Hype Machine Archive
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Rick Porcello & Trevor Cahill: Past, Present, Future.
Posted on June 2, 2009 | No CommentsTweetHeading into 2009, Baseball America did everyone a favour and ranked the top-100 prospects. After dominating Olympic competition, Oakland’s Trevor Cahill and his heavy fastball jumped into the top-20 as... -
About Evan Longoria: Selling High and Throwing Strikes.
Posted on May 10, 2009 | No CommentsTweetEvan Longoria is currently destroying Major League pitching and justifying his second round draft selection to the tune of .358 AVG/.408 OBP/.706 SLG. Longoria’s already knocked out eight home-runs and... -
Into The Hype-Machine, With Jordan Zimmermann!
Posted on March 28, 2009 | No CommentsTweetJordan Zimmermann, born in the year 1986, is a wonderful young pitching prospect in the Nationals organization. He’s arguably their best pitching prospect, and he’s definitely the most major league... -
Evan Longoria, The Hype Machine.
Posted on March 20, 2009 | 1 CommentTweetThe hype-machine would like to welcome your reigning American League Rookie of the Year and member of the American League Champion Tampa Bay Rays, Sir Evan Longoria. Longoria seems to... -
Dexter Fowler – CF, OF – Colorado Rockies
Posted on February 14, 2009 | No CommentsTweetDexter Fowler – Centerfielder – Colorado Rockies The Rockies have put together the best of both worlds with their outfield. It’s stacked with average to above-average veterans that will do... -
A.J. Burnett – Starting Pitcher (SP) – New York Yankees
Posted on February 14, 2009 | 1 CommentTweetDetermining Burnett’s fantasy value heading into 2009 is akin to flipping a coin, with heads being a healthy 200IP and tails being less than 100IP. Now, a brief A.J. Burnett... -
Jeff Samardzija – Starting Pitcher – Chicago Cubs
Posted on February 10, 2009 | No CommentsTweetAt 6’5 / 218lbs with good body control, Samardzija should be a solid jump-ball artist and red-zone target at the next level. Samardzija is your prototypical possession receiver, and gets... -
Alexei Ramirez – SS, 2B, MI – Chicago White Sox
Posted on February 7, 2009 | No CommentsTweetHow’s life in America, Mr. Ramirez? Chicago’s a bit colder than Cuba, but the people are lovely aren’t they. Hope you’re doing well and enjoying the immense hype surrounding you,... -
Daniel Murphy – OF, 2B, 3B – New York Mets
Posted on February 7, 2009 | No CommentsTweetThe Hype Machine loves New York and while it prefers the Yankees, the Mets will suffice. Daniel Murphy selected in the 13th round of the 2006 draft put up solid... -
Mike Aviles – Shortstop (SS & 2B) – Kansas City Royals
Posted on February 6, 2009 | No CommentsTweetSo Mr. Aviles, you appeared as if you were going to be a life-long minor leaguer. Your skill set doesn’t particularly fill up the stat sheet, nor does it generally...
