Lazy Sunday Links – 8/8/2010
I wanted to start a new Sunday feature called “Lazy Sunday Links” because I like to catch up on my baseball reading on Sundays and focus whatever blog time I have on the seemingly never-ending process of editing video. If you happen to come across a great piece about a current or former South Atlantic Leaguer, please send it my way via twitter @scoutingtheSAL!
Scouting The Sally on Sox Prospects
Last night, I had the opportunity to spend a half hour with the guys over at Sox Prospects talking current and former members of the Greenville Drive. We touched on the recent Greenville series and a number of players including Reymond Fuentes, Kendall Volz, Manuel Rivera, Chris McGuiness, Michael Almanzar, Derrik Gibson, and Ronald Bermudez. [...]
Scouting Report: Oscar Tejeda, SS, Boston Red Sox
One of the more frustrating prospects in terms of tools meeting production in the South Atlantic League, Oscar Tejeda’s prospect status seems stuck in neutral. On tools alone, Tejeda is one of the top twelve prospects I saw in the “Sally” this season. However, his game is still so raw at this point, it’s difficult [...]
Comparing Sally Shortstops
The following players are both 19 and born only one month apart. They are one inch apart and their listed weights are within about ten pounds. Each is a Sally shortstop with one being a high round pick and the other being a somewhat touted international signing who has lost 90% of his prospect mojo. [...]