Prospects: Prospect Bulletin
First Person: Saunders' Tools On Display
May. 6, 2008
After struggling through the first two games against Carolina, West Tenn center fielder Michael Saunders cranked it up a notch in the final two games against the Mudcats. [...] Continue Reading »
First Person: Davis Vs. Tucker
Apr. 11, 2008
Last night's Montgomery-Carolina game featured two of the top pitching prospects in the Rays and Marlins organizations. [...] Continue Reading »
First Person: Volstad Vs. McGee
Apr. 10, 2008
Last night's Montgomery-Carolina was a matchup of two Top 100 pitching prospects, but only one lasted past the second inning. [...] Continue Reading »
Sleeth Calls It Quits
Apr. 2, 2008
Tigers righthander Kyle Sleeth, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2003 draft, retired this week after an injury-plagued career during which he never got past Double-A. [...] Continue Reading »
The 31st Team
Jan. 17, 2008
Scouting reports on players who just missed the Prospect Handbook lists. [...] Continue Reading »
Santos Hopes To Regroup
Dec. 20, 2007
Blue Jays infielder Sergio Santos took a step back in his career in 2007. But the move back to Double-A after two seasons at the Triple-A level turned out to be a blessing in disguise for the Diamondbacks' 2002 first round draft choice. [...] Continue Reading »
Changing The Game
Dec. 13, 2007
Baseball's dirty little secret is no longer a secret, exposed through the 409 pages of the Mitchell Report, which spells out the significant impact performance enhancing drugs have had on the game. But once you get past the 88 names in the report, the ones that will generate all of the headlines, the hope is that the report will change the culture of the game. [...] Continue Reading »
Cameron Maybin Scouting Report
Dec. 5, 2007
Scouting report on the recently traded Cameron Maybin. [...] Continue Reading »
Early Rule 5 Preview
Nov. 28, 2007
The industry has adjusted to the new Rule 5 draft regulations that allow more protection for players, but still has talent available in the draft held at the Winter Meetings. [...] Continue Reading »
Brewers Prospect Fails Another Drug Test
Oct. 29, 2007
The Brewers won't confirm it on the record because it is a sensitive, internal issue, but sources say that pitching prospect Jeremy Jeffress has failed another drug test. [...] Continue Reading »
Snider Outslugs The Competition
Oct. 12, 2007
Travis Snider showed outstanding power hitting in the difficult Midwest League. [...] Continue Reading »
Hard Work Pays Dividends For Headley
Oct. 12, 2007
Chase Headley didn't do anything extraordinary during the winter. He didn't climb a mountain to visit the Oracle of All Hitting, or lock himself in the basement for four weeks with just his bats and gloves, or trade his soul to the devil for a better swing. No, he simply worked. And worked, and worked some more. [...] Continue Reading »
Pearce Surges From Lynchburg To PNC Park
Oct. 12, 2007
Steven Pearce has exceeded expectations from the day he was drafted. [...] Continue Reading »
Extraordinary Waste
Sep. 19, 2007
For all his athleticism, Bryant Beaver couldn't run from his past. [...] Continue Reading »
Yanks Prospects Tabata, Garcia Injured
Aug. 17, 2007
Yankees prospects Jose Tabata and Chris Garcia go down with injuries. [...] Continue Reading »
Midseason All-Stars
Jul. 19, 2007
The Futures Game and All-Star Game signal the midway point of the season has come and gone. It's the perfect time to reflect on the first half and hand out some figurative hardware before the stretch run begins. [...] Continue Reading »
Bush Slides To Mound With Ease
Jul. 12, 2007
Matt Bush, a bust as a hitter, is showing promise as a pitcher in the Rookie-level Arizona League. [...] Continue Reading »
Pitching Power
Jul. 6, 2007
Wen if comes to developing pitchers, Dick Tidrow and the Giants have been better than anyone. [...] Continue Reading »
Road Block Ahead
May. 10, 2007
For some prospects, the path to the majors is slowed by having talented young veterans ahead of them. [...] Continue Reading »
No Mystery: Rockies' Morales Is A Pitcher
Apr. 5, 2007
Believe it or not, four out of five major league organizations prefer Franklin Morales as an outfielder. Or at least they did in 2002 when Morales was an unsigned 16-year-old playing for his home country. Four years later, the Rockies' uncertainty is paying off. [...] Continue Reading »
Yankees Are Still Producing Players
Mar. 30, 2007
Matt Eddy takes a look at which teams have produced the most major leaguers over the past 12 years. Who's on top and who brings up the basement might surprise you. [...] Continue Reading »
A Winning Pair
Mar. 29, 2007
It wasn't long after Reid Brignac signed that he began to show the Devil Rays he was different. A tall, lanky second-round pick in 2004 out of a Louisiana high school, Brignac played just 25 games at Rookie-level Princeton in his debut, ultimately finishing the season at low Class A Charleston—a move that was more a reward for his play in the Appalachian League than anything else. [...] Continue Reading »
Rangers' Diamond To Miss Season
Mar. 20, 2007
It just wouldn't be the Rangers if spring training didn't bring some kind of cataclysmic injury to a prized prospect. Well, it's officially spring training. Thomas Diamond is done for the year. He had Tommy John surgery on March 20. [...] Continue Reading »
Surgery Should Sideline Rogers For '07
Jan. 29, 2007
Shoulder surgery revealed a labrum problem that will sideline righthander Mark Rogers for most of if not all the 2007 season. [...] Continue Reading »
Samardzija's Bonus Won't Set Record
Jan. 18, 2007
Sources say two-sport standout Jeff Samardzija, a fifth-round pick of the Cubs last June, did not receive a signing bonus that could have amounted to a record $7.25 million. But he could get that amount or more in the near future as the Cubs try to sign him to a baseball-only contract. [...] Continue Reading »
Dukes Adds Pot Arrest To Track Record
Jan. 17, 2007
Devil Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes gets in trouble again, this time in an arrest for marijuana possession after a traffic stop. [...] Continue Reading »
Injury Clouds Status Of Rule 5 Pick
Dec. 15, 2006
An injury to Ryan Goleski clouds the status of the Athletics' Rule 5 pickup. [...] Continue Reading »
Hamilton Headlines Active Rule 5
Dec. 7, 2006
Reds take a chance on Hamilton; Oakland spends $100,000 to nab Goleski, and the Royals hope they added a piece to their bullpen. [...] Continue Reading »
Minor League Rule 5 Draft Selections
Dec. 7, 2006
A rundown of all the selections in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. [...] Continue Reading »
Major League Rule 5 Draft Selections
Dec. 7, 2006
Chart of the Major League Rule 5 Draft selections. [...] Continue Reading »
First Person: Saunders' Tools On Display
May. 6, 2008
After struggling through the first two games against Carolina, West Tenn center fielder Michael Saunders cranked it up a notch in the final two games against the Mudcats. [...] Continue Reading »
First Person: Davis Vs. Tucker
Apr. 11, 2008
Last night's Montgomery-Carolina game featured two of the top pitching prospects in the Rays and Marlins organizations. [...] Continue Reading »
First Person: Volstad Vs. McGee
Apr. 10, 2008
Last night's Montgomery-Carolina was a matchup of two Top 100 pitching prospects, but only one lasted past the second inning. [...] Continue Reading »
Sleeth Calls It Quits
Apr. 2, 2008
Tigers righthander Kyle Sleeth, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2003 draft, retired this week after an injury-plagued career during which he never got past Double-A. [...] Continue Reading »
The 31st Team
Jan. 17, 2008
Scouting reports on players who just missed the Prospect Handbook lists. [...] Continue Reading »
Santos Hopes To Regroup
Dec. 20, 2007
Blue Jays infielder Sergio Santos took a step back in his career in 2007. But the move back to Double-A after two seasons at the Triple-A level turned out to be a blessing in disguise for the Diamondbacks' 2002 first round draft choice. [...] Continue Reading »
Changing The Game
Dec. 13, 2007
Baseball's dirty little secret is no longer a secret, exposed through the 409 pages of the Mitchell Report, which spells out the significant impact performance enhancing drugs have had on the game. But once you get past the 88 names in the report, the ones that will generate all of the headlines, the hope is that the report will change the culture of the game. [...] Continue Reading »
Cameron Maybin Scouting Report
Dec. 5, 2007
Scouting report on the recently traded Cameron Maybin. [...] Continue Reading »
Early Rule 5 Preview
Nov. 28, 2007
The industry has adjusted to the new Rule 5 draft regulations that allow more protection for players, but still has talent available in the draft held at the Winter Meetings. [...] Continue Reading »
Brewers Prospect Fails Another Drug Test
Oct. 29, 2007
The Brewers won't confirm it on the record because it is a sensitive, internal issue, but sources say that pitching prospect Jeremy Jeffress has failed another drug test. [...] Continue Reading »
Snider Outslugs The Competition
Oct. 12, 2007
Travis Snider showed outstanding power hitting in the difficult Midwest League. [...] Continue Reading »
Hard Work Pays Dividends For Headley
Oct. 12, 2007
Chase Headley didn't do anything extraordinary during the winter. He didn't climb a mountain to visit the Oracle of All Hitting, or lock himself in the basement for four weeks with just his bats and gloves, or trade his soul to the devil for a better swing. No, he simply worked. And worked, and worked some more. [...] Continue Reading »
Pearce Surges From Lynchburg To PNC Park
Oct. 12, 2007
Steven Pearce has exceeded expectations from the day he was drafted. [...] Continue Reading »
Extraordinary Waste
Sep. 19, 2007
For all his athleticism, Bryant Beaver couldn't run from his past. [...] Continue Reading »
Yanks Prospects Tabata, Garcia Injured
Aug. 17, 2007
Yankees prospects Jose Tabata and Chris Garcia go down with injuries. [...] Continue Reading »
Midseason All-Stars
Jul. 19, 2007
The Futures Game and All-Star Game signal the midway point of the season has come and gone. It's the perfect time to reflect on the first half and hand out some figurative hardware before the stretch run begins. [...] Continue Reading »
Bush Slides To Mound With Ease
Jul. 12, 2007
Matt Bush, a bust as a hitter, is showing promise as a pitcher in the Rookie-level Arizona League. [...] Continue Reading »
Pitching Power
Jul. 6, 2007
Wen if comes to developing pitchers, Dick Tidrow and the Giants have been better than anyone. [...] Continue Reading »
Road Block Ahead
May. 10, 2007
For some prospects, the path to the majors is slowed by having talented young veterans ahead of them. [...] Continue Reading »
No Mystery: Rockies' Morales Is A Pitcher
Apr. 5, 2007
Believe it or not, four out of five major league organizations prefer Franklin Morales as an outfielder. Or at least they did in 2002 when Morales was an unsigned 16-year-old playing for his home country. Four years later, the Rockies' uncertainty is paying off. [...] Continue Reading »
Yankees Are Still Producing Players
Mar. 30, 2007
Matt Eddy takes a look at which teams have produced the most major leaguers over the past 12 years. Who's on top and who brings up the basement might surprise you. [...] Continue Reading »
A Winning Pair
Mar. 29, 2007
It wasn't long after Reid Brignac signed that he began to show the Devil Rays he was different. A tall, lanky second-round pick in 2004 out of a Louisiana high school, Brignac played just 25 games at Rookie-level Princeton in his debut, ultimately finishing the season at low Class A Charleston—a move that was more a reward for his play in the Appalachian League than anything else. [...] Continue Reading »
Rangers' Diamond To Miss Season
Mar. 20, 2007
It just wouldn't be the Rangers if spring training didn't bring some kind of cataclysmic injury to a prized prospect. Well, it's officially spring training. Thomas Diamond is done for the year. He had Tommy John surgery on March 20. [...] Continue Reading »
Surgery Should Sideline Rogers For '07
Jan. 29, 2007
Shoulder surgery revealed a labrum problem that will sideline righthander Mark Rogers for most of if not all the 2007 season. [...] Continue Reading »
Samardzija's Bonus Won't Set Record
Jan. 18, 2007
Sources say two-sport standout Jeff Samardzija, a fifth-round pick of the Cubs last June, did not receive a signing bonus that could have amounted to a record $7.25 million. But he could get that amount or more in the near future as the Cubs try to sign him to a baseball-only contract. [...] Continue Reading »
Dukes Adds Pot Arrest To Track Record
Jan. 17, 2007
Devil Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes gets in trouble again, this time in an arrest for marijuana possession after a traffic stop. [...] Continue Reading »
Injury Clouds Status Of Rule 5 Pick
Dec. 15, 2006
An injury to Ryan Goleski clouds the status of the Athletics' Rule 5 pickup. [...] Continue Reading »
Hamilton Headlines Active Rule 5
Dec. 7, 2006
Reds take a chance on Hamilton; Oakland spends $100,000 to nab Goleski, and the Royals hope they added a piece to their bullpen. [...] Continue Reading »
Minor League Rule 5 Draft Selections
Dec. 7, 2006
A rundown of all the selections in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. [...] Continue Reading »
Major League Rule 5 Draft Selections
Dec. 7, 2006
Chart of the Major League Rule 5 Draft selections. [...] Continue Reading »
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