ValleyCats manager says phone has stopped ringing - Times Union
TROY — Tri-City ValleyCats manager Pete Incaviglia said he has several players on his independent-league roster that could or should be in affiliated baseball. But he hasn't been getting any calls from Major League Baseball teams since the draft happened two weeks ago. "I'm a little surprised that the phone's gone dead," Incaviglia said. "Where that thing was ringing every other day, and then after the draft, it just seems like things have kind of stopped." While that's good news on the field for the first-place ValleyCats (27-27), who swept the New York Boulders 8-7 and 6-5 in a doubleheader on Wednesday at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, it's a disappointing silence for players who want to get another crack at the big leagues. The ValleyCats have sold eight contracts to MLB teams, most recently pitchers Troy Cruz and Eddy Tavarez to the Marlins on July 12, the second day of the ...