A full-scale scouting report on a series between Frederick vs. Myrtle Beach
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Tucker and Children
Trades
Troy Tulowitzki for Jose Reyes, Jeff Hoffman, Miguel Castro and Jesus Tinoco
Johnny Cueto for Brandon Finnegan, Cody Reed and John Lamb
Cole Hamels for Jorge Alfaro, Alec Asher, Jerad Eickhoff, Jake Thompson, Nick Williams
David Price for Daniel Norris, Matt Boyd and Jairo Labourt
Carlos Gomez for Josh Hader, Adrian Houser, Brett Phillips and Domingo Santa
Yoenis Cespedes for Luis Cessa and Michael Fulmer
Whatever the Dodgers did
Gerardo Parra for Zach Davies
Ben Revere for Jimmy Cordero and Alberto Tirado
Mark Lowe for Nick Wells, Jacob Brentz and Rob Rasmussen
Kevin Jepsen for Chih-Wei Hu and Alexis Tapiz
Ben Zobrist for Aaron Brooks and Sean Manaea
Papelbon for Nick Pivetta
Mike Leake for Keury Mella and Triple-A first baseman Adam Duvall
Goodbye
Merrily merrily merr– wait, I already made this joke. Cespedes is going to the Mets.
The French missionaries and explorers were coming here as early as the late 1600s to trade with the Native Americans.
Much of prospect writing is based on buzzworthy names, but player evaluation runs deeper than rankings.
“Don’t worry, Jon. It’s just 133 miles that way,” said Ruben as he pointed north.
Gently to KC / merrily merrily merrily merrily / the Royals are going all-in
Juan Uribe heads to another new team, Steve Cishek shores up St. Louis’ bullpen, and a bevy of other moves.
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Emails
Hindsight Scouting
Small Sample Sizes
Break
2015 Draftees Immediate Impact
Kyle Holder
DJ Stewart
High/Low Game
Aaron Nola
Raul Mondesi Jr.
Nick Williams
Tyler Kolek
Michael Conforto
Billy McKinney
Trea Turner
Alex Jackson
A Brief Note on Frankie Montas
Goodbye!
In the process of ranking the Top 50, the question of who the top catcher in the minors was came up.
Eyes on Elniery Garcia, Joan Baez, Carlos Tocci, Deivi Grullon, and Manuel Sanchez.
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We Miss CJ
Emails
Working On Things
NY Penn League And Short Season Ball
Diamonds In The Rough
Scouting Lingo
Break
Future’s Game
US Roster
World Roster
Goodbye!
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Autographs
Emails
Identifying an “off-night” and real concerns with a prospect
The most extreme carrying tools
First and third basemen
Break
Byron Buxton and Francisco Lindor
General draft thoughts
And more
Goodbye!
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Eyes on Mychal Givens, Joe Ross, Colten Brewer, Mike Yastzemski, and Glynn Davis
The Nationals dig further into their starting pitching depth with the recently acquired right-hander.
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Emails
Is my guy a guy?
What’s the biggest realistic tool jump?
Balancing winning and player development in the minors
Trey Ball vs. David Hess and projecting out a starting pitcher
Outfield Discussion
Byron Buxton
Nomar Mazara
Aaron Judge
David Dahl
Nick Williams
Brad Zimmer
Manuel Margot
Kyle Schwarber
Jesse Winker
Hunter Renfroe
Raimel Tapia
And more
Goodbye!
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