Prospect Instinct 2012 | Addison Reed, RHP, Chicago White Sox

by David Reiffer January 26, 2012

Addison Reed, RHP, Chicago White Sox DOB:  12/27/1988 Height:  6’4″ Weight:  215 Addison had no trouble staying under the radar as a 3rd round selection out of San Diego State University from 2010.  Being a teammate of Stephen Strasburg will do that to you.  In 2011, however, his sleeper status evaporated as he rolled through [...]

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Prospect Instinct 2012 | Anthony Rendon, 3B Washington Nationals

by George Utter January 25, 2012

Anthony Rendon, 3B Washington Nationals 06/06/1990 Height: 6′ 0″ Weight: 190 It sounded something like this: “With the first pick in 2011 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, The Pittsburgh Pirates take…” The answer, as expected, was RHP Gerrit Cole from UCLA. Up second was the Seattle Mariners who assuredly were going to take Rice 3B [...]

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2011 MLB Amateur Draft | First Basemen Review

by George Utter January 24, 2012

Welcome back to the 2011 draft “in-season” review. We started the series last fall, but took a break from it to present to you our top 10 lists and, of course, our Baseball Instinct 360° top prospects list for 2012. In this series we’re taking a look at players from the 2011 draft who signed [...]

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Prospect Instinct 2012 | Taijuan Walker, RHP Seattle Mariners

by Bart Klett January 23, 2012

Taijuan Walker, RHP Seattle Mariners 8/13/1992 Height:6’4” Weight:195 If there is one thing you need to know about the Seattle Mariners, it’s that they know how to spot a good pitcher. The list of home-grown major league pitchers and prospects includes Felix Hernandez, Michael Pineda, Danny Hultzen, James Paxton. Another name that is going to [...]

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Prospect Instinct 2012 | Shelby Miller, RHP St. Louis Cardinals

by Thomas Belmont January 22, 2012

Shelby Miller, RHP St. Louis Cardinals 10/10/1990 Height: 6’3″ Weight: 200 Shelby Miller was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round of the 2009 draft at the 19th overall spot. Outside of #1 overall selection, Stephen Strasburg, there are no other players who stand above Miller on the prospect charts. That’s 17 [...]

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Prospect Instinct 2012 | Ryan Lavarnway, C Boston Red Sox

by Bart Klett January 21, 2012

Ryan Lavarnway, C Boston Red Sox 8/7/1987 Height:6’4” Weight:225 The Boston Red Sox are consistently in the higher echelon of organizational farm depth within all of major league baseball. They consistently identify and draft players that can be developed into productive major leaguers. One of those home-grown prospects is Ryan Lavarnway. He was drafted in [...]

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Prospect Instinct 2012 | Travis D’Arnaud, C Toronto Blue Jays

by Brandon Kung January 20, 2012

Travis D’Arnaud, C Toronto 02/10/1989 Height: 6′ 2″ Weight: 195 Known to the baseball world as one of the three prospects sent to the Toronto Blue Jays in the Roy Halladay trade with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2009, D’Arnaud has since acquitted himself rather well. Emerging in 2012 as our pick for the Blue Jays’ [...]

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Prospect Instinct 2012 | Hector Sanchez, C San Francisco Giants

by Mike Koepp January 19, 2012

Hector Sanchez, C San Francisco Giants 11/17/1989 Height: 5′ 11″ Weight: 235 Hector Sanchez has moved up San Francisco’s organizational ladder and has surpassed the much more talked about Tommy Joseph due to hard work and impressive minor league numbers. Signed by the Giants as an amateur free agent in 2006. Sanchez started his 2011 [...]

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Prospect Instinct 2012 | James Paxton, LHP Seattle Mariners

by Bart Klett January 18, 2012

James Paxton, LHP Seattle Mariners 11/6/1988 H: 6’4” W:220 It’s funny how fragile draft stock of a player can be. James Paxton, Seattle Mariners pitching prospect is a great example of this point. He was drafted in the 1st round and 37th overall in 2009 draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. However, he was “advised” [...]

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Prospect Instinct 2012 | Alex Santana, 3B Los Angeles Dodgers

by David Reiffer January 17, 2012

Alex Santana, 3B, Los Angeles Dodgers DOB:  8/21/1993 Height:  6’4″ Weight:  200 Taken in the second round (73rd overall) in the 2011 first year amateur draft as a prep shortstop, the 17-year-old slugger with big league blood lines hit pay dirt in the form of the $500,000 signing bonus provided by the Los Angeles Dodgers [...]

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