Archive for the ‘Max Scherzer’ Category
Sunday, April 20th, 2008
If you don’t know, now you know. Diamondbacks pitching prospect Max Scherzer hasn’t allowed a run yet this season. In his last appearance, a no-decision in the Triple-A Tuscon Sidewinders’ loss to the Sacramento River Cats yesterday, he threw 5 innings of two-hit ball with 7 Ks. In 3 starts for Tuscon, Scherzer has pitched 17 innings with 29 Ks, with a .121 BAA. That’s 15.4 k/9 for those of you scoring at home.
Rotoauthority.com compares Scherzer’s numbers to how Tim Lincecum started out (only better), also mentioning that some scouts think he’d be better as a closer than a starter (but they said that about Lincecum too). The former No. 1 draft pick has good command of 4 pitches, which should serve him well in the bigs. Be aware of a possible call up for Scherzer.
Tags: Diamondbacks Prospects, Max Scherzer, MLB Prospect News
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
- Mets’ starting OF Moises Alou is going to miss at least 4-6 weeks with a hernia. While this is bad news for Mets fans, it could be good news for prospect Fernando Martinez. With all the injuries affecting the Mets starters, there may be a need to expedite the call-ups of their prospects.
- Dbacks RHP Max Scherzer had a rough outing today. He gave up 3 ER in two innings with 2 HR, 4 H and a wild pitch. He did also have 4 K, showing signs of his ability. ESPN’s Keith Law doesn’t think Scherzer has the command or durability to be a starter, but thinks he could be a solid reliever.
- The Nationals reassigned 16 players to their minor league camp today. Among the 16 were southpaw prospects Ross Detwiler, the 6th overall pick in the Draft, and Josh Smoker. We might see Detwiler as a September call-up again, but more than likely he won’t join the rotation until 2009. Smoker is only 19, so he’s got a few years down on the farm before he’ll be fantasy relevant.
- Steve Pearce of the Pirates hit another HR today, his 2nd of the spring. Eric Hz of FakeTeams argues that if Pearce keeps hitting them, the Pirates will have to keep him on their opening day roster.
Tags: Diamondbacks, Fernando Martinez, Josh Smoker, Max Scherzer, Mets, MLB Prospects, Nationals, Pirates, Ross Detwiler, Steve Pearce
Posted in 1B, 2008 Fantasy Draft Sleepers, Daily Pepper, Diamondbacks Prospects, Fernando Martinez, Josh Smoker, MLBPN Top Prospects, Max Scherzer, Mets Prospects, Nationals Prospects, OF, P, Pirates Prospects, RP, Ross Detwiler, SP, Steve Pearce | No Comments »
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
- The Rockies 3B prospect, Ian Stewart, continues to struggle a bit with the transition to 2B. He’ll need to figure this transition out if he plans to make it in Denver any time soon; Atkins has 3B nailed down for the foreseeable future, as does Tulo at SS.
- Great article in the Rocky Mountain News about Dexter Fowler, an early round talent who dropped to the Rox in the 14th round due to signability concerns. He continues to have a great Spring.
- Max Scherzer, The DBacks top draft pick in 2007, pitched two innings today and gave up a monster bomb to Joe Crede. But, it was the only hit he gave up.
- In discussing Rick Porcello’s successful outing yesterday, BA’s John Manuel mentioned that of Porcello, Andrew Brackman, and David Price, the Yankees’ Brackman has the best stuff. Of course Brackman is out this year recovering from TJ surgery.
- The Pirates were impressed with their top prospect’s performance in today’s game. Andrew McCutchen went 2 for 4 with an RBI double and 2 runs scored.
- Mariners’ OF prospect Wladimir Balentien had quite a game today. He hit 2 HR with 3 RBI. In the same game, Padres 3B/OF prospect Chase Headley hit a 2-run HR with 4 RBI.
Tags: , Andrew Brackman, Andrew McCutchen, Chase Headley, David Price, DBacks, Dexter Fowler, Diamondbacks, Ian Stewart, Mariners, Max Scherzer, MLB Prospects, Padres, Pirates, Rick Porcello, Rockies, Wladimir Balentien, Yankees
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
MiLB.com put together a compilation of the best Q&A’s from their recent MLB.com Mailbags. We’ve summarized some of the prospect-related news below:
- Rockies’ prospect Greg Reynolds has been throwing well this Spring. If he keeps it up he could find himself starting at Triple-A Colorado Springs. If all goes well this season and he doesn’t suffer any setbacks after shoulder surgery, he could potentially be up in 2009. BA has him ranked at #98 overall in 2008.
- Two top pitching prospects in the Angels’ organization more than likely won’t be called up this year. The article describes Nick Green’s changeup as the best in the entire organization, with no lack of confidence to boot. Meanwhile, Nick Adenhart looks like the makings of a future staff ace. We probably won’t see either one up in 2008, though.
- With Yovani Gallardo probably starting the season on the DL, Carlos Villanueva could find himself in the starting rotation for the Brewers. This would put hot prospect Manny Parra either in the ‘pen or back at Triple-A. The writer suggests the Brewers might use Parra the same way they used Gallardo last season, as a mid-season injury replacement. Pay attention to this Parra kid; with almost a K/9, his stuff is nasty.
- Dbacks’ fans have been spoiled with some fantastic hitting prospects the past few years. Well now they can look forward to a few years of fantastic pitching prospects as well. The article says to look out for Max Scherzer (RHP, #66 on BA), Esmerling Vasquez (RHP), Jarrod Parker (RHP, #46 on BA), Hector Ambriz (RHP) and Brooks Brown (RHP).
- Folks in the Rays’ camp are so impressed with David Price, he has them “breathing in brown paper bags”. Even so, he is expected to start in high Single-A, but progress very quickly. This is definitely a prospect to watch. There is also note that both Jake McGee and Wade Davis will probably start the season at Triple-A. These three pitching prospects were ranked 10th, 15th and 17th respectively. That with James Shields and Scott Kazmir could be a pretty filthy rotation.
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