I took a flyer on STL 1b prospect Steven Hill late in my sim draft last year. 

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/H/Steven-Hill-1.shtml

This guy mashed in college and killed the ball in his pro debut last year.  This year he's again killing the ball, going 333/376/595 between High A and AA ball.  He's a little old but he's probably about where you'd expect a 2nd year pro from a smaller college.  He's hit for both high average and high power through but has lost some of his plate discipline as a pro.  I did notice he's only 5-11, 190, kinda small for a corner IF masher.

My question is, does anyone know anything about this guy?  He didn't make BA's Cards list at all last year and just barely made John's at 20.  Never hear his name mentioned.  Is this guy a prospect?  Suspect?  Somewhere in between?

Here's the link:

http://files.mlb.com/mitchrpt.pdf

it's 409 pages, I think I'll wait and get the cliff's notes version from the internet but for those of you that have the time...enjoy.

Frankly, I'm not sure whether I care or not.  I see both sides of the argument.  Just think it's more interesting than anything and I hope this report sheds some light on the subject.

He's hitting well in his 1st 15 games in Lowell (small sample size I know):

316/443/386, more walks than Ks and 14-0 in SBs!

None of this is earth shattering but what made me start following this guy was what BA said about him in the 2007 handbook.

"He didn't swing and miss at A SINGLE PITCH as a high school senior."

That's sick, you gotta like that type of bat control.

He's fast, should stick in CF, and has great bat control and pitch selection.

Up and comer?

I was wondering if anyone knew of or could suggest writers/sites besides Will Carroll's work on BP that focus on player injuries and future injury probability?

I like Will's stuff but usually decide to just buy the book and forgo the website.  Who else is out there that's worth reading?

Thanks for the help.

Is there any rhyme or reason to which prospects go to which winter league?

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A guy everyone feels strongly about, one way or the other.

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