The Sabathia Trade
I’ll take a bit of a break from reviewing the top 100 prospects to talk about the prospects involved in the big trade. If you’ve been living under a rock, the Indians traded CC Sabathia to the Brewers for OF Matt LaPorta, RHSP Rob Bryson, LHP Zach Jackson and a PTBNL which will almost certainly […]
Top 100 Prospects Review (60-51)
60. LHSP Scott Elbert (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Year In Review: Elbert’s perennial injury problems have continued, as last year’s shoulder surgery held him out until June 4th this year. He’s been brought back slowly as a reliever, and while he hasn’t been dominant, he’s been decent enough. This is one of those ‘wow’ moments when you […]
Top 100 Prospects Review (70-61)
70. C John Jaso (Tampa Bay Rays)
Year In Review: For whatever reason, the Rays decided Jaso’s .316/.408/.484 season last year didn’t earn a promotion to AAA. No matter why, it seems it was the right decision, as his newfound power of last season has disappeared, leading to a disappointing .253/.385/.369 line.
Prospect Status: Way down.
69. RHSP […]
Top 100 Prospects Review (80-71)
80. LHSP Nick Hagadone (Boston Red Sox)
Year In Review: While not a premier prospect, Hagadone’s season may be a cautionary tale as to why you should never get too excited about prospects who are still so far away from the majors. Hagadone had a bad first start, an excellent second start, and left his third […]
Top 100 Prospects Review (100-91)
Here’s how it works. I’ll do 10 at once, tell you what kind of year they’ve had, my opinion of how their value has changed, and if they’re eligible or not. As a rough estimate, a ’slight’ change would be a roughly 10-20 spot movement, normal would be 20-30, ‘way’ up or down is roughly […]
NL West Draft Review
I’m kinda excited that I’m done with these. Why? Because of what comes next: The top 100 prospects review, where I update you on how all my little pets have done. After that? An updated top 100. Are you as excited as I am?! No? Great!!
Arizona Diamondbacks
Best Pick: Ryne White, the very productive Purdue 1B […]
Brett Wallace, Pedro Alvarez, Eric Hosmer
We’re going with an all-slugger cast today. By the way, this draft has a lot of guys like this. If you’re like me and love 250 pound monsters who’ll walk 200 times a year and hit 697 foot homers, this is your kind of draft.
1B/LF Brett Wallace
If Yonder Alonso isn’t the best college bat in […]
Tim Beckham, Gordon Beckham, Aaron Crow
Today, we’ll look at two shortstops and the best power arm in the draft.
SS Tim Beckham
If the Rays don’t pick Buster Posey first overall, this man is likely the reason. Unlike Posey, Beckham is the prototypical 1:1 pick.
Beckham is the archetypal excellent high school athlete who makes everything look easy. He will have no […]
The Hub is Back - With Draft Stuff!
After a short - er, long - er, embarrassingly inappropriate hiatus, we’re back.
The time between late April and early May is my favourite time of the year. Why? That’s the timeframe that includes the NFL and MLB draft, and lord knows I love young players. So, between now and June 5th I’ll be focusing […]
Two Rays Prospects Belatedly Hit the Show
Injuries have given two prospects the opportunity that the Rays didn’t want to.
To open the season, uber-prospect Evan Longoria (#3 here at The Hub) was demoted in favour of the has-a-chance-to- be-decent-but-not-quite-uber Willy Aybar (career 110 OPS+, but 97 in his last healthy year).
Jeff Niemann (unlisted, could’ve made a top 105 list) was demoted behind […]
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