I recently picked up a great book about the summer Cape Cod league called The Last Great League.  I'm sure many of you have read it.  If not, I highly recommend it.

One of the main players in the book is Jamie D'Antona, then a soph at Wake Forest.  He was depicted as an ultra-talented free spirit who lived to hit baseballs.  While reading the book, it occurred to me that I had heard of D'Antona in the D-Backs organization, but didn't know how he had faired recently.

After finishing the book last night, I did a google search on D'Antona and was blown away at the season he has had so far in Tucson.  For much of the spring he has led all leagues in batting and has posted these "video game" numbers: .408/.433/.639.

D'Antona struggled early in his career and is thought of as a subpar fielder (as described in the book) however, last year he hit .308/.362/.499 in his first year in AAA.   Are we seeing a continued break out, and at age 26 should Jamie D'Antona be considered a prospect?

This is without a doubt a selfish question coming from an interested Alabama football fan, but do any of you know much about Justin Woodall?

Woodall is a fantastic athlete from Miss who signed to play football for the Crimson Tide this fall.  He is also a left-handed pitcher who throws mid-90s heat.

There is a lot of buzz around here that he may take the baseball money (first 2-3 rounds)instead of playing college football. Is this another example of Bama football nuerosis, or is there something to it?

Here is a link from his performance in the MS state playoffs:

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060514/SPORTS06/605140367/1117