John Klima | February 7, 2010
It’s a heavy high school baseball week here at Baseball Beginnings. We’ll look at Kevin Jordan, Griffin Murphy, Reggie Golden, Nick Kingham, Tyrell Jenkins and Kris Bryant. We’ll also clear the pro-side notebook and have a last look at the pitchers I caught in the Arizona Fall League. (Disclosure: I did not actually ‘catch’ them. But I did sit behind home plate.)
John Klima | January 31, 2010
I got an email the other day wishing me a happy off-season. That gave me a good laugh. I didn’t have the heart to tell the poor guy that there is no such thing as an off-season. Baseball is all the time. Here at Baseball Beginnings, it’s another busy winter week for us. On the high school front, we’ll look at D’Monte Grissom, Vincent Velasquez, Drew Robinson, Sean Coyle, Tony Wolters and Brian Ragira. On the college side, we’ll inspect Seth Rosin, Chris Sale, Cody Hawn and Rico Noel.
John Klima | January 24, 2010
Welcome to our usual Sunday night message, coming this week. Before we tell you what we have in store, please take a nice look around the site. Yes, our nice little site that we work so hard to maintain. You’ll notice that, well, we do not firewall the content. Of course, we have to make sure we have some income. To that extent, please notice the nice red banner ad for our first sponsor, the Dusty Baker Baseball Camp. If you’re a reader and have someone who wants to play college or professional baseball, Dusty’s Camp is a good place to get some experience, exposure and major league instruction. Please visit his website and the other sponsorships we are lining up for the site. Without our readers exploring the businesses we partner with, Baseball Beginnings won’t be around. And if you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, you can email Jen for more information.
On that happy note, here’s what is coming up this week. We’ve got a lot of high school guys from around the country. The roster this week features Ryan Brett, DeAndre Smelter, Greg Brodzinski, Albert Minnis, Jake Jelmini and Kendrick Perkins. On the college side, we’ll look at Virginia Tech OF Austin Wates and Boston College left-handed power hitter Mickey Wiswall.
John Klima | January 17, 2010
On the high school side, we’ll take a look at left-handed starters Jesse Biddle and Nathan Foriest and infielders Spencer Davis, Tyler Kuresa and Yordy Cabrera. On the college side, we’ll look at Jarrett Parker (Virginia) and Tim Ferguson (Ole Miss). On the pro side, we’ll have a catch-up interview with Ryan Wheeler, the 2009 Arizona Diamondbacks Organizational Player of the Year.
John Klima | January 10, 2010
We have another strong week ahead, covering the nation from coast to coast. On the high school front, we’ll look at Chad Lewis (Southern California), A.J. Cole (Florida), Justin O’Conner (Indiana), A.J. Vanegas (Northern California) and Dex Kjerstad (Texas). On the college beat, we’ll look at Mike Olt (Connecticut) and Ryan LaMarre (Michigan). On the pro-side, we’ll look at Jemile Weeks (Oakland) and Daryl Jones (St. Louis). Thanks to our readers for your continuing support of Baseball Beginnings.
John Klima | January 3, 2010
We’re starting to kick it into high gear, covering high school and college draft prospects from around the country and keeping our eye on the pro-side. This week, Baseball Beginnings will roll out content on high school prospects Christian Summers, Drew Vettleson, Scott Frazier, Kevin Gausman and Ty Linton. On the college front, we’ll have a look at LSU’s Leon Landry, West Virginia’s Jedd Gyorko and Alabama’s Josh Rutledge. On the pro-side, we’ll report on Buster Posey (Giants), Yonder Alonso (Reds) and Connor Graham (Indians).
It should be enough to fire up any baseball reader in the dead of winter. We’ll also be rolling out some new announcements shortly, so stay with us as Baseball Beginnings continues to grow and roll.
John Klima | December 27, 2009
We’ll end 2009 and start 2010 with a nice complement of players this week on Baseball Beginnings. We’ll catch up with Baltimore Orioles 2009 first-round pick, right-hander Matt Hobgood, who discusses his first pro season and what he’s been working on this winter. From the college side, we’ll have a look at former Alabama catcher Brandon May, who signed with the Cubs after playing on the Cape. As we continue covering the 2010 draft prospects, we’ll have looks at Robbie Aviles, Manny Machado, Adam Pluto and Tim Kiene.
John Klima | December 20, 2009
Baseball Beginnings is grinding it out right through the Holiday week, with seven new stories. We have looks at California high school right-hander Aaron Sanchez, Texas first baseman Jared Lakind, Texas pitcher Austin Kubitza, Nevada catcher Bryce Harper, and Washington corner Josh Sale. On the pro-side, we’ll talk about Reds outfielder Chris Heisley and converted Dodgers right-hander Kenley Jensen.
John Klima | December 13, 2009
We’ve got holes in the soles of our scouting shoes this week. Beating the bushes like the Ivory Hunters we are, Baseball Beginnings will show you high school prospects Christian Yelich, Matt Lipka, Kevin Ziomek and Jesus Valdez. It’s yet another example of our commitment to year-round national coverage. Over on the pro-side, we’ll catch up with Andrew Lambo, who gives us an honest take about a down season. We’ll have a look at Astros catcher Jason Castro and Tigers left-hander Andrew Oliver. While it snows, we roll.
John Klima | December 6, 2009
We here at Baseball Beginnings know how to take care of our baseball readers. This week, we’ll hit the high school, college and pro-sides yet again. You’ll get a look at Las Vegas power-hitting high school first baseman Kris Bryant and Southern California high school outfielder Angelo Gumbs. You’ll catch a scouting report on Southern California high school catcher Stefan Sabol, who might be the fastest catcher in the country. On the mound, you’ll watch Long Beach State right-hander Jake Thompson throw easy gas as he makes a run at becoming a first-round draft choice in 2010. Over in the pro-world, you’ll read scouting reports on Red Sox shortstop prospect Jose Iglesias and Astros catching prospect Jason Castro.
