MLB Prospect Watch

40-man Roster Additions

40-man rosters were set this weekend in preperation for the upcoming Rule V draft.  The players listed below are now protected by their organizations and can't be selected.  This is not the complete list, but rather the list of notable prospects.  Teams with no players listed still protected players, just not any notable prospects.

 

Baltimore - Oliver Drake

Boston - Will Middlebrooks, Drake Britton, Che-Hsuan Lin

New York (AL) - D.J. Mitchell, Corban Joseph

Tampa Bay - Alex Colome, WIlking Rodriguez, Steven Vogt

Toronto - Travis d'Arnaud

 

Chicago (AL) - Charlie Leesman

Cleveland - 

Detroit - Casey Crosby

Kansas City - 

Minnesota - Oswaldo Arcia, Carlos Gutierrez, David Bromberg

 

Los Angeles (A) - Fabio Martinez, Jean Segura

Oakland - 

Seattle - Francisco Martinez, Carlos Triunfel, Chih-Hsien Chiang

Texas - Martin Perez, Neil Ramirez

 

Atlanta - J.J. Hoover

Miami - Dan Jennings

New York (N) - Robert Carson, Jeurys Familia, Wilmer Flores, Juan Lagares, Cesar Puello, Reese Havens, Kirk Nieuwenhuis

Philadelphia - Phillippe Aumont, Tyson Gillies, Sebastian Valle

Washington - Tyler Moore, Eury Perez, Derek Norris

 

Chicago (N) - Junior Lake, Josh Vitters, Matt Szczur

Cincinnati - Didi Gregorius, Kyle Lotzkar

Houston - Paul Clemens

Milwaukee - Caleb Gindl, Zealous Wheeler

Pittsburgh - Starling Marte, Rudy Owens

St. Louis - 

 

Arizona - 

Colorado - Christian Friedrich

Los Angeles (N) - Mike Antonini, Chris Withrow

San Diego - Rymer Liriano

San Francisco - Angel Villalona, Charlie Culberson

 

 

Prospect Action - 10/26/11

Arizona Fall League

• Mariners P Danny Hultzen gave up just one earned run (on a solo homer) in 3 2/3 innings, striking out five in his Javelinas 7-6 loss.  A's OF Grant Green hit a home run in the 10th inning that proved to be the game winner.
• Pirates P Gerrit Cole also tossed 3 2/3 innings, allowing just an unearned run and striking out four, picking up his second win of the AFL season.  Twins OF Aaron Hicks hit his third homer of the AFL season, a three-run shot, in support of Cole.  After a horrendous start to the fall, Nats OF Bryce Harper has now hit in seven straight games, including a three-run shot yesterday, his second of the fall season.
• The Rafters hammered out 15 hits, including multi-hit games by Astros OF Jay Austin, Diamondbacks OF Adam Eaton, Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado, and Dodgers OF Kyle Russell, among others.

Dominican Winter League

• Wilin Rosario hit his fourth homer of the winter season, leading his Aguilas Cibaenas to a 5-2 victory.

Venezuelan Winter League

• Brewers OF Caleb Gindl hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, to spoil a shutout, but it wasn't enough, as his Leones del Caracas fell 5-2.

 

 

Prospect Action - Weekend Wrap-Up

Saturday, October 22nd

Arizona Fall League

• The Solar Sox recorded a 9-2 victory behind the bat of Cubs SS Junior Lake, who's 4-for-5 day improved his AFL batting average to .379.
• A strong start for Braves P Sean Gilmartin (1 ER in 5 IP) and the first AFL home run for Royals 2B Christian Colon both went to waste as the Saguaros fell 10-3 to the Javelinas.
• Multi-hit days by Giants prospects Gary Brown and Brandon Crawford were enough to overcome A's OF Michael Choice's 5th home run of the AFl season.

Dominican Winter League

• Pirates OF Starling Marte led a 12-hit attack for the Leones del Escogido with three of his own, while Nationals OF Eury Perez added two RBI's and a stolen base in their 6-2 victory.
• A three-run homer by Rockies C Wilin Rosario helped lead his Aguilas Cibaenas to a 14-2 victory.
• Yankees P Pat Vinditte allowed his first runs of the winter, giving up two solo home runs in his one inning of work.

Venezuelan Winter League

• Two doubles by Twins OF Joe Benson helped lead his Tigres de Aragua to a 6-1 victory.
• The Navegantes del Magallanes were led to their 5-4 victory behind the three-hit performance of Mariners 3B Francisco Martinez, as well as a scoreless inning and a third of relief by Rangers P Tanner Scheppers and a scoreless 11th inning by Twins P Deolis Guerra.
• Rangers P Wilfredo Boscan got his first loss of the winter season, allowing four earned runs in 2 2/3 innings of work.

 

Sunday, October 23rd

Dominican Winter League

• Wilin Rosario hit his second homer in as many nights, but his Aguilas Cibaenas fell 11-6 nonetheless.
• Rays P Alex Colome threw a scoreless inning to finish off the Toros del Este.

Venezuelan Winter League

• Brewers OF Caleb Gindl hit a three-run homer to help lead his Leones del Caracas to a 10-5 victory.

 

 

Prospect Action - 10/19/11

Arizona Fall League

• After going homerless until Tuesday in the AFL, Twins OF Aaron Hicks homered for the second straight game, helping his Solor Sox to a 6-5 victory.  Cubs P Trey McNutt, perhaps distracted by the rumors that he might be heading to Boston as compensation for new GM Theo Epstein, pitched poorly, allowing four runs in an inning and two-thirds.
• Brewers 2B Scooter Gennett had three of the Javelinas 13 hits and scored two of their six runs on Wednesday.  Mariners P Danny Hultzen threw four no-hit innings, allowing just one baserunner, notes Andrew Pentis of MLB.com.
• The Saguaros hammered out 13 hits, including a home run by Rangers OF Leonys Martin, and held the Rafters to just two in their 6-0 victory.

Dominican Winter League

• Pirates OF Starling Marte went 3-for-4 and scored three runs in his Leones del Escogido's 13-3 victory.  Rockies C Wilin Rosario went 0-for-2 with an error and a passed ball in the loss.
• Giants OF Francisco Peguero went 0-for-4 in his Gigantes del Ciabo 6-5 victory.

Mexican Pacific League

• Yankees P Pat Venditte threw another scoreless relief inning for Aguilas de Mexicali, keeping his winter ERA at 0.00.

Venezuelan Winter League

• Mariners 3B Francisco Martinez went 4-for-5 and scored three runs in his Navegantes del Magallanes 13-4 drubbing.
• Fellow Mariners 3B, Alex Liddi, hit a two-run homer for the Cardenales de Lara in their 7-3 victory, while Padres P Adys Portillo threw two scoreless innings in the loss.
• Caleb Gindl's 3-for-5 day helped propel the Leones del Caracas to a 12-3 victory.

 

 

Prospect Action - Weekend Wrap-Up

Saturday, October 15th

Arizona Fall League

• Pirates OF Robbie Grossman and Cubs SS Junior Lake each hit their third home run of the AFL season, helping their Solar Sox to a 14-3 victory.
• Red Sox P Brock Huntzinger got touched up for five earned runs in four innings, including giving up an RBI double to Mariners SS Nick Franklin.  Nationals P Matt Purke threw two innings of relief in the loss, giving up a run.
• Diamondbacks OF Adam Eaton had a double, a homer and three RBI's in the Rafters 8-7 victory over the Desert Dogs.  The Desert Dogs had 13 hits in the loss, including a triple and a homer from Blue Jays OF Anthony Gose.

Venezuelan Winter League

• Rangers P Wilfredo Boscan threw five scoreless innings en route to picking up the victory for his Aguilas de Zulia.
• Brewers OF Caleb Gindl reached base three times, but it wasn't nearly enough offense for his Leones del Caracas, who fell 6-3 to the Caribes de Anzoategui.

 

Sunday, October 16th

Venezuelan Winter League

• Pirates OF Gorkys Hernandez went 1-for-3 and scored two runs in the Caribes de Anzoategui 9-3 victory.
• Rangers P Tanner Scheppers gave away the lead, but his Navegantes del Magallanes came back to win 7-6.  Twins OF Joe Benson went 0-for-4 in the loss.