Prospect Hot Sheet: Sept. 11
Sep. 10, 2009
It's over. After 19 regular season Prospect Hot Sheets, it's time to wrap up another season. We picked 20 prospects who we felt stood out from the crowd this season. It was extremely hard to narrow this list down to 20—in fact, we could have written 40 prospects up just as easily. As we did during the season, this list is a combination of prospect status and performance. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: Sept. 4
Sep. 4, 2009
As the minor league season winds down, we pause to honor Rays' Triple-A center fielder Desmond Jennings and his record-setting 7-for-7 night. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: Aug. 28
Aug. 28, 2009
We may not have a prospect having a dominant season along the lines of Matt Wieters, 2008, but this week's Hot Sheet shows how the 2009 season has featured a mix of breakouts and continued performance by prospects. At the top, there's power prospect Carlos Peguero and pop-up prospect Kirk Nieuwenhuis, while not far behind you can find an 18-year-old pitching in Double-A and a 2009 first-round pick. And it seems like it wouldn't be a Hot Sheet without a Thomas Neal sighting. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospects Chat With J.J. Cooper
Aug. 21, 2009
J.J. Cooper answered questions on Aug. 21. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: Aug. 21
Aug. 21, 2009
It's late August, but prospects can still surprise us. If you're not a Mets fan, you may not know much about Kirk Nieuwenhuis, but he made a very good case for No. 1 on this week's Hot Sheet. Here he stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Brett Wallace. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospects Chat With Matt Eddy
Aug. 14, 2009
Matt Eddy fielded prospect questions in a Friday chat. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: Aug. 14
Aug. 14, 2009
Because of the signing deadline, a majority of this year's first-round picks are still unsigned. That's not a problem for the Pirates' Tony Sanchez, however. The fourth overall pick has been hitting since the moment he signed on June 12. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: Aug. 7
Aug. 7, 2009
We're heading into the home stretch of the 2009 minor league season, the time of year where many younger players begin to realize just how long a 140-game season is. For many players, it's when a solid ERA or a good OPS start to suffer. But that's not true for everyone, as this week's Prospect Hot Sheet shows. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: July 31
Jul. 31, 2009
Christian Friedrich has made the jump to high Class A look easy. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: July 24
Jul. 24, 2009
Sometimes it's worth remembering that one bad year does not mean a player is no longer a prospect. There are few better examples of that than this week's No. 1 Brandon Allen. Back in 2006, Allen his .213/.257/.380 for low Class A Kannapolis. As a first baseman who's best fit may be as a DH, that would seem to be a death sentence. Instead, here he is three years later on the cusp of the big leagues and at the top of this week's Prospect Hot Sheet. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospects Chat With Matt Eddy
Jul. 17, 2009
Matt Eddy answered questions in our weekly chat centered around the latest Prospect Hot Sheet. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: July 17
Jul. 17, 2009
The Futures Game as well as the Triple-A, Eastern and Southern league all-star games cut into our player pool for this week's Hot Sheet. No big deal. We managed to find plenty of worth candidates from among the leftovers. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: July 10
Jul. 10, 2009
It's unfortunate that only one prospect can rank No. 1 on the Hot Sheet, because this week two players are worthy of the honor. Choosing between Brian Matusz and Derek Norris was nearly impossible, but know that both are coming off of amazing weeks. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospects Chat With Matt Eddy
Jun. 26, 2009
Matt Eddy answered your prospect questions in conjunction with the weekly Prospect Hot Sheet. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: June 26
Jun. 26, 2009
Nick Weglarz shoots to the top of this week's Prospect Hot Sheet after terrorizing Double-A Eastern League pitchers. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: June 19
Jun. 19, 2009
Gio Gonzalez leads off this week's Prospect Hot Sheet. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: June 12
Jun. 12, 2009
With the 2009 draft in the rear-view mirror, it's a good time to look back at the 2008 draft with a special edition of the Prospect Hot Sheet. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospects Chat: Matt Eddy and J.J. Cooper
Jun. 5, 2009
Matt Eddy and J.J. Cooper answered your prospect questions. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: June 5
Jun. 5, 2009
Back when Mat Latos was piling up scoreless innings and striking out batter after batter in the Midwest League, it was fair to ask how much of his success was based on a more savvy 21-year-old facing teenage hitters. Wonder no more. Latos has earned the top spot on this week's Hot Sheet with a convincing run of terror through the Texas League. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: May 29
May. 29, 2009
Jesus Montero leads off this week's Prospect Hot Sheet survey of the hottest prospects in baseball. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: May 22
May. 22, 2009
Josh Vitters has a week to remember to put him at No. 1 on the Hot Sheet. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: May 15
May. 15, 2009
It was only a matter of time until the Giants promoted Tim Alderson to Double-A. It was also probably only a matter of time til he ranked No. 1 on the Hot Sheet. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: May 8
May. 8, 2009
Being No. 1 on the Prospect Hot Sheet is not the biggest highlight of Chris Coghlan's week. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: May 1
May. 1, 2009
Our third Prospect Hot Sheet of the season includes a couple more South Carolina Gamecocks. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet Chat With Kary Booher and Matt Eddy
Apr. 24, 2009
Kary Booher and Matt Eddy answered questions about prospects, some who made the Hot Sheet and others who did not. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: April 24
Apr. 24, 2009
Stanton's impressive power take the top spot of this week's Prospect Hot Sheet. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: April 17
Apr. 17, 2009
The Prospect Hot Sheet returns for 2009 with a top catching prospect at the top of the list, and no, it's not Matt Wieters. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet Chat: Aug. 29
Aug. 29, 2008
John Manuel and Matt Eddy chatted about the Prospect Hot Sheet on Aug. 29. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet: Aug. 29
Aug. 29, 2008
Is the season almost over already? Brett Wallace may wish that it could go on a little longer. Just a couple of months ago he was playing for Arizona State, now he's in Double-A and leading Springfield to a playoff spot. It's an amazing run, and one worthy of being singled out as the No. 1 prospect on this week's Hot Sheet. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Hot Sheet Chat: Aug. 22
Aug. 22, 2008
Ben Badler and Matt Eddy answered plenty of questions on Aug. 22. [...] Continue Reading »