And now, for your daily
Bryce Harper-hit-a-home-run update, Bryce Harper
homered yesterday as part of a 3-for-4 day in the instructional league. This is already getting repetitive. It appears the guy
does have power after all (whew knew?). Sometimes, not often, but sometimes scouting is really easy.
Now on to the real information...
- The USA Pan-Am qualifier team is having no problem rolling through international competition like a hot knife through butter even though it seems at times like it's really just the Royals prospects vs. the world. They're getting help both on the mound and at the plate from the likes of Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Danny Duffy, Tim Collins, and Mike Montgomery. But it's not all Royals prospects. the team has also had valuable contributions from Angels prospect Mike Trout, and Cubs prospects Brett Jackson and Chris Archer, the latter of whom pitched the team to victory earlier in the week.
- Brent Morel had a strong September audition with the White Sox and Phil Rogers of Baseball America discusses the third baseman's chances of making the team to start next season.
- Matt Davidson has separated himself from the rest of the Diamondbacks large 2009 draft class, and as Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Diamondbacks explains, it's his work ethic that has helped him stand out.
- Jordan Walden is another prospect who had a strong major league debut this season, and he may have pitched himself into the Angels closer role at some point in 2010, according to Bill Shaikin of Baseball America.
- Speaking of young pitchers, John Sickles offers up his thoughts on the development of young arms and what teams should and shouldn't do.