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Here is a sampling of this week's 70+ prospect notes... Hitters 5 Miguel Sano MIN 3B A Just re-hot right now and wondering if 1.179 OPS will get him to MIN in September. 6 Travis d'Arnaud NYM C A Foot...

A sampling of today's notes... Stephen Fife (SP-LAD) - Dodger start pitchers continue to drop like flies, with Chad Billingsley the latest casualty this weekend. Billingsley's elbow is acting up again, and that's probably not a good sign given he...

Happy Tax Day everyone. Here is a small sample of today's player notes: Kyle Blanks (OF-SD) - Blanks has been recalled from Triple-A Tucson and will take the roster spot of the suspended Carlos Quentin. Blanks was batting .296/.414/.519 for...

Good news! We'll be updating these sheets weekly from here until the end of the season. Here is a sampling of nearly 70 updates this week: Hitters: 1 Billy Hamilton CIN OF A Didn't get the call when Ludwick went...

Just a small sampling of today's notes... David Freese (3B-STL) - Freese has been activated from the disabled list, so Matt Carpenter will man second base and push Daniel Descalso to a utility role where he belongs. Freese's playoff exploits...

A sampling from today's notes... Justin Maxwell (OF-HOU) - Let's face it here, despite the Opening Day win over the Rangers, the Astros are going to be awful. Jose Altuve should be owned in most leagues, but other than Bud...

The Yasiel Puig Phenomenon Through 55 at-bats as of Monday, Puig leading the league in hitting at .527/.509/.855. He's shown contact ability, power, speed, and athleticism that has been compared to the great Bo Jackson. I got to see Puig...

Will Carl Crawford be ready for Opening Day? It sure sounds as if he won't. Crawford was recently shut down for a week due to soreness in his surgically-repaired elbow. He is reporting no issues hitting off a tee, but...

Dodgers' fifth starter Ted Lilly takes the hill on Thursday for his spring debut, and he's apparently still in competition with three other guys - Chris Capuano, Chad Billingsley, and Aaron Harang. Billingsley allowed two runs on five hits over...

Dodgers closer situation Given his $22.5 million contract, it's widely expected (and basically confirmed this month by manager Don Mattingly) that Brandon League will open as the team's closer. This despite Kenley Jansen strikeout out an incredible 41.5% of all...

Andrelton Simmons (SS-ATL) - The Braves already traded one shortstop of the future away recently, with Elvis Andrus going to the Rangers a few years ago in the Mark Teixeira deal. They won't make that mistake again with Simmons. Simmons...

Jean Segura (SS-MIL) - The transition from Double-A to the big leagues has been predictably difficult for Segura, who despite going 3-for-3 with a walk on Sunday is still batting just .238/.278/.274 in 87 at-bats. He's yet to homer,...

Tony Cingrani (SP-CIN) - If you want an underrated pitching prospect to stash for next year, Cingrani could be that guy. He got the call from Double-A on Sunday after putting up a sparkling 1.73 ERA and striking out 172...

Trayvon Robinson (OF-SEA) - As a Dodgers fan, I've followed Robinson's career closely and was always enamored with his tools. He made great strides the past couple minor league seasons, but he was just not able to translate that to...

Matt Carpenter (3B-STL) - With David Freese in an 0-for-14 slump, Carpenter got the nod at third base on Sunday and he took advantage, going 4-for-6 with a double and three RBI to raise his impressive slash line to .312/.385/.505....

The following is just a sampling of the 70+ prospect notes you'll see this week... Hitters 33 Carlos Correa HOU SS B .596 OPS in 35 games, so not much to be excited about here. 36 Byron Buxton MIN OF...

Brett Jackson (OF-CHC) - Jackson got the call on Sunday and was immediately inserted into the starting outfield batting second. It's been a relatively disappointing season for Jackson, who was batting .256/.338/.479 with 15 homers and 27 stolen bases. 47%...

Just a sampling of the dozens of daily player notes you would get each day as a subscriber. Josh Johnson (SP-MIA) - Johnson made what could be his final start as a Marlin Sunday, though it's very possible that his...

Just a sample of the 70+ prospect notes this week available to subscribers. Hitters 1 Billy Hamilton CIN SS A Relatively slowing down a bit in AA with 8 SB in 11 G, but .528 OBP isn't bad. 2 Wil...

Just a sampling of the more than 70 prospect notes we publish each week... Hitters 1 Billy Hamilton CIN SS A 109 SB in 87 games and yes, he gets the bump to AA. 2 Wil Myers KC OF A...

Just a small sample of today's player notes: Ben Sheets (SP-ATL) - Well this was unexpected. Starting for the first time since the 2010 season with the A's, Sheets held the Mets to two hits over six shutout innings Sunday....

This is just a sample of our daily notes. Tim Lincecum (SP-SF) - Maybe they will take the All-Star break and push him back to give him a bit more rest between starts than normal, but the Giants need to...

Allen Craig (1B/OF-STL) - This is no fluke folks. In close to 2,000 minor league at-bats, Craig is a career .308/.369/.518 hitter. After hitting his 11th homer of the season Sunday, Craig is batting a healthy .311/.382/.608 this season and...

Trevor Bauer (SP-ARI) - You can hardly blame the Diamondbacks for not promoting Bauer despite his carving up of Double-A and Triple-A hitters. Dan Hudson and Ian Kennedy are rotation mainstays; Trevor Cahill has a big contract and has been...

Hitters 1 Billy Hamilton CIN SS A Last Saturday: on base 3 times, stole 5 bases. 80 SB in first 66 games. 2 Wil Myers KC OF A 45 XBH (24 HR) in first 66 games, so Royals may have...

Brad Lincoln (SP-PIT) - Lincoln came into Sunday's action averaging nearly 93 mph with his fastball and he was even better than that Sunday, sitting in the 92-94 range generally, and hitting 95 several times. Unfortunately, Indians batters weren't fooled,...

Lots of changes this week as 2012 draftees have started signing and we saw Jorge Soler ink a monster deal with the Cubs. Hitters 20 Jorge Soler CHC OF B+ High-risk / high-reward type of guy, but the Cubs needed...

Chipper Jones (3B-ATL) - Chipper is back off his latest DL stint and was in Sunday's lineup for the Braves. He's made it known that 2012 will be his final season playing baseball, but it's pretty clear that when healthy,...

Tommy Hanson (SP-ATL) - Shoulder injuries can be troublesome, so I was a little down on Hanson entering the season, but with the exception of a recent start against the Cardinals, he's been just fine recently. Sunday, Hanson did allow...

Hitters 2 Billy Hamilton CIN SS A 12 SB in a recent 6-game run gives him 52 in 47 G with a .389 OBP. Free Billy! 3 Wil Myers KC OF A 1.034 OPS in first 12 AAA games. Playing...

Starlin Castro (SS-CHC) - Castro profiles as a perennial All-Star, but there is still some work he needs to do to reach his ceiling. Sunday, Castro was 1-for-4 with his third homer of the season and is now batting .313/.322/.432....

Hitters 2 Billy Hamilton CIN SS A 40 SB in 41 G and a .386 OBP. Rumors of an eventual move to CF. 3 Wil Myers KC OF A 1.160 OPS gets him AAA promotion. .333 there through first 15...

Dee Gordon (SS-LAD) - Gordon is going to be given a "few days" off in an effort to help him break out of a season-long slump. His K% is relatively reasonable at 19.4%, though with his contact ability, I would...

Juan Pierre (OF-PHI) - Pierre was 2-for-4 with a double and RBI Sunday and is now batting a robust .351/.402/.383. He would probably have more than five stolen bases if not for the fact that the Phillies have to have...

Hitters 1 Bryce Harper WAS OF A+ Appears he's here to stay, especially with the Werth injury. 4 Billy Hamilton CIN SS A Slowing down. Only 2 SB in last 4 games. Up to 31 on the year. 5 Wil...

Brandon Snyder (3B-TEX) - As if the Rangers needed more offense. Monday, Snyder got a rare start at third base, this one against his former team the Orioles. Safe to say it went well, as Snyder went 3-for-5 with a...