Former Kaneland High School baseball and football standout Casey Crosby is catching the attention of Detroit brass this spring at the Detroit Tigers' camp in Lakeland, Fla. His fastball reportedly hit 98 mph in a game against Atlanta prospects. Check out this report from the Detroit News.

Looks like Casey could be stepping up, assuming his arm troubles of the past few years stay behind him.

According to scoutingbook.com, Kaneland High School's Casey Crosby continues to climb the charts within the Detroit Tigers organization and all of MLB's land of prospects.

As of today, the left-handed flamethrower is ranked No. 89 and considered on the rise. Here's what scoutingbook.com had to say about Crosby.

The rare kind of power lefty who can hit the upper 90's, Tigers prospect Casey Crosby has been blossoming in the shadow of super-prospect Rick Porcello, who gets most of the attention. Crosby has a live curve and a developing change, but his command isn't ready for the majors just yet. If he sharpens it a bit, he could step in as a strong number two or three in the Tigers rotation. He has good mound presence, great baseball smarts and instincts, and the competitiveness to succeed.

Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Tim Alderson has already taken the hot seat at Baseball America this morning, and three more Major League Baseball prospects will follow.

In a live chat with fans from across the country, the Pirates' No. 7 prospect answered questions about being the centerpiece of a major trade right down the line to his childhood heroes.

The rest of today's lineup (below) includes Kaneland High School's Casey Crosby, a left-handed pitcher and the No. 2 prospect for the Detroit Tigers. Ask him anything you want, beginning at 2:30 p.m. at Baseball America's Web site.

• Red Sox center fielder and No. 1 prospect, Ryan Westmoreland (1 p.m.)

• Marlins first baseman and No. 2 prospect, Logan Morrison (2 p.m.)

• Tigers lefthander and No. 2 prospect, Crosby (2:30 p.m.)

May want to ask Crosby how he became a fifth-round draft pick in 2007 or how he recovered from Tommy John surgery to become the Tigers' minor-league pitcher of the year in 2009.

For the West Michigan Whitecaps last season, the 6-foot-5-inch, 200-pound Crosby struck out 117 batters in 104 2/3 innings. Chat 'em up about what kinds of pitches he's throwing and how to deal with troubling finger blisters.

"I've just got to build a callous on it," Crosby told The Beacon-News last year, "soak it in pickle juice."