MLB Prospect Watch

Call-Ups and Other Prospect Movement

Notable prospects promoted today...

• Jenrry Mejia (NYM)
• Carlos Carrasco (CLE)
• Yonder Alonso (CIN)
• Jeremy Jeffress (MIL)
• Mat Gamel (MIL)
• J.P. Arencibia (TOR)
• Brandon Snyder (BAL)
• Freddie Freeman (ATL)
• Desmond Jennings (TB)
• Jeremy Hellickson (TB)
• Tyler Flowers (CWS)
• Brandon Allen (ARI)
• Cory Luebke (SD)
• Chris Nelson (COL)

In other news...

• Pat Vindette, the Yankees switch-pitching prospect, has been promoted to Triple-A, reports Mike Ashmore of The Trentonian.
• Dillon Gee should be joining the Mets this week, says Matthew Cerrone of MetsBlog.com.
• Mike Moustakas will not be called up by the Royals this month, says Terez Paylor of the Kansas City Star, as the team is choosing to keep its prospects where they will be playing every day rather than have them sit the bench in the majors.
• No one is doubting Aroldis Chapman's abilities at this point, but Jack Moore of FanGraphs.com examines what his stint in the Reds bullpen this fall could do to his contract, and the amount of money he's owed, in the future.

And finally, MLB Prospect Watch would like to welcome Ryan Westmoreland back to the baseball diamond, as the Red Sox top prospect, who has missed the entire 2010 season due to brain surgery this spring.  Westmoreland is going to join the Red Sox Rookie-level affiliate in Lowell to re-acclimate himself to baseball life, says Pete Kerzel of MLB.com.  

Baseball America Hot Sheet - 8/13

Baseball America has released their weekly Hot Sheet.  This week's list includes:

• Chris Archer
• Manny Banuelos
• Brody Colvin
• James Darnell
• Matt Dominguez
• Kyle Drabek
• Danny Duffy
• Jeurys Familia
• Todd Frazier
• Freddie Freeman
• Mat Gamel
• Johnny Giavotella
• Andrew Lambo
• J.D. Martinez
• Tyler Matzek
• Matt Moore
• Jesus Montero
• Thomas Neal
• Rubby de la Rosa
• Julio Teheran

This week's struggling performers include John Ely, Jemile Weeks, Henderson Alvarez, and Edward Salcedo.

Prospect Potent Potables - 6/4

Today's links are in honor of the end of the Stephen Strasburg Era in minor league baseball...

• The Rockies finally have their top-two picks from last season, Tyler Matzek and Nolan Arenado, playing together in Asheville, reports Bill Ballew of MLB.com.
• Mat Gamel, still rehabbing from his spring training shoulder injury, is back in Triple-A, reports Adam McCalvy of MLB.com.
• Rudy Owens is carving out a name for himself as a legitimate prospect in the Pirates' organization, says Ron Musselman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
• Mike Minor continues to put up remarkable strike out numbers, fanning 11 in his latest start.

Gamel Out 6-9 Weeks, Possibly More

Mat Gamel's spring was already being considered a lost cause, as the Milwaukee Brewers' 3B prospect has played only three innings due to his injured right shoulder.  The news on that injury just got a lot worse, as Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports that Gamel will now be out indefinitely with a tear in the muscle behind the injured shoulder.

Gamel will not be able to participate in any baseball activity for at least 6 weeks, then will have to get back into baseball shape, so he could miss up to two full months.  The injury will not require surgery.

Prospect Injury Update 3/10

• The only thing that can keep Scott Sizemore out of the Tigers' Opening Day lineup is the same thing that ended his 2009 fall season - his left ankle.  Sizemore, who broke the ankle in the Arizona Fall League, is considered the front-runner for the team's 2B job, but he asked out of the lineup on Tuesday because of discomfort in the surgically repaired ankle, reports John Lowe of the Detroit Free Press.  Of course, it also could have been because he was scheduled to face Stephen Strasburg.  Lowe later reported that Sizemore wasn't worried about the ankle, saying "It just felt weak (today) -- it felt a little unstable, a little muscular. Maybe just a little overworked. I’d rather not take a chance at this point -- I’ve still got three weeks of spring training to go. I’m just trying to be smart -- not get hurt again.
• Mat Gamel is taking a few more days off due to his sore right (throwing) shoulder, reports Adam McCalvy of MLB.com, and may have come back to soon from the initial injury.  Gamel is attempting to overtake Casey McGehee as the Brewers' starting third baseman, but needs this time in Spring Training to show the team he has improved his defense and can handle toe role defensively.