FiestaBuckeye wrote: A good piece on Jesse Winker:

I can’t recall an offensive prospect who had the kind of debut that Jesse Winker had for the Reds system since I started covering the minor leagues in 2004. Maybe I am forgetting about someone, but either way, he was fantastic.

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He was placed in a league hardly anyone his age gets placed in and went out and put up an OPS of .943 with nearly as many walks as strikeouts. 

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Winker posted the highest OPS by someone under nineteen in the Pioneer League since the 2004 season of Billy Butler

http://redsminorleagues.com/20...w-jesse-winker/

RDriesenUD wrote: Winker can just flat out hit.  He knows how to take walks at such a young age which is so impressive.

FiestaBuckeye wrote: A good piece on Jesse Winker:

I can’t recall an offensive prospect who had the kind of debut that Jesse Winker had for the Reds system since I started covering the minor leagues in 2004. Maybe I am forgetting about someone, but either way, he was fantastic.

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He was placed in a league hardly anyone his age gets placed in and went out and put up an OPS of .943 with nearly as many walks as strikeouts. 

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Winker posted the highest OPS by someone under nineteen in the Pioneer League since the 2004 season of Billy Butler

http://redsminorleagues.com/20...w-jesse-winker/

cincykid wrote: Nice article thanks fb.  Kids turning heads.  The scouting dept continues to cook along well.  19 that's some stuff there. 

RDriesenUD wrote: Winker can just flat out hit.  He knows how to take walks at such a young age which is so impressive.

FiestaBuckeye wrote: A good piece on Jesse Winker:

I can’t recall an offensive prospect who had the kind of debut that Jesse Winker had for the Reds system since I started covering the minor leagues in 2004. Maybe I am forgetting about someone, but either way, he was fantastic.

--

He was placed in a league hardly anyone his age gets placed in and went out and put up an OPS of .943 with nearly as many walks as strikeouts. 

--

Winker posted the highest OPS by someone under nineteen in the Pioneer League since the 2004 season of Billy Butler

http://redsminorleagues.com/20...w-jesse-winker/

OhioRaiderNation wrote: This kid steps into professional baseball out of high school and posts 50/40 K/BB with a .943 OPS?  He gets knocked for being a below average runner but when you can hit like that, who needs to run?

The comparisons I've read at draft time were Logan Morrison and Brennan Boesch.  

cincykid wrote: Nice article thanks fb.  Kids turning heads.  The scouting dept continues to cook along well.  19 that's some stuff there. 

RDriesenUD wrote: Winker can just flat out hit.  He knows how to take walks at such a young age which is so impressive.

FiestaBuckeye wrote: A good piece on Jesse Winker:

I can’t recall an offensive prospect who had the kind of debut that Jesse Winker had for the Reds system since I started covering the minor leagues in 2004. Maybe I am forgetting about someone, but either way, he was fantastic.

--

He was placed in a league hardly anyone his age gets placed in and went out and put up an OPS of .943 with nearly as many walks as strikeouts. 

--

Winker posted the highest OPS by someone under nineteen in the Pioneer League since the 2004 season of Billy Butler

http://redsminorleagues.com/20...w-jesse-winker/

OhioRaiderNation wrote: 5th Round Pick Mason Felt Driver in Crash Killing his Father... Mason had to be airlifted to hospital where he's in critical condition

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports....in-fatal-crash/

Obviously hoping for a quick recovery for Mason but even when he does recover physically, I can't even imagine the guilt he's going to feel.  Get well soon

kots4mvp14 wrote: http://www.gosanangelo.com/new...ia-man-injures/

OhioRaiderNation wrote: 5th Round Pick Mason Felt Driver in Crash Killing his Father... Mason had to be airlifted to hospital where he's in critical condition

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports....in-fatal-crash/

Obviously hoping for a quick recovery for Mason but even when he does recover physically, I can't even imagine the guilt he's going to feel.  Get well soon

More. This is really, really sad.

RDriesenUD wrote: Yeah, this is so terrible.  Prayers to him and his family.

kots4mvp14 wrote: http://www.gosanangelo.com/new...ia-man-injures/

OhioRaiderNation wrote: 5th Round Pick Mason Felt Driver in Crash Killing his Father... Mason had to be airlifted to hospital where he's in critical condition

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports....in-fatal-crash/

Obviously hoping for a quick recovery for Mason but even when he does recover physically, I can't even imagine the guilt he's going to feel.  Get well soon

More. This is really, really sad.

http://redsminorleagues.com/20...s-and-notes-56/
There really isn’t much as far as news go, but at least the one bit of news is good.

The good news comes from Ty Washington, who tweeted this Monday evening about Mason Felt:

UPDATED: Mason moved his legs and toes on command! #Progress! #prayformason

Washington was at the hospital, and may still be (I just don’t know if he still is or not), so you could follow him on twitter for updates if you would like.

cincykid wrote: Woooo that is really sad.  God be with them.  I don't think I'd ever get over that.

RDriesenUD wrote: Yeah, this is so terrible.  Prayers to him and his family.

kots4mvp14 wrote: http://www.gosanangelo.com/new...ia-man-injures/

OhioRaiderNation wrote: 5th Round Pick Mason Felt Driver in Crash Killing his Father... Mason had to be airlifted to hospital where he's in critical condition

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports....in-fatal-crash/

Obviously hoping for a quick recovery for Mason but even when he does recover physically, I can't even imagine the guilt he's going to feel.  Get well soon

More. This is really, really sad.

3B Travis Mattair, the Phillies 2nd round pick in the 2007 draft has made a decision to return to the baseball diamond after a one year “retirement”.  Excellent work over at http://www.phoulballz.com in picking up the story and interviewing Mattair.  Mattair, who is soon to be 22, spent both 2008 and 2009 in Lakewood and hit .236/.326/.333 in a disappointing 2009 campaign. In 450 AB’s, Mattair had 3 HR and 39 RBI to go along with 12 SB.

Mattair has placed himself behind the eight ball underperforming in 2009 and then with his self-imposed exile (trying to earn some minutes on the Boise State basketball team) last year, however, with that being said, he is a player who the Phils put a good deal of stock into at one point.  It should be interesting to see what Mattair can do to earn a minor league roster spot in 2011 after a full year away from the game.

TheUnsinkableClevelandBrown wrote: I'm hearing from a couple different sources that the Reds signed 7'1 RP Leok van Mil to a minor league deal. His Wiki page also says as much, but I can't find any other links for it. Can anyone confirm?
He was 2-1 with a 3.20 ERA between AA (CLE) and AAA (CLE/LAA) this season.

cincykid wrote: I was looking at Doug's redsminorleagues flick of fast billy hitting and I am not impressed by that double tap or front foot tap he shifts his weight back as if to coil or cocky (have to put the y or the word is banned lol) then steps, shifts weight forward.  Maybe too much shifting going on.  At times his hands are going back, directly behind his back shoulder.  I can see him having trouble with good high heat.  Maybe he can keep his bat back at the start, not as far as it sometimes ends up now though, say a happy medium, relax and stop shifting his weight back so much and then forward with the pitch.  A lot of movement going on in the box.  His bat cocks forward often ....so I guess it takes longer to get it back around.  Noticed his torso twist/turn backwards away from the pitcher to get his bat cocked into position.  It is like he knows he is upper body weak and trying to put more into it, I dunno.  I played football, very little bit o baseball.  So I am by no means touting myself an expert but I can see what the scouts are talking about.  I think the tap needs to go this year. I don't see your 290 Lex.  Nope, not right now anyway.  He has work to do imo.  But I bet he'll get her done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...player_embedded