Day two of the minor league season looked a lot like day one.  Las Vegas again rode good pitching to beat Salt Lake.  The Dunedin hitters still haven't found their bats and took another bad loss.  Lansing again went to extra innings and again lost.  New Hampshire did not get the chance to do it again as they were rained out.

Stars of the night were JP ARencibia, Rey Gonzalez and Kenny Wilson.

You don't feel taken and you don't feel abused.

Oh, who the hell am I kidding? PLAYOFFS!

New Hampshire got off to a hot start when Darin Mastroianni led off the season with a home run and before Kyle Drabek reached the mound he had a four run lead.  On the other hand Clearwater threw a perfect game against Dunedin for six innings.  New Hampshire went on to win while Dunedin were well beaten.

Lansing had four RBI's from Ryan Schimpf and home runs from 2009 draftees Schimpf and Ryan Goins but lost in extra innings.   Las Vegas won with a shutout, Brad Mills and the bullpen held Salt Lake to three hits.

Bullpens were generally strong on Thursday, the Fisher Cats got four innings of perfect relief from Luis Perez and Danny Farquhar.  The Lugnuts also got four innings of perfect relief from Nestor Molina and Dustin Antolin but they lost the game in the sixth inning of relief.  Las Vegas got three innings of shutout relief to cement their win.

Kyle Drabek made his Blue Jay debut last night in a Fisher Cat win.  Today Drabek is featured in the POTD as well as in the VOTD, video of the day. 

The minor leagues get going tonight with all four teams on the field.  The relevant local media have been introducing the new teams to their readers.

Vernon Wells has earned his salary so far this season.

I've always hated the day off after Opening Day.  It's like someone saying, "hey, here's that steak you've been waiting for," and then swiping it away after your first bite.

Last week in the "notes from minor league camp" we discussed the body size of Brett Wallace.  Wallace was a third baseman prior to the Jays acquiring him but the Jays decided to immediately switch him to first base.  Most scouts had thought this was an inevitable move due to Wallace's size.  Today we review the photo evidence.

The rules are simple: 20 Bauxites enter, 1 leaves. Wait, no, that was the BBUFC tournament I hosted that nobody came to.

Monday Night Update: get your entries in by midnight Tuesday! I'm bumping this thread to the top because it's gotten buried.

It's common knowledge that the Yankees do not use Mariano Rivera in the same way that the Athletics used Rollie Fingers back in the day. Just how different are the ways that closers have been used through the years?

Just a quick thread to help everyone enjoy opening day as Wells & Lind hit home runs to start things off in a good way.

Though the main focus of this site is the Toronto Blue Jays and their farm system, I thought I'd take up a different aspect of what was the original “mandate” of Batter's Box. This was meant to be a home for baseball from a Canadian perspective, and it is worthwhile shining a light on the next crop of ballplayers that will join the likes of Martin, Morneau, Votto and Harden in the big leagues.

Baseball season, kids! That was summer in the air this afternoon! Feel the excitement! Catch the taste!

At long last, the 2010 MLB season is here, with the Yankees and Red Sox kicking things off at 8PM tonight. Over the last few weeks, the roster members have been looking ahead at the coming season with various previews and other miscellany. In case you missed some of them, here they are in convenient list format!

In a recent thread here on Da Box, the self-awarely-named Cynicalguy ranted, "I remember [Richard Griffin] writing a column comparing the Jays all-time team vs the Expos all-time team and commenting that the Expos all-time team was better ... which was laughable."

Let's see if that holds up ...