Has Improved Conditioning Helped Yankees Jesus Montero?
A leaner Jesus Montero has been on display by the New York Yankees recently and Jake Hopkins takes the time to notice his physique in the most manly of ways.
Scouting The Sally Top-25 Baseball Players Scouted: August Edition
The August update to my Scouting The Sally Top-25 Baseball Players Scouted ranks current and former prospects seen in person over the live of Scouting The Sally.
Scouting The Sally Top-25 Baseball Players Scouted: July Edition
The July update to my Scouting The Sally Top-25 Baseball Players Scouted ranks current and former prospects seen in person over the live of Scouting The Sally.
Scouting The Sally Top-25 Prospects Scouted: June Edition
Scouting the Sally re-releases it’s top-25 prospect scouted list with a new look and updated prospect information.
Jesus Montero Behind The Dish Poses Significant Risk For Yankees
Yankees catching prospect Jesus Montero continues to wear the tools of ignorance even though the injury risk of remaining behind the plate far outweighs the added value of his remaining at the position.
Trade Deadline Values: Jesus Montero vs. Wilmer Flores
Jesus Montero and Wilmer Flores became key names in internet trade banter. While both prospects are excellent in their own right, it’s important for New York baseball fans, as well as prospect fans in general to distinguish between the two. In ranking the top-25 prospects I’ve seen since starting Scouting the Sally, Montero ranks 3rd, while Flores currently sits 8th. On paper, this is not a major difference, but in reality, if Montero were an “A” prospect, then Flores would likely be a “B+”.
Fun with Sally Equivalences
Readers have been asking for information on a number of older players in the Sally who are having good seasons. While I’m always up for answering just about any question which is Sally related, I wanted to take the opportunity to run a few equivalences to examine where a few of these guys should be [...]
Post Sally Top Prospect Update
Towards the end of last season, I had the opportunity to catch five of the best hitting prospects the Sally had to offer in Jason Heyward, Freddie Freeman, Cody Johnson, Jesus Montero, and Austin Romine. In hearing Montero has been promoted to AA, I wanted to take a moment and review what I have previously [...]
Game Report: Jesus Montero, C, New York Yankees
Jesus Montero (3-5, 2 R, 1 SB) – The jewel of the 2006 international free agent class, Jesus Montero signed for a two million dollar bonus as a 16-year old which forced Yankees fans to wait until 2008 for him to make his full season debut. After a .326/.376/.491 showing as an 18-year old, Yankees [...]