Prelander Berroa has ridiculous stuff that will make him a nightmare at the bullpen, but his command woes will keep him from starting games. Here is how I think he can become a front of the rotation starter.
Daniel Espino is a top 15 prospect for his generationally great fastball, and elite slider. There is another much less heralded pitching prospect with the same fastball and the same slider. Meet Daniel Espino’s secret twin, and one of the more underrated pitching prospects in the game.
Some pitchers have electric stuff that fails to perform. Others have great deception but are held back by lackluster stuff. However, there are some prospects who combine the best of both worlds and mix both stuff and deception to enviable results.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have been in the spotlight for the entirety of the 2022 season, as the organization is in the midst of one of the most historical stretches in the history of Major League Baseball. One of the main reasons for their success has been Evan Phillips.
The Nashville Sounds and Durham Bulls are both loaded with future big leaguers. They faced off Tuesday night for the first of six games, with Rays top prospect Taj Bradley on the mound.
A week ago we looked at how BABIP can be predicted and some players who project for a high one. This time we look at three players who project for a low BABIP and how they could change that projection.
Pitch tunneling has never been viewed as quantifiable but in the modern age the existence of tunneling and the value of it has never been more clear. The Dodgers have built a juggernaut by exploiting this one gimmick nobody else truly understands.
For a long time, we have discounted a high BABIP as a matter of luck. Yet, in the statcast era we have been able to pin down that it is a result of controllable inputs. BABIP is a skill and here are four minor leaguers who excel in it.
James Wood is famous for having elite power, but what if I told you that he might also have the best hit tool in the minors? The centerpiece in the Juan Soto trade could be on his way to becoming the best prospect in all of baseball.
The notebook is open once again, this time covering guys who posted double digit strikeouts, guys hitting triple digits with their fastball, and even a potential ace.
In this new weekly series Trevor Hooth opens up his scouting notebook to share in depth thoughts about players and games he watches throughout the week.
Jacob Z. explains why Marlins RF JJ Bleday is an All-Star in the making, then goes on to break down Philadelphia & Baltimore 40-man additions in SP James McArthur & RP Logan Gillaspie.
