This week's Farmer John segment is going to be a little different than usual. Instead of handing out awards, I'm going to look at the trade possibilities and offer up my opinion on the future of the farm system and the bullpen.

We start up again with the Portland Sea Dogs. An average week for this year's Sea Dogs, who are in no place to compete for any type of recognition. They went 3-4 on the week against the New Hampshire and Binghamton, and now tout a horrendous 21-41 record. It was, however, a great week to be Luke Tender, who ripped...

For future reference, this will be a weekly section of the blog, posted every Monday, where I highlight a player from the PawSox and Sea Dogs affiliate as the player of the week. I will also follow this year's draft picks and breakdown any important promotions.