Game Report: Mets Prospect Juan Urbina
During the 2010 season, I made the three-plus hour journey from my house in NW Georgia to Greeneville, Tennessee, home of the Greeneville Astros, the Appalachian league affiliate of the Houston Astros for the first time. On that evening, Greeneville was playing the Kingsport Mets, a team led by Mets prospect and Scouting the Sally [...]
Mets Prospect Aderlin Rodriguez Struggles To Live Up To Lofty Expectations
Matt Foreman takes a look at Mets Prospect Aderlin Rodriguez’ 2011 season and finds his numbers fell short of lofty expectations.
Mets Shortstop Jose Reyes Looks To Cash In As A 2012 Free Agent
Alan takes a first look at Jose Reyes in free agency and what he would be willing to pay the franchise shortstop if he was responsible for signing the checks.
Chris “Family Night” Schwinden Mention On Atlanta Braves Radio!
Yesterday, I posted a retrospective on the 2009 Savannah Sand Gnats pitching staff highlighting the remarkable ascent of New York Mets prospect Chris “Family Night” Schwinden who was once considered a non-prospect in scouting circles. In “Shocked By The Call Up Of Chris Schwinden“, I take a look at why Schwinden was considered the fifth [...]
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.
Ranking Prospects Scouted Who Were Dealt At The Trade Deadline (#’s 1-8)
Need info about who went where at the trade deadline? Scouting the Sally has you covered as we rank the top-16 prospects who changed addresses that we’ve seen in person.
Zack Wheeler A New York Met? Carlos Beltran Brings Back A Gem At The Trade Deadline
Check out my latest over at Roto Hardball discussing the Carlos Beltran trade, Zack Wheeler, and my thoughts about him from scouting the young right-hander in person twice last season.
Scouting Report: Cory Vaughn, OF, New York Mets
Cory Vaughn is posting respectable numbers across two, single-A levels this season. Do the Mets have a legitimate prospect in Vaughn? Or is he simply an older player taking advantage of less advanced competition?
Changeups And Their Effect On Lower Level MILB Pitcher Stat Lines
Savannah Sand Gnats pitchers Angel Cuan and Yohan Almonte are prime examples of a type of pitcher I’ve seen have success time and time again at the South Atlantic League level. What do these two, and may others have in common which allows them to have success even though the raw stuff doesn’t pass the eye test?
Sally Stock Watch: Allen, Heathcott, Middlebrooks, Thompson
In this edition of Sally Stock Watch, we look at the growth or lack thereof of a quartet of prospects including Mets Kyle Allen, Yankees Slade Heathcott, Red Sox Will Middlebrooks and Rangers Matt Thompson.