Prospect Hot Sheet: May 2-9 May. 9, 2008 Padres left field/third base prospect Chase Headley had a slow start to the season, but after a strong week, the Portland Beaver leads off this week's Prospect Hot Sheet. [...] Continue Reading »
Prospect Hot Sheet: Gamel's Star Is Rising May. 2, 2008 Last week, a Brewers prospect with an excellent bat and somewhat shaky glove led the way on the Prospect Hot Sheet. To change things up this week, we decided to lead with a Brewers prospect with an excellent bat and a very shaky glove. [...] Continue Reading »
Prospect Hot Sheet: April 25 Apr. 25, 2008 Matt LaPorta is one of three players to hit five home runs this week. His power outburst is enough to give him the top spot on this week's Prospect Hot Sheet. [...] Continue Reading »
Prospect Hot Sheet: Can't Hit Scherzer Apr. 18, 2008 Another week, another Hot Sheet. And as usual, it's top to pick between some of the hottest prospects in the minors. Do you prefer the utter domination of Max Scherzer's strikeouts or Trevor Cahill's ability to deal with the conditions of the California League? [...] Continue Reading »
Prospect Hot Sheet: This Hanson's A Hit Apr. 11, 2008 You know it's prospect season when the Prospect Hot Sheet makes its first appearance. This year we're bringing expanded analysis of a baker's dozen of the minors' best performers for the week. And for the first time ever, we're offering a weekly Prospect Hot Sheet chat to coincide with the Sheet's release. Ben Badler kicks things off in Week One. [...] Continue Reading »
Prospect Hot Sheet: Sept. 4 Sep. 4, 2007 This year, we decided to go out with a humdinger of a Hot Sheet; ranking the top 20 biggest years of the 2007 season and not just pull out the 20 players who finished the last week of the regular season strong. [...] Continue Reading »
Prospect Hot Sheet: July 23 Jul. 23, 2007 It was tough picking a No. 1 this week, as several candidates all put up the numbers we look for when considering the top spot. That said, Nationals outfielder Chris Marrero was an easy choice when you look at what he's done—as a teenager—at two different levels this season. [...] Continue Reading »
Prospect Hot Sheet: June 16 Jul. 16, 2007 Well, the Futures Game hoopla is over and now it's the beginning of crunch time in the minor leagues, as teams separate themselves in each league and players do the same as they fight for spots on our annual league Top 20 prospect lists. [...] Continue Reading »
Prospect Hot Sheet: July 2 Jul. 2, 2007 Pitchers have taken center stage over the last two weeks, and as we close out June and look forward to the final two months of the minor league season, we find ourselves overwhelmed by all the quality pitching. [...] Continue Reading »
Prospect Hot Sheet: June 18 Jun. 18, 2007 Our list this week is dominated by pitchers from the 2006 draft, with Max Scherzer, Joba Chamberlain and Clayton Kershaw all in the top 10—and Wade LeBlanc just outside it. [...] Continue Reading »
Prospect Hot Sheet: June 11 Jun. 11, 2007 It wasn't a great week for big names, and we really had to examine results hard to bring you some beef this time around. That being said, we went off the reservation with our No. 1 pick, Giants righthander Henry Sosa, and the entire list features some interesting twists and turns from there. [...] Continue Reading »
Prospect Hot Sheet: April 23 Apr. 23, 2007 If he keeps pitching like this, we won't get many chances to honor Tim Lincecum on the Prospect Hot Sheet, so we decided to make sure to honor him with the top spot while we can. [...] Continue Reading »
Prospect Hot Sheet: April 16 Apr. 16, 2007 Welcome to the first Prospect Hot Sheet for 2007. It's been a weird beginning to the season with all the bizarre weather across the country—from rain and snow in the East and Midwest, to the 50-mph wind gusts in the California League, pitching has been relatively dominant.Pitchers claim 11 of our top 20 spots on the list, but hitters, especially of the power variety, are beginning to spring to life. And that starts with Brewers third baseman Ryan Braun, who tops the sheet. [...] Continue Reading »