In the sports card industry, for better or worse, it’s all about the rookie card. Sales of products are driven by the hot new guy on the block. In 2013, I don’t think it’s a reach to say sales have slumped for many retailers. Key rookie cards of Geno Smith, E.J. Manuel, and Yasiel Puig…
2013 Arizona Fall League Schedule Season Starts: Tuesday October 8, 2013 Championship Game: Saturday November 16, 2013 Arizona Fall League: Website Video of Game Action: Prospect Notes The Arizona Fall League is a great place to go watch some of the top prospects in all of baseball play before they become stars. It’s also a…
Addison Russell Oakland A’s Prospect – SS Drafted: 1st Rd. #11 – 2012 I couldn’t imagine being 19 years old and playing minor league baseball. Six hour bus rides with guys older then you. Roach coach motels. Cities like Bakersfield and Stockton, CA aren’t exactly the ones you think about when dreaming of playing professional…
Astros 2010 1st Rd Pick Delino DeShilds Jr Sports Card Radio Prospect Podcast Ep #10 Recorded September 17, 2012Players Talked About In Show: Domingo Santana Delino DeShilds Jr George Springer Jonathan Singleton The Astros major league team may be struggling – but that doesn’t mean all hope is lost. Quite the opposite actually as their…
SF Giants Prospect Andrew Susac Sports Card Radio Prospect Podcast Ep #8 Recorded July 6, 2012 Players Talked About In Show: Andrew Susac Tommy Joseph Nick Delmonico Josh Whitaker Anthony Meo I purchase a fair share of cards on Check Out My Cards and other websites and recently I got a bunch of 2012 Bowman…
Sports Card Radio Prospect Podcast Ep #7 Recorded June 16, 2012 Players Talked About In Show: Billy Hamilton Chad Oberacker Bryce Harper Mike Trout Reds top prospect Billy Hamilton was back in Stockton for a four game series and he was doing what he always does – running. In total, Hamilton stole 80 bases in…
Sports Card Radio Prospect Podcast Ep #6 Recorded June 8, 2012 Players Talked About In Show: Pablo Sandoval Rickey Henderson Manny Ramirez Miles Head Garrett Gould A.J. Kirby Jones Joe Panik +More+ Took a month off from recording the Baseball Prospect Podcast but that doesn’t mean I wasn’t at games watching baseball. Quite the opposite…
Sports Card Radio Prospect Podcast Ep #5 Recorded May 4, 2012 Players Talked About In Show: Billy Hamilton Episode #5 of the Sports Card Radio Prospect Podcast is short and quick, and speaking of quick, it’s all about Cincinnati Reds prospect Billy Hamilton. He electrified the sparse crowd in Stockton during a three game series…
Billy Hamilton – SS? Born: September 9, 1990 Drafted: 2nd Rd. 2009 – Cincinnati Reds Seen In Person: 3 Times as of 4-29-2012 Position: Shortstop Ht: 6-1 Wt: 160 Billy Hamilton is an electric prospect for the Cincinnati Reds who is as fast as anyone playing the game right now. Every time Billy came to…
Sports Card Radio Prospect Podcast Ep #4 Recorded April 18, 2012 Players Talked About In Show: Rymer Liriano Miles Head Rashun Dixon Cory Spangenberg Tyler Matzek A.J. Cole +More+ In this episode of the Sports Card Radio Prospect Podcast I talk about the opening Stockton Ports home series vs. the Modesto Nuts and Lake Elsinore…
Rymer Liriano – RF Born: June 20, 1991 Signed: San Diego Padres Seen In Person: 3 Times as of 4-18-2012 Position: Outfield Ht: 6-0 Wt: 210-220 2012 Baseball America Top 100 Rank: #49 2012 Observations: Finished 2-10 in the games I saw him with 2 singles and 2 RBI. Could care less about the numbers….
A.J. Cole – SP Born: January 5, 1992 Drafted: 4th Rd. 2010 – Washington Nationals Seen In Person: 1 Time as of 4-14-2012 Position: Starting Pitcher Ht: 6-4 Wt: 180 2012 Stockton Ports Roster Baseball America Top 100 Rank: #57 2012 Observations: A.J. Cole made his 2nd start of the season on 4-13-2012. It was…
Sports Card Radio Prospect Podcast Ep #3 Recorded April 5, 2012 Players Talked About In Show: 2012 Stockton Ports Roster Baseball is back! In this episode of the Sports Card Radio Prospect Podcast I preview the 2012 Stockton Ports Minor League team. Some top players include catcher Max Stassi and pitcher A.J. Cole. One of…
2012 Stockton Ports Team Roster Oakland A’s A+ Minor League Affiliate Stockton, CA Here you will find the 2012 Stockton Ports Roster as it updates throughout the season. Check the link for each player to find out other information like pictures and tidbits. I am a Stockton Ports season ticket holder and attend all…
Rashun Dixon #23 – Michael Choice #14 Rashun Dixon – RF Born: Aug. 27, 1990 Drafted: 10th Rd. 2008 Bonus: $600,000 Seen In Person: 75+ Times Position: Right Field Ht: 6-2 Wt: 234 2012 Stockton Ports Roster 2012 Observations: Got to talk to Dixon before the 4-18-2012 game against the Storm. He is extremely likeable…
Max Stassi – Catcher DOB: March 15, 1991 Drafted: 4th Rd. 2009 Bonus: $1.5 Million Ht: 5-10 Wt: 206 2012 Stockton Ports Roster 2012 Observations: Stassi is still out with his ankle injury Updated 4/29/2012 Stassi visited Isleton Elementary School with teammate Ian Krol Updated 4/18/2012 Max hurt his ankle on a play at the…
Sports Card Radio Prospect Podcast Ep #2 Recorded March 1, 2012 Players Talked About In Show: Gary Brown – SF Giants Chad Bettis – Colorado Rockies Mark Appel – Stanford Stephen Piscotty – Stanford +MORE+ Living in California has it’s perks – one being February baseball and I was fortunate to get to see the…
Sports Card Radio Prospect Podcast Ep #1 Recorded February 18, 2012 Players Talked About In Show: Michael Choice – Oakland A’s OF Tony Renda – Univ. Cal Berkley – 2B Tyler Matzek – Colorado Rockies – SP Barry Zito – San Francisco Giants – SP Trevor Bauer – Arizona Diamondbacks – SP In the very…
Tony Renda – 2B 2012 MLB Draft Prospect – University of California Rated: #91 2012 MLB Draft Prospect – Baseball America DOB: 01/24/1991 Ht: 5-8 Wt: 173 — 2011 Pac-10 Player of the Year — Live Looks: Seen in person 1 time Univ. California vs. University of the Pacific – 2-18-2012 Box Score: 3-5 –…
2011 California League Top Hitting Prospects Cal League Website: Official Site A+ Minor League Affiliates for MLB Teams California League Teams: Stockton (A’s) – San Jose (Giants) – Modesto (Rockies) – Lake Elsinore (Padres) Inland Empire (Angles) – Rancho Cucamonga (Dodgers) – Lancaster (Astros) Visalia (Diamondbacks) – High Desert (Mariners) – Bakersfield (Reds) Over the…
Trevor Bauer – Starting Pitcher 1st Round #3 Overall Pick – 2011 MLB Draft – Drafted By: Arizona Diamondbacks Bonus: $4.45 Million Guaranteed – Potential For $7MM Scouting Trips: Seen in person 1 time Visalia Rawhide vs. Stockton Ports – 8-4-2011 Watching Trevor Bauer warm-up before the game was worth the price of admission. The…
Francisco Peguero – CF SF Giants #4 Rated Prospect – Baseball America Handbook Scouting Trips: Seen in person 6 times A+ California League Games Born: June 1, 1988 Bats: Right Best Tool: SPEED! + Hitting for average. Francisco Peguero is a player who can do a little bit of everything. His best tools are his…
Gary Brown – CF SF Giants Top CF Prospect – Baseball America Handbook Scouting Trips: Seen in person 6 times A+ California League Games Born: September 28, 1988 Drafted: 1st Rd #24 2010 Best Tool: SPEED! Gary Brown is the man. The 2010 1st round pick of the San Francisco Giants is a bundle of…
Michael Choice – OF/CF Oakland A’s #3 Rated Prospect – Baseball America Handbook Scouting Trip: April 18, 2011 Visalia Rawhide (Diamondbacks) vs. Stockton Ports (A’s) A+ California League Game Born: Nov 10, 1989 Drafted: 1st Rd #10 2010 Bonus: $2 Million Baseball America Handbook Listed : Ht: 6-0 Wt: 215 Stockton Ports Official Roster Listed:…
Matt Davidson – 1B/3B Arizona Diamondbacks #3 Prospect – Baseball America Handbook Scouting Trip: April 18, 2011 Visalia Rawhide (Diamondbacks) vs Stockton Ports (A’s) A+ Minor League Game Born: March 26, 1991 Drafted: 1st Sup #35 2009 Bonus: $900,000 Baseball America Handbook Listed : Ht: 6-3 Wt: 225 Visalia Rawhide Official Roster Listed: Ht: 6-3…
April 16, 2011 Tyler Matzek – LHP Colorado Rockies #1 Prospect – Baseball America Handbook #32 Overall Prospect – Baseball America – 2011 Scouting Trip: April 14, 2011 Modesto Nuts (Rockies) vs Stockton Ports (A’s) A+ Minor League Game Born: Oct. 19, 1990 Drafted: 1st #11 ’09 Bonus: $3.9 Million Baseball America Handbook Listed :…
April 14, 2011 Michael Choice – OF/CF Oakland A’s #3 Rated Prospect – Baseball America Handbook Scouting Trip: 14, 2011 Modesto Nuts (Rockies) vs Stockton Ports A+ Minor League Game Tools Observed: Makeup/Personality Hitting Power Plate Discipline Born: Nov 10, 1989 Drafted: 1st Rd #10 2010 Bonus: $2 Million Baseball America Handbook Listed: Ht: 6-0…
April 9, 2011 Rashun Dixon – RF/LF Oakland A’s #28 Rated Prospect – Baseball America Handbook Scouting Trip: April 4, 2011 Stockton Ports A+ Team Workout & Fan Fest Tools Observed: Physical Tools Born: Aug. 27, 1990 Drafted: 10th Rd 2008 Bonus: $600,000 Baseball America Handbook Listed : Ht: 6-2 Wt: 210 Stockton Ports Official…
Michael Choice – OF/CF Oakland A’s #3 Rated Prospect – Baseball America Handbook Scouting Trip: April 4 & 6, 2011 Stockton Ports A+ Team Workout & Fan Fest 4/4/11 Sac. River Cats AAA vs Stockton Ports A+ Exhibition 4/6/11 Tools Observed: Makeup/Personality Arm Strength Hitting Power Born: Nov 10, 1989 Drafted: 1st Rd #10 2010 …
April 5, 2011 — Max Stassi – Catcher Oakland A’s #6 Rated Prospect – Baseball America Handbook Scouting Trip: April 4, 2011 Stockton Ports A+ Minor League Team Workout & Fanfest Tools Observed: Makeup/Personality Sports Card Radio’s Prospect Blog Max Stassi – Stockton Ports A+ Catcher Born: March 15, 1991 Drafted: 4th Rd. 2009 Bonus: $1.5…