MLB Prospect Watch

Injury Updates - Flores, Parker, Bogusevic

• Mets prospect Wilmer Flores left his game in the Venezuelan Winter League with tightness in his left calf, tweeted Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com.
• Kyle Parker, the Rockies first-round pick in the 2010 draft, is dealing with some ribcage soreness as he battles through a college football season as Clemson University's starting quarterback, reports Tracy Ringolsby of Inside the Rockies.com.
• Astros outfield prospect Brian Bogusevic had foot surgery, but the procedure was minor and shouldn't limit his availability in spring training, reports Brian McTaggart of MLB.com.

 

Prospect Potent Potables - Carter, Royals, and much more

• Now that Triple-A Sacramento's season has ended, the A's will recall top prospect Chris Carter, tweets Susan Slusser.  Carter had an inauspicious stint in the majors earlier this season which saw him go 19 at-bats without a hit.
• The Kansas City Royals have had six prospects named to the USA team for the Pan American Games, reports Kings of Kauffman.  Selected by the committee were Eric Hosmer, Mike Montgomery (who earned a playoff victory on Monday night), Danny Duffy, Tim Collins, Mike Moustakas, and Everett Teaford.  All but Teaford are legitimate prospects.
• Harold Garcia turned himself into a prospect in the Phillies eyes through nothing more than hard work, says Mike Drago of Baseball America.
• The Red Sox may shut Felix Doubront down for the season, not wanting to take any chances with the lefty and his pectoral injury, says Ian Browne of MLB.com.
• Dillon Gee struggled with his command on Monday, but threw six scoreless innings anyway, reports Andy Martino of the NY Daily News.  Not responding as well to big league competition is Lucas Dada, but Mets manager Jerry Manuel is going to stick with the rookie, reports Marty Noble of MLB.com.
• Matt Mangini had a breakout season at the right time, and given the impending turnover on the Mariners roster, should be a player to watch in spring training, says Doug Miller of MLB.com.
• Brian Bogusevic is learning the art of pinch-hitting from a few major league veterans, notes Brian McTaggart of MLB.com, which could prove valuable as Bogusevic develops into a 4th outfielder for the Astros.
• The Orioles want to give Brandon Snyder a chance to get comfortable playing in the majors and get an extra look at him before next season, reports Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com.
• John Lamb pitched in the Texas League playoffs Monday night, and Drew Osborne of RoyalsProspects.com has a game report on the lefty's performance.
• Shelby Miller and Jacob Turner were both highly regarded prep arms in the 2009 draft, and John Sickles reports on just close their development has been since joining the Cardinals and Tigers organizations respectively.

Prospect Hot Sheet - 5/7

For the first time this season, but likely not the last, the Prospect Hot Sheet that Baseball America produces every Friday features a player that is already in the majors by the time we get to read it.  This week's list includes:

• Jay Austin
• Ryan Berry
• Brian Bogusevic
• Domonic Brown
• Starlin Castro
• Kelvin De La Cruz
• Luis Exposito
• Michael Kirkman
• Ian Krol
• Brett Lawrie
• Mike Moustakas
• Bryan Morris
• Rudy Owens
• Michael Pineda
• Neftali Soto
• Mike Stanton
• Graham Stoneburner
• Jose Tabata
• Julio Teheran
• Eric Thames

Making up the bad part of the list this week are Andrew Brackman, Brad Holt, Tim Melville, and Robert Stock.

Link: Astros' Bogusevic Injured in Winter Ball

Houston Astros' OF prospect Brian Bogusevic, a converted pitcher, has left his winter ball team in Puerto Rico to have his left knee examined, reports Brian McTaggart on his MLB.com blog.  The injury is not thought to be serious, but Bogusevic was examined by team doctors as a precautionary measure.

Best and Worst 6/3

BEST

• Lars Anderson (BOS) - 4-5, 2B, batting .247
• Yonder Alonso (CIN) - 2-4, 2B, batting .417 in Double-A
• Gordon Beckham (CWS) - 3-5, 2 2B, batting .483 in Triple-A (could be last career minor league game)
• Mike Stanton (FLA) - 2-4, 3B, batting .294
• Kyle Drabek (PHI) - 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 K/3 BB, 0.00 ERA in Double-A
• Wade Davis (TB) - 6 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 13 K/1 BB, 3.51 ERA

WORST

• Ethan Martin (LAD) - 4 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 K/1 BB, 4.43 ERA
• Brian Bogusevic (HOU) - 0-4, 3 K
• Brian Duensing (MIN) - 4 1/3 IP, 9 H, 8 ER, 3 K/3 BB, 5.21 ERA