Five performances that just missed today’s Ten Pack.
Updates on Michael Taylor, Carlos Gonzalez and more
Maybe global warming will help, but a universal start date presents unique challenges for snowbelt schools’ programs.
A review of how well or badly prospects are playing in the junior circuit’s Midwestern systems.
Kevin Goldstein picks six from the day in the minors.
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.
Throwing out a net for the best players expected to be drafted from the best college baseball teams.
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.
Why the conference may be sending so many participants to the NCAA tourney this year.
The teams that don’t have the singular pleasure of picking Stephen Strasburg in June are sorting out what they’ll do.