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Top Prospect Alert Archive 2-14-07/2-22-07
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2-22-07
Prospect of the Day
Chris Pettit

The Los Angeles Angels appear to have landed a 19th round bargain in the 2006 draft in the form of Chris Pettit. The 22 year old outfielder was selected after a solid four year career at Loyola Marymount. Pettit wasted little time in making a name for himself as a pro. He debuted at Orem this past season by batting .336 with 7 homeruns, a Pioneer League leading 25 doubles, and 54 rbi's and was named to the leagues post season All Star team. Expect Pettit to look to duplicate his success in 2007 at Low-A Cedar Rapids.

2-22-07
San Diego Prep Pitching Star Seriously Injured After Crashing Toboggan Tethered To Pick Up Truck
--SignOnSanDiego.com

2-22-07
Former Yankees Outfielder Bubba Crosby Enjoying Life With Cincinnati Reds
--CincyPost.com

2-22-07
Rapid Sports Performance In Woodstock Georgia Is Popular Off Season Gym For Many Big Leaguers
--AJC.com

2-22-07
Valley Christian Academy In California To Hold Memorial Game In Honor Of Former Player Kyle Stacey Who Dies Of Cancer In December
--GraniteBayPT.com

2-22-07
Maryland Junior College Team Will Not Play 2007 Season Due To Lack Of Players
--Dundalkeagle.com

2-22-07
Los Angeles Dodgers Great Maury Wills Plays Big Role During Spring Training
--LosAngelesDodgers.com

2-22-07
Buddy Bell Talks About The State Of The Kansas City Royals
--SI.com

2-22-07
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Use Yoga As Part Of Conditioning Program
--TampaBays10.com

2-22-07
Chris Burke Happy To Be Every Day Player In Houston
--CSTV.com

2-22-07
Joe Nuxhall To Call Reds Spring Training Games Around Cancer Treatment
--6ABC.com

2-22-07
Grady Sizemore Talks About The Challenge Of Improving Upon His All Star Season Of 2006
--Ohio.com

2-22-07
Mel Stottlemyre Working With Diamondbacks Pitchers This Spring
--C-N.com

2-22-07
Truman State Baseball Player Battles Cancer
--TrumanIndex.com

2-22-07
Eric Chavez Looking Forward To Productive Season
--MercuryNews.com

2-22-07
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2-21-07
Prospect of the Day
Matt Miller

Matt Miller is one of many in a long line of Colorado Rockies prospects. The outfielder was drafted out of Texas State in the 13th round of the 2004 draft. Since then all Miller had done is put up big offensive numbers. He was named the South Atlantic League MVP in 2005 after batting .331 with 30 homeruns, 34 doubles, and 100 rbi's at Asheville. In 2006 Miller followed things up by playing at the three highest minor league levels. He batted .323 with 12 homeruns and 77 rbi's in 92 games at High-A Modesto, struggled batting just .229 with one homerun in 27 games at Double-A Tulsa, and played well batting .333 in an eight game stint at Triple-A Colorado Springs. Expect the 24 year old Miller to begin 2007 at the Triple-A level and have a shot to impress as a non-roster invitee this spring.

2-21-07
Newly Signed San Diego Padres Minor Leaguer Cpl. Cooper Brannan Talks About His Military Service & Baseball Career
--AZCentral.com

2-21-07
Former Big Leaguer Buddy Hancken Who Played In One Inning Of One Major League Game For The Philidelphia Athletics In 1940 Dies At Age 92
--SeattlePI.com

2-21-07
Bobby Crosby Is Happy To Be Healthy To Start New Season
--MercuryNews.com

2-21-07
College Student To Share Dugout Duties With Jim Leyland During March 6th Spring Training Game After $10,000 Charity Bid
--Freep.com

2-21-07
Story On New York Yankees Prospect Mitch Hilligoss
--JG-TC.com

2-21-07
Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Dave Davidson Talks About His Baseball Past & Joining The Pirates 40 Man Roster
--PittsburghLive.com

2-21-07
Former Boston Red Sox Reliever Rich Garces Signs With Canadian American League's Nashua Pride
--UnionLeader.com

2-21-07
Seattle Mariners Prospect Travis Chick Interviews San Diego Padres Prospect Drew Macias
--MadFriars.com

2-21-07
Darryl Strawberry Finds Peace In O'Fallon Missouri
--RiverFrontTimes.com

2-21-07
Ryan Garko Talks About His Fight For A Big League Job With The Indians
--Ohio.com

2-21-07
Kyle Lohse Hopes To Get Career Back On Track With The Cincinnati Reds
--Enquirer.com

2-21-07
Former Brewers Farmhand Dave Bradley Hopes To Return To Affiliate Baseball
--MariettaTimes.com

2-21-07
Willy Taveras Talks About Being Table Setter In Colorado
--DenverPost.com

2-21-07
Atlanta Braves Pitcher Chuck James Installed Windows During The Off Season
--Ledger-Enquirer.com

2-21-07
Where Are They Now Of More Than Two Dozen Former Major League Players
--BaseballSavvy.com

2-21-07
Vintage 1955 New York Yankees v.s. Brooklyn Dodgers Ticket Sheet
--Ebay.com

2-21-07
Prospect Nation's Weekly Look At The College Performances Of Team USA Alumni
--ProspectNation.com

2-20-07
Prospect of the Day
Lance Broadway

One player who could sneak into a spot in the Chicago White Sox rotation out of spring training is Lance Broadway. The Dallas native was taken by the South Siders with the 15th overall pick in the 2005 draft out of TCU where he went 15-1 with a 1.62 ERA during his final collegiate season. Broadway's numbers haven't been quite that good as a pro, but pretty close. Fast-tracked to High-A Winston Salem in his pro debut, the 6'4" righthander went 1-3 with a 4.58 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 55 innings of work. In 2006 in a full season at Double-A Birmingham, Broadway posted an 8-8 record with a 2.74 ERA and 111 strikeouts in 154.1 innings. He also picked up a no decision in one start at Triple-A Charlotte late in the year. Expect Broadway to have a shot at a winning a spot on the big league club out of spring training. Should he fail to do so he will likely return to Triple-A for some seasoning prior to making his White Sox debut at some point during the 2007 season.

2-20-07
84 Year Old Hall Of Famer George Kell In Trouble With Law After Hit & Run Accident
--Freep.com

2-20-07
Blue Jays Manager John Gibbons Talks About His Contract Extension
--TheStar.com

2-20-07
Edgar Martinez To Spend Week In Mariners Camp Helping Jose Vidro Adjust To DH Role
--TDN.com

2-20-07
Karim Garcia Happy To Be Playing Baseball In The U.S. Once Again After Two Seasons Overseas
--CourierPostOnline.com

2-20-07
Story On Jason Schmidt The Family Man
--PressTelegram.com

2-20-07
Benito Santiago Jr. Making Name For Himself As Prep Basketball Star
--Miami.com

2-20-07
Kaz Matsui Believes He Can Be A Star In Colorado
--DenverPost.com

2-20-07
Woody Williams Psyched To Be Playing For Hometown Astros
--SI.com

2-20-07
Elijah Dukes Returns To Devil Rays Camp
--SPTimes.com

2-20-07
Rick Ankiel Is Still Trying To Make It Back To The Big Leagues As An Outfielder & The Cardinals Are Still Letting Him Try
--STLToday.com

2-20-07
Josh Hamilton Speaks About His Second Chance With Cincinnati
--TBO.com

2-20-07
Jayson Werth Happy To Be Healthy In 2007
--ZWire.com

2-20-07
Julio Lugo Looking Forward To Playing In Boston
--BostonHerald.com

2-20-07
Pudge Rodriguez Hopes To Retire As A Detroit Tiger
--DailyTribune.com

2-20-07
Arizona Diamondbacks Prospect Micah Owings Hopes To Crack Big League Rotation
--KVOA.com

2-20-07
Randy Wolf Talks About His Final Days With The Phillies
--Philly.com

2-19-07
Prospect of the Day
Jonny Ash

Jonny Ash has been proven to be a productive pick up for the Houston Astros. The second baseman, who was a 10th round pick back in 2004 out of Stanford, just completed his third professional season by hitting over .300 for the third consecutive season. The lifetime .313 hitter responded to his first taste of Double-A ball by batting .314 with 1 homerun, 22 doubles, and 28 rbi's in 112 games in 2006. The lefthanded spray hitter struck out just 36 times in 392 at-bats. Expect the 24 year old Ash to begin 2007 at Triple-A Round Rock, and possibly see some limited time in a utility role with the Astros late in the season.

2-19-07
Don Mattingly Talks About The Prospects Of Becoming Yankees Manager Upon Joe Torre's Departure
--NYDailyNews.com

2-19-07
Former Cub & Giant Shortstop Shawn Dunston Joining Fremont California Recreation Commission
--InsideBayArea.com

2-19-07
Jarrod Washburn Talks About Taking Leadership Role In Seattle
--Columbian.com

2-19-07
Nick Swisher Hopes Tree Chopping & Dirt Shoveling Lead To Increased Production In Oakland This Season
--The-Dispatch.com

2-19-07
Story On Minnesota Mankato's Japanese Second Baseman Kosuke Hattori
--MankatoFreePress.com

2-19-07
In Depth Look At The Life Of Jeff Suppan
--JSOnline.com

2-19-07
Texas Winter League Baseball To Return For Second Season
--BrownsvilleHerald.com

2-19-07
Q&A With Journeyman Reliever Ron Villone
--RecordOnline.com

2-19-07
Howard Johnson Talks About Joining The Mets Coaching Staff & Getting The Chance To Once Again Coach David Wright
--NYDailyNews.com

2-19-07
White Sox Closer Bobby Jenks Drops Weight
--SI.com

2-19-07
Alex Gordon Not Worried About The Hype Surrounding Him This Spring
--KansasCity.com

2-19-07
Q&A With Twins Great Kent Hrbek
--TwinCities.com

2-19-07
Ryan Howard Talks About His Busy Off Season
--CasperStarTribune.com

2-18-07
Prospect of the Day
Michael Griffin

A product of Baylor University and a member of the 2003 U.S. National Team, Michael Griffin completed his first full season as a pro in 2006. The second base prospect was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 14th round of the 2005 draft. This past season at Low-A Dayton, Griffin batted .263 with 6 homeruns and 52 rbi's. He finished tied for fifth in the Midwest League with 33 doubles. Expect the 23 year old Griffin to begin 2007 at High-A Sarasota, and possibly earn a mid-season call-up to Double-A Chattanooga should he have early success in the Florida State League.

2-18-07
St. Louis Cardinals Purchase Scientific Machine That Helps Diagnose Concussions
--STLToday.com

2-18-07
Former Big Leaguer Pat Tabler's Son Troy Is Prep Basketball Star
--Enquirer.com

2-18-07
Cincinnati Reds GM Wayne Krivsky Talks About His 2007 Team
--CincyPost.com

2-18-07
Kenji Johjima Hopes To Improve Upon His Rookie Season
--KGW.com

2-18-07
Pittsburgh Pirates Catcher Ryan Doumit Talks About His Mexican Winter League Experience
--PittsburghLive.com

2-18-07
Q&A With Chicago Cubs GM Jim Hendry
--DailyHerald.com

2-18-07
Eric Gagne Misses Being A Dodger
--LATimes.com

2-18-07
Gil Meche Happy To Be Kansas City Royals #1 Starter (At Least Until Luke Hochevar Arrives)
--KansasCity.com

2-17-07
Prospect of the Day
Franklin Morales

Originally signed by Colorado as a free agent back in 2002, Franklin Morales made his professional debut at Pioneer League Casper in 2004. Since then, the 6'0" lefty out of Venezuela has developed into one of the top young pitching prospects in baseball. In 2006 Morales led the California League with 179 strikeouts while posting a 10-9 record with a 3.68 ERA in 154 innings at Modesto. He held opposing hitters to a .223 batting average and gave up nine homeruns on the season. Morales, who turned 21 last month, will begin 2007 at Double-A Tulsa.

2-17-07
Giants Top Prospect Tim Lincecum Could Earn Spot In San Francisco Rotation Out Of Spring Training
--MercuryNews.com

2-17-07
Pittsburgh Pirates Move Catching Prospect Neil Walker To Third Base
--AltoonaMirror.com

2-17-07
Q&A With New York Yankees Reliever Scott Proctor
--RecordOnline.com

2-17-07
Driver Involved In Accident That Killed Former UNC Wilmington Baseball Player Mike Foutch Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter
--WECT.com

2-17-07
Story On Former Negro League Player James Hicks
--MyWebPal.com

2-17-07
Look At Strange Spring Training Injuries
--AllHeadlineNews.com

2-17-07
Brian & Marcus Giles Psyched To Be Teammates In San Diego
--ContraCostaTimes.com

2-17-07
Milton Bradley Looking To Build On Last Year's Strong Post Season Performance
--Ledger-Enquirer.com

2-17-07
Former Big League Skipper Bill Plummer Among Six Inducted Into Chico California Diamond Hall Of Fame
--Chicoer.com

2-17-07
Greg Dobbs Hoping To Make Philadelphia Phillies Roster As Pinch Hitter
--PottstownMercury.com

2-17-07
A.J. Burnett Looking Forward To 2007
--TorontoSun.com

2-17-07
Mariners Catcher Rene Rivera Talks About Dropping 20 Pounds This Offseason
--TheNewsTribune.com

2-17-07
Cliff Floyd Fueding With Former Teammate John Thomson
--SuburbanChicagoNews.com

2-17-07
Recap Of New MLB Rule Changes
--AMNY.com

2-16-07
Prospect of the Day
Sam Fuld

The number 300 seems to be kind to Chicago Cubs outfield prospect Sam Fuld. The 25 year old Stanford product has batted exactly .300 in each of his first two professional seasons. The left handed hitting outfielder was originally selected by the Cubs in the 10th round of the 2004 draft following an All-American career with the Cardinal and a summer on the US National Team. At Peoria in his debut season of 2005, Fuld batted .300 with 5 homeruns, 33 doubles, and 18 stolen bases in 125 games. Last year in a season shortened by a sports hernia, Fuld hit .300 with four homeruns, 19 doubles, 22 stolen bases, and a career high 40 rbi's in 85 games. Expect Fuld, who is also known for his defensive abilities, to begin 2007 at Double-A Tennessee.

2-16-07
Dusty Baker Enjoying Time Off From Baseball
--SFGate.com

2-16-07
Nevada Reno Star Matt Bowman To Miss Rest Of Collegiate Season With Torn Pectoral Muscle
--NevadaAppeal.com

2-16-07
New Kansas City Royals GM Drayton Moore Breaks Down His Team
--NewsTribune.com

2-16-07
Frank Torre Talks About His Baseball Career & New Battle With Kidney Disease
--OxfordPress.com

2-16-07
Chris Bootcheck Striving To Break Back Into The Bigs
--HeraldArgus.com

2-16-07
Q&A With Cecil Fielder
--OurSportsCentral.com

2-16-07
Former Philadelphia Phillies Farmhand Greg Jelks To Manage Slippery Rock Sliders Froniter League Team
--MyWebPal.com

2-16-07
Hands On Preview Of Major League Baseball 2K7 Video Game
--UGO.com

2-16-07
McNeese State Head Baseball Coach Chad Clement Resigns After 0-4 Start
--KLFY.com

2-16-07
Story On UNC Tar Heels Draft Eligible Prospects
--HeraldSun.com

2-16-07
Pittsburgh Pirates Japanese Inport Pitcher Masumi Kuwata Receiving Lots Of Coverage In His Homeland
--Belleville.com

2-16-07
Dodgers Reliever Joe Beimel Ready For Fresh Start
--SGVTribune.com

2-16-07
Arizona Winter League Play Wraps Up Tonight
--YumaSun.com

2-16-07
Detroit Tigers Pitcher Mike Maroth Looking Forward To Healthy 2007 Season
--DetNews.com

2-15-07
Prospect of the Day
Will Venable

One of the best 2006 seasons by a former Ivy Leaguer came off the stick of San Diego Padres prospect Will Venable. A star in both baseball and basketball at Princeton, Venable is the son of former big leaguer Max Venable. He was a seventh round pick of the Padres back in 2005. Last season Venable excelled in the Midwest League batting .314 with 11 homeruns, 34 doubles, and 91 RBI's for Fort Wayne in 124 games. The left handed hitting outfield prospect's success continued in the Hawaii Winter League where he hit .330. Expect the 24 year old to begin 2007 at High-A Lake Elsinore and likely finish the season at Double-A San Antonio.

2-15-07
Miguel Cabrera Tries To Come Clean Over Florida Marlins Fanfest Snub
--6ABC.com

2-15-07
Canadian Players Looking To Impact At Big League Level
--SLAMSports.com

2-15-07
Ryan Howard To Be Cover Player For Topps Baseball Cards
--TimesLeader.com

2-15-07
Story On Cleveland Indians Pitching Prospect Steven Wright
--HonoluluAdvertiser.com

2-15-07
Willie Mays Returns To Birmingham
--AL.com

2-15-07
Jason Vargas Hopes To Win Spot As New York Mets Starting Pitcher
--NYTimes.com

2-15-07
Braden Looper Looks To Earn Spot In Cardinals Rotation This Spring
--STLToday.com

2-15-07
Padres Manager Bud Black Talks About His Baseball Upbringing
--NCTimes.com

2-15-07
Indians Reliever Brian Slocum Recalls His Big League Debut & Hopeful For Return To Cleveland In April
--NYJournalNews.com

2-15-07
Jon Lieber Drives A Pimped Out Ford F650 Truck
--TimesLeader.com

2-15-07
David Wright Talks About Being The First Mets Position Player In Camp
--GreenwichTime.com

2-15-07
Andy Pettitte Talks About Returning To New York
--CasperStarTribune.com

2-14-07
Prospect of the Day
Brett Jensen

The best reliever in the New York-Penn League in 2006 was arguably Brett Jensen. After a solid collegiate career in the Nebraska bullpen, Jensen was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 14th round of the 2006 draft. In his pro debut at Short-A Oneonta, Jensen went 1-0 with 17 saves, a 0.67 ERA, and 31 strikeouts in 26.2 innings of work. He did not give up a homerun and opposing batters hit just .177 against him on the season. Expect the 23 year old righthander, who stands at 6'7" tall, to begin 2007 at Low-A West Michigan, and likely reach High-A Lakeland or possibly even Double-A Erie by seasons end.

2-14-07
Houston Chronicle Writer Jose de Jesus Ortiz Joins Astros Pitching Prospect Chris Sampson On His 30 Hour Drive To Florida For Spring Training
--Chron.com

2-14-07
Cincinnati Reds Release Former Top Pick Chris Gruler Who They Chose Over Scott Kazmir In 2002
--Enquirer.com

2-14-07
Latest Entry In Texas Longhorns Infielder Chais Fuller's Journal
--TexasSports.com

2-14-07
Double-A Roster Limit Expands To 24
--OurSportsCentral.com

2-14-07
Ken Hawk Harrelson Talks About His Love Of Golf
--GolfDigest.ie

2-14-07
Dusty Baker To Join ESPN's Baseball Tonight
--HollywoodReporter.com

2-14-07
Vanderbilt Third Baseman & Team USA Alum Pedro Alvarez Named National Hitter Of The Week
--DicksonHerald.com

2-14-07
Great Lake Loons Stadium Project Hits Home Stretch
--ABC12.com

2-14-07
San Diego Padres Sign Iraq War Veteran Cpl. Cooper Brannan To Minor League Deal
--MLB.com

2-14-07
Braves All-Star Brian McCann Talks About His Upcoming Marriage & The Start Of Baseball Season
--GwinnettDailyPost.com

2-14-07
Q&A With Royals Outfielder Shane Costa
--FresnoBee.com

2-14-07
Sister Of Devil Rays Prospect Jeff Niemann Leaves Basketball After Leading Baylor To National Championship In 2005
--USAToday.com