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Chapman has gotten the call to Cincinnati and Chapmania is taking hold. Chapman was popping 103 mph and controlling his slider in his first action. Let's take a look at his Prospect Breakdown.

Tuesday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox sent reliever Manny Delcarmen to the Colorado Rockies for prospect Chris Balcom-Miller. Four and a half games out in the wild card race, the Rockies had recently lost reliever Manny Corpas to injury while set-up man Rafael Betancourt has been struggling with an abdominal issue, and it is likely that Delcarmen will be counted on to help take some of the innings those two had been pitching. While Delcarmen has been in severe decline since his strong 2008, moving to the weaker NL West could well result in some improvement in his numbers. However, the question on most peoples’ minds has not seemed to be what Delcarmen brings to the table…it’s who exactly is this Chris Balcom-Miller guy?

Welcome back to our three-part special on International Free Agency.

Dellin Betances was a huge projection draft for the New York Yankees in 2006. They got the chance to see him pitch more than most other clubs because he was in the backyard of the big club. Betances pitiched in Brooklyn, New York out of Grand Strret Campus High School of the PSAL. Come check out our full breakdown of this exciting New York Yankees RHP prospect.

Taking a quick look around the league at some top performers. We hope to bring you the names to watch before they start hitting the Top 100 lists. Keep an eye out for breakdowns on some of these players as we move our way through the farm system.

Since we last checked in with Part I of our updates regarding 2010 International Free Agency, not a whole lot has happened.  A few more players have signed but the overwhelming majority of the top players are still available.  Here, in Part II, we will look at a few more of the players who have signed and we will finally look at who hasn’t signed and why in Part III.

On July 3rd, the day after the beginning of the International Free Agent Signing Period, Tom brought you a list of 25 players to watch.  In years past, most of ... Continue Reading

Los Angeles Angels OF Prospect Mike Trout was 2 for 4 with a double and stolen base as the USA crushed the World 9-1 in Anaheim in the futures game.  No one saw Trout's 2010 coming. Not in this way. Not this fast or this level. He's continued to hit at a high rate currently sitting at .361 and he's not hitting everything in sight. He's walked almost as much as he's struck out. While on base this season he's managed 44 SB. He's been a man amongst boys. But he's only 18. He won't even turn 19 until August 7th.

The Futures game will be played today July 11, 2010 at 6pm EST and can be seen on MLB.tv and ESPN2 (HD). Who are the names to watch on the 2010  Futures Game rosters? Who will make a big late season splash this year? Who will be the up and coming 2011 Rookie of the Year candidates? Let's take a look...

Baseball Instinct is going to go from league to league over the next few weeks and highlight the players who are lighting up the field so far. I’m not going to be doing a Top 10 or a Top 21 for each league. I’m breaking down the statistics and performances for 2010 so far. We’ll be pulling out names that most have never heard of right along with the top names that everyone knows. If you want to get into the know on the ground floor, this is the only way to do it. I’ll be shelling out pitchers and hitters from every league and giving you my opinion on some of the top names and some who probably should be top names.