Eric Longenhagen
Eric Longenhagen is a 22 year old male who hails from the tiny Pennsylvania town of Catasauqua. He frequents minor league baseball games to scout baseball players and he one day hopes to be paid to do so.
Phillies scouting report: Adam Morgan a pleasant surprise
Adam Morgan is justifiably turning heads in the Phillies organization. (Mark LoMoglio/MiLB.com) It’s been a pretty upsetting year for Philadelphia Phillies fans on all fronts. Not only has an aging major league More...
Scouting notes on Sunday’s MLB Futures Game participants
Braves catching prospect Christian Bethancourt has one of the few true 80-grade tools in the game. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution) With MLB’s Futures Game popping off at 5 p.m. ET Sunday, I thought More...
Changing up: What Phils fans should expect in return for Cole Hamels
With a not-so-bright immediate future, Phillies GM Ruben Amaro may start looking for long-term solutions. (David Maialetti/The Inquirer) Things are bad, folks. The Phillies are 36-45 at the halfway point of the More...
The minor league gauntlet: Notes from 11 hours of baseball
Yordano Ventura has an arm worth watching in the Kansas City Royals system. (Photo by Brad Glazier) On day, two states, three games, 11 hours of baseball. That’s what my half-day at work was like Saturday, More...
Of Mice and Men: Domonic Brown’s fall from grace
Domonic Brown is in a strange, dark place professionally and, likely, personally. (Len Redkoles/Getty Images) I have to accept the fact that I’m going to be wrong quite a bit in this business. The world of prospecting More...
Scouting 101: Why arms end up in the bullpen
New York Yankees prospect Dellin Betances is likely to end up in the bullpen. (Charlie Niebergall/AP) After an offseason of digesting colossal amounts of information about prospects, all the major writers and publications More...
Implications of an international draft could be disastrous
The Chicago Cubs planned on building this baseball academy in the Dominican Republic. Now, they may have a reason not to. (Jose Mella Febles and Associates) It seems Major League Baseball will stop at nothing to More...
Red Sox get Carpenter from Cubs
Chris Carpenter will make Fenway Park's radar gun sing. (Photo by Roger Hoover) After four months of bickering, the Red Sox will receive RHP Chris Carpenter as compensation for Theo Epstein. While not a top More...
Eastern Pennsylvania college baseball scouting schedule
Moravian pitcher Brendan Close has fringe average velocity, but plus command. He's worth a look if you're in the Lehigh Valley. (MoravianSports.com) It’s nearly that time of year: baseball time. Opening More...
So far, so good: A Phillies prospect retrospective
Jonathan Singleton is the most recent of a long list of highly regarded prospects the Phillies have traded away. (David Schofield/For The Times) The trade is perhaps baseball’s most fascinating event. The individuals More...
St. Louis Cardinals Oscar Taveras Scouting Report
Oscar Taveras is a rare talent, but still a long way off. (Jeff Cook/Quad City Times) Oscar Taveras (St. Louis Cardinals outfielder) Height: 6’-2” Weight: 180 lbs DOB: 6/19/1992 (He’s 19, so you don’t have More...
A look at the prospects coming to San Diego in the Mat Latos trade
Mat Latos heads to Cincinnati, and the Padres get a starter and promising prospects in return. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) It’s not often a talented and young pitcher like San Diego’s Mat Latos gets traded More...
