Jim Pieper
I have been following Mariners prospects so long that I know that Raul Ibanez was originally a catcher. I have been writing about baseball longer than that, but recently have focused on minor-league prospects, the draft and college baseball. My coverage of Mariners prospects can be found at MarinersTalk.com
It seems that Customs allowed us to take the scanner north of the border, in order to get a STAT-Scan bead on future Toronto Blue Jays. Unlike some of the other organizations, there is a divide between…Read More
The eyes of Texas are on Jurickson Profar, and so is the Seedlings to Stars STAT-Scan. And, as with Wil Myers (in our last article), the scanner is right in line with the consensus: all systems go.
In…Read More
Our Seedlings to Stars scanner takes spring break in Florida with a STAT-Scan of the Tampa Bay Rays. After years of growing their own talent, the Rays became an importer this year, as they shipped…Read More
The S2S STAT-Scan was actually invented to analyze Seattle Mariners prospects. And it did pick out Michael Saunders as a likely MLB success story. And, rest assured, our retroactive applications correctly…Read More
The Seedlings to Stars scanner takes aim at the Bay Area, where the Oakland Athletics continue to do battle with their deep-pocketed brethren in the American League West, and continue to find ways to come…Read More
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It’s “STAT-Scan: The Bronx” as we set our sights on those who may wear pinstripes in…Read More
The Seedlings to Stars scanner is aimed north today to see which future Twins have a good chance at turning…Read More
The S2S scanner is aimed at Orange County and future Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Did it turn up…Read More
Kansas City is the next stop for the Seedlings to Stars 2012 STAT-Scan series, and the biggest blip on…Read More
Mark Appel of Stanford is one of the top college players aiming for the 2013 MLB draft (just like he…Read More
As we march through the American League in alphabetical order, the Seedlings to Stars STAT-Scan scanner…Read More
Spring Training may be just getting underway for the professionals, but actual games that count will…Read More
It seems that the “check engine” light was on, so the Seedlings to Stars scanner headed up…Read More
Our 2012 minor-league “STAT-Scans” project for each organization sends the scanner to the…Read More
Seedlings to Stars heads to Chicago to continue our march through the 2012 minor-league “STAT-Scans”…Read More
Our Seedlings to Stars series of “STAT-Scan” statistical year-in-review articles hauls…Read More
With this article, we kick off a new series: the S2S “STAT-Scan.” Each statistical analysis…Read More
Rule 8: Pitching “sleepers” are guys who get outs, but need to improve command/control
As…Read More
Rule 7: When it comes to pitchers, forget most of what you just learned in Rules 1-6
Six rules for…Read More
Rule 6: Don’t fear the “stall-out year” (under certain circumstances)
It’s human…Read More