Padres Continuing Juan Soto Trade Talks

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(By measure of wRC+, that was 12 percentage points better than league average in the "juiced ball" 2019 season.) Downs ranked 86th on Baseball America's Top 100 prospects at the time.

Dodgers To Hire Nelson Cruz As Advisor

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This was confirmed by Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic, who adds that Cruz will be working for the organization in Latin America.

Erick Fedde Weighing Interest From KBO, MLB Clubs

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52 on Baseball America's top-100 rankings prior to his MLB debut, so there's certainly some track record and prospect pedigree that adds to his appeal for big league clubs.

Brewers Making Progress On Extension Talks With Top Prospect Jackson Chourio

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His scouting report at Baseball America notes that the Double-A Southern League experimented with a pre-tacked ball which led to increased pitch movement and disadvantaged hitters, but they switched to a traditional ball in July.

KBO’s SSG Landers Sign Robert Dugger

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Baseball America ranked Dugger among the Marlins' top 30 prospects each year from 2018-20, labeling him a potential back-of-the-rotation starter thanks more to a deep and varied five-pitch arsenal than due to any one truly plus offering.

Dodgers, Cubs, Angels Among Clubs Interested In Robert Stephenson

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He was a first-round pick of the Reds back in 2011 and was on Baseball America's top 100 list in four straight years from 2013 to 2016, getting as high as #19 in 2014.

Several Teams Interested In Vladimir Gutierrez

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As he worked his way up the minors, he became a notable prospect in their system, with Baseball America ranking him one of the 10 best Reds' prospects in three straight years from 2017 to 2019.

Jung Hoo Lee Likely To Be Posted In Early December

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While it seems likely Lee will find an acceptable deal to come to North America, a return to South Korea can't be entirely ruled out.

Giants, Yusniel Diaz Agree To Minor League Deal

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Diaz entered the following season as Baltimore's #1 prospect, in the estimation of Baseball America, which ranked him among the sport's top 40 minor league talents overall.

Patrick Murphy Agrees To Deal With NPB’s Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters

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Had he stayed in North America for 2024, he likely would have been limited to minor league offers but will instead head to Japan, where he should be in line for a larger salary and an opportunity to prove himself in what's generally considered to be the strongest league outside of MLB.

Cubs Promote Jared Banner To Assistant GM

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Baseball America ranked Chicago's minor league pipeline sixth in MLB in August.

White Sox Sign Paul DeJong

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He's currently listed #14 overall at Baseball America, #12 at FanGraphs and #17 at MLB Pipeline, while midseason updates saw him get the #21 spot from Keith Law of The Athletic and #2 from ESPN.

Braves, Royals Swap Kyle Wright For Jackson Kowar

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Kowar ranked among Baseball America's top-100 prospects in both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 offseasons and generally posted solid or better numbers throughout the minors up until the 2022 season.

Marlins Acquire Vidal Brujan, Calvin Faucher From Rays

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The Dominican Republic native was a top 10 prospect in a strong Rays system at Baseball America each year from 2019-22.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto Officially Posted By Orix Buffaloes

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Come Tuesday, Yamamoto will have 45 days to negotiate with Major League teams, giving him until January 4 to sign a contract to come to North America.

Rockies Acquire Cal Quantrill

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Baseball America's scouting report on Huff describes him as a "baseball rat" type, and "his well-rounded game and advanced instincts…

Braves Acquire Aaron Bummer In Six-Player Deal

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Baseball America praised the life on his fastball in his draft report, suggesting he could project as a reliever in pro ball.

Ronald Acuña Jr. Wins NL MVP

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The Baseball Writers Association of America announced this evening that Acuna was unanimously selected as the National League's top player.

Shohei Ohtani Wins AL MVP

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Two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani has been voted the Most Valuable Player in the American League for 2023, per an announcement from the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Cardinals Outright Connor Thomas

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19 prospect in the Cardinals' system at Baseball America and No.

Blake Snell Wins National League Cy Young Award

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Free agent left-hander Blake Snell has been named the National League Cy Young Award winner for 2023, per an announcement from the Baseball Writers Association of America.