Hamilton is now rapidly approaching what’s believed to be the minor league steal record held by Vince Coleman. Here’s an update of Hamilton’s SB pace compared to his 2011 season.
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2012 Futures Game Preview
Today, Baseball America released rosters for the 14th annual Futures Game that’ll be held in Kansas City as part of All-Star weekend next month. Last year’s edition in Arizona featured nearly two dozen players that went on to reach the majors, including top prospects like Bryce Harper, Mike Trout and Matt Moore. Some more top prospects yet to reach the majors also played, including Tyler Skaggs, Manny Machado and Hak-Ju Lee. This year, the...
Gateway To The World Series
In late August, the Cardinals were at various points 10.5 games behind both Milwaukee in the NL Central and Atlanta for the Wild Card. They were a complete afterthought. After an incredible run to sneak into the playoffs and somehow take the World Series away from Texas, the outlook is much better even without Albert Pujols. At the time I started writing this, they were in control of the NL Central and tied for...
Bus Leagues Top 100 Prospects: By the numbers and assignments
In an effort to milk this list as much as possible, I made a post that has all 100 prospects in just one list with their Opening Day assignments. At the bottom, I have a handful of stats that show the distribution of the top 100 by organization, position and classification. 1. Bryce Harper, OF, Washington- Syracuse (AAA, International) 2. Matt Moore, LHP, Tampa Bay- Tampa Bay (MLB, AL) 3. Mike Trout, OF, Anaheim-...
Bus Leagues Top 100 Prospects: 1-10
One day before the season kicks off, the top 10 prospects will be revealed. These are the absolute best of the best. They have very few holes in their game if any, and they should be making All-Star teams for years to come. 10. Shelby Miller, RHP, St. Louis: Later in the season, the Cardinals literally have an ace in the hole when they need to replace Kyle Lohse or Jake Westbrook. Miller has...
Bus Leagues Top 100 Prospects: 11-30
We’re really getting down to the cream of the crop now. 30. Nolan Arenado, 3B, Colorado: Arenado’s stock shot up in 2011 when he demonstrated tremendous work ethic to improve the most notable weaknesses in his game and become a better player. Once believed to be a future first baseman due to a lack of quickness, he lost weight last offseason to improve his agility at the hot corner. He features one of the...
Bus Leagues Top 100 Prospects: 31-50
We’re only a few days away from minor league Opening Day, and half of the list still needs to be covered. 50. Xander Bogaerts, 3B, Boston: Bogaerts isn’t quick enough to play in the middle infield and will have to move off shortstop at some point, but he has a big bat and an arm that could keep him in the infield at third base. He hit 16 home runs and slugged over .500...
Bus Leagues Top 100 Prospects: 51-75
The countdown continues today with 25 more prospects. Oakland is well represented today. 75. Chad Bettis, RHP, Colorado: Nicknamed “The Bus” because of his fear of flying, Bettis is coming off a season where he was the best pitcher in the Cal League. He touched 100 MPH in a start late last season, and even if the gun was a bit hot, his high velocity is uncommon among starters. If he improves his changeup...
Bus Leagues Top 100 Prospects: 76-100
Everyone loves lists, so I tried my hand at creating a top 100 list for the upcoming season. As far as I can tell, I’ve only seen one of these players in person, so I can’t make my own evaluations. What I can do is digest and analyze information provided from the pros like Jim Callis, Kevin Goldstein and Keith Law. I can look at the stats and with all the information I have...
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2012 05 14 Scranton Wilks Barre/ Empire State Yankees vs Pawtucket Red Sox
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