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“Hey Luis, will you sign my ball?” a young fan calls out to Intimidators starting shortstop Luis Curbelo as he makes his way toward the locker room following a game. “Sure, no problem,” Curbelo responds flashing a smile. Another fan follows and Luis continues signing autographs and chatting it up with the Kannapolis faithful. As he signs he talks to the Intimidators boosters. One of the autograph-seeker’s parent calls

One of the players I had the most interest in seeing during their most recent series against the Kannapolis Intimidators was Greenville first baseman Pedro Castellanos.  Coming into the season, Castellanos was an unranked prospect in Boston’s system by Baseball America.  However, he is currently listed 18th in the organization by MLB.com.  Castellanos is a tall right handed hitter listed at 6’3” 195.  Although he does possess a lanky

Let me preface this article by letting everyone understand, I believe Tyler Glasnow is an immensely talented pitcher and his fastball-curveball combination flash thoughts of a right-handed Clayton Kershaw in my head.  Right now, I am sure Twitter is abuzz with hash tags like #freetylerglasnow, #glas-NOW, or similar, but quite frankly…  The Pirates are handling him well.   Let us take a look at the flashy numbers that scream in favor

Last night in Winston Salem I was able to put my eyes on Chicago Cubs shortstop prospect Gleyber Torres.  Torres signed out of Venezuela in 2013 when he was listed as the #2 international prospect.   Since he began playing minor league ball in 2014, he has done nothing but solidify his prospect status.  This season he started as Baseball America’s #1 Cubs prospect and has played in the Hi-A Carolina

Sometimes when we get our first looks at a player there is so much hype surrounding them that the expectations are off the charts.  One such player that I had the opportunity to see earlier this week was Phillies prospect Jhailyn Ortiz.  Ortiz is a big bodied man-child listed on Milb.com at 6’3” 215 but he is much closer to Baseball America’s listing of 6’3” 250.  Professional scouts grade his power

Recently I was able to get a look at the Lakewood Blueclaws when they visited the Kannapolis Intimidators.  The player I was most excited about seeing was Blueclaws outfielder Jose Pujols.  Pujols is a long (6’4”) lean (185 pound) homerun hitting machine.  I was in attendance on Aug. 12, when the 20 year old took Luis Martinez deep for his 22nd home run, putting him in a

I spent yesterday in Hickory checking out the Crawdads as they battled the Lexington Legends.  I came away in absolute awe of Crawdads third baseman Charles Leblanc.  It’s easy to become short sighted when you get one look at a player either when you catch them on an off day or on a great one.  Today I happened to catch Leblanc on an epic day, but we

Unlike some of the other teams in the SALLY league, the Kannapolis Intimidators aren’t sitting on a dearth of fast movers and potential major league impact players. However, having had the opportunity to watch them several times this season there are some intriguing prospects to tag and follow. One such player is catcher Seby Zavala. Zavala was a 12th round pick in the 2015 draft out of San Diego State University

In a system populated with pitching mega-prospects like Michael Kopech, Alec Hansen, Dane Dunning and Dylan Cease, it’s sometimes difficult to turn heads and make people take notice. However, in the sleepy little minor league town of Kannapolis, Tyler Johnson is doing just that. You see, Tyler Johnson is a very special pitcher. He is one of those guys with the ability to make radar guns read triple digits. But it’s not just the