Bob Sacamento

The back story of the Texas Rangers scout rediscovering him working at a Golden Corral in Jacksonville (making $8.05 an hour) was nice a touch - even nicer was that he clocked Bush throwing 95 mph in shoes/dress pants in the parking lot. Other notes I heard on Bush, played RF for the Correctional League softball team - didn't throw a baseball until the Rangers scout got him to at the restaurant. Talent will always get you another chance or two, just seems like the Rangers are more apt to it than most teams: Josh Hamilton, Ron Washington... He's got a sober coach the team has him working with, apparently he's had problems with alcoholism since high school. And for those wondering about money and saving it, he pretty much lost/spent it all - 12 brand new cars will do that.

Exactly, the FSL is known for being a Pitcher's League. Gonsalves still has a few things to work on before getting the bump but talking to the MiLBers in camp right now and they all believe Gonsalves is more deserving of the promotion than his rotation mate Stewart.

In the Extended Spring Training world, Fernando Romero started the game going 3 IP, throwing 47 pitches, giving up 2 hits, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K. His fastball was 93-97 mph averaging 95 mph with his slider at 88-90 mph and a 78-83 mph changeup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaPQ5AbVKvg Johan Quezada was impressive on the mound with a fastball 95-99 mph and a 74-77 mph curveball. At At 6'9 226lbs, Quezada uses every bit of his frame, he's always thrown hard as I saw him hit 102 mph once last year but now he's started to throw strikes and he's getting his curveball over for strikes as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoFUp6efgmk 2014 37th rounder Tyree Davis hit a monster two run homerun over the pseudo Green Monster; the kid has a strong power and speed combo. 2015 4th rounder Trey Cabbage continues to swing a hot stick, with a standup triple. 2015 8th Rounder Kolten Kendrick was 0-1 but walked twice continuing to show an advanced approach at the plate. Roberto Gonzalez has been swinging a good bat, this at bat was not one of them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qtzN2g63Pw South African Callan Pearce threw the last two innings and showed a good 88-92 mph fastball,72-76 mph curveball and 81-83 changeup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIR_U-0_gZs On another note, Lewis Thorpe suffered a setback with shoulder tightness which is the reason he hadn't thrown recently in Extended ball. I was told that it's nothing major just the team taking precautionary measures. Still it puts his time table back for affiliated ball a little bit.

Huascar Ynoa Signed for $800,000 in 2014 DOB: May 28, 1998 Ht: 6'3 Wt: 217lbs B/T: R/R Resides: Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Huascar was one of the very divisive prospects of 2014 as scouts were split on what he had to offer. Some saw a potential frontline starter while others saw a minor league reliever. The Twins were in the class of believers as they gave him $800K which was a far cry from the bonus his brother Michael got from the Athletics (4.2M) in 2008. The Twins have taken it slow with Huascar as he spent the entire 2015 in the Dominican League. While there he flashed ace material at times. In 14 starts he went 56 2/3 giving up only 43 hits, 30 walks and striking out 47 with a line of 2.70 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and .207 BAA. Ynoa showcases four pitches, a fastball, slider, changeup and a curveball the team is dissuading him from throwing. His fastball registers 88-92 mph while his slider is 81-85 mph and changeup at 82-84 mph. Currently, Huascar is in extended spring training working on his control and harnessing command. He'll likely report to the GCL for the duration of the season. And he'll turn 18 in a couple weeks. Here is some video that I took on 5/13/16 of Ynoa throwing in EXST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV9lWcZ2WOc

Next up Huascar Ynoa, Fernando Romero, and Alex Robinson

Yes that would have as Cervelli not only can hit but is known as one of the best framers in the game.

I think you mean JJ. Schwarz out of Florida, big bat potential but there are issues/questions with his defense and it could take longer to develop then what his bat will take to develop and he's average defensively at best. That happens quite often where a player can develop as a catcher but his bat is too advanced to waste it in the minors mastering the craft -Bryce Harper, Paul Konerko, Carlos Delgado, Wil Myers, etcetera.

Once heard a fan call him Engelbert, he still responsed to it

I'll start with some of the EXST guys, first up: Trey Cabbage

Trey Cabbage B/T: L/R Pos: 3B DOB: 5/3/97 2015 Draft: 4th Rd Grainger HS, Rutledge, Tenn. Trey was taken in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2015 draft signing for above slot at 750K (which was the slot value for the Twins 80th pick) while the fourth round slot was 517.9K. Trey actually got a higher bonus than the Twins 3rd round draft pick HSer Travis Blankenhorn. Out of high school the 6'3 190lb Trey was considered very athletic with a sweet swing. His swing has the tendency to get long at times leaving him susceptible to strikeouts. Scouts project him to hit for power the further he develops physically adding more muscle to his frame. Having met his parents numerous times, if he gains muscle like his dad, he's going to slug. Even with adding more weight, Trey is likely to stick at third base with good lateral movement to both sides and a strong accurate arm. Upon signing, Trey reported to the Twins GCL Rookie ball where he hit .252/.302/.269/.571 in 119 AB while striking out 37 times with 7 walks and only 2 extrabase hits. Currently, Trey is in extended spring training where he has been getting reps at SS recently as well as batting cleanup. He's likely to report to E-town (Short season rookie ball) when it starts up in mid/late June. Here are composite videos that I've taken of Trey over the summer: 6/26/15 GCL ABs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGM5zl3fdOc 6/27/15 GCL ABs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhtQkCNAPpc 7/10/15 GCL ABs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0gvBhKQN6c 7/11/15 GCL ABs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_oy9sFtzg 2/12/16 Spring Training Batting Practice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRtwroyg-_E 4/30/16 EXST ABs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4saIzWqp28 5/16/16 EXST ABs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WWZmwsCaQc

Ouch, I do know there was talk of not bringing him back after GCL last year as he thought he was being cut.

Terry Ryan thinks so and baseball has a long history of finding diamonds in the rough from Mike Piazza being taken as a favor to Lasorda in the 64th round to Mark Buerhle taken in the 38th round to Orlando Hudson taken in the 43rd round. I'm not saying Andrew is the second coming of Andy Pettite or Mark Buerhle but you never know when a pitcher is going to put it all together or even be a serviceable 25th man.

Video of Bryant Hayman at bats in GCL 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=875VDBD6f1Y

Andrew Vasquez was taken in the 32nd round out of Westmont College (NAIA) in the 2015 draft. For Westmont, Vasquez was a starting pitcher in who went 7-1 in 16G/15GS, with 3CG/2SHO, he went 85 1/3 IP, giving up only 45 hits and striking out 123 but he gave up 54 walks, and had 14 wild pitches and 15 HBP. Giving him a line of 3.06 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, .152 BAA. Once Andrew signed he went to the GCL where he strickly pitched out of the bullpen. In 12 games, he went 12 1/3 IP, giving up 10 hits, 15 walks, yet striking out 22 and ending with a line of 2.92 ERA, 2.03 WHIP, .222 BAA Without question Andrew's best pitch is his slow big breaking ball, think Rich Hill, that hitters have a very hard to squaring up. The curveball registers between 69-72 mph while his fastball is only 84-87 mph, currently he's basically a two pitch pitcher but also has a slider (77-81 mph). His curve is a plus pitch but the fastball is fairly straight with little movement. When Vasquez gets in a jam or full counts, everyone knows he's going to his curveball yet it doesn't seem to help the hitter as he throws both from the same arm slot. Here is Vasquez pitching 5/6/16: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCj9GcfYD84 Video of side session with GCL pitching coach Virgil Vasquez 7/11/15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOvB5Z3Hsnk Video of Vasquez 6/27/15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAWn6vqL2Mw

Video I took of Kohl's side session 3/12/16, you can see the natural movement on his pitches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMcDkjb2St8

Video of Rogers warming up before his 3/29/15 start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiLhyqoPASo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgfyzJKnyBM

Let us all not forget that Carlos Correa was taken as an underslot #1 instead of Mark Appel or Byron Buxton and the Astros took that surplus to take Lance McCullers and Rio Ruiz later in the draft.

Top 50 drafted players don't always coincide with Top 50 BPA. Personally, I'm Baseball America guy and local self scouting in FL. Barring injury or something else unforeseen, Shore should be selected in the first two rounds. MLB.com has him at #40 BPA and Baseball America has him as the 31st BPA : Shore has a good understanding of his craft and pounds the strike zone with his whole arsenal. His best pitch is his plus changeup, which he liberally uses against lefthanders and righthanders alike. His fastball sits in the low 90s with good life and excellent command. His slider shows shape, but sometimes breaks early and could be a hittable pitch at the next level. Listed at 6-foot-2, 215 pounds, Shore has some physicality to him, and could develop into a workhorse starter in the big leagues. Yes you are correct in that a player that might be gone by 56 is ABSOLUTELY no reason to draft him at 15. As a Cubs fan, I vividly remember this playing out as the Cubs drafted a DII pitcher in Hayden Simpson at #16 in 2010 even though he was a consensus 3rd-5th Rounder but the GM Jim Hendry was worried he wouldn't be there with their next selection because the helium he got right before the draft. Needless to say, it was a waste of money and draft selection.

Logan's a little underwhelming at that point, high floor/low ceiling, reminds me of a Mike Leake/Kyle Gibson type starter (not body type or stuff) in the regards that he should be a serviceable MLB starter (#3/#4). Its nothing to hang your hat on but definitely very helpful to the organization. Just depends how much you want to roll the dice with your first pick.

LOL, a little too far ahead but the best two HS positional prospects I've seen: SS Mark Vientos is on the short list - potential 5 tool middle infielder and 1B/OF Alejandro Toral - light tower power potential with an advanced plate approach and plus contact skills. Both played on the same underaged WWBA team last year and will be back in 2016 to try for the championship.

He's listed on the roster but I haven't seen him in uniform or pitch thus far; I'm not even a 100% sure he's down here.

As one scout I talk to frequently said, "all good prospects come through Florida at some point" and it's true because of the all the traveling teams/PerfectGame/etc that take place in the state whether it's Jupiter or Fort Myers. I did just see where BA has the Twins taking Matt Manning in their lastest mock, that would be an absolute coup if they did!

Johnson was there for the duration of the WWBA Championship, bumped into him a few times, he remembered me from the week prior on the Twins backfields and the numerous other times at Instructs, GCL, etc. I asked him at the time if there was anyone in particular he was watching, he held his cards close as he should. But I can say I saw him sitting and watching a few teams more intently than others. In particular, the Atlanta Scout squad yet who could blame him as they featured Carter Kieboom, Josh Lowe, Sean Keating but also 2017 prospects Kyle Hurt and Weston Bizzle. Deron logged alot of miles on his golf cart over the Roger Dean Complex. He was present when Matt Manning, Tyler Baum, Charles King, Ryan Zeferjahn, Drake Fellows, Zach Linginfelter, etc pitched because I was there too

I saw Rortvedt play in the 2015 WWBA World Championship and he is the real deal. Nice lefty swing with quick wrists that lets him hit with hard contact, it gets a little long at times. Defensively he still has plenty to work on but one can envision him staying behind the plate. He's got a really strong quick accurate arm as I saw him gun down three runners. He's athletic enough that the footwork is there to work with but worse case he could have a future at 3B if he can't keep the mask on. I talked to him a couple times over the weekend tourney, real nice kid with large hands as well as large shoulder to shoulder frame: not built like your average high schooler as he was showing off his "guns" putting most to shame.