• Sometimes, even we forget that we have clients that aren’t pitchers.  Ben Billingsley, currently with the Everett Aquasox of the Seattle Mariners organization, hit a homerun last night, which is his 3rd of the season.  Not bad for the guy who is known for his defense and speed on the bases.  Billingsley had a short stint in Triple A earlier in the year.
• On the other side of the country, Eric Valdez, got the save for another Seattle Mariners affiliate (Pulaski).  In 1 inning of relief, he struck out two batters.
• Kyle Gunderson, usually inserted as the closer, came into a tight 3-2 game between the Jupiter Hammerheads and St. Lucie Mets.  He pitched a perfect inning to pick up his second hold of the season.
• Last night, the Potomac Nationals moved into a tie for first place in the Carolina league.  The P-Nats won the league last year, with Dan Leatherman being a major contributor in the playoffs.  Leatherman is once again pitching great in the latter half of the season.  Last night, he pitched the 9th inning, giving up no runs.  His ERA is now a very impressive 3.13 in 54.2 innings pitched (highest amongst P-Nat relievers).
• While Kyle McPherson was charged with the loss in last night’s game against the Hudson Valley Renegades, he did pick up his fifth quality start in his last six outings. McPherson went 6 innings and gave up only 3 runs, 4 hits, and struck out 2.  He did not give up a single walk, improving his K/BB ratio: 39/6.

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Rand Smith is the second Florida Marlins organization player signed by Dynasty.  He is a 6’0” 190 lbs outfielder out of Appalachian State University. Rand was born on June 11, 1987 in Bolivia, North Carolina where he attended South Brunswick High School. As a Cougar, he was a four-time all-conference performer and 12 varsity letter winner in baseball, football, and basketball. He led his team while hitting .451 with 27 steals and three home runs.

Smith is an outstanding athlete with a consistent bat. As an all-conference and all-state selection, he hit safely in 52 of 54 games. This included three different double-digit hitting streaks, one of them being his school record breaking 27 game streak. In 2009, Rand was third on the team in batting average (.365), second in home runs (10), drove in 42 runs, had a slugging percentage of .585%, and raked in 88 hits. The Florida Marlins selected him in the 20th round (608th overall) of the 2009 draft. He is now in the Class A short-season New York-Penn League with the Jamestown Jammers.

Eric Valdez is Dynasty’s fourth client in the Seattle Mariners organization.  He is a 6’1, 200lbs, flame throwing right-handed pitcher chosen by the Seattle Mariners in the 35th round of the ’09 MLB Draft out of Indiana State University.

In 2009, he tallied 5 wins and led the Indiana State Sycamores in innings pitched with 89.1.  Before transferring to ISU, he went 6-1, striking out 47 batters in only 38 innings while leading Clarendon College to a 31-6 overall record.  Thus far with the Pulaski Mariners, Valdez is 1-0 and has struck-out 16 batters in 11.2 innings of work.

Rand Smith and Eric Valdez have become Dynasty’s 14th and 15th baseball clients.  Dynasty is happy to include players of any color and of any nationality.  Our only requirements are that you are among the best at your trade, believe in our mission, and give it your all day-in and day-out.

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