lemonjello

I am not the scouting director for the Yankees, but since I haven't seen any MOD posts for them, I figure I might as well get things going.  I am going to start by looking at who the Yankees...

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=2357   This has to hurt his value somewhat compared to playing catcher, though if he can stick in the middle infield, he should have plenty of...

I imagine it's too early to get concerned about Porcello, but this article does not describe as the flamethrowing power pitcher that everybody thinks that he is.   This isn't a flame-throwing,...

http://draft.mlblogs.com/archives/2008/05/tanner_scheppers_injury_update.html   According to Johnathan Mayo, Scheppers has a stress fracture in his shoulder, which will keep him out for 6...

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080312/SPORTS0104/803120432/1129/SPORTSLAKELAND, Fla. -- Rick Porcello, the 19-year-old right-hander who is a consensus pick as the Tigers' No. 1...

It's a slow time for prospect news, so I thought I would start some conversation about 2 of the minors' brightest young prospects.  No, I'm not going to compare Villalona to everybody's favorite...

According to WFAN, the Orioles and Dodgers are discussing a deal involving Jonathan Broxton and Matt Kemp in exchange for Erik Bedard.  This seems like a reasonable deal for both teams, but it...

According to Peter Abraham (http://yankees.lohudblogs.com/)UPDATE, 3:37 p.m.: * * * BRACKMAN SIGNS WITH YANKEES * * *"Word is that the Yankees and Scott Boras have agreed on a deal that would pay...

What a baller.  5 IP, 2 hits, 3 walks, 8 strikeouts and no runs.  Looks like he could be seeing San Francisco sooner rather than later.  Very impressive first AAA outing.  If he keeps this up,...

How about a switch-pitcher.  The New York Times has  a cool article about the only switch-pitcher in D1 baseball (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/06/sports/baseball/06pitcher.html?_r=1&oref=slogin)...

What does this mean for Jarrod Saltalamacchia?  The Braves seem committed to McCann as their catcher of the present and the future, and this appears to block Salty.  Do the Braves believe in his...