The Los Angeles Dodgers have long been known for finding some of the best future aces in baseball. Two of them are currently members of their rotation in Clayton Kershaw and teenage sensation Julio Urias. A third could very well be on the way.
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The Cleveland Indians are only getting better with Zimmer and Frazier
The Cleveland Indians are red hot. The have an exciting young pitching staff, with an exciting double-play combo lighting things up atop their batting order. As they currently sit at 46-30 — amid an 11-game winning streak — with a commanding lead in the American League Central with the All-Star Break in sight, the best may actually be yet to come.
Keep reading for more on the Indians budding outfield prospects.
The Pittsburgh Pirates Austin Meadows is rising fast in the minors
It seems as if the Andrew McCutchen “will he, won’t he be traded,” saga has been going on for a few weeks now. Pirates general manager Neal Huntington has said that his team has no intentions of trading away the face of their franchise despite the team’s recent struggles and the superstar’s season-long uncharacteristic play. There is no denying, however, that a contingent of Pirates’ writers seem to feel that the time is right to move on from the McCutchen Era.
Is the next McCutchen waiting in the wings? Keep reading to find out!
New York Yankees prospect on the rise: Nestor Cortes
The New York Yankees have an interesting pitching prospect developing in the far depths of their farm system. He isn’t on anyone’s top prospect charts. He doesn’t blow you away with awe-inspiring stuff. But he also doesn’t allow runs to score; it is time to take notice of Nestor Cortes.
Throwback Saturday: 2015 Corpus Christi A.J. Reed Interview
(Note from the editor: It is well known that I am a prospect junkie, and when one of the bigger named prospects gets called up to the Big Show for the first time, I like to go back and look at past interviews to see what they were like when they were younger. Fortunately, I caught up with the Houston Astros A.J. Reed, who is set to make his big league debut last July. Here’s a look back at that interview from when I was editor at Grading on the Curve. Enjoy!)
A few weeks back, I did a little write up about one of baseball’s most exciting prospects. Amid one of MiLB’s hottest seasons, A.J. Reed had just come off his fourth California League Player of the Week Award, second consecutive Player of the Month Award and his first promotion to Double-A ball. Well folks, since his promotion, he hasn’t stopped hitting.
The New York Mets and Gavin Cecchini: What to do?
It probably didn’t come as much of a surprise to the New York Mets that David Wright is once again on the shelf with much uncertainty surrounding his return. Wilmer Flores — whom the Mets once hoped would be their future shortstop — has taken the reigns at third, while rumors are aswirl that Jose Reyes may be nearing a return to New York to bolster their infield depth.
What about within the organization? The Mets do have the veteran Kelly Johnson as a super-utility role player, but is there some youth on the farm that could possibly provide some help to a thin infield.
Is now the time to give Gavin Cecchini — one of the Mets upper-tier prospects — his shot in the bigs?
The Washington Nationals Reynaldo Lopez on fire in Double-A
Reynaldo Lopez has been one of the more exciting prospects on the Washington Nationals pipeline for a few years now. The problems that plagued him were in showing consistency in his electric stuff, leaving many to wonder in Lopez had a future in the rotation or as a back-end of the bullpen weapon.
He may finally be figuring it out, and answering that question in 2016.
Keep reading for more on the Nationals exciting pitching prospect.
The coming of age of the New York Yankees Sir Didi
Talk about being under a microscope. Last season, the New York Yankees traded Shane Greene away as part of a three-way deal that brought Derek Jeter‘s heir apparent to New York. Didi Gregorius — who had never experienced a .300 season, nor October baseball — was expected to fill the void left by the only guy in Yankees lore to capture 3,000 hits and was nicknamed Mr. November and The Captain.
Talk about pressure.
Suddenly, it seems like Sir Didi has the knight stuff.
The Philadelphia Phillies Jake Thompson poised for big league debut
Jake Thompson has been somewhat of a nomad since being drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 2012. Now in Philadelphia, after a string of solid outings, he may finally be knocking on the door of the big league rotation.
Keep reading for more on Phillies next possible starting pitcher.
Another Chicago Cubs prospect to watch? The rise of Eloy Jimenez
Kris Bryant. Kyle Schwarber. Addison Russell. Albert Almora. Now, Willson Contreras. The Chicago Cubs have not been short on providing Major League Baseball with some of the most exciting young bats in the game over the past two seasons.
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