We all love prospects who rocket to prominence, but what about the slow improvers? Meet Jordan Diaz
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Griff McGarry, RHP, PHI
A reader tipped me off to Griff McGarry, and I said he walks too many. He insisted I look again, and I again said he walks too many. He told me to take another look, I did so, and I discovered something interesting…
Kyle Stowers *, OF, BAL
Welcome to the majors, Kyle Stowers. How’d you get here, and what do you bring to the table?
Taylor Dollard, RHP, SEA
When it comes to minor league pitchers, it’s important to set our expectations correctly. Meet Taylor Dollard.
César Prieto, 2B, BAL
A young Cuban national player gets signed by the Baltimore Orioles. Was it a good investment?
Braden Olthoff, RHP, LAA
Braden Olthoff pitched so well at High-A he was already bumped up to Double-A. Uh, about that start…
Logan O’Hoppe, C, PHI
Logan O’Hoppe (oh-HOP-ee) is having a fine season. Is he a top catcher prospect now?
Josh Winckowski *, RHP, BOS
Rumor has it that Josh Winckowski will make his major league debut on Sunday, May 29 for a Red Sox double header. Just who is he? Glad you asked…
Cade Povich, LHP, MIN
Lots of interesting arms from the 2021 draft are making themselves known, including Cade Povich.
Yosver Zulueta, RHP, TOR
Sometimes you just have to make a leap into a void of information. Meet Yosver Zulueta.
Cooper Bowman, 2B, NYY
When a player is asked to do something, and then he does that thing very, very well, what do you call him? Cooper Bowman.
Chase Silseth *, RHP, LAA
When someone pegged as a bulk reliever starts mowing ’em down in Double-A, could he be a starter instead? Meet Chase Silseth.
Andrew Abbott, LHP, CIN
A funny thing happened on Andrew Abbott’s road through his college career. It’s a good sign for his future.
Matt McLain, SS, CIN
BaseballHQ’s Chris Blessing wrote about Matt McLain today ($) during which he raised his BHQ rating from an 8B to an 9C. Don’t worry too much about what it all means, but trust me when I tell you that 9Cs are not all that common. So what did Matt do that made Chris change hisContinue reading “Matt McLain, SS, CIN”
Chris Murphy, LHP, BOS
Scouting reports change as results on the field change. Let’s let Chris Murphy illustrate the process before the scouts have updated.
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF, CHC
Sometimes you have to note the news to catch a prospect. Meet Pete. Crow-Armstrong, that is.
Ken Waldichuk, LHP, NYY
Process, meet results. Results, meet process. Readers, meet Ken Waldichuk.
Ceddanne Rafaela, OF/2B/SS/3B, BOS
Saw a bit of a flurry on Twitter about Ceddanne Rafaela yesterday, so let’s see if his hot start to 2022 is anything to draw our attention.
Jeremy Peña *, SS, HOU
Jeremy Peña hit a home run in his first major league game. Where did he come from, and what can we expect of his talents?
Matt Canterino, RHP, MIN
With Matt Canterino, you have to first look at the numbers, then look at the video, and then try to reconcile the two.
Aeverson Arteaga, SS, SF
If you heard me on PitcherList’s March 28th episode of the On the Farm podcast, you know host LaMar Gibson really likes Aeverson Arteaga. So what do I think of him?
Freddy Tarnok, RHP, ATL
Freddy Tarnok gives me a chance to wax philosophical about prospects.
Robert Gasser, LHP, SD
Robert Gasser had a nice introduction to professional ball after he was drafted.
Riley Greene *, OF, DET
Tigers fans, you’ve got a great one in Riley Greene.
Yoelqui Céspedes, OF, CHW
Welcome to professional ball, Yoelqui Céspedes; how’d ya do in 2021?