New leader of the Pack up to the task | TheAHL.com

AHL.com: New Leader Proving He’s Up to the Task

[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The past 10 months have been rather head-spinning for the Hartford Wolf Pack. It started on a Sunday morning last November, with the team in the middle of a three-in-three weekend. Hopes were high for the club, which was sitting at 7-3-1-0. Then came word that head coach Kris…

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I Think Lawrence Butler Is Pretty Good

Lawrence Butler Shows Promise as Rising Baseball Star

[ad_1] Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports If I’ve learned anything from the new Statcast bat tracking data, it’s that bat speed alone isn’t sufficient to produce a high-quality major league hitter. Johnathan Rodriguez, Trey Cabbage, Zach Dezenzo, Jerar Encarnacion — all of these guys, at this early stage of their major league careers, swing hard…

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