Ballbug (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com : Rule 5 could uncover hidden gems — Teams hope to land underrated talent in Thursday's Draft — INDIANAPOLIS — There were 21 players taken in the Major League phase of last year's Rule 5 Draft. Of those, six saw time in the big leagues during the 2009 season.
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
In a report for MiLB.com, minor-league guru Jonathan Mayo explains how the Mets are taking steps in the right direction to improve their farm system. According to Mayo, “While Jenrry Mejia generates most of the buzz in this system because of his pure stuff, 19–year-old RHP Jeurys Familia certainly shouldn’t be overlooked.” In 24 games with Single-A [...]...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com : Gems hidden in Minors free agency — Some players able to catch on in bigs, resurrect careers — Major League Baseball free agency is under way, and it takes on a life of its own, like the season after the season. MLB.com even has a game, “Free Agent Frenzy,” so fans can get wrapped up in the excitement.
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com : AFL's Rising Stars set to shine Saturday — League's top prospects will face off on MLB Network — On any given day in the Arizona Fall League, you can see what amounts to a Minor League All-Star Game. — The Rising Stars Showcase takes it to another level, truly representing the best of the best.
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Find more videos like this on ProspectTube.com MiLB.com's Jonathan Mayo sent a tweet out this morning with a link to these Project Prospect.com videos of Stephen Strasburg's last start (10/27) against the Surprise Rafters. There are six videos total that you can check out HERE .
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Johan Santana, Dan Uggla and Shane Victorino were all Rule 5 Draft selections, so we could see some unheralded talent change teams tomorrow morning when this year's draft takes place. MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo has the latest on the draft, which he calls something of a "crapshoot:" The Nats will select first for the Yankees, followed by the Pirates, the Orioles for the Rangers,...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12/09/2009
Dave Dombrowski and Brian Cashman might not be commenting on today's big trade, but lots of other people sure are: Drew Sharp of the Detroit Free Press says it's a "damn shame" the Tigers had to trade Curtis Granderson. Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports says the Tigers had to make the move because they're overpaying a group of underperforming veterans. MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo breaks...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
In a report for MiLB.com, minor-league guru Jonathan Mayo looks back at the Mets 2009 draft, concluding, “at least at the outset,” the players they drafted did not add much. Regarding the team’s top pick, LHP Steven Matz, Mayo says, “Like many high school pitchers, he’s got some work to do, but he has [...]
TigerBlog (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
MiLB.com is going through their annual organizational reviews and yesterday, Jonathan Mayo worked up the Tigers review. He’s very optimistic about the Tigers pitching prospects and one thing he points out that I didn’t know was that all of the Tigers affliates finished with an ERA under 4.00. Not too shabby. There’s also some good [...]
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
... this guy lead the NL in saves in both 2007 and 2008, but really, what GM actually values saves? Jonathan Mayo has the year in review for the Astros minor league system. And it's not the following recycled slop, "blah blah blah, poor system, blah blah blah blah, haven't invested enough lately, blah blah blah blah." Mayo praises the efforts of Jordan Lyles and Kolby...
Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
... Bases FanGraphs Garrett Broshuis The Ghost of Moonlight Graham The Hardball Times Joe Posnanski Jonathan Mayo Keith Law Minor League Ball MLB Trade Rumors Plunk Everyone Project Prospect Rob Neyer Wezen-Ball
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... this year, while Ian Kennedy averaged 90.66 with his heater, topping out 93.4. MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo named Jesus Montero and Zach McAllister the organization’s Hitter and Pitcher of the Year . I went with Manny Banuelos for Pitcher of the Year , but to each his own. Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Minor League News Roundup
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... wasn't its kind of town for the 2016 Games.Link Search: , , , and Discussion: and Discussion: : : Jonathan Mayo / : — Familia, Davis shine; organization makes changes at top — Life in the Mets organization is rarely dull, what with the New York spotlight and all. The 2009 season, however, brought the kind of attention the team would probably rather avoid.Link Search: , , , and Discussion:...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... happened. As with any such endeavor, most of the actual work was done by others. With thanks to Jonathan Mayo, Will Moller, Joe Pawlikowski, Mike Axisa, Jim Johnson, Jamal Granger, Dave Cameron, Brent Nycz, Joshua Rosenberg, Dan Dilworth and Greg Fertel. In this article , Rob Neyer dares us to come up with a way to measure how many Championships Mariano has been worth. Guess who enjoys...
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
More photos » by Jeff Roberson - AP That's the look of a man who just cost himself millions AND shot himself in the leg...that's right, he looks like Plaxico Burress! Browse more photos » First up, Alyson Footer and Jonathan Mayo tweeted that J ason Castro will be in the AFL Rising Stars Game at 7 p.m. Saturday on the MLB Network . You'll also get to see other guys, like Stephen...
