Sentence examples for marginal major from inspiring English sources

And Manuel, a marginal major league hitter, said he enjoyed hitting against the best pitchers, although he could not remember terrorizing any superstars.

"People get up and look at their players' stats every day, and root for them as they go through the minor leagues," said Newsom, who is considered only a marginal major league prospect because of his below-average fastball.

Lakey translated the numbers this way: 20 is a non-prospect; 30 is filler for a farm system; 40 is a marginal major leaguer; 50 is an average player; 60 is above average; 70 is high-impact and 80 is a game-changer, the best of the best.

However Pirates general manager Joe L. Brown replied that Roberts was a "fine young man, but a marginal Major Leaguer".

Their concerns ranged from marginal to major over several players' decisions to postpone their workouts.

Sometimes such residual discretion is of little importance; sometimes it is central; and a shift from marginal to major can happen in a flash with changes in social or technological circumstances.

During the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, England grew from a marginal to a major European power, established overseas settlements, and negotiated the Protestant Reformation.

This study investigates the marginal risk of major non-communicable chronic diseases at different ages and their socio-demographic differentials in India.

The cartelisation of global shipping makes things worse: trade routes linking marginal traders with major markets tend to be much less competitive than the high-volume routes.

If it is successful, it will send a message to other stations around the country that no amount of flashy computer graphics, "live" helicopter pictures or screaming headlines can make a marginal story a major one.

However, the electrical supply of the island-like KIT Campus North is stable and did not exhibit any major marginal conditions since we are recording.