Minor League Baseball Season Ends

Benton Moss pitched for the last time this season on Sunday for Hudson Valley in the New York Penn Rookie League and was on the losing end when his team got shut out.  He finishes his first year in pro baseball  with a 2-3 record having pitched in 14 games starting 10 and had a 2.93 ERA.  He pitched 58 innings and had excellent control walking only 10 and hit two batters.  He struck out 66.  He will return home to Enfield and will get married in November here in Rocky Mount.

We have previously reported that Collins Cuthrell had successful surgery on his broken arm a couple of weeks ago finishing up batting 271 with nine homers while playing for Florence Kentucky an unaffiliated minor league team hoping to be picked up by a major league team. He is headed to UNC Pembroke where he will finish up his graduate degree and in the spring help with UNCP baseball.  Looks as if his future is in coaching.  Remember he helped Hank Jones with Legion ball in 2014.

Hobbs Johnson finishes up with a 7-8 record pitching for the Miami Marlins in AA Biloxi  Mississippi.  He pitched in 25 games this season and started all 25 pitching 118 innings.  His ERA finished at 3.83 striking out 94 but his base on balls finished at 77.  Needs to cut down on base on balls but being a left hander pitcher His future is bright as all major league teams look for that lefty who's curve ball finishes in the dirt.

Brian Goodwin completed his season this afternoon hitting 226  and after just a little more than a year ago expected to be the starting center fielder in Washington this year but a shoulder injury and surgery had Brian spending the entire 2015 season in AA Harrisburg Pa.  The question now is, is this the injury that will keep him from ever making the majors?  93 strikeouts not helping  average.

Greenfield Academy's Isaiah White showed plenty of speed playing in the Gulf Coast League for the Miami Marlins.  He finishes hitting 294.  Here is where he excelled.  He attempted 13 stolen bases and never got caught.  He future is excellent.  He struck out one of three times which is the part of his game that he has to improve.

The pro football careers of Two former Tarboro Vikings are alive and well.  Shawn Draughn and Takoby Cofield both were signed for taxi squads or to each teams practice squads.  Both as expected signed with the teams they have been trying to make all summer for Draughn the Cleveland Browns and Cofield the Washington Redskins.

A practice squad player run the plays of this week's upcoming opponent.  They are paid weekly  at a rate of 6,300 dollars.  Any other team at any time can call a practice squad player from another team but if they do they have to be promoted to the 53 man playing squad and their salary is pro rated at a minimum of 435,000 dollars. Not a bad life at all is it?

The St Louis Rams have already announced Todd Gurley will not play in the Rams opener and may use him sparingly the month of September.  They plan on protecting him as much as possible in September and wean him more and more each game when they are 100 percent sure about his knee.