Category Archives: Minors
Futures Game Impressions
Matt Moore The headliner, Moore pitched the fourth inning for the USA team. The pregame chatter seemed to revolve around Moore, as Jerry Crasnick unleashed a few tweets about him. First quoting a scout who said Moore’s stuff is “tremendous”, … Continue reading
Sosbey on Robinson Chirinos’ Defense
I’m beginning to sound like a broken record, but you should have Adam Sosbey on your Google Reader or bookmarks list by now. His latest goes into some detail about Alex Cobb, as well as Cobb’s preference when it comes … Continue reading
Matt Moore’s Domination of Double-A Continues
After Matt Moore’s latest gem—seven innings, 10 strikeouts, one hit (a home run), and one walk—it’s time to have some fun with the Rays lone pitching representative in Sunday’s Futures Game and his impressive season for Montgomery. – To start, … Continue reading
Tim Beckham’s Defense Has Improved
From Kevin Goldstein’s latest: Two scouts who have evaluated Beckham in the past two months each noted significant improvement in Beckham’s defense. A potential move from shortstop was forecasted early in his career, but Beckham is not only leaner than … Continue reading
Rays to Sign Eric Otañez
Per Baseball America: Otañez, a 16-year-old righthanded hitter out of La Academia, was one of the top Dominican catching prospects available among this year’s July 2-eligible players. He is 6-foot-2, 195 pounds and has a strong arm. Earlier today, I … Continue reading
R.J. Anderson
Tommy Rancel
Heath Baywood
Chris St. John
Ian Malinowski
