Category Archives: American League Central

2013 Detroit Tigers Top 15 Prospects

Posted on 21 March 2013 by Mark A.

With the public release of the Top 10 prospects at TigsTown.com, I can now circle back and publish my final Top 15 prospects list of the 2013 season. Because of my continued involvement with scouting and ranking Tigers prospects for … Continue reading →

Posted in American League Central, Detroit Tigers, Prospect Rankings | Tagged American League Central, Austin Schotts, Avisail Garcia, Bruce Rondon, Casey Crosby, Danry Vasquez, Detroit Tigers, Drew Verhagen, Endrys Briceno, Eugenio Suarez, Harold Castro, Jake Thompson, James McCann, Nick Castellanos, Prospect Rankings, Steven Moya, Top 15, Tyler Collins, Will Clinard | Leave a comment

Scouting Report: Oswaldo Arcia (OF)

Posted on 21 January 2013 by Mark A.

BLUF: Potential for plus hit and plus power that holds up with a right-field profile. The Player: Oswaldo Arcia (OF, Minnesota Twins) – The Twins signed Arcia at the opening of the international signing period in 2007 and he debuted … Continue reading →

Posted in American League Central, Minnesota Twins, Scouting Reports | Tagged American League Central, Minnesota Twins, Oswaldo Arcia, Outfield, Scouting Report | 1 Comment

2013 Minnesota Twins Top 15 Prospects

Posted on 18 January 2013 by Mark A.

The Twins system presented an interesting debate this year with two legitimate candidates for the top spot. In the end, I was tempted by the rare power profile presented by Miguel Sano, who still projects as a premium middle-of-the-order slugger. … Continue reading →

Posted in American League Central, Minnesota Twins, Prospect Rankings | Tagged Aaron Hicks, Alex Meyer, American League Central, Byron Buxton, Eddie Rosario, JO Berrios, JT Chargois, Kyle Gibson, Luke Bard, Max Kepler, Miguel Sano, Minnesota Twins, Niko Goodrum, Oswaldo Arcia, Prospect Rankings, Romy Jimenez, Top 15, Travis Harrison, Trevor May | 3 Comments

Accountability Check: Twins 2012 Top 15 Prospects

Posted on 18 January 2013 by Mark A.

Minnesota Twins 2012 Top 15 Prospects (1/27/12) I’ve long considered myself pretty well tuned into the Twins farm system, not because of some concentrated effort, but just the virtue of the games I see and the scouts I speak with. … Continue reading →

Posted in American League Central, Minnesota Twins, Prospect Rankings | Tagged Accountability Check, American League Central, Minnesota Twins, Prospect Rankings, Top 15 | Leave a comment

Scouting Report: Bubba Starling (OF)

Posted on 3 January 2013 by Mark A.

BLUF: If you can dream it, Starling can become it – both good and bad. The Player: Bubba Starling (OF, Kansas City Royals) – Taken fifth overall in 2011, Starling signed for a $7.5 million signing bonus and passed up … Continue reading →

Posted in American League Central, Kansas City Royals, Scouting Reports | Tagged American League Central, Bubba Starling, Kansas City Royals, Outfield, Scouting Report | 2 Comments

2013 Kansas City Royals Top 15 Prospects

Posted on 2 January 2013 by Mark A.

Entering the 2011 season the Royals were widely considered to have the absolute best minor league system in all of baseball, and arguably, one of the best in the recent history of the game. They have graduated several prospects to … Continue reading →

Posted in American League Central, Kansas City Royals, Prospect Rankings | Tagged Adalberto Mondesi, American League Central, Angel Baez, Bubba Starling, Cameron Gallagher, Cheslor Cuthbert, Jason Adam, John Lamb, Jorge Bonifacio, Kansas City Royals, Kenny Diekroeger, Kyle Smith, Kyle Zimmer, Miguel Almonte, Orlando Calixte, Prospect Rankings, Sam Selman, Top 15, Yordano Ventura | 8 Comments

Accountability Check: Royals 2012 Top 15 Prospects

Posted on 2 January 2013 by Mark A.

Kansas City Royals 2012 Top 15 Prospects (1/11/12) Even with the graduation of Mike Moustakas and Eric Hosmer, the Royals 2012 Top 15 list was still a monster. My analysis of that system had both some hits and misses along … Continue reading →

Posted in American League Central, Kansas City Royals, Prospect Rankings | Tagged Accountability Check, American League Central, Kansas City Royals, Prospect Rankings, Top 15 | 2 Comments

Scouting Report: Anthony Santander (OF)

Posted on 23 December 2012 by Mark A.

BLUF: Early focus (LF only) to long term profile but offensive upside to be an above-average player. The Player: Anthony Santander (OF, Cleveland Indians) – One of the Indians big-ticket signings from the 2011 J2 class, Santander signed for $385,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in American League Central, Cleveland Indians, Scouting Reports | Tagged American League Central, Anthony Santander, Cleveland Indians, Outfield, Scouting Report | 2 Comments

2013 Cleveland Indians Top 15 Prospects

Posted on 21 December 2012 by Mark A.

For the second year in a row, Francisco Lindor heads the Indians prospect rankings and I didn’t even really have to think twice about it. Lindor is a stud in waiting. The acquisition of Trevor Bauer adds a high-end pitching … Continue reading →

Posted in American League Central, Cleveland Indians, Prospect Rankings | Tagged American League Central, Anthony Santander, Cleveland Indians, Cody Allen, Danny Salazar, Dillon Howard, Dorssys Paulino, Dylan Baker, Francisco Lindor, Jorge Martinez, Luigi Rodriguez, Mitch Brown, Prospect Rankings, Ronny Rodriguez, Scott Barnes, Tony Wolters, Top 15, Trevor Bauer, Tyler Naquin | 3 Comments

Accountability Check: Indians 2012 Top 15 Prospects

Posted on 20 December 2012 by Mark A.

Cleveland Indians 2012 Top 15 Prospects (12/26/11) This was a really difficult system to rank last year and it showed with some of the mistakes I made. Ranking Francisco Lindor as the top prospect in the system was the easiest … Continue reading →

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