Prospect Instinct 2012 | Tommy La Stella, 2B Atlanta Braves

by Thomas Chu January 16, 2012

Tommy La Stella, 2B Atlanta Braves 1/31/1989   Height: 5’11” Weight: 185 There was a time when the Atlanta Braves concentrated their scouting efforts on local, raw, prep school players within the south-east region surrounding Georgia.  In the past 2-3 drafts, the Braves may have shifted their draft philosophy by taking more college players.  However, I’d [...]

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Prospect Instinct 2012 | Mike Kelly, RHP San Diego Padres

by Thomas Belmont January 15, 2012

Mike Kelly, RHP San Diego Padres 9/6/1992 Height: 6’5″ Weight: 195 Mike Kelly was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the supplemental part of the 1st round in 2011. He went 48th overall and was signed away from a commitment to the University of Florida for a $718,000 signing bonus. His West Boca High [...]

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Montero for Pineda | Coast to Coast Dealin’

by Thomas Belmont January 14, 2012

Inside of the loud silence surrounding the New York Yankees this off-season grew the end result of a trade 2 years in the making. One with the Seattle Mariners that is now making big noise. On Friday the 13th of January 2012, the Yankees traded Top Prospect C Jesus Montero and RHP Hector Noesi to [...]

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Prospect Instinct 2012 | Zack Von Rosenberg, RHP Pittsburgh Pirates

by Brandon Kung January 13, 2012

Zack Von Rosenberg, RHP Pirates 9/24/1990 Height: 6’5″ Weight: 205lbs Zach Von Rosenberg (“ZVR”) was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 6th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Despite having a fastball that sits in the high 80s, ZVR was considered a top 2 round talent because of his advanced feel for pitching, and [...]

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Prospect Instinct 2012 | Vincent Belnome, 2B San Diego Padres

by Mike Koepp January 12, 2012

Vincent Belnome, 2B San Diego Padres 3/11/1988 Height: 5′ 11″, Weight: 205 lbs. Some players are early round draft picks that don’t pan out. Some players get picked later in the draft and through hard work and talent end up surprising people. That’s what 28th rounder, Vince Belnome has become. Vince holds Coatesville High School’s (Coatesville, [...]

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Prospect Instinct 2012 | Simon Castro RHP, Chicago White Sox

by David Reiffer January 11, 2012

Simon Castro, RHP, Chicago White Sox DOB: 1/09/1988 Height: 6″5″ Weight: 210 After 5 years of professional baseball, Simon Castro will leave the San Diego Padres organization that originally signed him in 2007 out of San Jose de los Llanos, Dominican Republic and join the Chicago White Sox along with LHP Pedro Hernandez, both pitchers [...]

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Prospect Instinct 2012 | Tony Cingrani, LHP Cincinnati Reds

by Bart Klett January 10, 2012

Tony Cingrani, LHP Cincinnati Reds 07/05/1989 Height: 6’4” Weight: 200 It isn’t often that you find a pitcher that was a closer in his college career that is later successfully converted to become a professional starting pitcher. That may well happen in the case of Cincinnati Reds prospect, Tony Cingrani. His story is unconventional and [...]

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Baseball Instinct 360° | Top Prospects 40° to 1°

by Baseball Instinct Staff January 9, 2012

At last, we’ve come down to it. It is time to cast the ring into the fire and blow the Death Star up. Deciding the final 40 players for The Baseball Instinct 360° was not as easy as the first 40 were. Some of these guys will soon be your children’s or grandchildren’s favorite players. Some [...]

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Baseball Instinct 360° | Top Prospects 80° to 41°

by Baseball Instinct Staff January 8, 2012

When doing a series like this, you find yourself constantly moving prospects around and reexamining why they are here in the first place.  That’s where the fun begins.  This should prove to be an exciting year for us working on the Baseball Instinct 360°.  This particular section; Top Prospects 80° to 41° – we’ve seen these players in [...]

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Baseball Instinct 360° | Top Prospects 120° to 81°

by Baseball Instinct Staff January 7, 2012

Happy Saturday everyone!  We hope that all of you out there are enjoying our Baseball Instinct 360° series.  We’ve had a lot of e-mail with positive comments and some great ideas for future articles that will spin off of this series, so stay tuned for those. The Padres and their new logo take the lead in [...]

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