http://prospectinsider.com Sat, 17 May 2008 10:14:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en http://prospectinsider.com http://www.prospectinsider.com/Photos/PI5.jpg http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/15/sign-felix-already/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/15/sign-felix-already/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 19:36:48 +0000 SethGrandpa http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/15/sign-felix-already/ '+ts+'/script>'); Ryan Braun and Hanley Ramirez are just the latest of the very young stars to ink long term contracts. With their signings the question becomes, why haven’t the Mariners locked up Felix yet? The idea behind the new big contracts for young players makes a lot of [...]]]> http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/15/sign-felix-already/feed/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/13/farm-report-crouching-adam-hidden-gem/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/13/farm-report-crouching-adam-hidden-gem/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 06:56:35 +0000 PositivePaul http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/13/farm-report-crouching-adam-hidden-gem/ \'+ts+\'/script>\'); <a href=”http://www.burstnet.com/ads/ad17232a-map.cgi/ns/v=2.3S/sz=300×250A/” target=”_top”><br /> <img [...]]]> http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/13/farm-report-crouching-adam-hidden-gem/feed/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/12/prospects-and-notspects-a-photo-essay/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/12/prospects-and-notspects-a-photo-essay/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 21:58:11 +0000 PositivePaul http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/12/prospects-and-notspects-a-photo-essay/ '+ts+'/script>'); In looking at a late draft of the handbook today, I recognized that a lot of the mid-tier prospects go unnoticed, whereas the top-tier talent gets most of the attention. Since I’m nowhere near the analyst Jason is, I’ll hold off on updating you all [...]]]> http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/12/prospects-and-notspects-a-photo-essay/feed/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/10/news-and-notes/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/10/news-and-notes/#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 16:58:22 +0000 acqb1424 http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/10/news-and-notes/ '+ts+'/script>'); Just thought I’d pass on a couple of quick news and notes bits that might make for some interesting conversation. Jason actually passed on most of this information to me, so here it goes. Brad Wilkerson signed with the Blue Jays. Releasing Wilkerson saved the M’s about $300k. [...]]]> http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/10/news-and-notes/feed/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/09/predicting-the-pick/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/09/predicting-the-pick/#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 02:00:40 +0000 Jonathan Aicardi http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/09/predicting-the-pick/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/09/predicting-the-pick/feed/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/08/what-the-ms-really-need-is-a/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/08/what-the-ms-really-need-is-a/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 03:38:49 +0000 acqb1424 http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/08/what-the-ms-really-need-is-a/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/08/what-the-ms-really-need-is-a/feed/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/07/mock-draft-10/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/07/mock-draft-10/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 06:47:49 +0000 Jason A. Churchill http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/07/mock-draft-10/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/07/mock-draft-10/feed/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/07/speed-scouting/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/07/speed-scouting/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 05:35:02 +0000 Jason A. Churchill http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/07/speed-scouting/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/07/speed-scouting/feed/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/07/farm-report-juan-ramirez-rhp/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/07/farm-report-juan-ramirez-rhp/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 18:46:04 +0000 Jason A. Churchill http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/07/farm-report-juan-ramirez-rhp/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/07/farm-report-juan-ramirez-rhp/feed/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/06/toronto-blue-jays-travis-snider/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/06/toronto-blue-jays-travis-snider/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 15:17:26 +0000 Jason A. Churchill http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/06/toronto-blue-jays-travis-snider/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/06/toronto-blue-jays-travis-snider/feed/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/05/ms-make-trade/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/05/ms-make-trade/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 20:05:20 +0000 Jason A. Churchill http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/05/ms-make-trade/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/05/05/ms-make-trade/feed/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/04/30/balentien-clement/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/04/30/balentien-clement/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 07:16:21 +0000 Jason A. Churchill http://prospectinsider.com/2008/04/30/balentien-clement/ '+ts+'/script>'); Now that the Jeff Clement and Wladimir Balentien are in the big leagues, seemingly for the long haul, what should be expected of them? Click Here for the scouting report on Clement, as seen in the 2008 Prospect Insider Handbook, and Click Here for the scouting report [...]]]> http://prospectinsider.com/2008/04/30/balentien-clement/feed/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/04/30/the-callups/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/04/30/the-callups/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:04:23 +0000 Jason A. Churchill http://prospectinsider.com/2008/04/30/the-callups/ '+ts+'/script>'); The Seattle Mariners admitted their mistakes just 27 games into the 2008 season and called up Jeff Clement and Wladimir Balentien Wednesday. Balentien will be in the lineup batting seventh versus the Cleveland Indians and Cliff Lee. Brad Wilkerson and Greg Norton were the victims. Wilkerson had to [...]]]> http://prospectinsider.com/2008/04/30/the-callups/feed/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/04/30/farm-report-big-bad-wlad/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/04/30/farm-report-big-bad-wlad/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:27:09 +0000 Jason A. Churchill http://prospectinsider.com/2008/04/30/farm-report-big-bad-wlad/ '+ts+'/script>'); This week’s Farm Report is on the man of the hour himself, Wladimir Balentien, who, right on queue, homered three times just hours after the conversations for this report took place. Here is an excerpt from the report: “He was on every pitch all night,” said an AL [...]]]> http://prospectinsider.com/2008/04/30/farm-report-big-bad-wlad/feed/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/04/29/quick-hits/ http://prospectinsider.com/2008/04/29/quick-hits/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:30:40 +0000 Jonathan Aicardi http://prospectinsider.com/2008/04/29/quick-hits/ '+ts+'/script>'); Within the Mariners’ organization, 2008 has proven to be a bit more interesting down on the farm than with the parent club. As Seattle wallows several games below .500 three and a half weeks in, several minor league youngsters have gotten off to strong springs. Only [...]]]> http://prospectinsider.com/2008/04/29/quick-hits/feed/