MLB Prospect Watch

Prospect Action - Montero, Brown, Yelich, Bauer

• Jesus Montero stayed red-hot, as the Yankees catching prospect hit two more homers, according to David Schoenholtz of MiLB.com.
• Michael Almanzar let the way for his fellow Red Sox prospects on Thursday night, smacking a three-run double, reports The Post and Courier.
• Giants OF prospect Gary Brown put the exclamation point on what has been a phenomenal season, going 5-for-5 with two homers, notes David Schoenholtz of MiLB.com.
• Julio Rodriguez continued his breakout season, as the Phillies pitching prospect struck out eight batters over seven shutout innings, says Ashley Marshall of MiLB.com.
• In other prospect action...
  • Marlins OF prospect Christian Yelich hit a home run and reached base seven times in nine plate appearances during a 19-inning game on Thursday night.
  • New Astros OF prospect Domingo Santana homered along with new teammate Delino Deshields, Jr.
  • Rangers 3B prospect Michael Olt, who recently returned from an extended DL stint, homered twice, both off of Braves pitching prospect David Hale.
  • Diamondbacks 2011 first-rounder Trevor Bauer dominated in his latest start, striking out seven batters over five innings and allowing just one run.
  • White Sox pitching prospect Jacob Petricka threw six shutout innings.
  • Padres pitching prospect Keyvius Sampson earned his 11th win of the season, fanning nine batters in five innings of work.

 

 

Prospect Potent Potables - 5/4

Today's links circled their calendar last night as the Red Sox turned their season around...

• Freddie Freeman and Cody Johnson both struggled mightily to begin the 2010 season, but both of the Braves' top hitting prospects have begun to make adjustments to their advanced levels of competition, reports Bill Ballew of Baseball America.com.
• The Nationals still haven't decided if they are going to promote Stephen Strasburg before his next start, or at least they're not telling anybody, says Bill Ladson of MLB.com.
• Madison Bumgarner's velocity problems have been well documented, but Andrew Baggarly of Baseball America says that Bumgarner's arm is regaining its strength, and that the Giants' top pitching prospect could be on the rebound.
• Ted Berg of SNY.tv has a little background information on how Mets' INF prospect Wilmer Flores is progressing in the minors.
• Mike Stutes is getting used to his new role as a reliever, a move the Phillies made during Spring Training, according to Jim Salisbury for Baseball America.  The Phillies also sent two pitchers to the DL, including Mike Cisco, reports PhuturePhillies.com.
• It's tough to hit while looking over your shoulder, but Indians' C Lou Marson is figuring it out, says Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com.  Marson has the job for now, but has top prospect Carlos Santana right behind him on the depth chart.
• The Red Sox are still hopeful for prospect Michael Almanzar after some mechanical adjustments to his batting stance, reports Alex Speier of Baseball America.com.
• Brendon Desrochers of MiLB.com has his minor league hitters and pitchers of the week, lists which include Mike Stanton, Bobby Borchering, and Kyle Gibson.
• Chris Heisey was promoted to Cincinnati to replaced the injured Chris Dickerson and got his first start last night, reports Tom Groeschen of the Cincinnati Enquirer.  Heisey struggled, going 0-for-5 in the game, but got to celebrate walk-off style with his Reds' teammates anyway.
• Andrew Cashner has been dominant as a starter this season, but his background as a relief pitcher (in college) may be too much temptation for the Cubs to avoid, says Jeff Vorva of Baseball America.