GEORGE SPRINGER RUMORS
Astros 10, Blue Jays 1
Outfield prospect George Springer hit a three-run homer off Jeremy Jeffress in the fourth inning and a two-run drive against Claudio Vargas in the fifth, helping the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-1 Wednesday.
Houston, 29th among the 30 teams in batting average last year, had 18 hits, including two each by Springer, J.D. Martinez, Matt Dominguez and Carlos Corporan...
Via AP on Fox
February 27, 2013
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Prospect GIF: George Springer Drops a BOMB
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Three Former UConn Baseball Players In Baseball America's 2013 Top 100 Prospects
In the past as we've been going over the top 2013 prospects in baseball, we've kept an eye out for players with ties to the UConn Huskies Baseball team.
We've seen three players, Mike Olt, Matt Barnes and George Springer appear in Keith Law's 2013 top prospects and MLB.com's 2013 top prospects.
Now Baseball America has released their top 100 prospects...
Three Former UConn Baseball Players In Keith Law's 2013 Top 100 Prospects
In perusing Keith Law's 2013 Top 100 Prospects for 2013 article on ESPN Insider yesterday for the players from the Boston Red Sox, I also had to take into consideration one of the other subjects of the site, the UConn Huskies.
So when you go through the list of the top 100, you'll notice that there are three former UConn Huskies baseball players in it.
They are George...
FanGraphs Audio: Prospects with Marc Hulet
Episode 276
Prospect analyst Marc Hulet discusses his first four organizational top-15 prospect lists for the 2012-13 offseason, with particular attention to Daniel Vogelbach (Cubs), Dillon Maples (also Cubs), Matt Szczur (also-also Cubs), and Garin Cecchini (Red Sox). Additionally, Hulet previews his Astros top-15 list (with specific notes on George Springer and Nolan Fontana) —...
UConn Baseball's 2011 Draft Class Well Represented Among Top Prospects
As you've seen over the past few days, I've been updating you with posts about the top 20 Boston Red Sox prospects in each league by Baseball America. Within those prospect lists from each league has been three former members of the UConn Huskies baseball team.
Here's the release from UConn:
DURHAM, N.C. - Former UConn baseball players George Springer, Matt Barnes and...
George Springer and Tony Cingrani: Scouting the Unknown
George Springer | OF, Astros | Born: 9/19/1989
Drafted 11th overall a year ago out of UConn, George Springer wasn’t the typical, well-polished collegiate product we’re used to seeing go in the first couple rounds. No, Springer’s skill set more closely resembled that of a high-ceiling high school prospect — strong, athletic, toolsy, but still raw. Houston’s previous...
MiLB Scouting Video: George Springer
Scouting reports are the foundation of the talent evaluation system, and clubs don't stop scouting players once they enter the pros. As part of our minor league coverage here at Scout.com, we provide team quality first-hand scouting reports and video on prospects around minor league baseball. Here’s a video of Astros' prospect, George Springer.
Via sbb.scout.com
June 24, 2012
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First-rounders Springer, DeShields form bond
George Springer and Delino DeShields Jr., the Astros' two most recent first-round picks, have formed a bond during the early days of their first Major League camp. They are roommates this spring and have adjoining lockers in the clubhouse.
First-round pick Springer reports to camp early
One of the first position players to arrive Monday was 2011 first-round pick George Springer, an outfielder who played at the University of Connecticut. Springer was invited to Major League camp, but isn't in the running to make the big league club.
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