MLB Prospect Watch

Blogs Track Teams - 4/26

• Tim Williams of PiratesProspects.com reports on Jeff Locke's up-and-down day and other Pirates action.
• PineTarPress.com has your Royals wrap-up including a solid start from Tim Melville.
• IndiansProspectInsider.com has game recaps for all of the Indians affiliates in action from Monday.
• Josh Norris of MinorMatters.com has Yankees prospect highlights, including another start for Manny Banuelos and another multi-hit day for Slade Heathcott.
• Orioles-Nation.com lets us in on the impressive 2011 Oriole debut of Trent Mummey.
• Doug Gray of RedsMinorLeagues.com reports on Reds prospect results, including a bizarre day at the plate for Yasmani Grandal that saw him appear at the plate five times without recording an official at-bat.
• Steve Foster from InsidetheRockies.com has your Rockies results, including another rough battle for Tyler Matzek against his control problems, and noteworthy performances from Charlie Blackmon and Kyle Parker.
• TalkingChop.com talks about some dominating performances from Braves pitching prospects Julio Teheran and Paul Clemens.
• Jarred Massey of LAdodgertalk.com mentions another good start for Zach Lee and other impressive Dodger prospect performances.

 

Baseball America Prospect Hot Sheet - 4/15

Baseball America released their first edition of the Prospect Hot Sheet on Friday.  The weekly segment, released every Friday during the minor league season, is the best way to see who the hottest players are from the past week.  This week's list includes:

• Alex Cobb
• Jaff Decker
• Jeurys Familia
• Paul Goldschmidt
• Matt Harvey
• Slade Heathcott
• Brett Jackson
• Brett Lawrie
• Zach Lee
• Devin Mesoraco
• Shelby Miller
• Jesus Montero
• Mike Olt
• Martin Perez
• Drew Pomeranz
• Neil Ramirez
• Keyvius Sampson
• Jerry Sands
• Mike Trout
• Jacob Turner

Unfortunately, each list includes prospects who are not so hot, and this week's list mentions Alex Liddi, Travis D'Arnaud, Alex Wimmers, and Nick Castellanos.

I will be keeping a season-long tally of how many times players are mentioned on the Hot Sheet, and standings will be posted on the side bar of this site next week, once we have more than one week's worth of points.

 

Blogs Track Teams - 4/13/11

• Tim Williams of PiratesProspects.com reports on the strong pitching performances throughout the Pirates organization, including those by Bryan Morris, Kyle McPherson, and Zack Von Rosenberg.
• Jack Dempsey of PineTarPress.com has info on how the Royals prospects did on Tuesday, including Wil Myers' three-hit day.
• Josh Norris of Minor Matters updates us on Jesus Montero's multi-hit day, Slade Heathcott knocking two more extra base hits, and other Yankee prospect news.
• Manny Machado finally had a bad day at the plate, notes Jordan Tuwiner of Orioles-Nation.com, who has more results on the rest of the Orioles farm system.
• Mike Minor didn't seem to bring his control problems back to Triple-A with him, according to TalkingChop.com, who checks in with all the Braves prospect happenings.
• FutureRedbirds.com has updates on Tony Cruz, Zack Cox, and the rest of the Cardinals prospects that were in action on Tuesday.
• Doug Gray of RedsMinorLeagues.com chimes in on Devin Mesoraco's walk-off home run and Billy Hamilton's rising stolen base total.
• Jared Massey of LAdodgertalk.com had lots of good news to report, between Dee Gordon's 4-hit day Jerry Sands' fourth homer in as many games, and other Dodger prospects in action.

 

Prospect Performances - Biddle, Wheeler, Loux, Petricka

• Jesse Biddle made his full-season debut for the Phillies affiliate in Lakewood on Sunday, throwing four innings and giving up two runs, but got the loss, reports Joe Berkery of the Philadelphia Daily News.
• Royals prospect Mike Moustakas hit his first home run of the season on Sunday.
• Zack Wheeler threw five hitless innings in his first start in the hitter-friendly California League, says Ashley Marshall of MiLB.com.  The Giants are hoping Wheeler can stay healthy and pitch an entire season for the first time in his short career.
• Fans in Myrtle Beach were treated to a prospect showdown on Sunday, as Barret Loux made his professional debut for the Rangers new Carolina League affiliate against Jake Odorizzi, making his first start since joining the Royals organization, notes David Heck of MiLB.com.
• White Sox prospect Jake Petricka threw six no-hit innings in his first start in full-season ball, notes Josh Jackson of MiLB.com.
• Bryce Harper ended his 0-for-9 slide with two singles on Sunday, says John Parker of MiLB.com.
• Other notable performances...
  • Indians 2B prospect Cord Phelps had a 2-HR day.
  • Yankees CF prospect Slade Heathcott had three more hits to get his batting average back up to .500 on the season.
  • Twins P prospect Adrian Salcedo struck out 10 batters in six innings of work.

 

Blogs Track Teams - 4/10/11

• IndiansProspectInsider.com has the details on Jason Kipnis' 3-RBI day and Alex White's no-decision, as well as other Indians info.
• TalkingChop.com has the info on Matt Lipka's removal from his game after one inning and other Braves happenings.
• Steve Foster of InsidetheRockies.com comments on Tyler Matzek's up and down day, Tim Wheeler's hot hitting, and other Rockies results.
• Jared Massey of LAdodgertalk.com updates us on the performances of Dee Gordon, Scott Elbert and Leon Landry, and other Dodgers prospects.
• Jack Dempsey of PineTarPress.com has the details on the first starts of the season for Danny Duffy and Will Smith, a rough day for Mike Moustakas, and other Royals prospect happenings.
• Tim Williams of PiratesProspects.com mentions Starling Marte's big day at the plate and other Pirate performances.
• Doug Gray of RedsMinorLeagues.com tells us about Dave Sappelt and his continued hot start, Juan Duran's first good day at the plate this season, and other Reds info.
• Jordan Tuwiner of Orioles-Nation.com checks in with results on Manny Machado's double-header day and other Orioles outcomes.
• FutureRedbirds.com makes note of Maikel Cleto's solid debut and other Cardinal prospect notes.
• Josh Norris of MinorMatters.com mentions Jesus Montero's homer, Slade Heathcott's extra-base power, and other Yankee updates.