GEORGE SPRINGER RUMORS
George Springer, 2014 Fantasy Outlook
"All right, guys, we have a lot to play for this year. First and foremost, Barbara Bush will be attending our July 19th game. That'll be fun. Second and secondmost, we have the American Idol winner throwing out the ball for a game in August. Thank God, Taylor Hicks can't win twice. Third and thirdmost, we should be within five games of first place by the fifth game...
George Springer Rising Up Through Astros System
It might be sooner rather than later that former UConn Huskies OF and Houston Astros prospect George Springer reaches the big leagues.
According to Jim Callis of Baseball America via ESPN Insider, Springer could force himself into the Astros lineup some time this season.
Here's what Callis said:
Season totals: .417/.525/.917, 7 HRs, 17 RBIs, 5 SBs in 14 games at Triple...
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July 12, 2013
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Cusp Dwellers: Houston Astros in the PCL
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We have all read enough about George Springer to satiate our “who’s the next Mike Trout?” fix for the time being. And while Springer might indeed get thrown to the wolves in short order, the two Astros farmhands acquired in the Hunter Pence trade with Philadelphia back in 2011 deserve immediate attention as well: right-handed pitcher Jarred Cosart...
Via The Fantasy Fix
June 19, 2013
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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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February 26, 2013
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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...
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February 20, 2013
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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...
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February 08, 2013
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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...
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October 10, 2012
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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.
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June 24, 2012
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