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.
The minor league seasons swing into action and deliver some early stars from their opening series.
Opening Day performances that give reason to believe.
With the minor leagues’ seasons opening, who’s been sent where that might surprise you?
Halfway into the college season, sorting through who might be seeded where, and how they can improve their lot.
The senior circuit’s collection of talent on the rise, and the chances of each prospect to become his organization’s best.
The prospects positioned to campaign for the top spots in-house and within the game at large.
A cursory look at the difference between college pitching performances against the top and bottom halves of batting orders.
Hot desert prospects and stone-cold duds are the talk of spring training.