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Category Archives: Batter
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”
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF, CHC
Sometimes you have to note the news to catch a prospect. Meet Pete. Crow-Armstrong, that is.
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?
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?
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?
Jordan Groshans, 3B/SS, TOR
A top prospect who is missing one thing in his skill set that would take him to the next level
Tyler Soderstrom, (C, 1B), OAK
A top prospect, Soderstrom did very well at the plate in 2021. But which plate will he be defending when he reaches the majors?
Korey Lee, C, HOU
I wrote about Korey Lee last summer for BaseballHQ.com (link $), but it’s time to bring him into the MiLBAnalysis family.
Jose Rodriguez, SS, CHW
Jose Rodriguez hit everywhere he went in 2021. Do we believe in this talent?
Tirso Ornelas, OF, SD
After a lost 2019 where he bottomed out in skill, and a lost 2020 to a pandemic, how much did Tirso Ornelas look forward to 2021? Glad you asked…
Joshua Mears, OF, SD
Joshua Mears is known for one thing, and something else — Joshua Mears is known for a couple of things along with — among the things Joshua Mears is known for are power, on-base ability, and uh, those strikeouts. Oh, and a little speed too. He draws walks, did I mention that?
Justin Yurchak, 1B, LAD
One of the best hitters in the minor leagues gets ignored by the scouts. What gives?
Edouard Julien, 2B, MIN
Meet the batter who drew more walks than anyone else in the minor leagues in 2021.
Steven Kwan *, OF, CLE
What a year Steven Kwan had! How much of that do we believe?
Felix Valerio, 2B, MIL
Felix Valerio got off to a hot start in 2021, and then cooled off later. Which one is the real Valerio?
Matt Fraizer, OF, PIT
Another Pittsburgh Pirate prospect, Matt Fraizer had himself quite a spiffy year, so why aren’t more scouts putting him high on their lists? Let’s find out…
Nick Gonzales, 2B, PIT
Nick Gonzales was drafted as a hit-first infielder in 2020, and then had a non-season like everyone else. When 2021 began, he put up a modest .333 OBP in May and June. What happened next?
Jonathan Aranda *, 2B, TAM
This past week saw the Rays make some deals to create more room on their 40-man roster, so they could, in part, add 23-year-old infielder Jonathan Aranda to that 40-man. When a team as loaded as the Rays tries to make room for you, you must be pretty good. Meet Mr. Aranda.