MLB Prospect Watch

Prospect Action - Halloween Weekend Wrap

Arizona Fall League

• Cubs prospects Junior Lake and Josh Vitters led the way offensively for the Solar Sox, as each homered.
• Marlins 3B Matt Dominguez hit his third homer of the fall to lead the Saguaros to an 11-0 victory.
• Dodgers OF Kyle Russell hit a go-ahead homer in the top of the 9th inning to lead his Rafters to a 4-3 victory, and spoil a good start by Nationals P Sammy Solis.

 

 

Prospect Action - 10/17/11

Arizona Fall League

• The Desert Dogs were led to a 7-4 victory by A's OF Grant Green, who went 3-for-5 and scored two runs, as well as Blue Jays SS Adeiny Hechavarria, who was 4-for-4 with three triples, notes John Parker of MLB.com.
• The Mesa Solar Sox exploded offensively with a 13 run performance, hitting four home runs, including one by Orioles 1B Joe Mahoney, and the rest by Pirates players - one by OF Robbie Grossman and two by 2B Jarek Cunningham.
  • Tim Williams of PiratesProspects.com has more on the performance by Grossman and Cunningham.
• Braves P Sean Gilmartin picked up his second AFL win, tossing four scoreless innings and striking out four.  His Saguaros were paced offensively by Marlins 3B Matt Dominguez, who went 3-for-4 with a double and a home run, notes Robert Emrich of MLB.com.

 

Dominican Winter League

• Cubs P Rafael Dolis took the loss for the Estrellas de Oriente, allowing two runs in an inning of work.  New White Sox P Jhan Marinez was able to record just one out for the Toros del Este in the victory, giving up an earned run of his own in the process.
  • Tim Williams of PiratesProspects.com has more on the game, including an 0-for-3 day at the plate for Pirates SS Chase d'Arnaud.

 

Venezuelan Winter League

• No games scheduled

 

Mexican Pacific League

• No games scheduled

 

 

Potent Potables - Forsythe, Collier, Jenkins

• San Diego Padres rookie 2B/3B Logan Forsythe had knee surgery, ending his 2011 season, reports Corey Brock of MLB.com.
• Zach Collier, an OF prospect in the Phillies organization, will miss the first 50 games of the 2012 season after testing positive for amphetamines, according to PhuturePhillies.com.
• Chad Jenkins struck out nine batters in seven innings of work to earn a playoff win for the Blue Jays Double-A affiliate, reports Ashley Marshall of MiLB.com.
• Matt Dominguez finally made his major league debut this week after pre-season anticipation that he might break camp as the Marlins starting 3B didn't pan out, says Christina DeNicola of MLB.com.
• Cubs 3B prospect Josh Vitters homered in his first playoff game as a pro, notes David Heck of MiLB.com.

 

 

Arizona Fall League Rosters Announced

The rosters for the 2011 Arizona Fall League season were announced yesterday, and as usual, the rosters included a plethora of big name prospects.  Below are the prospects you need to know, broken down by team:

Mesa Solar Sox

Cubs - Trey McNutt, Chris Carpenter

Orioles - Chorye Spoone, Joe Mahoney, Xavier Avery

Twins - Aaron Hicks

Pirates - Robbie Grossman

 

Peoria Javelinas

Padres - Jedd Gyorko, James Darnell

Brewers - Jed Bradley, Cody Scarpetta, Kentrail Davis, Logan Schafer

Cardinals - Oscar Taveras

Mariners - Danny Hultzen, Nick Franklin, Chih-Hsien Chiang

Mets - Reese Havens, Jefry Marte

 

Phoenix Desert Dogs

Indians - T.J. McFarland

Reds - Brad Boxberger, Yasmani Grandal

Blue Jays - Adeiny Hechavarria, Anthony Gose

A's - Michael Choice, Grant Green

Yankees - Corban Joseph, David Phelps

 

Salt River Rafters

Dodgers - Jake Lemmerman

Diamondbacks - Eric Smith, Ryan Wheeler

Tigers - Casey Crosby

Astros - Jay Austin

Rockies - Nolan Arenado, Tim Wheeler

 

Scottsdale Scorpions

Angels - Mike Trout, Hank Conger

Phillies - Tyson Gillies, B.J. Rosenberg

Red Sox - Brock Huntzinger, Will Middlebrooks

Nationals - Sammy Solis, Derek Norris, Bryce Harper

Giants - Brandon Crawford

 

Surprise Saguaros

Royals - Nathan Adcock, Wil Myers, Jeremy Jeffress, Christian Colon

Braves - Erik Cordier, Sean Gilmartin, J.J Hoover, Christian Bethancourt, Phil Gosslein, Todd Cunningham

Rangers - Neil Ramirez, Michael Olt

Rays - Tim Beckham

Marlins - Kyle Skipworth, Dan Jennings, Matt Dominguez

 

 

 

Prospect Action - Clemens, Perez, Dominguez,

• Paul Clemens threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings in his first start in the Astros farm system, says Robert Emrich of MiLB.com.
• Gary Sanchez blasted two more home runs, as the Yankees catching prospect continues his scorching hot bat, says Ashley Marshall of MiLB.com.
• Jake Skole recorded two hits, but it wasn't enough as run support for his Rangers teammates, notes The Hickory Daily Record.  In Triple-A, fellow Rangers prospect Martin Perez allowed just two singles through his first five innings, but got burned by five walks, according to The [Tacoma] News Tribune.
• Phillies pitching prospect Trevor May struck out nine batters in seven scoreless innings, reports David Heck of MiLB.com.
• Matt Dominguez homered on Wednesday night, but the Marlins 3B prospect was later forced to leave the game with what appeared to be a leg injury, reports Ashley Marshall of MiLB.com.