Skaggs posting good K rate: Diamondbacks pitching prospect Tyler Skaggs won for the second time in three starts for Double-A Mobile after tossing five scoreless innings Monday at Jacksonville. Skaggs is 2-3 with a 3.12 ERA and 1.26 WHIP in eight starts. He also has 48 strikeouts and 11 walks in 40 1/3 innings. Skaggs is striking out 10.6 batters per nine innings in his minor-league career. (Updated 05/22/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/25/12).
Fantasy Analysis
While Skaggs has been in the Arizona system since 2009, people forget that he started his pro career as a 17-year-old. He is just 20 years old right now and is still very young. As quickly as we would like to see him breeze through the minors, the Diamondbacks are probably doing the right thing by bringing him along slowly. Arizona has hinted at potential 2012 debut for Skaggs, but fellow pitching prospect Trevor Bauer should make it to the majors faster than Skaggs, who has more value as a long-term keeper. (Updated 05/22/2012).
02/29/2012 11:34 2012 Draft Prep: Top 50 Fantasy prospects
Which prospects should you circle on your Draft Day cheat sheets in 2012? Our Scott White unveils his Top 50 prospects and identifies which players will make an impact on your Fantasy teams this summer.
The Diamondbacks have always been high on Tyler Skaggs, targeting him as the key piece in the deal that sent Dan Haren to the Angels in 2010, but the hype didn't really begin to build on the left-hander until he reached Double-A in the second half last year and was just as dominant there as at every other stop, going 4-1 with a 2.50 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 10 starts. Along with 2011 first-rounders Trevor Bauer and Archie Bradley, he's one of three budding aces in the Diamondbacks system. Obviously, he has the most professional experience of the three, but he might actually be second in line behind Bauer, who figures to get a shot at rotation spot this spring. With Skaggs expected to open 2012 in the minors, he's a better fit for long-term keeper leagues than season formats, but he's further along than his 20 years of age would have you believe. If you're looking for a pitching prospect who could potentially make a Matt Moore-like impact this September and rank at or near the top of this list next year, Skaggs is a prime candidate. (Updated 1/9/12)
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