Nunca, nada, nilch, Anundsen Evan Anundsen, RHP, Brewers (High-A Brevard County) Tuesday’s stats: 9 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 K Anundsen is not a great prospect by any means. A fourth-round pick in 2006 out of a Colorado high school, he went 12-8 with a 4.27 ERA last year in his full-season…
Coming Soon? Clay Buchholz, RHP, Red Sox (Triple-A Pawtucket) Monday’s stats: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K Last week, I told you Bowden was coming soon to the big leagues, and Buchholz shouldn’t be far behind. On a pure stuff level, Buchholz still ranks with anyone in the minors, and he’s…
Prospects on the way up, both down on the farm and on the college game’s diamonds.
Not quite what we expected Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Pirates (High-A Lynchburg) Sunday’s stats: 0-for-4, 4 K Everything was looking so good. The second overall pick in the 2008 draft, and the top college hitter on the board by a mile, Alvarez seemed to be past last year’s signing shenanigans after an excellent spring and a…
A look back at the past week’s points of interest down on the farms.
Pitching matchup of the day Kasey Kiker, LHP, Rangers (Double-A Frisco) vs. Jordan Walden, RHP, Angels (Double-A Arkansas) Tuesday’s stats: Kiker: 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K; Walden: 7 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K The 12th overall pick in the 2006 draft, Kiker hit a bit of…
More on this June’s pickings, as teams sort through an especially confusing range of possibilities and performances to pick from among.
Players making big waves and deep impressions in the early goings.
The teams that don’t have the singular pleasure of picking Stephen Strasburg in June are sorting out what they’ll do.
The minor league seasons swing into action and deliver some early stars from their opening series.
If you’ve got a keyboard and something to say with it, we want to hear from you, and you will want to hear from us.
Opening Day performances that give reason to believe.
With the minor leagues’ seasons opening, who’s been sent where that might surprise you?
The senior circuit’s collection of talent on the rise, and the chances of each prospect to become his organization’s best.
The prospects positioned to campaign for the top spots in-house and within the game at large.
Hot desert prospects and stone-cold duds are the talk of spring training.