Recently there has been talk about Yu Darvish from Japan getting brought over during the 2011/2012 offseason. Currently, he plays for Hokkaido Nippon Ham in the Japan Pacific League. His right 24-year-old (D.o.B: 8/16/86) right arm throws a fastball between 91 to 94 MPH (tops out at 97 MPH), a hard slurve (80 MPH), a strong two-seamer/cutter, curve.
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Dellin Betances | RHP (SP) | New York Yankees | D>o.B: 3/23/1988 | 6’8″ | 245 lbs | B/T: R/R | Draft 8th rd, 2006 | NYY #3 ranked prospect per Baseball America 2011 | MiLB Player Page
The Yankees best pitching prospect has quietly been flying under the radar.
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Grey spent a few humorous lines on Friday’s Buy/Sell article recommending outfielder Justin Ruggiano of Tampa Bay. The only thing in the way of Desmond Jennings, is not Sam Fuld or Ruggiano, it’s the Rays avoidance having him acquire Super-Two status; such status is acquired if a player receives more than 128 to 140 days of service time in first year of service acquisition; essentially while they are a rookie.
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Randall Delgado | RHP (SP) | Atlanta Braves | D.o.B: 2/9/90 | 6’3″ | 180 lbs | B/T: R/R | Signed 2006, Panama | ATL #3 ranked prospect per Baseball America 2011 | MiLB Player Page
The Braves seem to breed high-skilled pitchers: Tommy Hanson, Kris Medlen, Julio Teheran, Mike Minor, Craig Kimbrell, and Arodys Vizcaino – albeit received in a trade – to name a few.
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A big week in prospect news as Anthony Rizzo, Dee Gordon, Jemile Weeks, Charlie Blackmon and Mike Moustakas received their respective invitations to the majors. Not to mention Brett Lawrie and his broken hand causing the the frequent waiver wire add/drop addicts to learn delayed gratification.
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The draft was being hyped as the deepest in years, and was littered with lots of starting pitching prospects. It also makes anyone who has been around fantasy baseball awhile feel old. With the offspring of Dante Bichette, Dwight Smith and Bobby Bonilla being some of the names eligible to be drafted.
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June is an exciting time. Cellar dwellers have a chance to see the “Hope of their future,” trades become relevant and prospects get their chance to prove to the world the hype is legitimate. Truth be told, more often than not, it becomes a game of small sample size paranoia.
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Neil Ramirez | RHP (SP) | Texas Rangers | D.o.B: 5/25/89 | 6’3″ | 185 lbs | B/T: R/R | 1st rd, supplemental, 2007 | TEX #27 ranked prospect per Baseball America 2011 | MiLB Player Page
Ramirez has been quite the story this year.
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Don’t look now, but GMs around the league are nearing the unwritten rule of the June 1st prospect call up. Vast majority of GMs, to save a few million if the prospects pans out, wait for the arbitration service time clock to strike midnight before calling their best names up.
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Jacob Turner | RHP (SP) | Detroit Tigers | D.o.B: 5/21/91 | 6’5″ | 210 lbs | B/T: R/R | 1st rd, 2009 | DET #1 ranked prospect per Baseball America 2011 | MiLB Player Page
One of my favorite young arms in the minors.
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