5 2k Willie Glen: 5ip 4h 2r(1er) bb 4k Jesus Delgado: .2ip 2h 1r(1er) 0bb 0k Tim Wood: .1ip 0h 0r 0bb 0k Ryan Tucker: (BS,1) 2ip 2h 1r(1er) bb 0k hr Todd Doolittle: (L, 0-1) 2ip 2h 1r(1er) bb 2k Game 2 is tonight: Mississippi (Todd Redmond) vs Carolina (Aaron Thompson)... Read more

The Marlins selected Sean West in the supplemental first round of the 2005 draft. The Shreveport native was signed to a $775,000 bonus. It didn’t take him long to prove to the Marlins he was worth the pick. In 38.1 innings in the Gulf Coast League as a 19 year old, West went 2-3 with a 2.35era and a 1.04whip. He was striking out more than a batter an inning and only walked 7. In his first start of 2006 in low-A Greensboro, Sean threw 6 shutout innings. He would then be put on the shelf for a month with nagging shoulder pain. He would come back to finish his season at 8-5 with a 3.74era and a 1.29whip. West came into the 2007 season rated in the top 3 Marlins prospects by many of the prospect pundits and was rated in a few of the top 100 overall prospects.... Read more

Carolina beats West Tenn, 11-2 to go up 2-0 in the series John Raynor: 2/6 r k Manuel Mayorson: 1/4 r 2bb k sb(1) Chris Coghlan: 0/4 r k sb(1) Gaby Sanchez: 3/5 2r 2b hr(1) 3rbi 2k Cam Maybin: 0/3 r 2bb k Scott Cousins: 1/3 3r 2b 2bb k sb(1) Lee Mitchell: 2/3 r 2b 2rbi 2bb k Aaron Thompson: (W, 1-0) 5ip 4h 2r(2er) 5bb 4k Jarrett Santos: 1.2ip 1h 0r 2bb 0k Tim Wood: .1ip 0h 0r 0bb k Todd Doolittle: 1ip 0h 0r 0bb 2k Chris Mobley: 1ip 0h 0r 0bb k... Read more

Moving to my new place, don't know when I will have internet up and running. You can get your daily wraps over at TealandBlack.net... Read more

Albuquerque beats Round Rock, 2-1 in 12 Bobby Andino: 1/5 2k Jai Miller: 1/4 2bb sb(19)... threw out the winning run at home in the bottom of the 9th John Gall: 2/4 2b rbi bb k Mike Ryan: 1/5 r 2b bb Jason Wood: 1/6 k Andrew Beattie: 1/5 rbi bb 2k sb(13) Paul Hoover 0/3 bb 3k Chase Lambin: 0/5 3k Dallas McPherson: 0/1 r bb Chris Seddon: 7ip 5h 1r(1er) 2bb 9k Carlos Martinez: 2ip 0h 0r bb 2k Brandon Villafuerte: (W, 7-3) 2ip 2h 0r 3bb 0k Ross Wolf: (S,1) 1ip 0h 0r 0bb k Carolina beats Tennessee, 21-2 John Raynor: 1/4 2r rbi 3bb cs po Manuel Mayorson: 4/5 3r 3rbi Chris Coghlan: 1/6 r rbi Gaby Sanchez: 2/6 r 2b 3rbi k Cam Maybin: 2/3 5r 2b rbi 3bb k Lee Mitchell: 3/3 3r rbi 2bb Scott Cousins: 3/4 3r 3rbi bb k Jarrett Santos:... Read more