Boston's Kevin Youkilis traded which opens up spot for one of our own

[lostaussie]

Will Middlebrooks from Texarkana Liberty Eylau will now be starting third baseman for the Red Sox. Congrats to and his Mom who used to be a regular poster on this sight:clap::clap:

[Bullaholic]

I bet LE Dad is smilin'......

[Saggy Aggie]

Middlebrooks is hitting .326 with 9 HRs. :thumbsup::eek::clap:

[BaseballUmp]

I'm still sad Youklis is gone though

[MGAR]

Middlebrooks....

The second best high schooler I've ever seen.

Good ball player.

[regaleagle]

So far, Middlebrooks has shown he belongs, and has earned his way. Regardless of what others may say, his play speaks for itself. Nice to see a young man that was a star in 3A here in Texas make the jump to the Bigs in a BIG way. I hope Austin Aune follows the same path and enjoys a similiar successful early experience.

[waterboy]

Will was good enough to play football at the pro level, too. He chose baseball, and you can't argue with the results. Way to go, Will! I hope he has a long and successful career in MLB.

[hookandladder]

So far, Middlebrooks has shown he belongs, and has earned his way. Regardless of what others may say, his play speaks for itself. Nice to see a young man that was a star in 3A here in Texas make the jump to the Bigs in a BIG way. I hope Austin Aune follows the same path and enjoys a similiar successful early experience.

So what do you think Aune will do, will he sign a Pro contract now to play baseball or will he enroll at TCU to play football. Just curious.

[pirate4state]

So what do you think Aune will do, will he sign a Pro contract now to play baseball or will he enroll at TCU to play football. Just curious. I thought he signed a million dollar deal with the Yanks last week?

[jason]

I thought he signed a million dollar deal with the Yanks last week?

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/06/yankees-sign-austin-aune.html

[regaleagle]

My guess is that he bought a couple of shirts and pants, but NOT a new glove...yet.

[zebrablue2]

Will was good enough to play football at the pro level, too. He chose baseball, and you can't argue with the results. Way to go, Will! I hope he has a long and successful career in MLB.


+ 1. Best of luck to Will...

[skins4life]

My guess is that he bought a couple of shirts and pants, but NOT a new glove...yet.

He may not have bought the new glove, but he did have the yanks put enough of the bonus money away for college in the future. ;)