2017 Futures Game

[Jacksonian]

Astros representatives:

US: Fisher and Kyle Tucker

World: Yordan Alvarez

[Nate Colbert]

Reminder: game being televised at 3 CT on Sunday on MLB Network.

[moriartp]

Alvarez is starting to get some real praise from the prospect gurus. Keith Law brought up his name today when asked to name the best Futures Game prospect most people haven't heard of.

[MusicMan]

Alvarez is starting to get some real praise from the prospect gurus. Keith Law brought up his name today when asked to name the best Futures Game prospect most people haven't heard of.

Jeff Passan called him the second best Cuban prospect, behind Moancada.


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[Nate Colbert]

Jeff Passan called him the second best Cuban prospect, behind Moancada.

Over guys like Luis Robert, Yadier Alvarez and Adrian Morejon?

Do you have a link, MM?

[juliogotay]

Astros representatives:

US: Fisher and Kyle Tucker

World: Yordan Alvarez

I particularly like that these guys are all LHed hitters.

[Nate Colbert]

Fisher (batting 3rd for the USA squad) walked in 1st inning against top Cuban pitching prospect Yadier Alvarez. In the same frame, Tucker (batting 6th) grounded out.

[Lefty]

Tucker with the RBI double to left in his 2nd AB.

[Nate Colbert]

Tucker with the RBI double to left in his 2nd AB.

Oppo.

(Fisher grounded out in his 2nd AB.)

[Nate Colbert]

JJ Cooper‏ @jjcoop36  31 minutes ago
So far Rhys Hoskins has the fastest bat speed according to blast motion. 74.2 mph. Kyle Tucker 69.9 mph second.

[Lefty]

Oppo.

(Fisher grounded out in his 2nd AB.)

And Fisher is the final USA starter to get a hit, lining a 2-run double to the gap in left.

World pitchers not fooling anybody so far.

[Nate Colbert]

And Fisher is the final USA starter to get a hit, lining a 2-run double to the gap in left.

JJ Cooper‏ @jjcoop36  4 minutes ago
According to BaseballSavant, Derek Fisher's double is the hardest-hit of the game so far. 108.7 mph exit velo.

[Nate Colbert]

And Fisher is the final USA starter to get a hit, lining a 2-run double to the gap in left.

And then swipes 3B.

[Lefty]

JJ Cooper‏ @jjcoop36  4 minutes ago
According to BaseballSavant, Derek Fisher's double is the hardest-hit of the game so far. 108.7 mph exit velo.

I believe that, it was a rope.  Both our guys took 95 mph fastballs the other way.

[Nate Colbert]

Warning track FB to the RF gap for Tucker in 3rd AB.

[Nate Colbert]

Alvarez in as defensive replacement at 1B in B5.

Fisher and Tucker replaced defensively in T6.

[Nate Colbert]

Alvarez with the RBI line drive single up the middle in the 9th off the 97 mph heat from the lefty AJ Puk.

(That was his 2nd plate appearance of the day. Walked in his first trip to the plate.)

[Nate Colbert]

And in the really important contest of the day:

"But when it came to showing outstanding raw power with long BP home runs, Yoan Moncada, Derek Fisher and Lewis Brinson stood out."

"In right field, Derek Fisher hit the longest ball in the right field upper deck, as he went nearly halfway up in the fourth section of seats in right center."

[MusicMan]

Over guys like Luis Robert, Yadier Alvarez and Adrian Morejon?

Do you have a link, MM?

Ringer MLB Show podcast, July 3. Luis Robert was the guy Passan specifically called out, saying he'd rather have Alvarez over Robert, despite the huge bonus. Complimented Luhnow on the deal saying it reflected the Astros attention to low level prospects.


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[Nate Colbert]

Ringer MLB Show podcast, July 3. Luis Robert was the guy Passan specifically called out, saying he'd rather have Alvarez over Robert, despite the huge bonus. Complimented Luhnow on the deal saying it reflected the Astros attention to low level prospects.


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Wow.