Hot Sheet Chat (5/31/23)
Geoff Pontes hosted a chat to discuss today’s Hot Sheet. You can read the transcript here.
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Padres’ Salas Making Rare Move To Low-A
The Padres’ catching prospect will get a chance to debut in Low-A as a 16-year-old.
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Is Elly De La Cruz Fixing His Strikeout Issue?
De La Cruz is showing signs he’s fixed the one remaining clear hole in his game, even if he’s yet to be forced to by a stretch of struggling.
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Prospect Report: Royce Lewis Is Back
Lewis made his return to the big leagues, hitting a home run in his first game back.
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RoboScout’s Prospect Names To Know, May 28, 2023
See who Dylan White’s RoboScout tool is singling out as the prospects to watch across all four levels of the minors.
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Future Projection Episode 52: Players We Like More Than The Industry
Carlos Collazo and Ben Badler discuss players they have different history or personal experiences with and plenty more.
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COOPER: Challenge System Has Best Aspects of ABS Without the Downsides
Why is the challenge system likely the way forward for baseball?
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Mariners’ Tyler Locklear Makes Quick Adjustments
The 2022 second-rounder impressed the Mariners with his power and his at-bat quality.
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Drake Baldwin Excites Braves With Early Power
The Braves liked Baldwin’s lefthanded power and disciplined approach when they drafted him in the third round last year.
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Phillies’ Gabriel Rincones Jr. Is Just Scratching The Surface
The 2022 third-rounder missed his debut summer with an injury, but this year he looked like a natural in the Florida State League.
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Pirates’ Termarr Johnson Gets A Handle On Different Pitch Types
After missing most of April with an injury, Termarr Johnson was gaining exposure to different pitching styles in pro ball.
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Prospect Report: Brewers’ Misiorowski Dominates Down East
The Brewers’ righthander posted the best start of his career on Thursday, striking out nine over five hitless innings.
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Prospect Report: Andrew Abbott Strikes Out Nine
Abbott pitched 6.1 one-run innings, Oswald Peraza homered and more.
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Twins’ Andrew Cossetti Looks Like He Can Stay At Catcher
The 23-year-old catcher is impressing Twins officials with his defensive skills behind the plate.
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Reds’ Andrew Abbott Pushes For Callup
The 23-year-old lefthander is on the verge of making his big league debut fewer than two years after being drafted.
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Bad Times Yield Positive Change For D-backs’ Ryan Bliss
A season of struggles at High-A paved the way for the 2021 second-rounder’s resurgence at Double-A this season.
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Aaron Zavala Could Be Rangers’ Next Impact Rookie
The 2021 second-rounder was showing more power as he returned from offseason elbow surgery.
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BA Roundtable: Who Is The No. 1 Prospect In Baseball?
As we work to update our Top 100 list next month, we had a roundtable conversation to walk through each of our thought processes on who we consider the best prospect in baseball.
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White Sox’s Peyton Pallette Feels Good Again
The 2022 second-rounder is fully healthy for the first time in years.
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Minor League Transactions: April 1-May 10, 2023
Transactions involving minor league players for the period April 1-May 10, 2023. All transactions conveyed by Major League Baseball.
