I liked his athleticism a lot….fast, looks wiry strong. His swing looked slow and long in the two games I saw him play, and he was having trouble with pitches inside, which may have been an issue in Double-A. Scouts were mixed about him, some like him a lot, others think he’ll continue to struggle against better pitching.

Didn’t get a great read on his defense. With the bat, he hammered stuff on the outer half of the plate, hitting it strongly to the opposite field, but he had more difficulty with stuff inside. Scouts seem rather skeptical about his ability to hit enough to be a regular 1B.

Scheppers looked awesome. I don’t see any huge mechanical issues, and his stuff is first class, but given the shoulder trouble it might be best to use him in relief at first. Gutierrez didn’t have Schepper’s stuff, but he still showed a good arm. HIs main problem is off-field issues.

Didn’t get to see Moreland, but people who did were pretty impressed with him. I saw him a couple of years ago and thought he had an underrated bat at the time.

Yes.

Well he showed pretty good secondary stuff during his sophomore year. It went backwards on him as a junior, but I’d use him as a starter for awhile to see if it can come back.

I didn’t get to see Rogers and didn’t hear anything particular about him.

I did see Guerra. He was throwing 92-95 MPH but had no idea where it was going. HIs breaking ball had movement but again, he couldn’t control it.

saw him in the Rising Stars game, so I saw what you saw. The general consensus among people who saw him in other games was that his fastball is more effective when he throws it at 88-90. He can bump it up to 91-93 but when he does that he loves movement and location and overthrows. I might move him to B.

Very quick bat, strong command of the strike zone. I think he’ll be an excellent hitter. With the glove….I dunno, some people were actually saying he has enough mobility and arm strength to move to third base, but I dont’ buy that. He lacks speed and won’t play outfield.

He’s got a huge amount of power in his bat. Running speed is just average despite all the steals. He kills fastballs but looks like he’s got vulnerability to breaking stuff that could be exposed at higher levels.

I like him a lot. Very athletic, but with more polish than most players his age. He has a lot of physical projectabilty remaining….he could turn into an Alex Gonzalez (either one) type shortstop if the strike zone gives him trouble, but he could become a lot better than that.

He makes contact but his swing is level and I’m not sure how many homers he’s going to hit. He really needs to do a better job with the strike zone, too. Some scouts are skeptical.

I saw him and I don’t thiink his numbers were all California League illusion. We’ll see what happens in Double-A, though. Thinking a .280-15 homer type bat may be the outcome.

He’s not really a “sleeper” in that sense, but Chris Heisey has convinced most scouts that he’s for real.

I didn’t get a good look at him. Not much buzz around him other than that he’s a good athlete.

Yeah, saw both of them. Storen very impressive, very polished, above average stuff across the board.

Veal looked terrific. His mechnics have been COMPLETELY rebuilt, much smoother, much better command, throwing FB in the low 90s with better breaking stuff than he’s shown in years.

Tabata is another guy with a level swing but good command of the plate and a solid approach. At this point I’m not too optimistic about tons of home run power, but he’s still yuoung. I saw D’arnaud and he didn’t look like much to me, but scouts seem to really like him.

I thought he looked rather tired and his bat slower than when I saw him in August.

Saw Kimbrel. He was another guy throwing 90-93 MPH.

I saw 4 games, not nearly enough to come up with a list like that.

Neal’s bat looks excellent to me. Some problems with breaking stuff but he works at it, lots of raw power and bat speed. Didn’t see Crawford. Posey looks very tired.

Don’t know. Didn’t see enough of him to get a read.

Don’t know. Only saw him play defense in one game. Everyone seems to like his bat though.

His swing was longer than I’d been led to believe. Not all scouts like him, some think he has severe problems with breaking stuff.

Frankly he looked like “just a guy” to me…slower and not as athletic as I’d been led to expect, not a great swing.

I didn’t get to see many twins prospects, just Rene Tosoni who looked like a 4th outfielder to me.

He’s very athletic, very quick, excellent arm, tons of range, VERY smooth. I really like the glove. His bat….well, he has a compact swing but there’s no strength behind it. Don’t think he’ll hit much but if the reported birthday is correct maybe that will change.

Yeah, I got to see him. 88-92, decent breaking ball and changeup, command was so-so. Could be a 7th inning guy.

Well the scouts all seem to love him. Looked very good defensively. I thought his bat was just okay but scouts who have seen him all through the fall league are more impressed.

Like the bat. Mobility not bad, has arm strength. I think jumping directly to the majors may be a bit much.

What’s funny to me about this subject is the fact that my “baby” is 17 and I have a hard time waking him up. Yea, I get sleep at night but I’m losing my voice by 9am… Oh how the circle goes round…

didn’t see them.

Dodgers guy, and an interesting one….I did see him pitch in one game, but I was unable to pay a lot of attention due to being distracted by a conference attendee asking me questions. I did see some fastballs that had to be faster than 90 but I wasn’t sitting where I could see a gun at that point. He is a guy I need to research.

I can see a Werth comp, yeah.

I really want to see what Desme can do in Double-A.

Didn’t see Cozart.

I used to think that Jones could develop some power but I’m starting to doubt that now.

I liked Ackley’s bat a lot….everything he hit was hit very hard, even foul balls were hard. I think he’ll be a strong batting average/high OBP hitter, but perhaps with just 15 homer power.

Triunfel….he looks more like he’s 25 than 19. I don’t see him as a shortstop, not enough range. Strong arm though.

I woudl not have thought of that one.

Scheppers is listed at 6-4, 200…..Verlander 6-5, 200. However, Scheppers looks more like he’s 6-2, 180 or something to me. . .very low body fat, wiry athlete type, while Verlander always struck me as a bit more solidly built. I’ll need to compare some photos or something and get back to you on that one.

Stuff wise they are kinda similar.

Good approach, controls the zone, not a huge amount of power I thought despite 15 homers this year, good athlete. I like him.

Allen looks great….outstanding bat speed and power. I didn’t get to see Kalish.

Allen could contribute in 2010, yes.

I saw a game he was in, but I honestly didn’t focus on him.

Draws mixed opinions…a lot of people like his power, but he’s limited defensively and may just end up being an average hitter at 1B.

I liked him a lot. I think he can help in 2010….though he’s got to be past 90 innings of work for 2010 and might be/should be getting tired by now.

Didn’t get a look at Kennedy.

Saw some nice video and heard positive scouting comments about Conger. I think he’s underrated.

Aumont….I don’t like his stiff arm action and I think he’s going to get hurt.

yeah, why not? There has been some talk about him dropping switch hitting but I haven’t heard anything other than vague rumors.

Very nice fastball and breaking ball combination, lots of movement, doesn’t have a changeup. I think he’s better-suited to relief in the long run but understand the desire to let him start until he fails.

Didn’t get to see him. Some concern among those who have about how his stuff will play against the most advanced hitters….fastball may be too straight. He’s very young though.

didn’t see him. THe information I have from Triple-A sources had him at 87-88, maxing out at 90 in 2009.

I saw Brown, and he looked exactly the same as when I saw him in the Midwest League and in the Big 12: very good athlete, fast, strong throwing arm, extremely erratic approach at the plate. Sometimes he looks like Kirk Gibson at his peak….other times he looks more like a left-handed hitting Rob Deer/Swing from the Heels guy.

OPSing 1.034. 3-3 with a HR and 2 Walks tonight. No Ks. If him and Desme can cut the Ks Oakland could have quite and OF sooner rather than later.

I saw him hit a home run, but I was more impressed with his defense.

One scout compared him to Miguel Olivo, which I thought was a good comp, keeping in mind that for all his weaknesses Miguel Olivo has some positive attiibutes.

I didnt’ get a good read on his defense in the two games I saw him play. Given his overall athleticism and good running speed (which I did see) I don’t think he’ll have much problem handling the OF with more experence, in theory anyway.

Well I like Casper personally. Scouts have mixed opinions. . .some like him, some don’t. I do think the strikeouts are an issue, but I can see him as a guy who sneaks up on people.

Didn’t see Hyde, didn’t pick up any buzz either.

didn’t see him in Arizona. I did see in him August, and I don’t think he’ll hit enough to be a regular. Good athlete though, hustles.

Didn’t see him. I think he’s an underrated prospect in general based on what he did in Double-A.

I only saw Krebs pitch to a couple of hitters, and somene was talking to me at the time so I didn’t get much of a read on him.

I’d get a kick out of seeing him hit for the cycle.

Strasburg no question. Everyone loves him. The main difference of opinion is about his injury vulnerability…a few people worry that he stresses his shoulder a bit (I think BA picked up on this too), but most people expect he’ll be durable.

yeah, I saw both, although Ashley did not make much of an impression either way. Gorgon did…I like him as a future middle reliever.

yeah I think he could be a really good setup guy, with a fair shot at being a closer if his command holds up..

Hmm….well I don’t know what Holliday’s exact running times are, but I can see the comparison in theory.

Desme steals bases because he’s aggressive and has good instincts. In the majors he might be a 10-15 steal type of guy in a full season when he’s in ihs prime, assuming he gets on base enough.

Love the max-effort delivery — not sure where his velo normally stands.

Anyone know?

Didn’t get to see Erbe. I’d agree with poster below that Erbe has a #2 ceiling, IF he gets his command in gear.

are you hearing any whispers about some possible make up issues with Kelly? I have heard a few rumors that he is more stubborn and ill tempered than one would want as a professional ball player…