http://www.scoutingbook.com/ We Keep Up on Baseball Prospects, Rookies and Closers so you don't have to. For Fans and Fantasy Players. Thu, 17 May 2012 11:04:00 GMT Thu, 17 May 2012 11:04:00 GMT Top/Sports/Baseball en-us http://www.scoutingbook.com/gifs/scout-rss-title.gif http://www.scoutingbook.com/ 144 36 29 Apr 2012 01:15:20 PST http://www.scoutingbook.com/blog/phenoms-debut-to-mixed-results-32912 http://www.scoutingbook.com/blog/phenoms-debut-to-mixed-results-32912 (TOP STORY) [Updated] The two biggest hitting prospects in baseball joined their MLB clubs on Saturday, making for a surprise historic day in baseball, and at least one of them is already living up to the hype. [more...] http://www.scoutingbook.com/closers/?TOR371 http://www.scoutingbook.com/closers/?TOR371 Update: TOR -- Still looking for the right combination, the Toronto Blue Jays shook up their bullpen again today, demoting volatile closer Francisco Cordero and escalating Casey Janssen to closing duty, at least for now. Sergio Santos, cleared to resume throwing after sitting out the last two weeks, is still another dozen games away from ready to return to the bullpen, giving Janssen a two-week window in which to firm up the job. (5/10/2012) http://www.scoutingbook.com/?rss-up5/17/2012 http://www.scoutingbook.com/?up5/17/2012 These prospects have moved up in our composite rankings recently: Yu Darvish (#3)... Addison Reed (#47)... Zack Cozart (#50)... Drew Smyly (#58)... Lance Lynn (#66)... Derek Norris (#90)... Tom Milone (#91)... Ryan Lavarnway (#93)... Kirk Nieuwenhuis (#123)... Steve Lombardozzi (#142)... Norichika Aoki (#169)... Justin Nicolino (#202)... Christian Friedrich (#244)... JJ Hoover (#282)... Charlie Blackmon (#292)... Jacob Anderson (#450)... See our detailed prospect rankings for more info. (5/17/2012) http://www.scoutingbook.com/?down5/17/2012 http://www.scoutingbook.com/?down5/17/2012 These prospects have moved down in our composite rankings recently: None. See our detailed prospect rankings for more info. (5/17/2012) 1 Apr 2012 17:09:30 PST http://www.scoutingbook.com/ http://www.scoutingbook.com/blog/baseball-team-by-team-prospect-wrapups With the Regular Season upon us, it's time for one final look back at the state of each team's farm system for 2012, and the top prospects within each. No franchise is perfect, so of course every team in the baseball will continue making moves in the weeks and months to come to improve their minor leagues, with the mid-season First Year Player Draft being the single biggest opportunity to do that. [more...] 31 Mar 2012 00:01:07 PST http://www.scoutingbook.com/ http://www.scoutingbook.com/blog/mlw-milwaukee-brewers-top-prospects-2012 The downside of going for it is that sometimes you don't have a whole lot left when you get there. Welcome to (new) Old Milwaukee. [more...] 30 Mar 2012 00:03:47 PST http://www.scoutingbook.com/ http://www.scoutingbook.com/blog/cin-cincinnati-reds-top-prospects-2012 There are two ways to improve your team via the farm: you can build your franchise around home-grown talent, or you can use that talent in trade to get exactly what you need, when you need it. [more...] 28 Mar 2012 19:41:44 PST http://www.scoutingbook.com/ http://www.scoutingbook.com/blog/col-colorado-rockies-top-prospects-2012 If there's an NL equivalent of the Minnesota Twins, it must be the Colorado Rockies. A feisty team that had competed for years on the strength of young talent, the team was a pre-season favorite to return the postseason. And then the wheels came off, and the walls came down, and the conflicting metaphors collapsed, and we all saw the man behind the curtain, broken down on the side of the road. Basically, it was confusing. [more...] 27 Mar 2012 19:06:06 PST http://www.scoutingbook.com/ http://www.scoutingbook.com/blog/mia-miami-marlins-top-prospects-2012 When you go for broke, sometimes you win, but one thing's for sure: you end up broke. The rebranded Miami Marlins might be the most re-invigorated team this offseason, thanks to an aggressive offseason that brought changes to the lineup, the pitching staff, the coaching staff, and even the team's name and stadium, but all that change comes at a cost: the Marlins' farm system isn't exactly what you'd call a rich tank of future talent. [more...] 24 Mar 2012 15:21:59 PST http://www.scoutingbook.com/ http://www.scoutingbook.com/blog/stl-st-louis-cardinals-top-prospects-2012 The odds were long on the St. Louis Cardinals last season, but the team pulled off a Cinderella-level success story as a farewell to manager Tony LaRussa, sweeping through September on the way to one of the most unlikely World Series Championships in history. [more...] 22 Mar 2012 14:04:52 PST http://www.scoutingbook.com/ http://www.scoutingbook.com/blog/hou-houston-astros-top-prospects-2012 Just when you think you've got it all figured out, someone goes and changes the rules on you. With the Houston Astros set to become only the second team in history (ahem) to change leagues next year, things are going to be a little bit different, deep in the heart of Texas. (Clap clap clap clap.) [more...] 21 Mar 2012 10:34:55 PST http://www.scoutingbook.com/ http://www.scoutingbook.com/blog/phi-philadelphia-phillies-top-prospects-2012 As the Phillies gear up to battle for a sixth straight division title, the team is letting it all hang out: the teams strengths and weaknesses are both on top-shelf display this spring. Clearly a team at the peak of a cycle, the Phillies are for the first time looking a little older and more tired than their opponents in Miami and Atlanta, with not that much help coming up from the system to refresh them. For that, they can only blame their own success. [more...] 19 Mar 2012 00:03:30 PST http://www.scoutingbook.com/ http://www.scoutingbook.com/blog/atl-atlanta-braves-top-prospects-2012 The Atlanta Braves have always been a model franchise when it comes to player development getting the most out of their young players. In the years under Bobby Cox, they also demonstrated that they were unafraid to lean on rookies who were up to the task, as players from Andruw and Chipper to Freddie and Jason demonstrated with early and significant MLB workloads. [more...]