Minor League Ball Gameday Discussion and Links, March 2

Minor League Ball Gameday Discussion and Links, March 2^nd

Happy weekend prospect watchers. Here's today's thread to discuss spring happenings in Florida and Arizona. Some potential items of interest for you:

***Are international bonus babies worth the money? We'll start studying this with a look at 2006. Starlin Castro cost the Cubs $50,000. Several other guys cost a lot more but have done nothing.

***Washington Nationals prospect Anthony Rendon will not open 2013 with the big league club, despite an impressive spring training thus far. That's logical: he missed most of last year with injuries, additional experience can't hurt him, and it keeps the service clock from starting.

***Jackie Bradley: 8-for-14 so far (.571) through six games with the Red Sox.

***Cleveland Indians first base prospect Mike McDade: 6-for-12 with a home run. Competition Chris McGuiness is 2-for-13.

***MinorLeagueBaseball.com is polling scouting directors about top defensive prospects.