Blue Crabs Sign Pair Of Former Revs

Wayne Franklin

Quick Update - Former Revolution pitchers Wayne Franklin and Byron Batson have recently signed with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. Both players have been bouncing around the Atlantic League this season so hopefully they have found a good fit within the Blue Crabs organization.

Byron Batson

Rosen Headed To GBL

The Tucson Toros of the Golden Baseball league announced their first batch of players on April 16th. Among those players is former Revolution LHP Mark Rosen. Rosen came to York in early June of last year and appeared in 14 games with the Revs, going 0-2 and posting a 3.77 ERA. Prior to coming to York the Boston native had spent six seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. The Toros season starts at home on May 21st.

Photo courtesy of http://www.ssbc.com/

Spring Training Photos

Here are some Revolution photos from Tuesday's spring training workout. Enjoy!

Corey Thurman

Corey Thurman

Colin Roberson

Brandon Pinckney

Kevin Kotch

Dave Gassner

Dan Foli

Kotch Returns?

There has been no official announcement from the York Revolution but according to the Frontier League transactions page, catcher Kevin Kotch is headed back to York. The Gateway Grizzlies have traded the Kotch to York for future considerations.

Spring Training Time For Esquivel

Former Revolution outfielder Matt Esquivel has begun spring training at the Cleveland Indians minor league camp in Arizona. The minor league spring training games started Wednesday and Esquivel had his first game Thursday. He was the DH in an intrasquad game between AAA Columbus and AA Akron. Esquivel had 2 at bats and recorded one strikeout for Columbus. Akron won the game 5-0.





Take a look at http://www.indiansprospectinsider.com/ for more info on the Cleveland Indians minor league spring training.

Kotch Heading To Frontier League

While browsing the transactions for a few other independent baseball leagues I came across a familiar name. Former Revolution backup catcher Kevin Kotch has signed a contract with the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League. After starting the season with the Revolution, Kotch was traded to Lancaster and eventually finished the season as a member of the 2008 Atlantic League Champion Somerset Patriots.

Darin Kinsolving

On March 8, 2007 the York Revolution announced the signings of six new players for the inaugural season. Among those players was outfielder Darin Kinsolving. The Missouri native was no stranger to independent baseball, as he had previously played for teams in the Can-Am, Frontier and Northern Leagues. Unfortunately, his time with the Revolution was short. Kinsolving suffered a shoulder injury and was released from the team on May 3, 2007. Shortly after his release & subsequent shoulder surgery he signed on as a bench coach for the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League. Today, Kinsolving is set to begin his second season as the Grizzlies bench coach and also owns a hitting academy at GCS Ballpark, the home of the Gateway Grizzlies.

For more information on Kinsolving's hitting academy click here: http://www.grizzliesbaseballacademy.com/index.html

Photo from GatewayGrizzlies.com

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