Prospects
With the 2012 amateur player draft under way, we take a look at each player taken in the first round, with a special eye to the surprises and which players have the quickest path to the majors.
Jun 4 2012 11:04pm
Jun 4 2012 11:04pm
This week we take another tour around the minors to look at who's hot, who's not, who is having a breakout and who is about to break down. We've passed the one-third (50-game) mark for the 2012 season so most position players have logged 200+ AB, and most starters have 11 or 12 starts.
Jun 1 2012 11:04pm
Jun 1 2012 11:04pm
May 30 2012 11:01pm
The 2012 first year player draft will take place between June 4th and June 6th and will likely vary from previous drafts for several important reasons. The 2011 draft was a historically deep draft, with solid college and high school position players, and a deep class of high-upside pitching prospects. The 2012 draft class is weaker at many positions...
May 25 2012 11:04pm
May 25 2012 11:04pm
Call-ups from the minors for May 24, 2012: Hill, LeMahieu, and Berry.
May 23 2012 11:01pm
May 23 2012 11:01pm
This week we take another tour around the minors to look at who's hot, who's not, who's on the DL, and which players are on the verge of being promoted. In the past couple of weeks a number of high profile prospects have been moved up and that trend will likely continue as we move into late May and early June.
May 18 2012 11:04pm
May 18 2012 11:04pm
May 16 2012 11:01pm
This week we take another tour around the minors to look at who's hot, who's not, who's on the DL, and who is on the brink of having a true breakout. The early promotion of top prospect Bryce Harper (OF, WAS) continues to be the story of the year at the minor league level. With teams increasingly willing to sign young players to long-term contracts prior to free-agency—effectively buying out their arbitration eligible years—it will be interesting to see if other teams follow the Nationals lead and promote their top prospects ahead of the Super Two arbitration deadline.
May 11 2012 11:03pm
May 11 2012 11:03pm
Call-ups from the minors for May 10, 2012: Guyer, Tolleson, and Van Slyke.
May 9 2012 11:01pm
May 9 2012 11:01pm
This week we take another tour around the minors to see who's hot, who's not, who's hurt, and who's in the midst of a breakout. While the 2012 season is still in its infancy and sample sizes are small, we are getting to the point where we can start drawing some conclusions. Certainly the recent promotions of Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, and Will Middlebrooks indicates that teams have seen enough to start making promotions and roster changes.
May 4 2012 11:03pm
May 4 2012 11:03pm
Call-ups from the minors for May 3, 2012: Middlebrooks and Kratz.
May 2 2012 11:03pm
May 2 2012 11:03pm
With the 2012 amateur player draft under way, we take a look at each player taken in the first round, with a special eye to the surprises and which players have the quickest path to the majors.
Jun 4 2012 11:04pm
Jun 4 2012 11:04pm
This week we take another tour around the minors to look at who's hot, who's not, who is having a breakout and who is about to break down. We've passed the one-third (50-game) mark for the 2012 season so most position players have logged 200+ AB, and most starters have 11 or 12 starts.
Jun 1 2012 11:04pm
Jun 1 2012 11:04pm
May 30 2012 11:01pm
The 2012 first year player draft will take place between June 4th and June 6th and will likely vary from previous drafts for several important reasons. The 2011 draft was a historically deep draft, with solid college and high school position players, and a deep class of high-upside pitching prospects. The 2012 draft class is weaker at many positions...
May 25 2012 11:04pm
May 25 2012 11:04pm
Call-ups from the minors for May 24, 2012: Hill, LeMahieu, and Berry.
May 23 2012 11:01pm
May 23 2012 11:01pm
This week we take another tour around the minors to look at who's hot, who's not, who's on the DL, and which players are on the verge of being promoted. In the past couple of weeks a number of high profile prospects have been moved up and that trend will likely continue as we move into late May and early June.
May 18 2012 11:04pm
May 18 2012 11:04pm
May 16 2012 11:01pm
This week we take another tour around the minors to look at who's hot, who's not, who's on the DL, and who is on the brink of having a true breakout. The early promotion of top prospect Bryce Harper (OF, WAS) continues to be the story of the year at the minor league level. With teams increasingly willing to sign young players to long-term contracts prior to free-agency—effectively buying out their arbitration eligible years—it will be interesting to see if other teams follow the Nationals lead and promote their top prospects ahead of the Super Two arbitration deadline.
May 11 2012 11:03pm
May 11 2012 11:03pm
Call-ups from the minors for May 10, 2012: Guyer, Tolleson, and Van Slyke.
May 9 2012 11:01pm
May 9 2012 11:01pm
This week we take another tour around the minors to see who's hot, who's not, who's hurt, and who's in the midst of a breakout. While the 2012 season is still in its infancy and sample sizes are small, we are getting to the point where we can start drawing some conclusions. Certainly the recent promotions of Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, and Will Middlebrooks indicates that teams have seen enough to start making promotions and roster changes.
May 4 2012 11:03pm
May 4 2012 11:03pm
Call-ups from the minors for May 3, 2012: Middlebrooks and Kratz.
May 2 2012 11:03pm
May 2 2012 11:03pm
