MLB Prospect Watch

Prospect Action - Montero, Taylor, Profar

• Diamondbacks prospect Wade Miley and White Sox prospect Charlie Leesman engaged in a pitcher's duel on Monday night, according to Daniel Paulling of The Birmingham News.
• Yankees top prospect Jesus Montero broke an 0-for-14 slump with a home run, notes David Heck of MiLB.com.
• A's OF prospect Michael Taylor homered twice on Monday, reports The Sacramento Bee.
• T.J. House, an Indians prospect, out-dueled Red Sox prospect Anthony Ranaudo in a 2-0 victory, says Danny Wild of MiLB.com.
• In other prospect action...
  • Angels top prospect Mike Trout added two doubles and a stolen base on Monday, and is now batting .327 on the season.
  • Padres prospect Reymond Fuentes had three hits and stole his 27th base of the season, but also struck out three times
  • Dustin Ackley added three more hits, as the Mariners 2B prospect raised his batting average to .297 on the season.
  • Rangers SS prospect Jurickson Profar continues to display good power, stroking his 17th double of the season.

 

Roster Cuts - Lyles, A's, Jays

• The Astros re-assigned Jordan Lyles to minor league camp, and will start the season in Triple-A, says Farmstros.com.
• The A's made a number of cuts on Sunday, optioning Michael Taylor and Trystan Magnuson to Triple-A and re-assigning Michael Choice, Grant Green, Jemile Weeks to minor league camp, reports Jane Lee of MLB.com.
• The Blue Jays sent Anthony Gose and Travis D'Arnaud to minor league camp, says Gregor Chisolm of MLB.com.

 

Prospect Performances - Viciedo, A's, Dominguez, Indians

• Dayan Viciedo paced the White Sox with three hits on Tuesday, and catching prospect Tyler Flowers added a home run.
• Michael Taylor hit his second homer of the spring for the A's, one of two hits on the day for the OF prospect, raising his batting average to just .150, says Robert Emrich of MiLB.com.  Short stop prospect Grant Green singled in his only at-bat, while 2010 first-rounder Michael Choice went 1-for-2.  Anthony Rizzo doubled in the game for the Padres.
• Matt Dominguez hit his second homer of the spring, showing the Marlins that his bat is catching up with his glove, says Jason Beck of MLB.com.
• Ryan Lavarnway hit a two-run homer to help the Red Sox win a split-squad game on Tuesday, says Josh Jackson of MiLB.com.
• Cory Vaughn hit a game-tying two-run homer in the 9th inning, but the Mets lost in extras, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.
• It was good news and bad news for the Indians on Tuesday, as third base prospect Lonnie Chisenhall continued to hit everything in sight, knocking four more hits and raising his batting average to .550 for the spring, reports Robert Emrich of MiLB.com.  Unfortunately, fellow prospect Alex White struggled mightily on the mound for the Tribe, giving up four runs and seven hits in two innings of work.  Corey Kluber was even worse, allowing four runs in one-third of an inning.

 

Spring Prospect Action - Harper, Yankees, Belt, and more

This is why there's nothing that's not awesome about Spring Training...

• Bryce Harper made his spring debut on Monday, entering the game for the Nationals as a pinch-runner and eventually striking out twice in two at-bats, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.
• The Yankees got some impressive pitching performances from two of their young arms, as Ivan Nova threw two perfect innings on Sunday, says Erik Boland of Newsday, and Dellin Betances struck out the side in his one inning of work, touching 97-MPH on the radar gun, reports Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.
• Mike Minor got off on the right foot towards claiming the Braves final rotation spot, says Mark Bowman of MLB.com.
• Phillies manager Charlie Manuel chalked up the poor performances of relief prospects Justin De Fratus and Michael Schwimer to trying to do too much in their first spring training performance, notes Todd Zolecki of MLB.com.
• Jarrod Parker walked the bases loaded in his first appearance in a Diamondbacks spring training game, but he also was able to work out of the jam, reports Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic.
• Brandon Belt got a start in the Giants split squad game on Monday and responded with three hits, notes Adam McCalvy of MLB.com.
• Aroldis Champan hit triple-digits repeatedly, but struggled mightily with his command, reports Mark Sheldon of MLB.com.
• Bryan Morris threw a one-two-three inning for the Pirates, including retiring Johnny Damon and Evan Longoria, according to Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com.
• And the following prospects put their power on display, homering during spring training action:
  • Matt Dominguez dropped a two-run bomb in his effort to show the Marlins that his bat is as far along as his much-heralded glove, says Matthew Leach of MLB.com.
  • Tim Wheeler homered off of Rockies teammate Christian Friedrich in Sunday's intra-squad game, notes Thomas Harding of MLB.com.
  • A's OF prospect Michael Taylor displayed the power that abandoned him for much of last year, says Lyle Spencer of MLB.com.
  • A number of Mariners prospects have been going deep, including Carlos Peguero on Sunday and Johermyn Chavez and Greg Halman on Monday
  • The future of the Royals offense was on display on Monday, as Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas both homered.

   

  
  
  

   

Prospect Potent Potables - Skipworth, Harvey, Taylor, Gillies

• Kyle Skipworth was on the verge of being labeled a bust heading into last season, and while he still hasn't played like the sixth overall pick he was in the 2008 draft, he did redeem a good deal of his prospect value in 2010, notes Joe Frisaro of MLB.com, and the Marlins are prepared to be patient with his development.
• Mets fans haven't seen 2010 first-round draft pick Matt Harvey in action yet after the right-hander out of the University of North Carolina took until right up to the deadline to sign with the team last year, but Anthony DiComo of MLB.com says that the pitching prospect is ready to get his professional career started.
• Michael Taylor came to the A's last off-season with much fanfare, but his 2010 season was a huge disappointment.  Now, as he attempts to rebound in 2011, he knows he will be headed back to Triple-A for a do-over, thanks to a crowded outfield at the major league level, notes Jane Lee of MLB.com.
• Tyson Gillies had a rough 2010 on and off the field, battling injuries and legal trouble in his first year with the Phillies organization, but all of that is in his past, according to David Murphy of the Philadelphia Daily News, and Gillies is focused on regaining his prospect status.