Just as the parent Arizona Diamondbacks have climbed into contention for a post-season berth in the major leagues, the Class AA franchise in Jackson continues to show the strength of the organization. The Jackson Generals won the Southern League championship Sunday in Jackson, defeating Biloxi 6-2 in Game […]
From a Tennessee Pro Baseball standpoint, the most interesting move among the flurry of deals before the big-league trade deadline was not about a club trying to make the playoffs but about a club with no chance to make the playoffs. Derek Jeter, head of the Miami Marlins, […]
The story in the Class AA Southern League in Tennessee is the same as in the major leagues — lots of home runs, lot of strikeouts and lots of low batting averages. No one seems to mind that mix, and no reason exists to believe it will change […]
Ouch! What a blistering scouting report for a player considered to be a prospect to reach the major leagues. Alfredo Rodriguez, a 25-year-old shortstop from Havana, has a great glove. The scouts love him for that. But hit? No one seems to think Rodriguez could ever hit a […]
Oscar De la Cruz’s past is not something to be proud of. His future may be a different story. De la Cruz, ranked the No. 22 prospect in the Chicago Cubs’ farm system by MLB Pipeline, made his first start of the season on Sunday, pitching five innings […]
It’s not particularly encouraging when an organization’s No. 1 prospect is in a 3-for-41 slump. That’s the predicament Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Jazz Chisholm found himself in last month. So he’s making up for it. Let’s just say he had a nice week. The Jackson Generals shortstop played so […]
With all the hubbub about Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the universally top-ranked prospect in baseball, it’s a moment to note the other member of the Guerrero family who played in Jackson. Gabriel Guerrero — as a Jackson General in 2015 he was known as Gabby — looks more like […]
He doesn’t get as much attention as highly ranked outfield prospect Taylor Trammell. For that matter, he doesn’t get as much attention as prospects Tyler Stephenson, or Jose Siri, or Tony Santillan, or T.J. Friedl, all teammates on the Chattanooga Lookouts, the Reds’ Class AA farm team. But […]
Statistics don’t tell the whole story of the major-league prospect, but they tell the story of statistics. And while anyone can look at Southern League statistics in terms of who is leading the Class AA circuit, that’s no reason not to break down statistical leaders just among the […]
The Chattanooga Lookouts are beginning their new Class AA affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, hosting Montgomery in the first of a five-game series. Other Southern League openers Thursday include the Tennessee Smokies, the AA affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, opening at home against Mississippi and the […]
