Shaun P Kernahan, Author at Baseball Essential

Prospects Get the Call: Blake Swihart

May 2, 2015

American League, American League East, Boston Red Sox, Features, Major League Baseball, Prospect Reports

There is little question who the top catching prospect in baseball is, but there has been plenty of debate as to how much time he needs before being ready for big league action. After Christian Vazquez went dow...

Prospect Call Up: Kevin Plawecki

Shaun P Kernahan

Apr 21, 2015

Minor League Baseball, New York Mets

With Travis d’Arnaud hitting the DL with a fractured right hand, Kevin Plawecki will get the call to be the New York Mets everyday catcher. Plawecki was a first round supplemental pick in 2012 out of Purdue ...

Prospect Call Up: Addison Russell

Shaun P Kernahan

Apr 21, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Minor League Baseball

The future is now in Chicago, with Kris Bryant making his big league debut over the weekend and now Addison Russell has been called up to join the Cubbies. The 21-year old shortstop was acquired from the Oak...

Prospect Call Up: Carlos Rodon

Shaun P Kernahan

Apr 20, 2015

Chicago White Sox, Prospect Reports

It wasn’t quite a month ago that Carlos Rodon struck out nine Kansas City Royals in four Spring Training innings sending the prospect community into a frenzy. On Tuesday, there is a good chance he makes his reg...

Cycles, No-Hitters, and Triple Plays! Oh My!

Shaun P Kernahan

Apr 20, 2015

Minor League Baseball

The second week of the Minor League season is in the books, and there were cycles, no-hitters, triple plays, and more. As is the case in Minor League Baseball, double-headers are shortened to a pain of seven...

Top Minor League Performers of Opening Week

Shaun P Kernahan

Apr 13, 2015

Minor League Baseball

The first weekend of the Minor League season is in the books, and there were certainly some stand out performers. There was no pitcher with better numbers than the 12th overall pick from last year, Kodi Mede...

Russell Wilson Works Out at Texas Rangers Camp

Shaun P Kernahan

Mar 28, 2015

Features, Texas Rangers

One day shy of eight weeks ago, Russell Wilson threw an interception at the one-yard line that gave the New England Patriots a fourth Super Bowl title and sent the Seattle Seahawks home a yard shy of winning th...

Carlos Rodon Dazzles in Spring Outing

Shaun P Kernahan

Mar 26, 2015

American League, American League Central, Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball

Many have said college is the best time of one’s life, but for Carlos Rodon and Brett Austin, the fun just keeps on rolling. Just when the NC State teammates thought their time as teammates were over, they were...

25 Rookies that will Impact Fantasy Baseball in 2015

Shaun P Kernahan

Mar 25, 2015

Fantasy, Features

It is fantasy baseball season yet again, and what is fantasy baseball without trying to pick out what prospects will make a fantasy impact this year? I will break down 25 guys that I think will have the greates...

Joey Gallo: MLB’s First 300 “Hitter”?

Shaun P Kernahan

Mar 18, 2015

Features, Opinions & Predictions, Texas Rangers

It is always fun to look at minor league numbers and try to project what a player can do. While most are trying to project how many home runs Kris Bryant will hit or how many Gold Gloves Francisco Lindor will w...

Author Shaun P Kernahan