By John Klima
April 27, 2010
I’ve had two recent looks at Frankie Christian. He’s always been an intriguing prospect for his athletic ability but the main question scouts and teams will likely ask is if he will hit enough in the coming years to bring the other tools into the game.
By John Klima
November 26, 2009
Today concludes our two-part look at the 2009 Angel Elite season with our player summaries. As we mentioned Wednesday, this list does not represent rankings and follows the professional scouting model, where at this time of the year you are simply following players between summer and spring.
By John Klima
October 30, 2009
As a scout, you have to like Frankie Christian’s demeanor. He’s a guy who clearly has fun and likes to stay loose. A lot of guys bring the game face to scout ball, but Frankie spent his time hitting and smiling. Have a look at some BP and game video from Angels Elite, then we’ll share our thoughts. (more…)
By John Klima
October 26, 2009
Wednesday’s Angels Elite Fall Ball game against Orange Coast College at Mazmanian Field at Mt. Sac was a bit of a skeleton crew because many 2010 draft prospects were in Florida participating in a nine-field beauty pageant of a showcase. Safe to say, there were no scouts and agents tripping over themselves in golf carts begging for atta-boys from BA and PG here. Folks, we’re not lobbyists for certain players. We see, we report, we film, we write, and the KID decides what kind of player he becomes, not us. This is the way it works in professional baseball (or at least it should if politics and favortism doesn’t interfere). Pure and simple.
What was left on Angels Elite was an opportunity to get prolonged looks at some guys you might not otherwise get to see. (more…)
