MLB Prospect Watch

Prospect Action - Darnell, Banuelos, Ackley

• James Darnell hit two home runs, reports John Parker of MiLB.com, giving the Padres third base prospect eight bombs on the season.
• Yankees LHP prospect Manny Banuelos threw six shutout innings on Tuesday, allowing just two hits over that time, notes David Heck of MiLB.com.
• Dustin Ackley stayed hot, as the Mariners prospect went 3-for-5 with a home run, reports The Seattle Times.
• It was a big night for Reds prospects in Triple-A, as Devin Mesoraco had five hits and Yonder Alonso doubled and homered, says David Heck of MiLB.com.
• Kyle Skipworth had an RBI single that was all his Marlins Double-A teammates would need, reports The Florida Times-Union.

 

 

Blogs Track Teams - 5/10/11

• RaysHighlights.com mentions a multi-hit day for Tim Beckham and other notable Rays happenings.
• Tim Williams of PiratesProspects.com breaks down the Bucco action, including the second homer of the year for Andrew Lambo.
• IndiansProspectInsider.com discusses Zach McAllister's victory and other Indians action.
• Josh Norris of MinorMatters.com mentions a three-hit day for Melky Mesa and other Yankees news.
• PineTarPress.com recaps the Royals results, including Mike Moustakas heating up.
• FutureRedbirds.net has all the Cardinals highlights, including another good start for Shelby Miller.
• Jared Massey of LAdodgertalk.com discusses the Dodgers farm system, including a multi-hit day for Trayvon Robinson.
• Doug Gray of RedsMinorLeagues.com talks about the Reds prospects in action, including a rough extra-inning affair for Devin Mesoraco.
• TalkingChop.com breaks down the Braves prospects, including a solid start by Carlos Perez.

 

Baseball America Prospect Hot Sheet - 4/15

Baseball America released their first edition of the Prospect Hot Sheet on Friday.  The weekly segment, released every Friday during the minor league season, is the best way to see who the hottest players are from the past week.  This week's list includes:

• Alex Cobb
• Jaff Decker
• Jeurys Familia
• Paul Goldschmidt
• Matt Harvey
• Slade Heathcott
• Brett Jackson
• Brett Lawrie
• Zach Lee
• Devin Mesoraco
• Shelby Miller
• Jesus Montero
• Mike Olt
• Martin Perez
• Drew Pomeranz
• Neil Ramirez
• Keyvius Sampson
• Jerry Sands
• Mike Trout
• Jacob Turner

Unfortunately, each list includes prospects who are not so hot, and this week's list mentions Alex Liddi, Travis D'Arnaud, Alex Wimmers, and Nick Castellanos.

I will be keeping a season-long tally of how many times players are mentioned on the Hot Sheet, and standings will be posted on the side bar of this site next week, once we have more than one week's worth of points.

 

Prospect Performances - Choice, Ackley, Beavan, Mesoraco

• Oakland A's 2010 first rounder Michael Choice homered for the second straight game, says David Heck of MiLB.com.
• Dustin Ackley had been off to a slow start to the 2011 season, but the Mariners top prospect hit his first home run of the season on Wednesday, says Robert Emrich of MiLB.com.  Fellow Mariner prospect Blake Beavan threw six innings without giving up an earned run, reports Larry Stone of The Seattle Times.
• Devin Mesoraco drove in five runs on Wednesday and continues to make his case to the Reds for a major league call-up, says David Heck of MiLB.com.

 

Blogs Track Teams - 4/13/11

• Tim Williams of PiratesProspects.com reports on the strong pitching performances throughout the Pirates organization, including those by Bryan Morris, Kyle McPherson, and Zack Von Rosenberg.
• Jack Dempsey of PineTarPress.com has info on how the Royals prospects did on Tuesday, including Wil Myers' three-hit day.
• Josh Norris of Minor Matters updates us on Jesus Montero's multi-hit day, Slade Heathcott knocking two more extra base hits, and other Yankee prospect news.
• Manny Machado finally had a bad day at the plate, notes Jordan Tuwiner of Orioles-Nation.com, who has more results on the rest of the Orioles farm system.
• Mike Minor didn't seem to bring his control problems back to Triple-A with him, according to TalkingChop.com, who checks in with all the Braves prospect happenings.
• FutureRedbirds.com has updates on Tony Cruz, Zack Cox, and the rest of the Cardinals prospects that were in action on Tuesday.
• Doug Gray of RedsMinorLeagues.com chimes in on Devin Mesoraco's walk-off home run and Billy Hamilton's rising stolen base total.
• Jared Massey of LAdodgertalk.com had lots of good news to report, between Dee Gordon's 4-hit day Jerry Sands' fourth homer in as many games, and other Dodger prospects in action.