2023-24 Top 50 Free Agents With Predictions
2023/11/2023-24-top-50-free-agents-with-predictions.htmlHe led the American League with 44 home runs while hitting .304/.412/.654 across 599 plate appearances.
Ken Waldichuk To Undergo Elbow Surgery; A’s To Select Aaron Brooks
2024/05/ken-waldichuk-to-undergo-elbow-surgery-as-to-select-aaron-brooks.htmlHe posted a 2.79 ERA in Korea and then came back to North America to sign with the Cardinals for 2022.
Orioles Claim Corbin Martin, Recall Kyle Stowers
2024/05/orioles-claim-corbin-martin-waivers-brewers.htmlEntering that 2019 season in which he was traded, Martin ranked 78th and 81st on the respective top-100 prospect lists published by Baseball America and MLB.com.
Pirates Designate Roansy Contreras, Place Ke’Bryan Hayes On 10-Day IL
2024/05/pirates-designate-roansy-contreras-place-kebryan-hayes-on-10-day-il.htmlIt wasn't long ago that Contreras was a notable prospect in his own right, checking into the back end of top-100 lists from Baseball Prospectus, Baseball America, and MLB Pipeline prior to the 2022 season.
Brewers Acquire Mitch White From Giants
2024/05/brewers-acquire-mitch-white-from-giants.htmlHe was once a notable prospect with the Dodgers, with Baseball America ranking him one of their 20 best prospects in five straight years starting in 2017.
Pirates Acquire Daulton Jefferies From Giants
2024/05/pirates-acquire-daulton-jefferies-from-giants.htmlBaseball America ranked Nolasco the #27 prospect in the Pirates' system last year, giving his power a 70 grade on the 20-80 scale, though noting that he'll have trouble getting to that power if he keeps getting punched out so often.
Sean Burroughs Passes Away
2024/05/sean-burroughs-passes-away.html1 overall draft pick, two-time All-Star, and 1974 American League MVP Jeff Burroughs, Sean clearly had baseball in his DNA.
Brewers Promote Robert Gasser
2024/05/brewers-expected-to-promote-robert-gasser.htmlBaseball America ranked him the club's #5 prospect coming into the year while FanGraphs had him at #8 and Keith Law of The Athletic at #7.
Athletics Outright Lázaro Armenteros
2024/05/athletics-outright-lazaro-armenteros.htmlBaseball America ranked him as one of the club's top 30 prospects in five straight years after he entered the system.
Angels Sign Drew Ellis To Minor League Deal
2024/05/angels-sign-drew-ellis-to-minor-league-deal.htmlBaseball America ranked him 66th in that year's draft class and pegged him as high as ninth in Arizona's system at one point, touting his plus power, athleticism and solid skills at the hot corner.
Pirates To Promote Paul Skenes
2024/05/pirates-to-promote-paul-skenes.htmlBaseball America, MLB.com and FanGraphs all give him credit for a plus-plus (70-grade) fastball on the 20-80 scale, with MLB.com even pegging as an 80-grade pitch.
Rangers Acquire Robbie Grossman, Designate Kolton Ingram
2024/05/white-sox-trade-robbie-grossman-rangers.htmlWhile Hoopii-Tuionetoa hasn't cracked the Rangers' top-30 prospect lists at Baseball America or MLB.com, he's breezed through Double-A opposition thus far, rattling off 12 1/3 shutout innings with a hefty 34% strikeout rate against a solid 8.5% walk rate.
Yankees Outright Taylor Trammell
2024/05/yankees-outright-taylor-trammell.htmlHe was selected 35th overall by the Reds in 2016 and cracked Baseball America's top 100 list in three straight years from 2018 to 2020.
MLB Mailbag: Go, Arraez, Mariners, Red Sox, Braves
2024/05/mlb-mailbag-go-arraez-mariners-red-sox-braves.htmlBaseball America viewed Abreu as a potential everyday player, and I think this platoon will continue to work.
Giants To Promote Mason Black
2024/05/giants-to-promote-mason-black.htmlMLB Pipeline rates Black as the seventh-best prospect in the San Francisco farm system, while Baseball America puts the him in the eighth spot.
Guardians Promote Kyle Manzardo, Place Steven Kwan On 10-Day Injured List
2024/05/guardians-to-promote-kyle-manzardo-place-steven-kwan-on-10-day-il.htmlKwan is hitting .353/.407/.496 over 145 plate appearances, leading the American League in both batting average and hits (47).
Marlins President Peter Bendix Discusses Luis Arraez Trade
2024/05/marlins-president-peter-bendix-discusses-luis-arraez-trade.htmlBoth Head and Marsee rank in the top 10 on lists of top Padres prospects from both Baseball America and MLB.com, though Go is an established professional on a two-year, $4.5MM deal with seven KBO seasons under his belt despite not yet having made his big league debut.
White Sox Promote Bryan Ramos, Place Danny Mendick On 10-Day IL
2024/05/white-sox-to-promote-bryan-ramos.htmlBaseball America and MLB Pipeline both rank Ramos as the fourth-best prospect in Chicago's farm system, citing his power potential and hard-contact tendencies, even if breaking pitches remain a challenge.
Padres Acquire Luis Arraez
2024/05/padres-nearing-deal-for-luis-arraez.htmlHead ranked eighth among San Diego prospects at Baseball America and fifth on Keith Law's organizational write-up at The Athletic.
Athletics Select Brett Harris
2024/05/athletics-to-select-brett-harris.htmlBaseball America ranked him as the #30 prospect in the club's system going into 2022, highlighting his defensive versatility and pitch recognition.
Rays Select Alex Jackson, Option Rene Pinto, Designate Colby White
2024/05/rays-select-alex-jackson-option-rene-pinto-designate-colby-white.htmlBaseball America ranked White 15th among Tampa Bay farmhands prior to the 2022 season, but his injury and the astounding nature of his command issues has clearly dropped his stock.
Rockies Promote Angel Chivilli For MLB Debut
2024/05/rockies-promote-angel-chivilli-for-mlb-debut.htmlBaseball America ranked him the #20 prospect in the Rockies' system going into 2023, highlighting his high-90s fastball as well as his slider and changeup.
Mets Promote Christian Scott
2024/05/mets-to-promote-christian-scott.htmlHe didn't crack the season-opening lists at either MLB Pipeline or Baseball America, but has vaulted himself up to #62 on BA's most recent update.
The Royals’ Outfield Drought
2024/05/the-royals-outfield-drought.htmlThe aforementioned Cross and Gentry are their top-ranked outfield prospects at Baseball America and MLB.com.
Diamondbacks Promote Blake Walston For MLB Debut
2024/05/diamondbacks-promote-blake-walston-for-mlb-debut.htmlBaseball America ranked him the #11 prospect in the club's system coming into this year.