By Ryan Kelley | April 2, 2013 at 8:46 pm | No comments
Nicholas John Delmonico
First Base, Second Base
Born: July 22, 1992 in Knoxville, Tennessee
Height/Weight: 6'3"/195 LBS
Bats/Throws: Left/Right
Comparable MLB Players: Aubrey Huff, Nick Markakis, Chad Tracy, Daniel Murphy, Kelly Johnson
Scouting...
Posted in: Baseball Prospects, Scouting Reports
By Ryan Kelley | March 2, 2013 at 10:07 pm | One comment
Jonathan Jesus Schoop
Shortstop and Second Base
Height/Weight: 6'1"/200 lbs
Bats/Throws: Right/Right
Born: October 16, 1991 in Willemstad, Curacao
Comparable MLB Players: Jhonny Peralta, Brandon Phillips, Khalil Greene, Alex Gonzalez
Scouting...
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By Ryan Kelley | February 16, 2013 at 9:37 pm | No comments
The above footage is of San Francisco Giants prospect Mike Kickham pitching against the Harrisburg Senators on August 29th, 2012. Facing a lineup that included top prospect Anthony Rendon, Brian Goodwin and Destin Hood, Kickham allowed just 2 earned runs through 6.1...
Posted in: Baseball Prospects, Scouting Video, Video
By Ryan Kelley | January 29, 2013 at 7:26 pm | One comment
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After promoting so many former top prospects--Strasburg, Storen, Espinosa--to the big club, and trading away plenty of others over the past few years, the Nationals system has thinned considerably. Still, their prospect crop continues to rank as one of the...
Posted in: Baseball Prospects, Prospect Buzz
By Ryan Kelley | January 25, 2013 at 9:04 pm | No comments
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Destin D. Hood
Right Field
Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals)
Born: April 3rd, 1990 in Mobile, Alabama
Height/Weight: 6'2"/220 LBS
Comparable MLB Players: Rondell White, Aaron Rowand, Alex Rios
Scouting Grades
Hit: 35/55
Raw Power:...
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By Ryan Kelley | January 15, 2013 at 2:14 pm | No comments
Contact Jacob at RhodesJacob19@GMail.com
Meet Jacob Rhodes, a twenty-three-year-old former All-State, All-Conference and All-American catcher with a packed trophy case and a top-notch resume of division-one baseball.
As long as he can remember,...
Posted in: Prospect Spotlight
By Ryan Kelley | October 11, 2012 at 4:04 pm | One comment
Drafted by the Nationals in the second round of the '08 Draft, Destin Hood has already earned four All-Star selections in his short professional career. In 2011, he hit .276/.364/.445 with the Potomac Nationals, racking up forty-seven extra-base hits in 463 at bats. This season,...
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By Ryan Kelley | October 9, 2012 at 10:42 pm | No comments
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Meet Daniel Fiorito, a New York Yankees prospect walking a unique path to his dream of playing in the Major Leagues. You probably haven't heard of him yet-- he won't officially start his professional career until next Spring-- but Dan can play.
Like the vast...
Posted in: Baseball Prospects, News, Prospect Spotlight
By Ryan Kelley | September 24, 2012 at 11:26 pm | No comments
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2012's edition of BaseballNewsHound.com's Minor League Baseball Awards is here.
Throughout the next few weeks, BaseballNewsHound.com will be recognizing the best players in the Minor League's for their performance. First up, Ryan Kelley awards the best hitting...
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By Ryan Kelley | September 10, 2012 at 9:17 pm | One comment
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Brian Christopher Goodwin
Centerfield
Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals)
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195 LBS
Born: November 2, 1990 in Rocky Mountain, North Carolina
Bats/Throws: Left/Right
MLB Player Comparison: Ray Lankford, Andy Van Slyke, Devon White,...
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