Insider Minors: Jacob Turner profile, Top 11 for '11
Under general manager Dave Dombrowski, the Detroit Tigers have never been shy about pushing their premier pitching prospects aggressively, which is wh…
Insider The secret to Kimbrel's, Walden's success
The 2011 baseball season has shown us yet again that you can still get saves, even elite stoppers, on the cheap. The No. 1 reliever on our Player Rate…
Insider David Price: Great WHIP ... 3.73 ERA?
In talking with David Price during the MLB All-Star Game festivities last week -- he missed the game itself with a case of turf toe, which is not expe…
Insider Minors: Yonder Alonso profile, Top 11
Yonder Alonso's ability to hit will make him a big league regular. The question is whether it's going to be with his current organization. The sevent…
Insider Matt Moore impressive in Futures Game
After watching Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Matt Moore's clean one-inning, one-strikeout performance for Team USA in Sunday's Futures Game, I sent…
Insider Minors: Jason Kipnis profile, Top 11 for '11
Cleveland Indians second base prospect Jason Kipnis has seen a lot of his ex-Arizona State teammates -- Brett Wallace, Ike Davis, Mike Leake -- zoom t…
Insider Justin Masterson, Eric Thames updates
Scouting players is about having courage in your convictions, putting your grades on the player, projecting his role and standing by them. However, yo…
Insider Minors: Mike Trout profile, Top 11 for '11
"I don't really look at that stuff. I just try to go out and play hard and have fun." Angels outfield prospect Mike Trout says he doesn't pay attenti…
Insider High expectations for Lonnie Chisenhall
Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta freely admitted before Monday's game that Lonnie Chisenall, who made his major league debut that night, was "not …
Insider Minors: Gary Brown profile, Top 11 for '11
What does Giants outfield prospect Gary Brown bring to the table? Well, let's start with this: He is an 80 runner on the 20-to-80 scouting scale, post…
