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BP Daily: The Ruben Rivera 4-A All-Stars

By Christina Kahrl
Baseball Prospectus

Monday, March 16, 2009

Spring training box scores are resplendent with so-called "4-A" guys -- Triple-A quality, but not quite good enough to thrive in the majors. Or maybe they just haven't had enough of a chance. So we decided to cast around for some 4-A players who might be able to help a team, and in doing so we found that it isn't quite so easy. Teams carefully scour the minor league free agents pool for "hidden" talent, and the shortage of people who can pitch or who have the defensive chops to handle up-the-mi ...

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