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.
Blue Jays Catching Prospect Travis D’Arnaud Fits The Mold Of Franchise Catcher
In Scouting The Sally’s latest over at Roto Hardball, Mike take a look at the development of Travis D’Arnaud and if current catcher J.P. Arencibia is as big of a roadblock as he appears to be.
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.
In Alex (and Anthony) I Trust
While I am unable to correctly pronounce the last name of the current Toronto Blue Jays General Manager, he has certainly earned my write in vote for Prime Minister (if I was actually Canadian). With the addition of outfielder Anthony Gose, he has now acquired two of five or six favorite prospects scouted from the 2009 season.
Scouting Report: Travis D’Arnaud, C, Toronto Blue Jays
In hearing Travis D’Arnaud may be involved in the Roy Halladay/Cliff Lee swap, it brought me back to the Lakewood series here in Savannah where D’Arnaud looked like a star in the making. With power to all fields, excellent athleticism behind the plate, and impressive game management skills, he ranked as the best “Sally” positional [...]
Breaking Down Baseball America’s “Sally” Top 20 for 2009 Part 1
With Baseball America’s track record pegging top prospects in the Sally, it’s difficult for me to pen a piece like this in which I’m forced to go against quite a bit of their recently released South Atlantic League top 20 prospects list. Maybe I’m a bit pretentious, but I was able to see a number [...]
S.T.S’s Best: The Catchers
As the weeks pass, I’ll be breaking down the Sally’s best by position. As a former catcher, I found it fitting to begin with the best catchers the Sally had in 2009. Please keep in mind, this will not be based on potential fantasy value, but on the combination of offensive/defensive ability combined with the [...]
Lakewood @ Savannah Game 2 Notes
Another night, another Lakewood win. Tonight’s game really showed just how important defensive play can be even at the lower levels of the minor leagues. This game swung on the defensive play of both teams center fielders and third basemen. Why not use Scouting the Sally as your Personal Scout? For the Phillies, Travis Mattair [...]
Lakewood vs. Savannah Game 1 Thoughts
Matthew Way was able to expose the Savannah’s big weakness which is hitting breaking pitches. The young Mets looked lost, but it’s pretty typical of players at this level. Way having three pitches he was capable of throwing at any count was simply unfair against this level of competition. Why not use Scouting the Sally [...]