J.J. Cooper

JJ Cooper answers a batch of subscriber questions.

Shea Langeliers hit his 10th home run of the young season on Tuesday.

After the first month of the 2022 minor league season, the Minnesota Twins have the best combined record in the minors.

On Wednesday, the club of injured pitchers in the 2022 draft class gained another significant name with the news that Dylan Lesko is lost for the season with an elbow injury that requires Tommy John surgery.

When it comes to the MLB draft, there are plenty of examples for why teams should worry less about positional need and more about talent.

J.J. Cooper breaks down how Japanese ace Roki Sasaki stacks up against the best prospects in the minor leagues.

Jeremy Pena hit a walk-off home run while Nolan Gorman just kept crushing Triple-A pitching.

Taj Bradley was the MiLB ERA champ in 2021. Right now he has a lower ERA in the early going in 2022.

Sal Frelick came into Wednesday as a .200 hitter. Thanks to five hits, he left it as a .300 hitter. Alek Thomas not only hit a walk-off grand slam, he also came within a single of the cycle.

Reds righthander Joe Boyle is throwing strikes, which is very bad news for Midwest League hitters.

JJ Cooper answers questions and concerns regarding the pace of play in the minor leagues.

The new pitch clock rules are making a massive difference in MiLB game time. In the three days since umpires began enforcing the pitch clock rules, the average nine-inning MiLB game has wrapped up in 2:38. Before the rules were being enforced, this season’s nine-inning games were averaging 2:58.

Diego Castillo stood out on a night where all the minor leagues were off.

It was a good day for shortstop prospects as Jordan Lawlar keep on hitting and Matt McLain hit for the cycle.

Last night, a new stricter enforcement of pitch clocks and rules that require hitters to remain in the batter’s box began to be enforced around the minors. And while it’s only day one of a season-long experiment, the results were dramatic.

Michael Busch has a multi-homer night for Double-A Tulsa.

Tuesday was a good day for Yankees and Red Sox shortstop prospects.

In his pro debut, Madden was dominating at the top of the strike zone, showing the ability to generate swings and misses on his fastball in a manner that didn’t regularly happen in college.

Spencer Torkelson has struggled while Steven Kwan is on a tear. That’s covered in a shorter Prospect Report that sees the entirety of the minors off except for one game.