MLB Prospect Watch

Prospect Potent Potables - Rockies Invites, Brentz, Cosart, Galvis, Concepcion

• The Colorado Rockies have announced their non-roster invites to spring training, notes Thomas Harding of MLB.com.  Position players Nolan Arenado, Tim Wheeler and Kent Matthes will be in attendance, as well as pitchers Alex White and Drew Pomeranz.
• Mike Newman of FanGraphs.com breaks down Red Sox OF prospect Bryce Brentz, who had a monster 2011 season but doesn't profile as a dynamic player at the next level.
• Jarred Cosart should begin the 2012 season in Double-A, but he's been working out this off-season in the big-league park of his new organization, the Houston Astros, having grown up practically in it's back yard, reports Brian McTaggart for HoustonAstros.com.
• Now that the Phillies have re-signed Jimmy Rollins to a long-term deal, Freddy Galvis' path to the big-leagues is blocked, points out Todd Zolecki of MLB.com.  But that still gives the Phillies the option of using him in the majors this year as a back-up infielder, a role best suited to his current abilities, or sending him back down to the minors to see if his bat develops.
• The Cubs have signed Gerardo Concepcion, an 18-year-old LHP who defected from Cuba last June, reports Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com.  The team has reportedly signed a multi-year major league deal with the club.

Prospect Action - 10/10/11

• The Peoria Javelinas put together a 16-hit attack that featured six players getting multiple hits, including a pair of Padres -  OF Jaff Decker who knocked three, and 3B Jedd Gyorko who had two hits and a home run.
• The Salt River Rafters fared even better, scoring 13 runs on 21 hits, including four hits by Rockies 1B Ben Paulsen and a grand slam by fellow Rockies prospect Tim Wheeler.  Royals OF Wil Myers and Marlins C Kyle Skipworth homered in the loss, while Rangers 3B Mike Olt hit two.
• Red Sox P Brock Huntzinger gave up three earned runs in as many innings, but would be all the Solar Sox would get, as they fell 4-3 to the Scorpions.  Giants SS Brandon Crawford knocked three hits in the victory, while Will Middlebrooks drove in two runs.

 

 

Prospect Action - 10/5/11

• The Phoenix Desert Dogs topped the Mesa Solar Sox in a typical Arizona Fall League day that saw the ball jumping off of hitter's bats.  Pirates OF prospect Robbie Grossman hit his second homer in as many AFL games for Mesa in the loss, and Cubs SS prospect Junior Lake went 3-for-4 and hit his first homer of the fall.  That offense wasn't enough for Mesa to compare to what Phoenix did, as Blue Jays OF prospect Anthony Gose and A's prospect Grant Green each contributed a home run to the Desert Dogs' 4-blast onslaught.
• The Suprise Saguaros unleashed a 10-run, 14-hit attack on the Scottsdale Scorpions on Wednesday, led by Rangers 3B prospect Mike Olt, who homered twice and drove in five runs.  Also homering for the Saguaros were Rays SS Tim Beckham and Royals RF WIl Myers.  Braves C Christian Bethancourt went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate as well for Surprise.  The potent Scorpions lineup mustered just two hits, one of which was a triple by Giants CF Gary Brown, who scored the team's only run.  Nationals OF Bryce Harper went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
• Fellow Brewers prospects Scooter Gennett and Logan Schafer each had three hits en route to leading the Peoria Javelinas to a 13-7 victory on Wednesday evening.  Rockies CF Tim Wheeler and Diamondbacks 3B Ryan Wheeler each had multi-hit games for Salt River in the loss.

 

 

Prospect Action - 10/4/11

• Cubs 3B prospect Josh Vitters blasted two home runs in his opening game of the Arizona Fall League season, reports Paige Schector of MLB.com.
• Steve Foster of InsidetheRockies.com notes on the strong offensive days of Rockies prospects Nolan Arenado, Ben Paulsen, and Tim Wheeler.
• Pirates OF prospect Robbie Grossman homered, according to Tim Wheeler of PiratesProspects.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