Matthew Minton
Matthew Minton loves everything about minor league baseball, largely because it doesn't feel as exhausted as the majors feel. There is always an opportunity to shed a new light, add an interesting tidbit or expand on a certain perception. A lifelong New Englander, Matthew loves the Red Sox and Bruins. He graduated with a master's degree in English Literature from the University of New Hampshire. He also loves the stock market and often plays it like a fantasy sport (unfortunately for him).
This year we decided as a staff to preview each of the team’s preliminary assignments to the 2012 AFL and our goal is to tackle each of the 30 organizations over the next 7-10 days. We hope you will…Read More
When I’m looking at pitching prospects, I always find myself defaulting to strikeout rates and “stuff” when I’m evaluating them. After all, in the majors, I see plenty of pitchers…Read More
Former Pirates and Braves prospect and current Cincinnati Reds prospect Todd Redmond has been on the radar of prospect evaluators for quite some time; he’s ranked on Baseball America’s top…Read More
Every year, the MLB Futures Game is one of the most exciting days for prospect evaluators because numerous great prospects are practicing and playing together under one roof. Robbie has an excellent piece…Read More
One of the hot names in the prospect community as 2011 concluded was third-baseman Cheslor Cuthbert of the Kansas City Royals. He ranked 84th on Baseball America’s Top 100, and he ranked fifth in…Read More
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If you thought the selection of Deven Marrero at #24 by the Red Sox was a bit surprising, I’d…Read More
With their first pick in the 2012 MLB Draft, the Boston Red Sox selected Jose Iglesi….err, Deven…Read More
Kenny Williams is guilty of more head-scratchers than most major league GMs, but selecting Carroll High…Read More
In a bit of a surprise move (what with Mark Appel in free-fall after the Astros selected Carlos Correa…Read More
J.C. Sulbaran has been on prospecting radars for quite some time, since he’s pitched for Curacao’s…Read More
I don’t know if “Where in the world did Mark Trumbo‘s 2012 come from?” has quite…Read More
Joc Pederson has a fantastic name. He’s also a fantastic, and relatively unheralded, prospect in the…Read More
When I try to identify potential breakout prospects in the early-goings of the minor league season, I…Read More
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