9/25/10 Odds & Ends

All the random bits for the past week or so.

PG agreed with the league and picked Piscotty
to be the #1 prospect of 2010.

Hey guys. What a week it's been; we had three articles posted right off the bat and then I got bogged down in that dang Goldpanners draft eligible list (which I posted last night). But I had time to jot down some quick odds & ends for the week, and there's some decent ones here this time, so check out these little pieces of news from around the ABL world:

- 2007 AIA Fire OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis, now one of the top prospects in the New York Mets' farm system, is apparently joining the contingent of ABL players in the Arizona Fall League. According to Adam Rubin of ESPN.com's Mets blog, Nieuwenhuis was headed to the Dominican winter league before some roster shuffles deposited him in Arizona.

- It seems like the last season just barely ended, but the teams are out there recruiting like crazy. According to Miners GM Pete Christopher's statement on the team website, they've recruited about 80% of a team for next year. One of those players appears to be UMass Lowell standout Cam Kneeland, who made appearances in both the Cape and New England collegiate league last summer.

- Jake Silverman's work as an assistant coach with the Peninsula Oilers has paid off, as he has recently been given the assistant job at UCLA. The former backstop played at Cal State Fullerton, where he also served as an undergraduate volunteer coach during the team's very successful run. For more info on this, check the article on the College Baseball Blog.

- In case you wanted to see how the "outsiders" ranked our guys, and don't have the cash to cough up for a subscription to Baseball America's online service (boo!), Perfect Game has released their FREE top 25 prospect ranking for the 2010 ABL. I like it because they include short scouting blurbs with each player listing, so it gives me a chance to see how accurate my take on a guy was. Check it out!

That's all I've got for this weekend, so everyone have a nice one. I know I'll be having a blast studying for my calculus test. But, of course, I will have a scouting video on Monday, as I do every Monday and will hopefully continue to do all off-season long. Be safe and have fun.