Yahoo! Sports : Unmasking the next wave of catchers
As catchers such as Jason Varitek of the Boston Red Sox, Jorge Posada of the New York Yankees and Pudge Rodriguez of the Detroit Tigers near the end of their distinguished careers, a new generation of receivers is bubbling in the pipeline, with players such as Flowers and Taylor Teagarden, Matt Wieters and J.P. Arencibia, Mike McKenry and Jesus Montero advancing rapidly at the game’s most demanding position.
Project Prospect : Top 15 First Base Prospects
It's a good year to be an up-and-coming first baseman. Four of our top eight first base prospects were 2008 first rounders -- including three of the top four. Lars Anderson tops this list, thanks to the way he took care of both the California and Eastern Leagues, with Justin Smoak burning not too far behind
I am only going to give you the top five, you need to visit project prospect to see the rest
Project Prospect Early College Top 20
| No. | Player | Pos | Notes | YR | TM |
| 1 | Steven Strasburg | RHP | Clear #1, 37.4 K% 4.53 BB%, FB touches 100mph, SL maybe be best pitch |
Jr. | SDSU |
| 2 | Alex White | RHP | Mid 90's FB with sink and plus SL, developing CH, 27.6 K% 10.2 BB% |
Jr. | UNC |
| 3 | Duskin Ackley | CF | .417/.503/.597, .478 wOBA*, 15.7 BB% 8 K%, + speed, young Tony Gwynn? |
Jr. | UNC |
| 4 | Kyle Gibson | RHP | Plus FB, SL, & command, clean mechanics, projectable, 96/23 K/BB |
Jr. | MIZZ |
| 5 | Grant Green | SS | True SS with power (.254 IsoP), .478 wOBA*, good athlete, 35/15 K/BB |
Jr. | USC |
The Hardball Times It has been a while since the previous installment of this series, but I was waiting to see who signed by the August 15 draft deadline.
Leading up to the 2007 MLB amateur draft, there were three Puerto Rican players considered to be head-and-shoulders above their fellow country men in terms of potential: Reynaldo Navarro, Neftali Soto, and Angel Morales.
new poll up over at MiLB.com
SaberScouting has a great breakdown, with video on Rangers corner, Chris Davis.
A little love for the rebuilding effort underway near the Mexican Border.
No I am not talking about that ugly concrete fence.
I just ran across this new blog that came on-line last month, Saber Scouting, and it is reportedly run by a couple of young MLB scouts. Could be kind of cool.
What caught my eye was this scouting report on Rick Porcello's first start .. A very impressive young man.
