Batter – MiLB Analysis

Jordan Lawlar, SS, ARI

When I was on the PitcherList On The Farm podcast (OTF 38) in September, 2022, I was asked who could be the #1 prospect in 2023. I said it would probably be a guy named Jordan. Meet the second of them, Jordan Lawlar.

Jordan Walker, 3B/OF, STL

When I was on the PitcherList On The Farm podcast (OTF 38) in September, 2022, I was asked who could be the #1 prospect in 2023. I said it would probably be a guy named Jordan. Meet the first of them, Jordan Walker.

Miguel Vargas, 1B/3B/OF, LAD

Miguel Vargas came up to the majors and hit .175/.200/.255, so he stinks, right? Not so fast there, Sparky.

Anthony Volpe, SS, NYY

The Yankees have refused to trade Anthony Volpe no matter the deal. Was that smart or dumb of them?

Zac Veen, OF, COL

As I write this, Zac Veen is hitting .377/.480/.475 in the Arizona Fall League. Is this for real?

Matt Mervis, 1B, CHC

Hitting over .300 in the Arizona Fall League has gotten Matt Mervis lots of attention. Should he have?

Junior Caminero, 3B, TAM

How does a teenager become known as one of baseball’s top prospects? Meet Junior Caminero.

Lenyn Sosa *, 2B, CHW

He showed up in the majors this year seemingly out of nowhere. Who is Lenyn Sosa?

Colt Keith, 3B, DET

Until he separated his shoulder, Colt Keith was having a fine season. Let’s meet Mr. Keith.

Addison Barger, SS/2B/3B, TOR

What do you do when a player described as a bench piece plays like anything but? Meet Addison Barger.

Shea Langeliers *, C, OAK

Shea Langeliers won the 2022 Futures Game MVP award. When can we expect to see him in he majors, and what will he bring to the table?

Spencer Steer *, 2B/3B/SS, MIN

Do you take some time to adjust when you move to a new home? I think we all do, so to see what Spencer Steer is doing is both familiar and understandable.

Jordan Diaz *, 1B, OAK

We all love prospects who rocket to prominence, but what about the slow improvers? Meet Jordan Diaz

Kyle Stowers *, OF, BAL

Welcome to the majors, Kyle Stowers. How’d you get here, and what do you bring to the table?

César Prieto, 2B, BAL

A young Cuban national player gets signed by the Baltimore Orioles. Was it a good investment?

Logan O’Hoppe *, C, PHI

Logan O’Hoppe (oh-HOP-ee) is having a fine season. Is he a top catcher prospect now?

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.

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”

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