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Roster protection deadline: Owen Caissie, Tink Hence, Zac Veen and other notable additions
1 month ago

Roster protection deadline: Owen Caissie, Tink Hence, Zac Veen and other notable additions

New York Times  

Tuesday was the deadline for teams to add Rule 5 draft-eligible prospects to the 40-man roster to protect them from being selected in that process, which will take place during the Winter Meetings in Dallas next month. Garcia, 21, had a huge season, hitting.286/.356/.536 with 23 home runs while moving from Low A to Double A. Dobbins, 25, was the …

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Arizona Fall League season in review: How Josue Briceño, Andrew Painter and others fared
1 month ago

Arizona Fall League season in review: How Josue Briceño, Andrew Painter and others fared

New York Times  

Five weeks ago, the Arizona Fall League kicked off and we previewed the prospect showcase by highlighting at least one player to watch from each organization. Other notable performer: Eriq Swan, RHP Although Swan’s ERA was 5.19 in 8 2/3 innings, he was considered one of the breakout stars on the pitching side this fall. Other notable performer: Landon Harper, …

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Rangers’ Josh Stephan opens eyes in hitter-friendly AFL as Rule 5 deadline looms
1 month, 1 week ago

Rangers’ Josh Stephan opens eyes in hitter-friendly AFL as Rule 5 deadline looms

New York Times  

Your average Arizona Fall League pitcher has something to prove. Entering Saturday’s championship game between the Surprise Saguaros and the Salt River Rafters, his 20 innings pitched, across three starts and six total appearances, led the AFL while he also managed the second-lowest ERA and the third-lowest WHIP. Stephan’s AFL showing may not determine the Rangers’ plans for him, but …

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Texas Rangers 2024 top 20 prospects: Wyatt Langford, Evan Carter lead the way
10 months, 1 week ago

Texas Rangers 2024 top 20 prospects: Wyatt Langford, Evan Carter lead the way

New York Times  

The Rangers won the World Series, in case you missed it, yet the farm system is still in decent shape considering all the players they traded away to acquire Max Scherzer, Jordan Montgomery, and others. 1 Rangers 2024 top 20 prospects Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 225 | Seasonal age in 2024: 22 Few draft …

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Blue Jays 2024 top 20 prospects: Ricky Tiedemann, Orelvis Martinez lead the way
10 months, 1 week ago

Blue Jays 2024 top 20 prospects: Ricky Tiedemann, Orelvis Martinez lead the way

New York Times  

The Blue Jays continued to trade from their system last year, restocking it with a solid 2024 draft class, although the 2023 draft class’s first full year in pro ball was kind of disastrous. Addison Barger, 3B Bats: L | Throws: R | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 210 | Seasonal age in 2024: 24 Barger’s come into some pretty decent …

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Dodgers, Yankees make trade to clear roster spots for Shohei Ohtani, Joe Kelly in L.A.
1 year ago

Dodgers, Yankees make trade to clear roster spots for Shohei Ohtani, Joe Kelly in L.A.

New York Times  

By Ken Rosenthal, Fabian Ardaya and Chris Kirschner The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers have seemingly grabbed all the MLB headlines over the past week, with New York trading for Juan Soto and Los Angeles signing Shohei Ohtani. The Yankees are sending shortstop prospect Trey Sweeney to the Dodgers in exchange for lefty reliever Victor González and infielder …

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Law: Scouting the top prospects I saw at the Arizona Fall League
1 year, 2 months ago

Law: Scouting the top prospects I saw at the Arizona Fall League

New York Times  

I’m back home after a week in the desert to watch the Arizona Fall League, seeing nine games in my six days out there and catching every team at least twice. He needs to get stronger more than anything else I can see; it’s also possible he’s wearing down after playing 123 games during the regular season, as he’s been …

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From Paul Skenes to Brice Matthews: Reviewing the pro debuts of the 2023 MLB Draft first-round picks
1 year, 2 months ago

From Paul Skenes to Brice Matthews: Reviewing the pro debuts of the 2023 MLB Draft first-round picks

New York Times  

Not long after the Pittsburgh Pirates took Paul Skenes with the first pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, their player development departments got to work. Stats: 27 G, 115 PA,.271/.374/.469, 4 HR, 28:16 K:BB The Stanford alum’s overall stat line was helped by a torrid four games in Rookie ball, where he had five hits in 11 at-bats. #Guardians 18-year-old …

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Dodgers’ Emmet Sheehan to make MLB debut vs. Giants, per sources: Why RHP was called up from Double A
1 year, 6 months ago

Dodgers’ Emmet Sheehan to make MLB debut vs. Giants, per sources: Why RHP was called up from Double A

New York Times  

The Dodgers’ pitching woes have been among the worst the franchise has seen. The club is bringing right-hander Emmet Sheehan up to pitch in Friday’s game against the Giants, league sources confirmed to The Athletic. Sheehan, 23, would be the third Dodgers starting pitcher to make their major league debut this season, following Gavin Stone and Bobby Miller. Sheehan provides …

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Dodgers Dugout: A look at the team’s top 10 prospects
1 year, 6 months ago

Dodgers Dugout: A look at the team’s top 10 prospects

LA Times  

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. Martinez,.429 Freddie Freeman,.316 James Outman,.313 Will Smith,.308 David Peralta,.286 Miguel Vargas,.280 Trayce Thompson,.273 Miguel Rojas,.214 Chris Taylor,.177 Austin Barnes,.143 Max Muncy,.091 Jason Heyward,.000 Top prospects A look at the Dodgers’ top 10 prospects, as ranked by mlb.com: 1. Nick Frasso, RHP Age: 24 The Dodgers got Frasso in the Mitch White …

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Why the Yankees remain high on Oswald Peraza, Spencer Jones’ hot start and more
1 year, 8 months ago

Why the Yankees remain high on Oswald Peraza, Spencer Jones’ hot start and more

New York Times  

When Oswald Peraza was told he wasn’t making the Yankees out of spring training camp, he was given the opportunity to have an off day to get his mind right. He knows that when he’s up in the big leagues, he doesn’t have to feel overwhelmed or overmatched because the preparation he’s doing is coupling both of those skills together.” …

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MLBPA, MLB agree to first minor-league CBA
1 year, 8 months ago

MLBPA, MLB agree to first minor-league CBA

New York Times  

MLB owners ratified the first-ever collective bargaining agreement in minor-league baseball history in a 30-0 vote, a landmark moment in the sport’s history, and for the players in particular. ET on March 29, Major League Baseball Players Association leadership notified thousands of minor-league players that the union had reached a tentative five-year agreement with MLB in time for Opening Day. …

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Astros top 20 prospects 2023: Keith Law ranks Houston’s minor league farm system
1 year, 10 months ago

Astros top 20 prospects 2023: Keith Law ranks Houston’s minor league farm system

New York Times  

This system is badly depleted from years of trades and lost draft picks — they didn’t have a first-round pick in 2020 or 2021, or a second-round pick in the latter year. Pedro Leon, OF/2B Age: 25 | 5-10 | 170 pounds Bats: Right | Throws: Right International signing in 2021 Leon is probably the best pure athlete in the …

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Pirates top 20 prospects 2023: Keith Law ranks Pittsburgh’s minor league farm system
1 year, 10 months ago

Pirates top 20 prospects 2023: Keith Law ranks Pittsburgh’s minor league farm system

New York Times  

The Pirates’ system remains deep thanks to another solid draft class, although most of their guys who saw Double A last year struggled with performance and/or injuries. Liover Peguero, SS Age: 22 | 6-2 | 200 pounds Bats: Right | Throws: Right Drafted: International signing in 2017 Peguero can make hard contact but his swing is too flat to turn …

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Yankees top 20 prospects 2023: Keith Law ranks New York’s minor league farm system
1 year, 10 months ago

Yankees top 20 prospects 2023: Keith Law ranks New York’s minor league farm system

New York Times  

Despite some significant trades and some high picks not panning out so far, this system is still reasonably strong, with some high-upside guys up top and down in the complex league. Oswald Peraza, SS Age: 23 | 6-0 | 200 pounds Bats: Right | Throws: Right International signing in 2016 The Yankees have an enviable problem in their upper minors: …

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Nationals top 20 prospects 2023: Keith Law ranks Washington’s minor league farm system
1 year, 10 months ago

Nationals top 20 prospects 2023: Keith Law ranks Washington’s minor league farm system

New York Times  

What a difference a year makes — the Juan Soto trade added three of their top 6 prospects, and they added one of the highest-ceiling guys in the 2022 draft class in Elijah Green. GO DEEPER MLB prospect rankings 2023: Keith Law’s complete guide to every farm system The ranking Age : 20 | 6-7 | 240 pounds Bats: Left …

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Cleveland Guardians prospects outlook: 14 who could make MLB debuts in 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

Cleveland Guardians prospects outlook: 14 who could make MLB debuts in 2023

New York Times  

CLEVELAND — Quick, name the 17 players who made their major-league debut for the Guardians in 2022. If not for that surplus, we could toss Jose Tena’s name onto this list, too, since he ended last season at Triple A. RP Nick Mikolajchak, RP Andrew Misiaszek The Guardians lost relievers Nic Enright and Kevin Kelly in the Rule 5 draft, …

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Guardians catching situation: Where do Bo Naylor, others fit in around Mike Zunino?
1 year, 11 months ago

Guardians catching situation: Where do Bo Naylor, others fit in around Mike Zunino?

New York Times  

CLEVELAND — There’s a new catching regime in Cleveland. The starter: Mike Zunino Mike Zunino hasn’t totaled 400 plate appearances in a season since 2018. There’s a lot more of keeping guys a little bit fresher.” Zunino has never totaled 500 plate appearances in a season, topping out at 476 in 2014. 2022: Austin Hedges 97, Luke Maile 55, Sandy …

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Ten Cleveland Guardians predictions for a promising 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

Ten Cleveland Guardians predictions for a promising 2023

New York Times  

CLEVELAND — Think about how much has changed in a year. But if I’m focused so much on pull-side homers or trying to hit the ball as high as I can, the pitchers across the league are too good, and defensive alignments have been so good in the past that the game was getting too hard in regards to that.” …

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Q&A with Pirates farm director John Baker on challenges, top prospects, other names to watch
2 years ago

Q&A with Pirates farm director John Baker on challenges, top prospects, other names to watch

New York Times  

PITTSBURGH — The minor-league season ended more than a month ago but Pirates farm director John Baker hasn’t stopped moving. Baker has conducted two instruction camps for players in Bradenton, Fla., met with the club’s major- and minor-league coaches to review and align development plans, and scouted prospects in the Arizona Fall League. So when we get to the end …

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MLB’s new rules: How pitch clock, shift ban and bigger bases will — and won’t — change the game
2 years, 3 months ago

MLB’s new rules: How pitch clock, shift ban and bigger bases will — and won’t — change the game

New York Times  

There’s a thing I’ve noticed about sports: When you change the rules, stuff happens. As one exec I surveyed put it, “the cost of an out in the big leagues is still going to be valued.” But also remember these rules aren’t just there to subtly encourage base stealing. So they may be OK with two-man outfields.” — one club …

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Ten MLB hitting prospects primed to pop into Jim Bowden’s top 50 in 2022
3 years, 3 months ago

Ten MLB hitting prospects primed to pop into Jim Bowden’s top 50 in 2022

New York Times  

It was difficult to trim down my top 50 prospects list to the final group. Brady House, SS, Washington Nationals Age: 18 Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-4 Weight: 215 Scouting Grades: HIT: 55 PWR: 60 RUN: 50 ARM: 65 FLD: 50 The Nationals’ next impact shortstop is just two or three years away, and he’ll be ready to bring …

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Top 50 MLB prospects: Jim Bowden ranks the game’s best in tiers, from future MVPs to everyday guys
3 years, 3 months ago

Top 50 MLB prospects: Jim Bowden ranks the game’s best in tiers, from future MVPs to everyday guys

New York Times  

From Spencer Torkelson of the Tigers to Jordan Groshans of the Blue Jays, here is my annual top 50 MLB prospects list — at long last. Robert Hassell III, OF, San Diego Padres Age: 20 Bats: L Throws: L Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 Scouting Grades: HIT: 60 PWR: 50 RUN: 55 ARM: 55 FLD: 55 Hassell can flat-out hit as …

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MLB’s trade deadline tracker: Updates, analysis on all the moves
3 years, 4 months ago

MLB’s trade deadline tracker: Updates, analysis on all the moves

LA Times  

The Athletics picked up one of the most versatile players on the trade market when they acquired Starling Marte from the Marlins. Nationals trade infielder Josh Harrison and catcher Yan Gomes to Athletics for catcher/right fielder Drew Millas, right-handed pitcher Seth Shuman and right-handed pitcher Richard Guasch Analysis: The Nationals’ fire sale continues. Happ to the Cardinals for left-handed pitcher …

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