Notable Draft Signings: 7/17/23
2023/07/notable-draft-signings-7-17-23.htmlWe'll round up the other $2MM+ signings from Monday (scouting reports from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, ESPN and The Athletic):…
Orioles Sign First-Round Pick Enrique Bradfield Jr.
2023/07/orioles-sign-first-round-pick-enrique-bradfield-jr.htmlBradfield ranked between 12th and 21st on pre-draft rankings at Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, ESPN and The Athletic.
Nationals Claim Roddery Muñoz From Braves
2023/07/nationals-claim-roddery-munoz-from-braves.htmlHe was recently ranked Atlanta's #22 prospect by Baseball America and #8 by FanGraphs.
Big Hype Prospects: Crews, Skenes, Amador, Hampton, Mauricio
2023/07/big-hype-prospects-crews-skenes-amador-hampton-mauricio.htmlNobody runs a stronger Top 100 prospects list than Baseball America.
Tigers Agree To Terms With First-Rounder Max Clark
2023/07/tigers-agree-to-terms-with-first-rounder-max-clark.htmlHe was a consensus top five player in the draft class, with each of Baseball America, ESPN, FanGraphs, MLB.com and Keith Law of The Athletic ranking him either fourth or fifth.
Rockies Agree To Terms With First-Rounder Chase Dollander
2023/07/rockies-sign-chase-dollander-first-round-draft-tennessee.htmlBaseball America rated him as the draft's No.
Athletics Agree To Terms With First-Rounder Jacob Wilson
2023/07/athletics-agree-to-terms-with-first-rounder-jacob-wilson.htmlBaseball America was the most bullish, ranking him #9, while both MLB.com and FanGraphs had him at #10, ESPN at #17 and Keith Law of the Athletic placed Wilson 24th.
Notable Draft Signings: 7/16/23
2023/07/notable-draft-signings-7-16-23.htmlFor more on these and other prospects, check out the pre-draft rankings and scouting reports from Fangraphs, MLB Pipeline, Baseball America, The Athletic’s Keith Law, and ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel.
Reds Promote Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Place Kevin Newman On IL
2023/07/reds-to-promote-christian-encarnacion-strand.htmlEncarnacion-Strand has made such a rapid rise up the minor league ladder that none of Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus, MLB Pipeline, or The Athletic's Keith Law had the infielder on their preseason top-100 lists.
Pirates To Promote Endy Rodriguez, Liover Peguero
2023/07/pirates-to-promote-endy-rodriguez-liover-peguero.htmlRodriguez was a consensus top-55 prospect in preseason rankings from Baseball America (who had him 23rd), The Athletic's Keith Law (34th) and MLB Pipeline and Baseball Prospectus (55th).
Notable Draft Signings: 7/15/23
2023/07/notable-draft-signing-7-15-23.htmlA shortstop out of the University of Nebraska, Matthews was ranked 57th in the draft class by each of The Athletic's Keith Law, Baseball America, and MLB Pipeline.
Cardinals To Sign First-Rounder Chase Davis
2023/07/cardinals-to-sign-first-rounder-chase-davis.htmlFangraphs ranked Davis as the 16th-best prospect in the 2023 class, with MLB Pipeline (22nd), Baseball America (28th), The Athletic's Keith Law (30th), and ESPN's Kiley McDaniel (31st) all only slightly less enthused about the 21-year-old outfielder's potential.
Royals Sign First-Round Pick Blake Mitchell
2023/07/royals-sign-first-round-pick-blake-mitchell.htmlMitchell was rated as the 14th-best prospect of the overall draft class by Pipeline, with Baseball America (15th), Keith Law (20th), Fangraphs (20th), and ESPN's Kiley McDaniel (29th) all giving somewhat varied first-round evaluations.
Reds Agree To Terms With First-Round Pick Rhett Lowder
2023/07/reds-agree-to-terms-with-first-round-pick-rhett-lowder.htmlThe Wake Forest right-hander appeared among the back half of the top 10 on pre-draft rankings from MLB Pipeline, The Athletic's Keith Law and Baseball America.
Notable Draft Signings: 7/14/23
2023/07/notable-draft-signings-7-14-23.html(See pre-draft rankings from Baseball America, Keith Law of the Athletic, MLB Pipeline):…
Cubs Agree To Terms With First-Round Pick Matt Shaw
2023/07/cubs-agree-to-terms-with-first-round-pick-matt-shaw.htmlHe ranked 7th on Law's pre-draft rankings, 13th at Baseball America and 16th for MLB Pipeline.
Phillies Promote Johan Rojas
2023/07/phillies-to-promote-johan-rojas.htmlBaseball America ranked him the club's #11 prospect in 2020 and he's been in the top 10 in each season since.
The Opener: Second Half, A’s, Marisnick
2023/07/the-opener-second-half-as-marisnick.htmlSoderstrom is a consensus top-100 prospect who ranked as highly as 35th on Baseball America's list entering the 2023 campaign.
Notable Draft Signings: 7/13/23
2023/07/notable-draft-signings-7-13-23.htmlThe Rays agreed to terms with Competitive Balance Round A selection Adrian Santana, reports Carlos Collazo of Baseball America (Twitter link).
Braves Sign First Six Picks From 2023 Draft
2023/07/braves-sign-first-six-picks-from-2023-draft.htmlDetails from Twitter courtesy of Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline and Carlos Collazo of Baseball America.
Angels Agree To Terms With First-Rounder Nolan Schanuel
2023/07/angels-sign-nolann-schanuel-first-round-draft-pick.htmlThe Angels have agreed to terms with first-round pick Nolan Schanuel, reports Carlos Collazo of Baseball America.
The Most Alarming Aspect Of Royals’ Disappointing Season
2023/07/the-most-alarming-aspect-of-royals-disappointing-season.htmlThe former 3rd-round selection has been viewed by most evaluators as a fringe regular, although he still ranked among K.C.'s top ten prospects at Baseball America each season from 2019-22.
A’s To Promote Tyler Soderstrom
2023/07/as-to-promote-tyler-soderstrom.htmlHe participated in the Futures Game in 2021 (which he did again last weekend) and ranked among Baseball America's top 25 prospects the following year.
MLB To Open 2024 Season With Dodgers-Padres Series In South Korea
2023/07/mlb-to-open-2024-season-with-dodgers-padres-series-in-south-korea.htmlThe league will schedule up to 24 regular season games and 16 Spring Training contests scattered throughout Latin America, Asia…
Mariners Claim Adam Oller
2023/07/mariners-claim-adam-oller-waivers-athletics.htmlAt the time of the trade, Oller was ranked 20th among Mets farmhands, per Baseball America, whose report tabbed him as a largely MLB-ready back-of-the-rotation starter or bulk reliever.
