Rebuilt & Ready To Run Phillies southpaw Cole Hamels of the Threshers wants to take a bite out of the bigs. Given the adversity that he's already overcome, you've got to like his chances. [Article]
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June/July 2004 Cover Story
MLN FAB50™
Baseball 2004
Who are the best players in minor league baseball? The players on the fast track?
The Florida State League serves up five fast-track players.
Minor League News (MLN)'s annual FAB50 Baseball survey of tomorrow's major league stars appearing at your home ballpark today will give you the lowdown on the cream of the crop for 2004. 50 articles on baseball's best, plus other features on the star machine that grinds out the major leaguers. [Feature]
Nowhere To Go But... Nowhere Bronson Sardinha, Tampa's hottest talent, faces insurmountable obstacles to wearing Yankee pinstripes. [Article]
Top Ten (10) Ballparks 2004 What are the best ballparks in the minors to catch a game? The most fun and fan-friendly? The "vintage" ballpark experience? Baseballpark.com's Joe Mock takes MLN for our annual tour of the best of the minors. [Article]
New Ballparks in 2004 and Beyond The minor league facelift continues into 2005 as more cities vie to either snatch a team from another berg, or keep their ballclub happy, and local. [Article]
2003 Player of the Year
Ryan Howard of the Clearwater Phillies takes our Florida State League Player of the Year award for 2003. [Article]
A Diamond In The Sands of Vero Beach
Pitcher Steve Langone brings a Triple-A mindset to the Single-A Advanced Dodgers (Article)
