Ynoa making progress
Jorge Arangure Jr.On Friday, heralded Oakland A's prospect Michael Ynoa, who was signed last year to a record $4.25 million bonus, will pitch in a game for the first ti...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
Dustin Ackley and Jenrry Mejia impressive in AFL
Keith LawWhile the postseason rolls on at the major league level, I was able to spend the past week at the Arizona Fall League getting a close look at some of ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009
Exclusive chat with Red Sox prospect Jose Iglesias
Jorge Arangure Jr....2008, Cuban shortstop Jose Iglesias defected from his country's junior national team while playing in a tournament in Canada. For almost a year, Iglesias waited in the Dominican Republic while trying to obtain free...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009
Seven reasons for surge in Cuban defectors
Jorge Arangure Jr....candidate has also served as an example to other Cuban players. 4. THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: A tournament designed to showcase the best talent in the world has allowed major league scouts to scrutinize Cuban...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2009
Young Guns too
Jorge Arangure Jr., ESPN The MagazineA Cuban defector who throws as hard as Stephen Strasburg is about to get a crash course in capitalism, American style.
Story | Conversation | July 16, 2009
BP Daily: Evaluating the next big thing
Clay Davenport, Baseball ProspectusBaseball Prospectus looks at buzz-worthy Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman, currently profiled in ESPN The Magazine. He can throw hard (up to 102 mph), but the projections of his MLB stats are not so kind.
Story | Conversation | August 13, 2009
Nine reasons this NYY-BOS series is pivotal
Buster Olney...as Tiger Woods, and the Red Sox as the troublesome 14th hole that could cost them the tournament. The psyche of the Red Sox. They just got swept by the Rays in a two-game...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 06, 2009
The maddening pace of perfection
Buster Olney...a few hours after Buehrle planted his hands on his head in disbelief. "He would play in tournaments as a kid, and sometimes there would be three or four or five games in a day...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 24, 2009
Arms race for elite pitching trio
Keith Law, Scouts Inc.Aroldis Chapman, Yu Darvish and Stephen Strasburg have yet to play an MLB game, but scouts are already comparing the elite trio.
Story | Conversation | July 17, 2009
Scouting Team USA
Keith LawI've been scouting Team USA every summer since 2003, and this year's edition is easily the worst I've seen in terms of prospects for the following yea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 09, 2009
Grievance filed against Cuban prospects
Jorge Arangure Jr....the two players to be declared free agents. Both defected from the Cuban national team during a tournament in Edmonton, Canada, in July 2008. Soon after defecting, the two aligned themselves with Torres, who began...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 08, 2009
Notes from Tournament of Stars
Keith LawAdditional notes from my two days at USA Baseball's Tournament of Stars: • I've covered Bryce Harper pretty well already. He didn't play that well...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 26, 2009
Scroggins took an original path
Bruce FeldmanThis week I have a feature in ESPN The Magazine that details many of the issues facing promising college QB prospects as they try to get their names o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 03, 2009
Top 100: The latest updates
Keith Law, Scouts Inc.In Keith Law's latest rankings of the Top 100 prospects in the MLB draft pool, an Indiana right-hander gets a significant upgrade.
Story | Conversation | May 30, 2009
Top 100: The latest updates
Keith Law, Scouts Inc.In his latest pass at the Top 100 prospects in the MLB draft pool, Keith Law ranks the 99 guys below the obvious No. 1, including elevating one player 52 spots.
Story | Conversation | May 26, 2009
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