{"id":42546,"date":"2023-04-11T09:45:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T14:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prospects1500.com\/?p=42546"},"modified":"2023-04-11T09:45:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T14:45:29","slug":"daniel-hoyle-cubs-blue-jays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prospects1500.com\/staff\/daniel-hoyle-cubs-blue-jays\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Hoyle (Cubs &#038; Blue Jays)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey folks! I\u2019m Daniel, and I\u2019m thrilled to have this opportunity to contribute to Prospects1500. I\u2019ll be working the Cubs beat and providing occasional Blue Jays coverage as well. I can\u2019t wait to deep dive into these systems and share my thoughts with you.<\/p>\n<p>Baseball has been one of the great, constant joys of my life. It provided a bonding experience with my dad growing up and was a source of so many friendships through school. When I went to college, our shared love of baseball was essentially the first thing my roommate and I realized we had in common. He remains one of my closest friends, and we talk baseball on a near daily basis. I\u2019m still trying to play, although beer league softball is about as good as it gets these days. We were already working with pretty limited athleticism to begin with, and we ain\u2019t getting any younger.<\/p>\n<p>I grew up in the North Carolina foothills watching my Tar Heels and Braves, and the 1991 worst-to-first Braves captivated me in a way no team had before. The ridiculous highs and soul-crushing lows of that season just roped me in, and I\u2019ve been passionate about baseball ever since. Two years later, my hometown Hickory Crawdads were established, and I was introduced to minor league baseball. Those early opportunities to see the pro game up close and personal really made a lasting impact on me. Conrad the Crawdad is the best mascot in the minors by the way. I will hear no argument.<\/p>\n<p>These days I\u2019m living just outside Austin, TX in the town of Round Rock where the Texas Rangers AAA affiliate resides. I\u2019m just three miles from the stadium, so it\u2019s a great opportunity to see high level baseball on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p>I do have other interests outside baseball, I guess. I love horror movies. The live music scene in Austin is amazing, and I try to catch as many shows as I can. I\u2019m just getting back into collecting baseball cards, which has been a ton of fun. But holy crow, there are so many products. I put a couple hundred hours into Elden Ring. Does that count as a hobby?<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, that&#8217;s enough about me. I\u2019m so excited to be a part of the team at Prospects1500, and I really appreciate you reading our content! You can find me here and on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ATXRainDog\">@ATXRainDog<\/a>. Please feel free to reach out. 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