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Today the Lexington Legends welcomed the newest member of the team’s ownership group, 4-time Gold Glove Winner, Silver Slugger Winner, 3-time MLB All-Star and World Series Champion Brandon Phillips.
“Everyone knows Brandon for his all-star games, gold gloves, and the passion he has on the field. What some people may not know is that Brandon is also an amazing father who lives life with a family first mindset and has an incredible baseball and business network. This all fits perfectly with the Lexington Legends.” Said Andy Shea, Lexington Legends President & CEO.
The highest-ranked prospects in Royals history
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Royals fans are getting a taste of the future with Brady Singer and Kris Bubic reaching the big leagues and Daniel Lynch and Kyle Isbel reaching the big leagues already this year. The most anticipated debut will by Bobby Witt, Jr. which could possibly come this summer.
Lynch, who made his MLB debut this week, was ranked #21 by Baseball America, the highest rankings for a Royals pitching prospect in that publication in over a decade. Baseball America is the industry leader in evaluating prospects, and they have ranked the top 100 prospects in the game every year since 1988. I wanted to take a look back and see how Lynch and Witt stack up against some of the other highest-ranked prospects in club history.
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Dante Bichette had an interesting career, and the best thing that ever happened to him was undoubtedly getting traded to the expansion Colorado Rockies ahead of the 1993 season. Prior to that Bichette had given uneasy results for both the Angels and Brewers, but things really changed for him in the mid 90s. The big right-handed slugger crushed the first homer in Rockies franchise history that April, and he d go on to play in four all-star games in their uniform. His best overall season was probably 1996, when he homered 31 times, stole 31 bases, and drove in 141 runs. Today his son Bo stars at shortstop for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Paweł Pawlak (17-4-1) vs. Sergey Guzev (20-3)
Poland’s Babilon MMA returns with its 21st show on Friday. The lineup consists primarily of inexperienced upstarts, but the headliner is a pairing of veterans with gold on the line. Middleweight kingpin and UFC veteran Paweł Pawlak attempts to defend his crown when he meets Ukraine’s Sergey Guzev.
Pawlak’s short-lived UFC stint came in 2014-15. “Plastinho” entered the big show with a perfect record through 10 pro outings, but the Octagon proved to be a reality check. Pawlak lasted just over a year in the organization and only managed one win in three appearances. The victory came via decision over Sheldon Westcott, but it was sandwiched between losses to Peter Sobotta and future UFC title contender Leon Edwards. After two fights and just one win with Poland’s Fight Exclusive Night promotion, Pawlak settled in as a fixture for Babilon MMA. He has gone 5-1-1 over his last seven fights with only one foray outside of the compa
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