Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Jason Grey on Moreland Mitch Moreland, Texas Rangers: Moreland hit .324 and slugged .536 at low Class A last year, then hit .331 and slugged .527 between high Class A and Double-A this year, and has convinced scouts here that his bat is legit. He fell to the 17th round in the 2007 draft partially due to concerns about his bat speed, but he knows how to hit and hasn't stopped since becoming...
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The AFL was back in action and the Nationals Danny Espinosa helped Phoenix win the East division title by driving in four runs on Monday. If you have an ESPN Insider subscription, check out Jason Grey's article from Monday. Here is Grey on the Giant's prospect Thomas Neal: Thomas Neal, San Francisco Giants : Was Neal's breakout season (.337, 22 homers, 1.010 OPS) in the hitting-friendly...
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
ESPN's new scout reporter guy, Jason Grey, posted this video and some nice analysis of the Braves second-best prospect, power-hitting first baseman Freddie Freeman : Grey gets Freeman to talk about the injury which hurt his numbers at double-A: "I hurt my wrist and my hand [at the beginning of August], and I'm not even sure how it happened," Freeman said. "I played...
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
... see any tired arms when next season rolls around... Arizona Fall League Blog - ESPN (INSIDER ONLY) Jason Grey posted a recap on each of the middle infielders that participated in the Arizona Fall League. Here's what he had to say about Rockies' shortstop prospect Hector Gomez : Gomez is a live body with a wiry frame who possesses bat speed and can run, field with a rocket arm, and...
Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Scheppers has the qualities of a guy who can pitch at the top of the rotation, but some talent evaluators think he could be a closer in the big leagues next season if the team wanted to pursue that route. Jason Grey on Tanner Scheppers.
CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... (Coquitlam, B.C.) collected a team-high 10 rebounds and two blocked shots for the winners. Jason Grey led the Hornets with 16 points and Logan Calkins added 13. Avery King tallied 12 points - all in the first half -and Jose Fortunato grabbed nine rebounds and dished out five assists for Lyndon. The Gaiters (3-6 overall, 3-5 vs. CIS) open up the QUBL season next Friday, November 13,...
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... are minor league coordinators Gene Roof and Mike Rojas , and Double-A Erie manager Tom Brookens . Jason Beck has re-opened his inbox (mailbag) for the offseason and addresses two key questions on fans' minds: Will the team pursue a veteran closer in free agency and could Brent Dlugach be a suitable replacement for Adam Everett at shortstop? Aaron Gleeman lists five second basemen the Minnesota...
Fish Chunks (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Craig gives you ways to follow the Fish in the AFL , and to see the Rising Stars Game with Matt Dominguez and Bryan Peterson. Peterson went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI on Monday , ESPN blogger Jason Grey talks about what he sees inm Dominguez , and Juan C. tells us recently-shut-down Stanton won't be rushed to the bigs . This guy will give you "a FREE COPY of the Pre- Game warm up designed...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... no stranger to independent ball (he pitched for the Fort Worth Cats this year) and, as ESPN.com's Jason Grey notes, many believe Crow could climb quickly through the minors.
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... Grant Desme, OF, OAK-2-4, HR, 3 RBI Josh Bell, 3B, BAL-1-4, 2 RS, BB An an update from ESPN's Jason Grey on some of the top prospects in the AFL after the jump: It was not a good week injurywise in the AFL, as it lost a lot of star power with the departures of Jason Heyward, Mike Stanton , Scott Sizemore and Dayan Viciedo. • Sizemore, expected to be the Detroit Tigers...
Baseball Time in Arlington (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
... a risk worth taking, and he just might be the Rangers' shut-down closer of the future." Jason Grey? Yeah, him too: "Tanner Scheppers = Nasty McFilthy." Pitch f/x, as you'll see below, is surprisingly ambivalent. Tanner Scheppers was selected by the Rangers with the 44th pick in the 2009 amateur draft after convincing themselves that his shoulder had healed sufficiently...
