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Entries from April 2008

Scouting Report: Rick Porcello

April 4th, 2008 · 17 Comments

By Kiley McDaniel
I was able to make it out to see arguably the top pitching prospect in baseball last night on minor league opening day. The Lakeland Flying Tigers (why they’re flying, nobody knows) opened their Florida State League season versus the Tampa Yankees at Legends Field and I was able to get a […]

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News & Notes: Opening Night at Legends

April 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments

A couple notes from last night’s game before I post the Porcello scouting report in a few minutes…
Inside: what really happened with Mark Melancon last night, how each pitcher looked, and a few interesting Tiger relievers, after the jump…

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Scouting Report: Harold Martinez

April 3rd, 2008 · 6 Comments

by Kiley McDaniel
Harold Martinez of Miami’s Braddock High School was the first prospect I saw at the Sarasota Classic and you can find my preliminary thoughts here. His stock is slipping from being in the top 5 among high school players before the season and now he is more of a projection 3B prospect […]

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Tags: 2008 MLB Draft · Scouting Reports

News & Notes: Sarasota Classic, Part II

April 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

By Kiley McDaniel
This second Sarasota Classic update will cover the balance of the prospects I saw during my time at the tournament. Harold Martinez was the highest profile guy and hijacked that first update that was meant to cover a few players, so I’ll go rapid fire on the thumbnail sketch of the remaining […]

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Tags: 2008 MLB Draft · 2009 MLB Draft · Draft Buzz · News & Notes · Scouting Reports

Scouting Report: Chris Dominguez

April 2nd, 2008 · 7 Comments

By Frankie Piliere
We’ve been talking about a lot of sure fire (if such a prospect exists) players as of late. But, in my opinion, scouting gets even more interesting when you are evaluating wildcard type players. Chris Dominguez, a physically massive slugger from the University of Louisville, is one of those players. Chris has always […]

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Tags: 2008 MLB Draft · Scouting Reports

The Prospecting Mission Statement, Part II

April 1st, 2008 · 8 Comments

By Kiley McDaniel
Catch part one of this series here. I’ve dragged my feet a bit on getting to part two of the series, but all four of you eagerly awaiting more of the site’s methods on ranking prospects, wait no more!
This section will focus on a interesting philosphical debate including Ben Grieve, financial valuation […]

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Tags: Our Opinion · Prospect Lists

News & Notes: Sarasota Classic, Part I

April 1st, 2008 · 5 Comments

By Kiley McDaniel
First off, I’d like to apologize for the infrequent posting the last few days. Frankie and I have made some big plans for players to see and report on, various rankings, and story ideas, and we’re moving in that direction. When it comes to laying the groundwork and going to see […]

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Tags: 2008 MLB Draft · Draft Buzz · News & Notes · Scouting Reports