Padres Have Shown Interest In Jarren Duran; Still Considering Free Agent Starters
2024/02/padres-trade-rumors-jarren-duran-red-sox-free-agents-lorenzen-ryu-lauer.html17 prospect according to Baseball America, would also need to be added to the 40-man roster.
Corey Kluber Announces Retirement
2024/02/corey-kluber-announces-retirement.htmlBaseball America didn't consider him one of the Padres' top 30 prospects going into 2010 and he had a 3.45 Double-A ERA at the time of the deal, a fine number but not anything outstanding.
Blue Jays Announce Yariel Rodriguez Deal, Designate Otto Lopez For Assignment
2024/02/blue-jays-sign-yariel-rodriguez-dfa-otto-lopez.htmlBaseball America's Kyle Glaser profiled Rodriguez and several other international free agents (Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shota Imanaga, Jung Hoo Lee, Yuki Matsui, Woo Suk Go) earlier in the offseason, writing that Rodriguez's fastball sits around 96 mph and can reach triple digits on occasion.
The Guardians’ Shortstop Competition
2024/02/the-guardians-shortstop-competition.htmlBaseball America has included him among their Top 100 minor league talents four years running.
Red Sox, Michael Fulmer Agree To Minor League Deal
2024/02/red-sox-sign-michael-fulmer.htmlHe ranked 17th or better among San Francisco prospects each year from 2017-19, per Baseball America, but has seen his stock fade due to persistent command troubles and recent injury woes (shoulder surgery, most notably).
Phillies Claim Max Castillo, Designate Simon Muzziotti
2024/02/phillies-claim-max-castillo-waivers-red-sox-dfa-simon-muzziotti.htmlCastillo was one of two players the Royals received in the 2022 trade sending Whit Merrifield to Toronto, and Baseball America ranked him 18th among Kansas City farmhands heading into the 2023 season.
Twins Claim Zack Weiss, Designate Three Players
2024/02/twins-claim-zack-weiss-designate-three-players.htmlIn 2019, he posted a combined 2.69 ERA between Single-A and High-A and Baseball America ranked him the #95 prospect in the league going into 2020.
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Angels Sign Jose Cisnero
2024/02/angels-sign-jose-cisnero.htmlAfter a brief 5 1/3 inning stay in the Reds' minor league system, Cisnero stepped away from affiliated ball for several years, pitching in independent leagues across North and South America until he signed on with the Tigers during the 2018-19 offseason.
Dodgers’ Nick Frasso Undergoes Labrum Surgery, Could Miss Entire 2024 Season
2024/02/dodgers-nick-frasso-undergoes-labrum-surgery-could-miss-entire-2024-season.htmlFrasso has been cited on multiple top prospect lists heading into 2024, with MLB Pipeline (80th), ESPN's Kiley McDaniel (86th), and Baseball America (97th) all putting the righty within their top 100s.
Nationals Outright Israel Pineda
2024/02/nationals-outright-israel-pineda.htmlThat tracks with a scouting report from Baseball America, with that outlet still considering Pineda to be the #21 prospect in the system, but noting that his framing is a work in progress.
Giants Trade Ross Stripling To Athletics
2024/02/giants-trade-ross-stripling-athletics.htmlBaseball America ranked him 29th among A's farmhands heading into the 2024 season, touting him as a plus-plus runner who can handle center field.
Orioles Acquire Corbin Burnes
2024/02/orioles-nearing-deal-for-corbin-burnes.htmlOrtiz and Hall are each highly-regarded young players but placed in the back half of Baltimore's top 10 prospects at Baseball America.
A.J. Hinch Discusses Tigers Infield Plans
2024/01/a-j-hinch-discusses-tigers-infield-plans.htmlBaseball America's scouting report on Malloy suggests he's likelier to play the corner outfield because of throwing accuracy issues on the infield dirt.
Giants Re-Sign Cody Stashak To Minor League Deal
2024/01/giants-re-sign-cody-stashak-to-minor-league-deal.htmlThe Giants have re-signed right-hander Cody Stashak to a minor league deal, per Matt Eddy of Baseball America.
The Top Unsigned Right-Handed Relievers
2024/01/the-top-unsigned-right-handed-relievers.htmlAfter a stint in Japan, he returned to North America with the Red Sox in 2018, posting a 1.60 ERA.
Mariners Acquire Jorge Polanco
2024/01/mariners-twins-finalizing-jorge-polanco-trade.htmlBaseball America recently ranked him the #5 prospect in the M's system, while MLB Pipeline has him as the game's #79 overall minor league talent.
Cardinals Claim Alfonso Rivas, Designate Moises Gomez For Assignment
2024/01/cardinals-claim-alfonso-rivas-waivers-angels-moises-gomez-dfa.htmlFanGraphs and Baseball America both credited Gomez with 70-grade raw power (on the 20-80 scale) as recently as last offseason, but BA put a 40 on his hit tool while FanGraphs was even more bearish and pegged him at a 30.
Tigers Sign Colt Keith To Six-Year Extension
2024/01/tigers-sign-colt-keith-to-six-year-extension.htmlThe youngster has emerged as a consensus Top-30 prospect in the game, with MLB.com ranking him 22nd while Baseball America placed him 28th.
Giants Sign Tommy Romero To Minor League Deal
2024/01/giants-sign-tommy-romero-to-minor-league-deal.htmlThe Rays added him to their 40-man roster that November to keep him out of the Rule 5 draft and Baseball America ranked him the #21 prospect in the organization going into 2022.
Rangers Trade J.P. Martinez To Braves
2024/01/rangers-trade-jp-martinez-braves.htmlIn addition to five minor league seasons, he played five years in the Cuban National Series (Cuba's top professional league) and spent two seasons in the independent Canadian-American Association.
Twins Claim Bubba Thompson
2024/01/twins-claim-bubba-thompson-waivers-yankees.htmlThe former high school football star has drawn praise for off-the-chart athleticism dating back to his amateur days, and Baseball America has previously credited him as a plus-plus runner and plus defender in center field while also cautioning that he's a below-average hitter who lacks consistency from at-bat to at-bat.
Tigers Sign Drew Anderson To Minor League Deal
2024/01/tigers-sign-drew-anderson-to-minor-league-deal.htmlOn the heels of those solid results in Japan, Anderson now returns to North America and will join the Tigers.
Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, Todd Helton Elected To Baseball Hall Of Fame
2024/01/adrian-beltre-joe-mauer-todd-helton-elected-to-baseball-hall-of-fame.htmlThe Hall of Fame announced this evening that Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton have been elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Nick Margevicius Signs With CPBL’s TSG Hawks
2024/01/nick-margevicius-signs-with-cpbls-tsg-hawks.htmlMargevicius would have been limited to another minor league deal if he stayed in North America but will instead head to Taiwan to join the Hawks.
