MLB Prospect Watch

Prospect Potent Potables - Tate, Noesi, Wimmers

• The Padres had to deal with a double-blow on Tuesday as two of their top outfield prospects, Donavan Tate and Everett Williams, crashed into one another going after a fly ball, reports Corey Brock of MLB.com.  It appears Tate will head to the 7-day DL while Williams will miss 3-to-5 games.
• Hector Noesi has been called up to the majors by the New York Yankees, reports Josh Norris of The Trentonian.
• Royals OF prospect Brett Eibner will miss 8-12 weeks after breaking his thumb, says Bob Dutton of The Kansas City Star.
• Due to his horrid first start, the Twins have elected to remove Alex Wimmers from the starting rotation in Class A Fort Myers, says La Velle E. Neal III of the Minnesota Star Tribune.  Wimmers walked all six batters he faced and threw three wild pitches, which reportedly went straight to the backstop.
• Ben Badler of Baseball America says that Jarrod Parker's rough opening start can absolutely be attributed to the effects of coming back from Tommy John surgery.

 

Notable Prospect Performances - 5/27

• Julio Teheran is playing a game of "Anything you can do, I can do better" with Braves' teammate Randall Delgado.  Teheran earned his first Carolina League win Wednesday a day after Delgado's own dominating performance went unrewarded.  Delgado, however, is gaining recognition from team blogs and national publications alike.
• Another day, more strong pitching performances from Orioles' pitching prospects.  Wednesday's versions came in the form of 7 scoreless innings in Triple-A from Zach Britton and a complete game from Rick Zagone in the Carolina League, reports Dean Jones, Jr. of the Baltimore Sun.
• Nick Hagadone recorded his first win in two years, which the Indians hope is a sign of good things to come for the oft-injured pitching prospect they acquired from the Red Sox in last year's Victor Martinez trade.
• Mariners' prospect Dennis Raben announced his presence in the California League with two home runs in his first game.
• A few more 3-hit nights should get Tony Sanchez promoted to Double-A sometime around mid-season.
• The Padres know they will have to be patient with the very raw but talented Everett Williams, but it's nights full of line drives like he showed Wednesday that give them optimism.  His 55 strikeouts are a problem, but 2 more doubles last night give him 13 on the season in 36 games.

Prospect Potent Potables - 4/19

Not all news items are worthy of their own post.  Thus, the Potent Potables...

• Washington Nationals' catching prospect Derek Norris made his 2010 debut on Sunday for Double-A Potomac, reports Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post.  Norris has missed the first two weeks of the season with a sore wrist due to off-season surgery.
• Lee Hamilton of the San Diego News Network breaks down the good and bad so far in the Padres' farm system, including James Darnell, Logan Forsythe, Aaron Poreda, and Cedric Hunter among the good, and listing Allan Dykstra as the bad.  Hamilton also mentions injuries to Matt Antonelli and Jaff Decker, while Bill Center of the San Diego Union-Tribune discusses the difficult start for Everett Williams and the lack of action for Donavan Tate.
• J.J. Cooper of Baseball America explains the success of four impressive pitching prospects:  Kyle Gibson of the Twins, Tim Melville of the Royals, and Nick Hagadone and Kelvin De La Cruz of the Indians.
• Adeiny Hechavarria faces some uphill battles trying to go from Cuba to the Blue Jays, and Morgan Campbell of The Toronto Star explains them.

Prospect Potent Potables - 2/23

I tried to make these all "S" Words, but it didn't work...

• Kyle Drabek may have been the biggest prize in the Toronto Blue Jays' Roy Halladay haul, but don't forget about those other guys, Brett Wallace and Travis D'Arnaud, notes Jordan Bastain of MLB.com.
• Either the Cubs don't respect Ryan Theriot very much, or is Starlin Castro is just this good, asks Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune.
• David Wright has some advice for Mets' prospect Ike Davis, who is likely slated for Triple-A, reports Adam Rubin of the New York Daily News.
• Jose Tabata had a rough year off the field, but a good year at the plate, leading some to believe we may see him in Pittsburgh some time in 2010, notes Chuck Finder of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
• The San Diego Padres are having a spring mini-camp for 2009 draftees or players who are skipping a level, reports Corey Brock on MLB.com.  Among those invited are Donavan Tate, Everett Williams, and Kellen Kulbacki.