MLB Prospect Watch

Prospect Potent Potables - Owen, Odor, Collmenter, Kimbrel

• Mets pitching prospect Dylan Owen threw seven innings of no-hit ball in a combined no-hitter in the Dominican Winter League, reports Michael Baron of MetsBlog.com.
• The Texas Rangers have signed Venezuelan shortstop Rougned Odor, according to Ben Badler of Baseball America.  Odor is a 16-year-old left-handed hitter who, if nothing else, shoots to the top of the list of best prospect names in baseball.
• Josh Collmenter has made a name for himself in the past by displaying unique facial hair on the mound, but the Diamondbacks pitcher established himself as a legitimate pitching prospect in 2011, and discusses everything from his success, to his facial hair and his unique throwing motion with John Parker of MLB.com.
• The Braves will have a new closer this season, and it will likely be flame-throwing prospect Craig Kimbrel, about whom Jack Moore of FanGraphs.com is over-the-top excited.

 

 

Best and Worst from 6/29

BEST

• Derrik Gibson (BOS) - 3-3, 2B, 2 SB, batting .471
• Delvi Cid (CLE) - 3-5, 2B, 2 SB, batting .312
• Caleb Gindl (MIL) - 4-4, 2 2B, HR, batting .284
• Cutter Dykstra (MIL) - 2-4, HR, batting .200
• Austin Romaine (NYY) - 2-5, 2B, HR, batting .288
• Michael Taylor (PHI) - 4-5, 2 2B, batting .351
• Reid Brignac (TB) - 3-4, 3 2B, batting .302
• Michael Burgess (WAS) - 2-4, 2B, HR, batting .241
• Chris Marrerro (WAS) - 3-5, 2B, HR, batting .288
• Jarrod Parker (ARI) - 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 K/2 BB, 2.87 ERA
• Dylan Owen (NYM) - 7 2/3 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 7 K/1 BB, 6.00 ERA

WORST

• Michael Bowden (BOS) - 4 2/3 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 3 K/2 BB, 3.39 ERA
• Chris Withrow (LAD) - 3 2/3 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 5 K/1 BB, 5.22 ERA
• Phillip Humber (MIN) - 6 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 4 K/0 BB, 6.03 ERA

OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

• Austin Jackson (NYY) - 1-3, HR, batting .320
• Anthony Hewitt (PHI) - 1-3, 3B, batting .171
• Joe Savery (PHI) - 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 K/4 BB, 3.08 ERA
• Tim Alderson (SF) - 5 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 K/2 BB, 2.36 ERA
• Wade Davis (TB) - 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4 K/2 BB, 2.90 ERA