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NL Central Players To Watch

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Daniel Marino

Dan Marino continues his trek through each division in the major leagues and giving you one player he thinks is the: Rookie to Watch, Breakthrough Player, The Party’s Over, Non-Roster Invitee Most Likely to Stick, and Just Not Seeing it.

Now, in part four of six, he brings you the National League Central:

Part 1: AL East Players to Watch.

Part 2: NL East Players to Watch.

Part 3: AL Central Players to Watch.

Chicago Cubs (more…)

Filed under: Digging Deep - Analysis | Tagged: Ryan Braun, Miguel Olivo, Mike Leake, Rickie Weeks, Clint Hurdle, Rafael Furcal, Ian Stewart, Brett Jackson, Chicago Cubs, Carlos Gomez, Mat Gamel, Matt Garza, Carlos Marmol, Jake Westbrook, Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, Jameson Taillon, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Jon Jay, Josh Vitters, Billy Hamilton, Zack Cozart, Scooter Gennett, Oscar Taveras, Jeff Locke, Martin Maldonado, Brent Lillibridge, Alfredo Simon, Bobby Crosby, Brandon Inge, Michael McKenry | 2 Comments »

The Sounds Of Silence

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Junius Worth

Infographic by Craig Robinson, on twitter as @Flipflopflying

All the context you need to know is that culture is highly correlated to the pulse of the baseball environment. Baseball is but a Summer poem and the beauty of the game, the LYRICAL aspect interlaces itself into the lives of fathers and sons, and daughters and America.

It goes all the way back to the beginning, baseball has been part of Amrica’s popular culture as early as the 1850′s, celebrated in art, story and song. The Beastie Boy’s have since their beginning have also had a close relationship to popular culture, been on top of it and pretty quickly put their mark on it. (more…)

Filed under: Digging Deep - Analysis, On the Farm - Prospects | Tagged: Anthony Rendon, Christian Yelich, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Hit Tool, Houston Astros, Jonathan Singleton, Jurickson Profar, Kansas City Royals, Kolten Wong, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins, Minor leagues, Nick Castellanos, Nolan Arenado, Oscar Taveras, Oswaldo Arcia, Prospects, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, Wil Myers | 4 Comments »

2012 St. Louis Cardinals Top 16 Prospects

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Jonathan C. Mitchell

The St. Louis Cardinals have one of the best systems in the game thanks to a scouting group that has nabbed a handful of late round gems in recent drafts and some top-shelf arms that compare with the best in the game.

Below are my top 16 prospects with 2012 opening day age, position, and comments on each player. Below the top 16 is a small list of additional notable names. Enjoy.

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Filed under: On the Farm - Prospects | Tagged: 2012 Top Prospects, Adron Chambers, C.J. McElroy, Carlos Martinez, Carlos Matias, Charlie Tilson, Eduardo Sanchez, Joe Kelly, John Gast, Jordan Swagerty, Kolten Wong, Lance Lynn, Maikel Cleto, Matt Adams, Matt Carpenter, Oscar Taveras, Prospects, Ryan Jackson, Shelby Miller, St. Louis Cardinals, Trevor Rosenthal, Tyrell Jenkins, Zack Cox | 4 Comments »

My 2012 Top 100 Prospects

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Michael Schwartze

I present to you my 2012 top 100 prospect list. I have ranked the players evaluating ceiling, how likely a player reaches that ceiling, risks that come with a player, experience, and all the other stuff along those lines. I hope to hear what you guys think whether it be in agreement or disagreement. Enjoy.

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Filed under: On the Farm - Prospects | Tagged: Travis d'Arnaud, Anthony Gose, Julio Teheran, Jesus Montero, Brett Jackson, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Wil Myers, Shelby Miller, Jacob Turner, Matt Moore, Manny Banuelos, Casey Kelly, Jarrod Parker, Carlos Martinez, Manny Machado, Martin Perez, Mike Montgomery, Miguel Sano, John Lamb, Gary Sanchez, Jonathan Singleton, Anthony Rizzo, Randall Delgado, Devin Mesoraco, Jean Segura, Arodys Vizcaino, Wilin Rosario, Prospects, Josh Bell, Daniel Norris, Trevor Bauer, Archie Bradley, Tyler Skaggs, Wily Peralta, Jameson Taillon, Jurickson Profar, Drew Pomeranz, Hak-Ju Lee, Jake Odorizzi, Leonys Martin, Taijuan Walker, Matt Harvey, Gary Brown, Brad Peacock, Robbie Erlin, Nolan Arenado, Nick Castellanos, Gerrit Cole, Cory Spangenberg, Yonder Alonso, Zack Wheeler, Javier Baez, Jonathan Schoop, Dylan Bundy, 2012 Top Prospects, Blake Swihart, Garin Cecchini, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts, Matt Szczur, Addison Reed, Yasmani Grandal, Billy Hamilton, Francisco Lindor, A.J. Cole, Sonny Gray, Eddie Rosario, Chad Bettis, George Springer, Jonathan Villar, Jarred Cosart, Michael Choice, Zack Cox, Bubba Starling, Zach Lee, Allen Webster, Dellin Betances, Danny Hultzen, Jose Campos, Anthony Rendon, Christian Yelich, Jed Bradley, Taylor Jungmann, Mason Williams, Trevor May, Jake Marisnick, James Paxton, Nick Franklin, Mike Olt, Chelsor Cuthbert, Rymer Liriano, Starling Marte, Justin Nicolino, Oscar Taveras, Aaron Sanchez, Noah Syndergaard, Jorge Alfaro, Enny Romero, Taylor Guerrieri, Jedd Gyorko, Joe Ross | 17 Comments »

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