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2013 MLB Draft: Wild Cards & Sleepers
While we broke down our top 50 2013 MLB Draft prospects in detail today, The BB staff had some favorites and sleepers they wanted to mention. Steve Fiorindo Terrian “Trey” Arbet: I have a semi man crush on Arbet, I love the athleticism he brings to the middle of the field. I don’t think he
2013 MLB Draft Boards
Jeff and Al wanted to share their individual top 50s for the 2013 MLB Draft. AL SKORUPA JEFF REESE # Name POS SCHOOL # Name POS SCHOOL 1 Jonathan Gray RHP Oklahoma 1 Mark Appel RHP Stanford University 2 Mark Appel RHP Stanford 2 Jonathan Gray RHP University of Oklahoma 3
Quick Hits: Phil Bickford, Oaks Christian High School
I’ve had a chance to see quite a bit of Phil Bickford lately, seeing the mid season tournament game against Bonita, his playoff start against Northview, and the CIF Championship game where he allowed just one hit (an infield single) and he struck out 18. With the late season success and a jump in velocity,
The Other Guy
The headlines out of Chattanooga this spring centered around recently promoted Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig. While the Puig storyline was newsworthy, intriguing, exciting and even zany, the most fascinating story for me has been the rapid improvement of Puig’s former (and future) teammate, outfielder Joc Pederson. After completing the 2012 season with the Dodgers’ High-A
2013 MLB Draft Top Prospects: 25-1
The Amateur Draft is upon us! Our top 50 Draft Prospects are listed below with discussion. Thanks as always for reading – BB The writeups for prospects #50-26 can be found here. 1. Jonathan Gray – RHP – Oklahoma Steve Fiorindo: Gray offers the biggest upside of the draft. He has jaw dropping stuff,
2013 MLB Draft Top Prospects: 50-26
This is part 2 of our 2013 MLB Draft Preview. You can find Part 1 with prospects 25-1 here. 26. Austin Wilson – OF – Stanford Steve Fiorindo: I saw Wilson last year, and his size and strength are evident from the bleachers. This year I was lucky enough to see him around the batting cage
An Education Of Stratton
In my four seasons of covering minor league prospects, it’s a rarity for two potential top 100 pitchers to oppose each other on the pitching rubber. So when the opportunity to see Giants prospect Chris Stratton face off against Braves prospect Mauricio Cabrera presented itself, it was easy to ignore the blistering Georgia heat, the
Fort Wayne Unplugged
Fort Wayne’s rotation is arguably the most projectable staff in baseball. According to our preseason Padres prospect rankings, four of the Padres top ten prospects currently reside in the Fort Wayne rotation, including three 2012 first round picks. Max Fried and Joe Ross anchors Fort Wayne’s six man rotation that also includes Zach Eflin and
