MLB Prospect Watch

Prospect Action - Profar, Hendriks, Gray

• Jurickson Profar's two-run double helped lead his fellow Rangers prospects to victory in the first game of their double-header on Wednesday, reports The Hickory Daily Record.
• Twins pitching prospect Liam Hendriks threw eight strong innings, out-dueling Red Sox prospect Kyle Weiland, according to WPRI.com.
• A bases-loaded single by Greg Halman provided all the offense his Mariners teammates needed on Wednesday, notes Don Ruiz of The [Tacoma] News Tribune.
• Josh Donaldson broke a tie game open with a solo home run, notes The Sacramento Bee.  In Double-A, fellow A's prospect and the team's first-round pick in this year's draft, Sonny Gray, earned his first professional win, reports Robert Emrich of MiLB.com.
• Pirates OF prospect Andrew Lambo hit a two-run homer, says PiratesProspects.com.

 

 

Prospect Potent Potables - 7/27

• Don't expect the Tigers to part ways with Jacob Turner, Andy Oliver, or Charlie Furbush in order to get a two-month rental, says Jason Beck of MLB.com.
• Wilmer Flores has been receiving rave reviews for his advanced hitting approach for a teenager, and the latest installment comes from rehabbing Mets' star Carlos Beltran, reports Steve Popper for Baseball America.
• Yet another case for J.P. Arencibia's impending arrival in the majors, this one courtesy of Brad Johnson of The Hardball Times.
• Despite the A's struggles, Billy Beane remains non-committal on placing a timetable on the arrival of Chris Carter and Michael Taylor, reports Alex Espinoza of MLB.com.  He also notes that Chris Sale is very much on the White Sox radar as a potential reliever down the stretch.
• Kyle Weiland is doing his best not to get lost in the impressive mix of Red Sox' prospects.  And don't read too much in to the team's demotion of Michael Bowden, as Scott Lauber of the Boston Herald points out that manager Terry Francona still thinks highly of the young righty and is willing to rely on him in the near future.
• Michael Pineda is doing more than that, as he continues to shoot up the prospect lists and impress even the highest levels of Mariners' officials and scouts, says Mike McCall of MLB.com.
• Don't forget about Aroldis Chapman, the Reds' major off-season free agent signing who is now working in a relief role and just worked back-to-back days for the first time as a professional, according to Mark Sheldon of MLB.com.

Best and Worst from 4/15

BEST

Gorkys Hernandez (ATL) - 2-4, 2B, SB, batting .393
Josh Reddick (BOS) - 2-4, 2B, batting .400
Ryan Kalish (BOS) - 2-3, HR, 4 R, 2 RBI, batting .350
Josh Vitters (CHC) - 3-4, RBI, batting .357
Alex Buchholz (CIN) - 2-4, R, 2 2B, batting .333
Jason Castro (HOU) - 2-5, 2 R, RBI, 3B, batting .333
Xavier Paul (LAD) - 4-4, 2 RBI, R, 2B, SB, batting .542
Logan Schafer (MIL) - 2-4, HR, batting .375
Ike Davis (NYM) - 3-4, R, RBI, 2B, batting .333
Jason Donald (PHI) - 2-3, 3 R, RBI, 2B, 3B, batting .308
Buster Posey (SF) - 3-3, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2B, 3B, SB batting .462
Angel Villalona (SF) - 2-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI, batting .450
Desmond Jennings (TB) - 1-2, 2 R, 3B, 2 BB, 3 SB, batting .310
Kris Medlen (ATL) - 5 IP, H, 0 ER, 6 K/1 BB, 0.00 ERA
Jake Arrieta (BAL) - 5 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 4 K/ 3 BB, 1.00 ERA
Sean West (FLA) - 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 9 K/2 BB, 3.00 ERA
Mike Antonini (NYM) - 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 8 K/ 3 BB, 2.79 ERA
Brad Holt (NYM) - 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER 7 K/1 BB, 8.38 ERA
Kyle Drabek (PHI) - 7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 9 K/0 BB, 1.50 ERA

WORST

Devin Mesoraco (CIN) - 0-2, R, batting .059
Nick Weglarz (CLE) - 0-4, 4 K, batting .105
Kyle Weiland (BOS) - 3 1/3 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 4 K/2 BB, 12.71 ERA
Anthony Ortega (LAA) - 4 2/3 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 0 K/4 BB, 5.59 ERA
Kevin Mulvey (MIN) - 4 2/3 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 5 K/1 BB, 5.19 ERA
Jared Lansford (OAK) - 1 2/3 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 0 K/5 BB, 12.46 ERA
Tim Alderson (SF) - 4 1/3 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 6 K/ 0 BB, 4.32 ERA
Michael Main (Tex) - 3 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 2 K/3 BB, 10.57 ERA