Former USA Today Minor League Player Of the Year’s Independent Baseball Teams

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Q:  For which independent minor league baseball teams did 1994 USA Today Minor League Baseball Player of the Year, Billy Ashley, play? A:  St. Paul Saints (1999), Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (2000), Newark Bears (2001), and St. George Pioneerz (2001) http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=ashley001bil and  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Today_Minor_League_Player_of_the_Year_Award

Independent Baseball Player Drafted One Spot Before Barry Bonds

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Q:  Which member of the 1998 Somerset Patriots independent baseball team was drafted one spot before Barry Bonds in the 1982 MLB draft? A:  Joe Szekely (by the Kansas City Royals) http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=szekel001jos and  http://www.mymlbdraft.com/1982/round2/