The best tools in the '09 draft
Jason A. Churchill...Ryan Jackson, SS -- Miami, Fla. Best Defensive Catcher Prep -- Stephen Baron, Ferguson HS (Miami, Fla.) College -- Tony Sanchez, Boston College Best Throwing Arm -- Infield Prep -- Mier College -- Tommy Mendonca, 3B -- Fresno State Best Throwing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 07, 2009
How many pitches is too many?
Jason A. ChurchillIn light of the 25-inning marathon between Boston College and Texas at the Austin Regional on Saturday, two longtime baseball executives were more than happy...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 01, 2009
BC's Sanchez forcing tough decisions
Jason A. Churchill...raw high school athlete into a viable option or taking a polished college catcher with average or better skills across the board. Boston College catcher Tony Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a walk and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 22, 2009
Minor, Ackley have big days, Strasburg scares
Jason A. Churchill...Texas, allowing five hits and an earned run, touching 93 mph on the radar gun. • Boston College catcher Tony Sanchez went 1-for-2 with a walk versus Florida State and threw out...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 21, 2009
Positional battles heat up
Jason A. Churchill...already know that San Diego State right-hander Stephen Strasburg will go No. 1 overall, but which college pitcher will go next? Missouri RHP Kyle Gibson, UNC RHP Alex White and the two Independent League...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 18, 2009
Leake, Ackley have big nights
Jason A. Churchill...two doubles; and his 11th stolen base of the season in North Carolina's win over Boston College. Ackley enters play Saturday hitting .410/.517/.757 with 35 extra-base hits and a 44...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 16, 2009
Dyson shines as White, Paxton fail to impress
Jason A. Churchill...1B Dustin Ackley went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts and a single, which came against Boston College closer Mike Belfiore. Belfiore went three strong, allowing four hits -- all singles -- and striking out four...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 15, 2009
Teams start aligning themselves with prospects
Jason A. ChurchillAs the draft nears, it becomes somewhat possible to start connecting players to certain clubs, as area scouts, scouting directors and cross-checkers g...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 14, 2009
Meet Grant Green's competition: Jiovanni Mier
Jason A. Churchill...lot of high school players that aren't even being seen right now that will go to college and in two or three years be first-round guys, and it'll be because they matured...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 04, 2009
Breaking: Bailey to have Tommy John surgery
Jason A. Churchill...2 RBI and is batting .410/.507/.832 heading into a weekend SEC matchup with Florida. Boston College catcher Tony Sanchez went 2-for-2 with a double and two walks, putting his midseason...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 30, 2009
Monday Roundup
Jason A. Churchill...K/BB ratio in 41 games. Phegley is pulling away from the struggling Tony Sanchez of Boston College, at least in the production department, as the top college catcher in the draft class. Sanchez...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 27, 2009
Why drafting for need is a bad model
Jason A. Churchill...work in a year or two. That's not how Tampa Bay, Texas, San Francisco, Florida and Boston have built five of the elite farm systems in baseball. Clubs sign big-league veteran free agents...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 26, 2009
Upon further review
Jason A. Churchill...drafted as high as the tail-end of round one, while Indiana's Josh Phegley and Boston College's Tony Sanchez have shoved their way into the argument for consideration in the sandwich round...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 14, 2009
Selecting Mid-season Draft Prospect All-Stars
Jason A. Churchill...Kentucky) RP—Drew Storen, Stanford Storen wins the battle versus Arizona's Jason Stoffel and Boston College's Mike Belfiore due to a ridiculous 28-1 K/BB ratio in 16 innings of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 10, 2009
Ackley adds pop
Jason A. ChurchillNorth Carolina 1B/OF Dustin Ackley is doing his best impression of a corner bat this spring, starting the season off hot and sustaining it, well, ever...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009
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