In case you missed it. . .
- Steve Batterson of the Quad Cities Times profiles Nick Martini. An on base machine in college, Martini struggled mightily in Batavia last year as he started his professional career. Batterson talks with him about adjusting to that and his approach at the plate.
- Baseball America has the recent minor league transactions. Nothing serious for the Cardinals; just a few DL trips that should be short.
- Ben Badler comments on Oscar Taveras’ hot start to the season.
- Baseball Instinct also did a profile of Oscar Taveras this week. All this Taveras talk, makes you think he might be a kinda good prospect. Maybe.
- Seth Maness is mentioned in passing by Kevin Goldstein who notes his “upper-80s heat but impeccable control”.
- Carlos Martinez, who seems to have been lost in the Trevor Rosenthal jump this year, is having an improved season at Palm Beach notes John Sickels.
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Reading the Oscar Taveras article at Baseball Instinct, I noticed they also highlighted FR favorite Trevor Rosenthal today.
http://baseballinstinct.com/2012/04/28/prospect-instinct-2012-trevor-rosenthal-rhp-st-louis-cardinals/
BA has Pham on the 7-day DL, but according to Goold, Pham is out for the year following shoulder surgery.
Taveras had the second best OPS in the Midwest League for a player 20 years or younger over the last decade. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkfDXzlVpXVLdER5ZjE0Uy01U2tLQU44bEVOMlhuSWc
Instead of a Reggie Jackson stirring the lineup Nick Martini would shake up the other pitcher. I think he would prefer shaken, not stirred.