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Top Prospect Alert Archive 1-1-07 / 1-12-07
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1-12-07
Prospect of the Day
Jim Hoey

Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 13th round out of Rider in 2003, Jim Hoey's career got sidetracked due to Tommy John surgery, and he did not advance past Short-A in his first three seasons as a pro. However in 2006 Hoey had one of minor league baseball's most unlikely meteoric rises beginning the season at Low-A Delmarva and finishing the year with the Orioles. The 6'6" righthander dominated the Sally League posting a 2-1 record with a 2.54 ERA and 18 saves with the Shorebirds during the first half of the season. He was even better following a midseason promotion to High-A Frederick. In 14 appearances Hoey posted 11 saves and a 0.64 ERA. He ended the season picking up four saves in eight appearances for Double-A Bowie. Combined between the three stops he went 2-1 with 33 saves and a 2.28 ERA while striking out 73 in 51.1 innings of work. The New Jersey native was rewarded for his efforts with a September call-up to Baltimore where he went 0-1 with a 10.24 ERA in just over nine innings. Expect the hard throwing Hoey, who just turned 24 in December, to compete for a spot in the Baltimore bullpen during Spring Training and likely 2007 at Triple-A Norfolk should he not win a spot on the big league roster.

1-12-07
I'm finally off the road and updates will be back to normal starting today. Will have interview with Tigers prospect Luke French posted this afternoon.

1-12-07
We have updated our Arizona Diamondbacks Top 10 Prospect List Following The Trade Of Alberto Gonzalez To New York

1-12-07
Frank Robinson Upset With Washington Nationals Organization For Not Offering Him Paid Front Office Job
--WashingtonPost.com

1-12-07
Pedro Martinez Jr. Visits With His Dad At Mets Dominican Complex
--Sportsline.com

1-12-07
Jonathan Papelbon Talks About Becoming Red Sox Starter In 2007
--WHDH.com

1-12-07
Look At Current State Of Baseball In Taiwan
--TaiwanJournal.net

1-12-07
New York Mets Pitching Prospect Joe Smith Talks About His 2006 Season
--BMets.com

1-12-07
Former Giants Pitcher Ryan Vogelsong Helping Hometown Kids With Reading
--Philly.com

1-12-07
Jackie Robinson Honored At Martin Luther King Event In New York
--LarchmontGazette.com

1-12-07
Baltimore Orioles Fan Sends Signed Petition To Commissioner's Office Demanding Peter Angelos Be Forced To Sell Team
--OwingsMillsTimes.com

1-12-07
MLB Scouts Flock To Australia For 18-U Baseball Championships
--News.com.au

1-12-07
SIU Edwardsville Set To Make Jump To NCAA Division I
--Macon.com

1-12-07
Bronson Arroyo Talks About Playing Music During Offseason
--ConcordMonitor.com

1-10-07
Sorry for the delay in updating today. My time on the road has been extended by a couple days. There may or may not be a full update on Thursday. Everything will be back to normal on Friday with news and prospect of the day reports as well as our update to the Arizona Diamondbacks Top 10 List. Also have an interview with Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Luke French on tap as well as some additions to the Photo Gallery.

1-10-07
University Of North Florida Player Beats Cancer
--FirstCoastNews.com

1-10-07
Chone Figgins Enjoys Being A Fisherman
--FishingWorld.com

1-10-07
Division III All American Derek Lyons To Play Professionally In Belgium
--SalemNews.com

1-10-07
Christy Mathewson & Lou Gehrig Among Veterans Class To Be Inducted Into College Baseball Hall of Fame
--CSTV.com

1-10-07
Story On Detroit Tigers Prospect P.J. Finigan
--SJ-R.com

1-10-07
World Baseball Coaches Convention Kicks Off Friday
--BaseballCoachesClinic.com

1-10-07
Ross Ohlendorf Psyched To Be Dealt To New York
--Yankees.com

1-8-07
Coverage will be limited today and tomorrow due to my current internet situation. Updates will be back to normal on Wednesday.

1-8-07
Interesting Look At Domestic Abuse Cases Among Professional Athletes
--AZCentral.com

1-8-07
Central College Baseball Player Adam Duerfeldt To Pursue Career In Medicine After Friend's Cancer Related Death
--DesMoinesRegister.com

1-8-07
Ron Coomer To Play Large Role In Chicago Softball Benefit
--ChicagoSports.com

1-8-07
Oklahoma City University Head Coach Denney Crabaugh Inducted Into NAIA Hall Of Fame
--OKCU.edu

1-7-07
Prospect of the Day
Tyler Colvin

Chicago Cubs prospect Tyler Colvin got his professional career off to a solid if not spectacular start. The power hitting outfielder was taken with the 13th overall pick in the 2006 draft following an outstanding junior season at Clemson. In his final year of college baseball Colvin batted .356 with 13 homeruns and 70 rbi's and stole 23 bases in 69 games while leading Clemson to an appearance in the Super Regionals. After being drafted, the left handed hitting Colvin batted .268 with 11 homeruns and 53 rbi's in 64 games at Short-A Boise. He also hit six triples and stole 12 bases on the season. Expect the 21 year old to begin 2007 at Low-A Peoria and likely find his way to High-A Daytona by season's end.

1-7-07
I'm not sure if I will have internet access Sunday and Monday which means the site may not be updated again until Wednesday morning. Hopefully will be able to update as normal but wanted to give everyone a heads up just in case.

1-7-07
New York Mets Pulled From Cooperstown Hall Of Fame Game
--TheDailyStar.com

1-7-07
Former Oregon Prep Star Killed In Iraq
--OregonLive.com

1-7-07
Felipe Alou To Be Special Assistant To GM In San Francisco
--LomopocRecord.com

1-7-07
Stars Turn Out For Charity Golf Tournament Benefiting MLB Players Trust
--MLB.com

1-7-07
Minor League Pitchers Darrell & Jake Rasner Talk About Their Parts In Recent Trades
--NevadaAppeal.com

1-7-07
Darryl Strawberry & Eric Davis Share Their Thoughts On Death Of Chris Brown
--Click2Houston.com

1-7-07
Darin Erstad Talks About His Baseball Future
--LATimes.com

1-7-07
Hank Blalock Looking Forward To Playing With New Attitude In 2007
--DFW.com

1-6-07
Prospect of the Day
Ronald Garth

Signed by the Seattle Mariners as a non drafted free agent out of Nicaragua, Ronald Garth got his first full taste of pro baseball in the U.S. last season. The 21 year old second baseman posted a nice season at Low-A Wisconsin, which came on the heals of a .357 debut in 27 Arizona League games in 2005. With the Timber Rattlers, Garth batted .275 with 10 homeruns and 48 RBI's in 109 games. Expect Garth to begin 2007 at High-A High Desert in 2007.

1-6-07
Former Hawaii Baseball Standout Eric Tokunaga Now American Scout For Japanese League's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
--StarBulletin.com

1-6-07
Colorado Rockies Second Baseman Jamey Carroll To Sign Autographs At Card Show At Old College To Help Raise Money For Baseball Program
--TheSouthern.com

1-6-07
Los Angeles Angels Prospect Nick Adenhart To Speak At Tri-State Ravens Nest No. 12 Meeting In Hagerstown
--Herald-Mail.com

1-6-07
Marlins Releiver Nate Bump To Headline Penn State's Diamond Dinner
--StateCollege.com

1-6-07
Shea Hillenbrand Psyched To Be In Anaheim
--PressTelegram.com

1-6-07
Johnny Bench & Padres Pitcher Chris Young To Speak At Georgetown Hoyas First Pitch Dinner
--CSTV.com

1-6-07
Former Cubs Farmhand Mike Micucci To Manage Clinton Lumberkings
--ClintonHerald.com

1-6-07
Even Gil Meche's Dad Thinks He's Crazy To Go To Kansas City Even With Insane Money He Got
--Sports.Yahoo.com

1-6-07
Derek Jeter Named Spokesman For Major League Baseball 2K7 Video Game
--PS3Center.net

1-6-07
Andy Benes To Keynote Arkansas State University Kickoff Banquet
--ASUIndians.com

1-6-07
Former St. Louis Cardinals Catcher Dave Ricketts Speaks To Duquesne University Basketball Team
--PittsburghLive.com

1-6-07
North Carolina Prep Standout Justin Jackson Talks About His Baseball Card In Sports Illustrated For Kids
--Citizen-Times.com

1-5-07
Prospect of the Day
Chase Wright

A third round draft pick way back in 2001, Chase Wright has taken his sweet time to develop into the pitcher the New York Yankees were looking for when they selected the lefty out of a Texas High School. Fast forward five years, and Wright has turned himself into a sleeper in the surprisingly strong Yankees farm system. Still just 23, Wright, healthy for the first time in his career, posted back to back solid seasons in 2005 and 2006. He went 10-4 with 3.75 ERA in 24 starts for Low-A Charleston in 2005. This past season at High-A Tampa, Wright dominated Florida State League hitters in route to a 12-3 record with a 1.88 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 119.2 innings of work. He gave up just one home run and held opposing batters to a .218 average on the season. Expect Wright to begin 2007 at Double-A Tampa and possibly find himself in Triple-A Scranton or possibly even making a spot start for the Yankees before the end of the season should he continue his success of the last two years.

1-5-07
45 Year Old Ari Alexenberg To Be Oldest Player In New Israel Professional League
--SeaCoastOnline.com

1-5-07
Minnesota Twins Catcher Joe Mauer Enjoys Winding Down At Florida Home During Offseason
--News-Press.com

1-5-07
Guam Baseball Commissioner Mark Charfauros Resigns
--GuamPDN.com

1-5-07
Gabe Kapler Talks About His Faith
--InterFaithFamily.com

1-5-07
Former Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Rick Krivda Honored With Monument At City Park In Hometown Of McKeesport, PA
--Post-Gazette.com

1-5-07
Former Nebraska Cornhuskers Pitcher Peter Brandon Now Working As Country Music Singer
--OCRegister.com

1-5-07
Red Sox Players Team Up For Autograph Event To Benefit Jimmy Fund For Cancer Research
--ZWire.com

1-5-07
Aubrey Huff Meets Baltimore Media
--BaltimoreSun.com

1-5-07
Sarasota Florida Theatre Hosting Play On Life Of Yogi Berra
--SPTimes.com

1-5-07
Ogden Raptors Pitch Stadium Upgrade Proposal
--KSL.com

1-5-07
Cecil Fielder Hired As Roving Hitting Instructor For Upstart South Coast League
--OurSportsCentral.com

1-5-07
Longtime Pennsylvania Baseball Man Wils Kulp Dies At Age 73
--TimesHerald.com

1-5-07
Oakland A's GM Billy Beane Joins Board Of Directors At NetSuite
--PRNewswire.com

1-4-07
Prospect of the Day
Greg Mullens

Undrafted out of Columbia University where he had a career ERA over 7.00, the odds would have seemed stacked against New York Mets pitching prospect Greg Mullens. However the season posted by Mullens in 2006 was arguably one of the best of any of the team's short season pitchers. The 6'6" 245 pound righthander, who becomes the first player of Tibetan ancestry to play pro baseball combined to go 7-3 with a 3.00 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 72 innings combined between rookie league Kingsport and two starts at Short-A Brooklyn. Mullens was an accomplished amateur player in his native Canada playing two years on the country's Junior National Team. Expect the 22 year old to begin 2007 at Low-A Savannah.

1-4-07
Hall Of Fame Voter Lynn Henning Shares His Ballot
--DetNews.com

1-4-07
New Los Angeles Dodgers Catcher Mike Lieberthal Talks About Early Days Of Baseball His Career
--TheAcorn.com

1-4-07
Jeff Samardzija Undecided On Baseball & Football Future
--2TheAdvocate.com

1-4-07
Metro One Credit Union Saves California High School Team's Season By Giving $3,500 To Help Replace Stolen Equipment
--ABC7News.com

1-4-07
White Sox Executive Roland Hemond To Headline Illinois Baseball Kickoff Banquet
--CSTV.com

1-4-07
Story On Former Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Turned Joe DiMaggio Signing Yankee Scout Bill Essick
--Register-Mail.com

1-4-07
Chris Iannetta Talks About Living Up To Expectations As Colorado Rockies Catcher In 2007
--ColoradoRockies.com

1-4-07
Former Houston Astros Outfielder Terry Puhl Named Head Baseball Coach At University Of Houston Victoria
--CSTV.com

1-4-07
Detroit Tigers Pitching Prospect Preston Larrison Hopes To Land A Spot In The Majors This Season
--SuburbanChicagoNews.com

1-4-07
Red Sox Fan Kathryn Gemme Dies At Age 112
--Chron.com

1-4-07
Barry Zito Meets Media In San Francisco
--Cumberlink.com

1-4-07
Tigers Invite Top Prospect Cameron Maybin To Big League Spring Training
--DetroitTigers.com

1-3-07
Prospect of the Day
Chase Headley

Playing in his first full professional season, former Tennessee Volunteers standout Chase Headley put up some nice numbers. The switch hitting third baseman was the San Diego Padres second round pick back in 2005 after a senior season with UT in which he batted .387 with 14 homeruns and 67 rbi's. He got off to a bit of a slow start as a pro batting .264 with 6 homeruns in 61 games after signing with the Padres. 2006 however was very close to a breakout season for the 22 year old. Playing the entire season at High-A Lake Elsinore, Headley batted .291 with 12 homeruns, 33 doubles, and 73 rbi's in 129 games. He finished third in the California League in walks, reaching base via the base on balls 74 times. Expect the Colorado native to begin 2007 at Double-A San Antonio with an outside shot of reaching Triple-A Portland by year's end.

1-3-07
We have adjusted our Cincinnati Reds Top 10 Prospect List To Reflect Their Trade Of Brendan Harris To Tampa Bay.

1-3-07
Rollie Fingers Owes State Of Wisconsin $1,433,609 In Delinquent Taxes
--WKOWTV.com

1-3-07
Oldest Living Cardinals Player Ernie Koy Dies New Years Day At Age 97
--MadFriars.com

1-3-07
Only Three Players Remain Living From Gerald Ford's High School Team
--NewHouseNews.com

1-3-07
Atlantic League Expansion York Revolution Begin Process Of Fielding Team
--EveningSun.com

1-3-07
Former Baltimore Orioles Second Baseman Marve Breeding Dies At Age 72
--DecaturDaily.com

1-3-07
Delmon Young, Mike Pelfrey & Troy Tulowitzki Make List Of Sports Top 10 Breakout Athletes For 2007
--SPTimes.com

1-3-07
Former Seattle Mariners Farmhand Eric Blakeley Opens Indoor Training Facility In Indiana
--Post-Trib.com

1-3-07
Former Minor League Executive & Son Of Baseball Hall Of Famer Of The Same Name George Sisler Jr. Dies At Age 89
--WCAX.com

1-3-07
Story On Turn Of The Century Pitcher James "Hi" West
--Register-Mail.com

1-3-07
Golden Baseball League Expands With Team In St. George, Utah
--TheSpectrum.com

1-2-07
Prospect of the Day
Miguel Montero

Another in a long line of Arizona Diamondbacks prospects, Miguel Montero is on the verge of making an impact at the big league level. The catcher was originally signed as an 18 year old out of Venezuela back in 2001. Since then he has made a slow but steady rise through the Diamondbacks system. During that time he has made a name for himself both with his power stroke as well as his ability to hit for average. A 2005 season that saw Montero hit .349 with 24 homeruns and 82 rbi's in 85 games prior to a late season promotion, put his name on the map. He followed with a very solid 2006 campaign in which he made his major league debut after stops in both Double & Triple-A. Combined in the minors Montero batted .286 with 17 homeruns and 75 rbi's between Knoxville and Tucson. In his cup of coffee at the big league level the Caracas native batted .250 with a double in 16 at-bats. Assuming he is not part of a trade this off season, expect Montero to compete with Chris Snyder for the starting job behind the plate for the D-Backs.

1-2-07
Interview With Tampa Bay Devil Rays Outfielder Rocco Baldelli
--ZWire.com

1-2-07
Don Mattingly Offers Hitting Tips In New Book
--HOFMag.com

1-2-07
Korean Pitcher Kwang-Hyun Kim Turning Heads Overseas
--Donga.com

1-2-07
Orel Hershiser Talks About His Hall Of Fame Chances
--LosAngelesDodgers.com

1-2-07
Massachusetts Prep Zach Gauvin Fighting To Resume Career After Near Fatal Car Accident
--StentinalAndEnterprise.com

1-2-07
Bret Saberhagen Shares His Thoughts On Cooperstown
--MLB.com

1-2-07
Story On Former All American Girls Professional Baseball League Player Esther Gamberdella Morrison
--MailTribune.com

1-2-07
Former Royals Utility Man Edgar Caceres Hits Game Changing Homerun For Young Fan
--LJWorld.com

1-1-07
Prospect of the Day
Kevin Pucetas

Far from a household name coming out of tiny Limestone College, Kevin Pucetas represented the tiny South Carolina school well in his pro debut in 2006. Pucetas was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 17th round following a senior season with the NCAA Division II Saints where he went 7-3 with a 3.73 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 91.2 innings on the college season. Playing for Salem Keizer in his first taste of professional baseball, the 6'4" lefty went 7-1 with a 2.17 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 70.2 innings pitched. He gave up just two homeruns and held opposing Northwest League hitters to a .222 batting average. Expect Pucetas, who turned 22 in November, to begin 2007 at High-A San Jose where he will look to continue to make a name for himself as an emerging prospect in the Giants organization.

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1-1-07
Detroit Tigers Pitcher Nate Robertson Speaks About His Faith At Wichita Church
--Kansas.com

1-1-07
George Shuba Recalls Being First Player To Shake Hands With Jackie Robinson On The Field After Baseball's Color Barrier Was Broken
--Tribune-Chronicle.com

1-1-07
Story On BYU Pitcher Jesse Craig
--BYUCougars.com

1-1-07
Catching Up With Former New York Mets Farmhand Frank Jacobs
--Kentucky.com

1-1-07
Many Questions Remain Following Death Of Former San Francisco Giants Infielder Chris Brown
--SFGate.com

1-1-07
Luis Gonzalez Among Those Up For Alabama Athlete Of The Year Award
--AL.com

1-1-07
Traverse City Beach Bums Find First Year Success In Ticket & Merchandise Sales
--Record-Eagle.com

1-1-07
Former New Mexico Baseball Great Sam Suplizio Dies At Age 74
--ABQJournal.com

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