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Here’s the Yankees top ten prospects from Baseball America 1) Jesus Montero  C 2)  Manny Banuelos  LHP 3)  Dellin Betances  RHP 4)  Gary Sanchez  C 5)  Mason Williams  OF 6)  Dante Bichette  3B 7)  Ravel Santana  OF 8)  Austin Romin…

John Sickels put out his new Yankees Top 20 prospect list.  Good stuff as always and there’s no surprise that Jesus Montero tops the list here again.  This should be his last time on the list as he should play for the Yankees for the entire sea…

Jeff Beliveau – The top reliever on the squad, Beliveau struck out 69 with 13 walk in 57 innings.  He oddly gave up seven home runs though and fly balls are an issue.  He finished 6-1 and this was after he was lights out in Dayton. Ryan Searle – Probably the best of the starters, [...]

With the hitters, the Fisher Cats also had their share of solid pitchers.  Here’s the best of the lot. Joel Carreno – The ace of the rotation, Carreno only went 7-9, but he struck out 152 in 134 2/3 innings.  His solid performance eventually led him to the big leagues where he had a solid [...]

Trenton had a sub-par season and it’s not surprising because the team was particularly thin in hitters.  Here’s a look at the stand outs in 2011. Corban Joseph – Joseph led the team in just about everything because he played in 131 g…

The B-Mets had some good pitching and some not so good pitching.  Here’s a look at the better hurlers in 2011. Collin McHugh – McHugh was the best starter on the team with 100 strikeouts and 32 walks in 93 1/3 innings.  That equated to a …

John Sickels recently released his top twenty Mets prospects list.  It doesn’t look like there’s much top talent in the system but there’s a little depth with plenty of guys getting B rankings.  Topping the list is Matt Harvey.  Gi…

It’s a stressful time for Minor league baseball players right now, as every MLB off-season is. Minor leaguers are looking to catch their break and get swept up by a Major league team. Major league managers are closely scouting what they’ve got available for big hitters and promising pitchers in the Minors. Everyone’s looking for [...]

Here’s the top ten Rays prospects as picked by Baseball America
1)  Matt Moore  LHP
2)  Hak-Ju Lee  SS
3)  Chris Archer  RHP
4)  Taylor Guerrieri  RHP
5)  Alex Colome  RHP
6)  Alex Torres  LHP
7)  Tim Beckham  SS
8)  Enny Romero  …

Here’s the Top Ten Prospect list released by Baseball America
1)  Travis d’Arnaud  C
2)  Anthony Gose OF
3)  Jake Marisnick  OF
4)  Daniel Norris LHP
5)  Justin Nicolino LHP
6)  Aaron Sanchez  RHP
7)  Noah Syndergaard  RHP
8)  D…

Matt Moore.  I could have finished my column with that name but Moore is the stud in the organization.  He went 8-3 with a 2.20 ERA and 131 strikeouts and 28 walks in 102 1/3 innings.  His batting average against was .187 and he’s only 22.  Stud. Marquis Fleming – With 104 strikeouts in 80 [...]

With only a handful of guys who played more then 90 games for the Smokies, there weren’t a lot of big number stats compiled.  Still, here are the best few hitters on this past season’s squad. Ryan Flaherty – Out of players with more then 80 games, Flaherty led the team with a .907 OPS.  [...]

This is a hitters league but the Lookouts did have some standouts on the mound.  Here’s a look at some of the better hurlers in 2011. Chris Withrow – He only went 6-6 but he had one of the better strikeout rates amongst starters with 130 s…

New Hampshire won their division and when you look at some of their offensive standouts, you can see why.  Here’s a look at the best of the best. Travis d’Arnaud – d’Arnaud raked all season long.  He led the team in home runs (21), RBIs (78) and OPS (.914).  Oddly, he hit better against left [...]

Jermaine Mitchell was promoted pretty quickly but when he was with the Rockhounds, he, well, rocked.  He belted 15 doubles, 13 triples and 10 home runs in 74 games and he finished with an impressive 1.042 OPS.   He was also second on the team with 67 runs despite the limited time with the Double-A affiliate. [...]

Montgomery finished in the bottom half of the standings but they had their share of hitting standouts.  Here are the best hitters on the team this past season. Stephen Volgt – Volgt had a solid .301 batting average and that helped  push his OPS to the top of the hitters who played in more then [...]

The Lookouts won their division and with that, they had their share of hitting stars.  Here are the best players on the team this past season. Scott Van Slyke – Van Slyke led the team in home runs (20), RBIs (92), walks (65) and OPS (1.022).  H…

Dellin Betances was probably the most reliable starter and the guy with the most potential that played for the Thunder this year.  He struck out 115 in 105 1/3 innings and he finished with a 3.42 ERA.  He struggled in his four starts when he got prom…

The B-Mets had their share of troubles this year (as did their parent club) and while they finished near the bottom of the standings, they did have their share of hitting stars.  Here were a few. Josh Satin – The second baseman led the team in O…

When your pitcher that led the team in innings finished with a 7.08 ERA, you  know your pitching stars are going to be few and far between.  Still, here were the guys to keep an eye on going forward that posted solid numbers for the Rockhounds in 2011. Ethan Hollingsworth was one of the more [...]

The SeaWolves had some top notch prospect talent in their midst in 2011.  Here were the outliers Jacob Turner – Don’t let the 3-5 record fool you, Turner had a nice season.  He didn’t turn 20 until May yet he still sported a 90/32 s…

It was a rough year for the SeaWolves as they finished near the bottom of the Eastern League East division.  There were a few stand outs at the plate though.  Let’s take a look… Justin Henry – The outfielder looks like a solid table…

John Sickels penned his list of the top 20 Dodgers prospects and it’s been a while since the Dodgers had a top notch farm system.  Ther’e some talent at the top but no longer any blue chip guys.  Topping the list is right handed pitcher Z…

Baseball America put out their top ten Dodgers prospect lists.  Here’s the players that made the cut. 1)  Zach Lee  RHP 2)  Allen Webster  RHP 3)  Nate Eovaldi  RHP 4)  Alfredo Silverio  OF 5)  Chris Reed  LHP 6)  Garrett Gould  RHP …