Baseball Prospects Quotes

When there were just eight teams in each of the big leagues, I was always told, 'It's hard to come up, but it's just hard to stay in the big leagues.' That's because there's always somebody. The Cardinals had so many minor league clubs and had so many good ballplayers.

Just about every Latin American country has sent players to the big leagues, from the Dominican Republic to Costa Rica.

I had teammates like Chris Davis. Manny Machado was really young and such a good kid. Seeing his development, it's ridiculous. He's going to get bigger. He's going to get stronger. He's going to get even better.

The last thing I wanted to do was get buried in Triple-A behind prospects.

I don't feel I could've played major league baseball.

I didn't know if I could make it to the big leagues without going through Triple-A.

The reason I didn't take the baseball route is because they don't have rankings for baseball players.

I thought I was a pretty good shortstop, but I also wanted to play in the major leagues.

The modern era of Cape Cod baseball dawned in 1963 when the league became a showcase for the collegiate elite.

Every college player thinks they're on their way. But, delusions aside, I might have toiled in the minor leagues for a bit.

We'll probably only consider a handful of individuals. We'll bring up people who can accumulate either innings or at-bats, so we can hopefully gauge where they stand as a prospective Major Leaguer.