MLB Prospect Watch

Prospect Action - Moore, Deglan, Wheeler

• Mariners 3B prospect Alex Liddi blasted his 25th home run of the season, says Mike Curto of the [Tacoma] News Tribune.
• Matt Moore struck out 10 batters over 6 2/3 innings to lead his Rays teammates to victory, reports Ashley Marshall of MiLB.com.
• New Nationals prospect Eric Komatsu went 2-for-4 and scored two runs, notes Victor Fernandes of the Erie Times-News.
• Rangers prospect Kellin Deglan broke out with a 4-for-6 day, including two home runs, reports Ashley Marshall of MiLB.com.
• Nick Weglarz blasted a homer to help lead his Indians teammates to victory on Sunday, according to The Hartford Courant.
• After a rough first start with the Mets, Zack Wheeler bounced back in his second outing, fanning seven over six scoreless innings, reports David Schoenholtz of MiLB.com.
• Yankees pitching prospect Dellin Betances gave up two runs over five innings of work, notes Mike Ashmore of ThunderBaseball.com.

 

Making Moves - 6/10

• Jake Arrieta has been promoted by the Baltimore Orioles and will start Thursday night's game against the New York Yankees, reports Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com.  Welcome to the bigs, Jake.
• Brewers' catching prospect Angel Salome is now a Brewers' outfield prospect, reports Adam McCalvy of MLB.com.  Salome told the club he no longer wants to catch, so he is being sent down to A-ball to work on converting to the outfield.
• Jarrod Parker is throwing off a mound twice a week as a part of his recovery from Tommy John surgery, reports Nick Piecoro and Jim Gintonio of the Arizona Republic.  Parker and the Diamondbacks hope to have him throw in some minor league games by August.
• We have some early draft pick signings, including some first rounders...
• • The Phillies have come to terms with 1st rounder Jason Biddle, although couldn't officially sign him until after his high school graduation, tweets Matt Gelb.  Biddle will likely join the Gulf Coast League Phillies upon signing.  The Phillies also signed second round pick Perci Garner, reports Luke Adams of MLB Trade Rumors.
  • The Rangers have signed both of their first round picks, as Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com tweets that No. 15 pick Jake Skole has signed for $1.557M and Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus tweets that No. 22 pick Kellin Delgan has inked for $1M exactly.