MLB Prospect Watch

Prospect Action - Robles, Surkamp, May

• Mauricio Robles battled extreme control issues on Sunday, as the Mariners prospect walked seven of the 11 batters he faced, reports Mike Curto of The [Tacoma] News Tribune.
• Adrian Cardenas had an RBI single in extra innings to help lead his A's teammates to victory, notes The Sacramento Bee.
• Pirates pitching prospect Rudy Owens threw seven scoreless innings, says Nancy Zinni of PiratesProspects.com.
• Eric Surkamp struck out 10 batters as the Giants LHP prospect tossed a seven-inning complete game, reports Andrew Pentis of MiLB.com.
• Jiwan James went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a triple in support of Phillies teammate Trevor May, who struck out 11 batters in six innings of work, notes Adrian Martinez of MiLB.com.

 

Prospect Action - Gomez, Robles, Crosby

• Red Sox C prospect Ryan Lavarnway doubled and homered as part of his Pawtucket team's 4-1 victory, reports WPRI.com.
• Alex Colome picked up his 9th win of the Florida State League season, as the Rays prospect gave up just one run in six innings of work, according to ClawDigest.com.
• Rockies prospect Hector Gomez broke out of his season-long slump on Monday night, blasting two home runs as part of a 4-hit day, reports Ashley Marshall of MiLB.com.
• Mariners LHP Mauricio Robles returned to Triple-A after spending the on the DL with elbow problems by tossing six shutout innings, says Mike Curto of The Tacoma News Tribune.
• Casey Crosby turned in an inconsistent outing on Monday, as the Tigers pitching prospect allowed three earned runs in five innings, and striking out five, but walking five in the process and allowing ten hits, notes The Eire Times-News.
• Julio Teheran earned his International League-leading 10th win by tossing five innings and allowing just one unearned run, reports Andrew Pentis of MiLB.com, who also notes that the Braves pitching prospect recorded two hits in the game.

 

Prospect Action -

• Rockies pitching prospect Chad Bettis struck out 11 batters in seven innings of work on Friday, including eight in a row at one point, says Andrew Pentis of MiLB.com.
• Yankees C prospect Gary Sanchez homered for the second straight game notes Corbin Ensminger of The Post and Courier.
• O's OF Matt Angle turned in a 4-hit performance, according to The Virginian-Pilot. For Fredrick, the O's Carolina League affiliate won behind another stellar outing by Oliver Drake, notes Danny Wild of MiLB.com.
• Mariners pitching prospect Mauricio Robles lost his Double-A debut thanks to Kenny Williams, Jr. and the White Sox prospect's third home run of the season, reports reports Daniel Paulling of The Birmingham News.

 

Mexican and Venezuelan Leagues Begin Today

In addition to the Arizona Fall League beginning league play today, the Mexican and Venezuelan Leagues both begin action today in their respective nations.  While both leagues feature players of all ages and affiliations, the Mexican League typically has more retired major leaguers and veteran players while the Venezuelan League is typically more prospect-laden.  As usual, you can follow all of the fall and winter league action here at MLB Prospect Watch.

Here are some of the notable prospects who will see time in the international winter leagues this off-season:

Mexican League

• Caneros de los Mochis - Sebastian Valle (PHI)

 

Venezuelan League

• Augilas de Zulia
  • Austin Bibens-Dirkx (CHC)
  • Harold Garcia (PHI)
• Bravos de Margarita
  • Cesar Hernandez (PHI)
  • Joe Mahoney (BAL)
• Cardenales de Lara
  • Mauricio Robles (SEA)
  • Alex Liddi (SEA)
• Caribes de Anzoategui
  • Gorkys Hernandez (PIT)
• Leones de Caracas
  • Carlos Carrasco (CLE)
  • Nick Weglarz (CLE)
• Navegartes del Magallanes
  • Deolis Guerra (MIN)
  • Jesus Montero (NYY)
  • Freddy Galvis (PHI)
  • Mark Trumbo (LAA)
  • Johermyn Chavez (SEA)
• Tiburones de La Guaira
  • Ehire Adrianza (SF)
• Tigres de Aragua
  • Wilson Ramos (WAS)

 

Prospect Hot Sheet - 5/14

Baseball America is back with their weekly Hot Sheet, with one huge name leading the way.  This week's list includes:

• Tanner Bushue
• Koby Clemens
• Randall Delgado
• Wilmer Flores
• Jose Iglesias
• Roger Kieschnick
• Marc Krauss
• Lance Lynn
• Devin Mesoraco
• Mike Minor
• Buster Posey
• Garrett Richards
• Mauricio Robles
• Jerry Sands
• Brandon Short
• Kyle Skipworth
• Stephen Strasburg
• Mike Trout
• Neil Walker
• Brett Wallace

Reporting in with less-than-stellar news are Aaron Crow, Josh Reddick, Gustavo Nunez, Rymer Liriano.