Masahiro Tanaka Links: Monday
2014/01/masahiro-tanaka-links-monday.htmlJon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports writes that the Cubs may need Tanaka more than the Yankees or Dodgers, but he doesn't feel that Tanaka is interested in coming to America to pitch for a losing club.
Rays Acquire Logan Forsythe In Seven-Player Trade
2014/01/rays-to-acquire-logan-forsythe-from-padres.html14 prospect (per Baseball America) and enjoyed a strong year, though he split the season between Class-A Advanced and Rookie Ball -- two levels at which he's older than the league average.
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Angels To Sign Ian Stewart
2014/01/angels-to-sign-ian-stewart.htmlStewart was taken by the Rockies as the 10th overall pick of the 2003 draft and was listed as no…
NL West Links: D’Backs, Tanaka, Dodgers, Tomko
2014/01/nl-west-links-dbacks-tanaka-dodgers-price-tomko.htmlWith that, we were able to spread our wings a bit." Dodgers GM Ned Colletti and several team scouts attending…
Scherzer Hopes To Reach Extension With Tigers
2014/01/scherzer-hopes-to-reach-extension-with-tigers.htmlThough Tanaka is obviously much younger than Scherzer, he has never thrown a pitch in North America, let alone landed a Cy Young.
AL East Links: Jays, Drew, Sizemore, Sox, Balfour
2014/01/al-east-links-blue-jays-drew-sizemore-red-sox.htmlSpeier points to a study from Camden Depot's Matt Perez that looks at the history of Baseball America's top prospects, revealing that even in the most successful stretch for those prospects, just over one of four became solid Major Leaguers.
Orioles’ Deal With Tyler Colvin Falls Through
2014/01/orioles-to-sign-tyler-colvin.htmlThe 13th overall choice in the 2006 draft, Baseball America considered Colvin the game's 75th-best prospect after the 2007 season.
Mets Re-Sign Daisuke Matsuzaka
2014/01/mets-re-sign-daisuke-matsuzaka.htmlMatsuzaka was regarded as the game's top prospect by Baseball America prior to his arrival.
Minor Moves: Carlin, Rogers, Cousins, Anderson
2014/01/minor-moves-cousins-anderson-robinson.htmlRogers, 27, was the fifth overall pick of the 2004 draft and was once the game's 44th best prospect, according to Baseball America.
Minor Moves: Hurtado, Fernandez, Brown, de la Rosa
2014/01/minor-moves-barry-enright.htmlHere are today's minor moves from around baseball: Left-hander Erick Hurtado has signed a minor-league deal with the Blue Jays, Matt Eddy of Baseball America reports.
Royals Acquire Carlos Peguero, Designate Everett Teaford
2014/01/royals-acquire-carlos-peguero-designate-everett-teaford.htmlBaseball America ranked him among Seattle's Top 30 prospects on four occasions but always expressed reservations about his plate discipline.
Quick Hits: Prospects, Cruz, Yoon, Madson, Baker
2014/01/quick-hits-prospects-cruz-yoon-madson-baker-kershaw.htmlAnd Baseball America has completed its listing of the ten best prospects by team.
Blue Jays Notes: Jimenez, Santana, Anthopoulos
2014/01/blue-jays-notes-jimenez-santana-anthopoulos.htmlStroman made solid showing in recent top 100 prospects lists from Baseball Prospectus (ranked 27th), MLB.com (r55th) and ESPN's Keith Law (58th), and Baseball America considers Stroman to be the second-best prospect in Toronto's system, behind only Aaron Sanchez.
Minor Moves: Bryan Anderson
2014/02/minor-moves-bryan-anderson.htmlThe Reds have signed catcher Bryan Anderson to a minor-league deal, Baseball America's Matt Eddy tweets.
Quick Hits: Free Agents, Braves, Ortiz, Lester, Rays
2014/02/quick-hits-free-agents-ortiz-lester-rays.htmlBaseball America's Matt Eddy recaps the week's minor league transactions.
Quick Hits: Burres, CBA, Int’l, Rangers, Astros
2014/02/quick-hits-burres-cba-international-rangers-astros.htmlInternational spending is on the rise despite the new bonus pool system, writes Baseball America's Ben Badler.
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Blue Jays Notes: International Signing, Extensions, Currency
2014/02/blue-jays-notes-international-signing-extensions-currency.htmlHere are a few notes out of Toronto: The Jays put some traded-for international spending money to use today in signing Dominican righty Hansel Rodriguez for $330K, explains Ben Badler of Baseball America.
Minor Moves: Brian Bixler, Matt LaPorta
2014/02/minor-moves-matt-laporta.htmlLaPorta was the 7th overall pick of the 2007 draft and twice a Baseball America top-30 prospect, but has managed only a .238/.301/.393 line in 1,068 MLB plate appearances between 2009-12.
Minor Moves: Cole Kimball, Omir Santos
2014/02/minor-moves-cole-kimball-omir-santos.htmlWe'll round up some minor moves from the day here: The Yankees have signed righty Cole Kimball to a minor league deal, reports Matt Eddy of Baseball America.
Freddie Freeman And The Changing Extension Market
2014/02/freddie-freeman-and-the-changing-extension-market.htmlMasahiro Tanaka just commanded one of the biggest contract commitments ever made to a player ($175MM with posting fee included) despite having never thrown a pitch in North America.
East Notes: Marlins, Orioles, Yankees
2014/02/east-notes-2.htmlThe choice between the promise of millions of dollars in America and remaining in Cuba isn't a simple one for many Cuban athletes, writes Dan Le Batard in a piece for ESPN the Magazine.
Dodgers Nearing Deal With Cuban Shortstop Arruebarruena
2014/02/dodgers-nearing-deal-with-cuban-shortstop-arruebarruena.htmlThough Arruebarruena batted .320/.367/.520 in 306 plate appearances in Cuba from 2011-12, Ben Badler of Baseball America spoke with multiple scouts at the time of his defection and noted that many questioned whether Arruebarruena could manage a .220 average or .300 OBP in the Majors.
Rays, Nats Discussing Trade Involving Lobaton, Karns
2014/02/rays-nats-discussing-trade-involving-lobaton-karns.htmlBaseball America rates him at the back end of the club's top ten prospects, after several other young arms.