Phillies Sign Carlos Tocci
2011/08/phillies-close-to-signing-carlos-tocci.htmlWEDNESDAY: The Phillies signed Tocci for $759K, reports Baseball America's Ben Badler.
No Momentum For Wandy Trade
2011/08/no-momentum-for-wandy-trade.htmlLast month, Baseball America ranked Rosario the 28th best prospect in baseball.
Royals Open To Trading Prospects
2011/08/royals-open-to-trading-prospects.htmlWe're a pitcher or two away." This spring, Baseball America said Kansas City's minor league system was "among the best we've seen," with nine Royals ranking among BA's top 100 prospects.
Quick Hits: Soria, Bourn, Transactions, Wilson
2011/08/quick-hits-lopez-beane.htmlBaseball America's Matt Eddy runs down the week's minor league transactions.
Quick Hits: Moyer, Beckett, Weaver
2011/08/moyer-beckett-weaver.htmlBaseball America's Jim Callis looks at the 2005 draft for each of the 30 teams, ranking the Red Sox first and the Cubs last.
Blue Jays Sign Osuna, Becerra
2011/08/blue-jays-sign-osuna-becerra.htmlThe Mexican righty was one of the top July 2nd pitching prospects this year, wrote Baseball America's Ben Badler.
Minor Moves: Clayton Tanner, Omar Quintanilla
2011/09/minor-moves-tanner-quintanilla.htmlMatt Eddy of Baseball America has every minor league transaction that took place between August 25th and 30th.
Extension Candidate: Desmond Jennings
2011/09/extension-candidate-desmond-jennings.htmlBaseball America thinks enough of Jennings' talent that they ranked him as the 22nd best prospect in baseball before the season despite those injury concerns, the fourth consecutive year he's earned a spot on their top 100 prospects list.
Jack Zduriencik, Mariners Agree To Extension
2011/09/zduriencik-to-return-to-seattle-in-2012.htmlDespite the team's place at the bottom of the American League West standings, president & CEO Chuck Armstrong says the club is headed in the right direction for long-term success.
MLB Voids Contract Of Yankees’ Paniagua
2011/09/mlb-voids-contract-of-yankees-paniagua.htmlTHURSDAY: Major League Baseball has voided the $1.1MM contract of Yankees pitching prospect Juan Carlos Paniagua and suspended the right-hander…
AL Central Notes: White Sox, Guillen, Tigers, Royals
2011/09/al-central-notes-white-sox-guillen-tigers-royals.htmlLet's take a look at a few items out of the American League Central division..
Quick Hits: Strasburg, Pujols, Wilken
2011/09/strasburg-pujols-wilken.htmlWilken recently told Baseball America's Phil Rogers that it's been 20 years since he's had the kind of ownership commitment toward draft and international free agent spending that he had in 2011.
GM Candidate: Damon Oppenheimer
2011/09/gm-candidate-damon-oppenheimer.htmland in Latin America before assuming his current role as the Yankees’ scouting director.
AL West Notes: Delabar, Seager, Trout
2011/09/al-west-notes-delabar-seager-trout.htmlMike Trout is Baseball America's minor league player of the year and B.A.’s J.J.
Minor Moves: Davis, Astros, Roemer
2011/09/minor-moves-wes-roemer.htmlThe White Sox released Doug Davis, according to Matt Eddy of Baseball America.
Rays Notes: Moore, Roster Move
2011/09/rays-notes-moore-roster-move.htmlMoore is the consensus top pitching prospect in baseball and one of the top-rated prospects overall --- Baseball Prospectus and Keith Law had Moore ranked second behind only Bryce Harper, while Baseball America ranked Moore third behind Harper and Mike Trout.
Rockies DFA Pagnozzi, Call Up Pomeranz
2011/09/rockies-dfa-pagnozzi-call-up-pomeranz.htmlHe entered the season ranked 61st by Baseball America among MLB prospects, and a dominant pro ball debut has only raised that stock.
Pirates Claim Matt Pagnozzi
2011/09/pirates-claim-matt-pagnozzi.htmlBaseball America named Pagnozzi the best defensive catcher in the Cardinals' minor league system entering the 2009 season.
Quick Hits: Clippard, Storen, Ellsbury, Braves
2011/09/quick-hits-clippard-ellsbury-braves-twins.htmlMike Newman of Fangraphs profiles Braves minor league left-hander Ronan Pacheco, who "is simply too perfect an example of a pitcher who bucks just about every prospect stereotype on both the statistical and scouting sides to not discuss." Matt Eddy of Baseball America recaps this week's minor league transactions.
Quick Hits: Draft, White Sox, Rodriguez, Nationals
2011/09/quick-hits-white-sox-rodriguez-nationals.htmlConor Glassey of Baseball America took an early look at the top 50 prospects for the 2012 draft (subs.
D’Backs Designate Tommy Manzella For Assignment
2011/09/dbacks-designate-tommy-manzella-for-assignment.htmlParker, a 2007 first round pick, entered the season as the #33 prospect in baseball, according to Baseball America.
Quick Hits: Pirates, Cubs, Werth, Byrdak
2011/09/quick-hits-pirates-cubs-werth-byrdak.htmlIn this week's edition of Ask BA, Jim Callis of Baseball America explains that he doubts we'll ever see an international draft because of all the logistics that would be involved.
NL Central Notes: Snyder, Cardinals, Cubs, Astros
2011/09/nl-central-notes-cubs-astros.htmlGary Hughes, who was named one of the top ten scouts of the century by Baseball America, told the Cubs that he will not return in 2012, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat.
Mariners Notes: Thieben, Montero, Adams
2011/09/mariners-notes-thieben-montero-adams.htmlThe Mariners are expected to sign Daniel Thieben, an 18-year-old right-hander who's the youngest member of Germany's World Cup roster, according to John Manuel of Baseball America.
Quick Hits: Marlins, Buehrle, Draft
2011/09/quick-hits-35.htmlThough it doesn't appear that commissioner Bud Selig will get draft slotting in the upcoming collective bargaining agreement, it does seem likely that the signing deadline (currently August 15th) will be moved up in 2012, according to Jim Callis of Baseball America.
