MLB Prospect Watch: Lance Lynn

Lance Lynn

Nationals pitching prospect Brad Peacock struck out eight batters in seven innings of work in his latest start, notes Danny Wild of MiLB.com.
Jason Kipnis drove in three runs to help the Indians Triple-A affiliate in Columbus to an extra-inning victory, reports David Heck of MiLB.com.
Royals 1B prospect Eric Hosmer went 2-for-3 with a home run on Tuesday, says John Parker of MiLB.com.
In other prospect action...
- Fellow Diamondbacks prospect Matt Davidson hit two home runs, giving him three in his last two games.
- Marlins pitching prospect Elih Villanueva gave up four unearned runs, but still managed to out duel Cardinals prospect Lance Lynn on Tuesday.

IndiansProspectInsider.com reports in on another strong start for Nick Hagadone and other Indians prospect action.
Tim Williams of PiratesProspects.com updates us on a number of Pirates prospects who homered on Tuesday, including Andrew Lambo.
BlueBirdBanter.com has all the Blue Jays action, including a strong start from Zach Stewart.
FutureRedBirds.com mentions another solid outing by Lance Lynn and other recaps of other Cardinals prospects.
PineTarPress.com raves about Chris Dwyer's tough-luck loss and other Royals results.
Doug Gray of RedsMinorLeagues.com mentions Zack Cosart's multi-hit day and two more steals for Billy Hamilton, among other Reds prospect reports.
RaysProspects.com discusses a rough outing by Alex Torres and other Rays results.
Jared Massey of LAdodgerTalk.com points out a pair of multi-hit days for Dee Gordon and Trayvon Robinson, on what was a busy day for Dodgers prospects.
Orioles-Nation.com points out a perfect night for pitcher Dan Klein, and other Orioles updates.

TalkingChop.com mentions Tyler Pastornicky and Zeke Spruill among other Braves prospects.
RaysProspects.com points out Matt Bush's relief win and other Rays results.
Doug Gray of RedsMinorLeagues.com fills us in on Todd Frazier's bomb and other game results from Reds prospects.
Jordan Tuwiner of Orioles-Nation.com has the results of two Orioles affiliate double-headers and Manny Machado's latest progress as well.
Tim Williams of PiratesProspects.com mentions Zack Dotson's strong outing as well as the first home runs of the season for Pirates prospects Starling Marte and Tony Sanchez.
BluebirdBanter.com checks in with Brett Lawrie and David Cooper's hot hitting to lead the Blue Jay prospect pack.
Jack Dempsey of PineTarPress.com updates us on Christian Colon's rough night at the plate, Wil Myers' strong one, and other Royals prospect action.
FutureRedbirds.com notes Lance Lynn's strong outing and other performances from throughout the Cardinals organization.
Josh Norris of MinorMatters.com points out the growing amount of baserunners successfully running on Austin Romine, and other happenings from the Yankees organization.

The Cardinals optioned Tony Cruz to Triple-A and re-assigned Lance Lynn to minor league camp, reports Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, but as Goold wrote in Baseball America, Lynn could be back in St. Louis at the first sign of trouble.
The Reds have optioned Yonder Alonso, Todd Frazier and Zack Cosart to Triple-A, says Mark Bowman of MLB.com. Last week they also optioned Yasmani Grandal to High-A and Phillippe Valiquette to Double-A.
The Giants optioned Darren Ford to Triple-A and re-assigned Jackson Williams to minor league camp, says Chris Haft of MLB.com. Last week they optioned Thomas Neal and Conor Gillaspie to Triple-A and Ehire Adrianza and Francisco Peguero to Double-A.
Mike Montgomery was re-assigned to minor league camp, says Robert Emrich of MiLB.com, and will start the season in Triple-A. Last week, the Royals re-assigned fellow top prospects Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Danny Duffy and catching prospect Salvador Perez.
The White Sox optioned Tyler Flowers to Triple-A and re-assigned Jordan Danks to minor league camp, says Tom Singer of MLB.com.

Jordan Lyles held the Yankees scoreless in his first Astros start this spring, despite walking two batters, says Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.
Michael Pineda recorded two hitless innings and one strikeout in his quest for a spot in the Mariners rotation, according to Steve Gilbert of MLB.com.
Arodys Vizcaino retired six of the seven batters he faced and hit 97-MPH with his fastball in his first spring appearance for the Braves, notes Carroll Rogers of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Craig Kimbrel bounced back to have a positive performance after his poor first outing, says Evan Drellich of MLB.com.
Zach Britton pitched well despite over-throwing and dealing with nerves in his first Orioles appearance, says Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com.
The Cardinals have some unexpectedly open rotation spots, and Lance Lynn took a good step towards claiming one of them on Wednesday, reports Matthew Leach of MLB.com.
Drew Pomeranz made his first start in an Indians uniform this spring, striking out two in one inning of work.