Minor Moves: Paulino, Resop, Teahen
2013/05/mark-teahen-granted-release-from-dbacks.htmlBaseball America's Matt Eddy reports that the Orioles have signed Ronny Paulino to a minor league deal.
Transaction Retrospection: The Jackson-Hudson Trade
2013/05/transaction-retrospection-white-sox-land-jackson.html3 prospect, per Baseball America, prior to the 2010 season.
Draft Notes: Appel, Gray, Shipley, Manaea, Stanek
2013/05/draft-notes-1-3.htmlThe latest on the draft: Conor Glassey of Baseball America takes a look at the age spectrum among this year's BA Top 250 by splitting the list into high school and college players and examining the youngest and oldest in each group.
Midseason Top Prospect Trades
2013/05/midseason-top-prospect-trades.htmlHow often are top prospects traded midseason? Using trade periods of June through August, and Baseball America's preseason top 100 prospect lists, let's take a look at the last four years: 2012: 7 (Jacob Turner, Arodys Vizcaino, Jean Segura, Zack Cox, Allen Webster, Nate Eovaldi, Christian Villanueva) 2011: 5 (Jonathan Singleton, Alex White, Zack Wheeler, Drew Pomeranz, Jarred Cosart) 2010: 3 (Justin Smoak, Brett Wallace, Wilson Ramos) 2009: 7 (Brett Wallace, Tim Alderson, Carlos Carrasco, Gorkys Hernandez, Aaron Poreda, Lou Marson, Chris Perez) If recent history is any indication, we should expect between three and seven top 100 prospects to be traded this summer.
Cubs Claim Eduardo Sanchez
2013/05/cubs-claim-eduardo-sanchez.htmlEven before his big league debut, Baseball America noted, "durability remains his biggest concern, as his small frame leaves some…
Minor Moves: Cotts, Boyer, Barton
2013/05/minor-moves-cousins-alberto-gonzalez.htmlThe Mariners signed 17-year-old Brazilian righty Daniel Missaki, reports Ben Badler of Baseball America.
Commenting Policy
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NL East Notes: Phillies, Lee, Nationals, Mets
2013/05/nl-east-notes-phillies-lee-nationals-mets.htmlRendon, who has played at second base of late, has a bat that "should make him an impact big leaguer" according to Baseball America.
Orioles To Promote Kevin Gausman
2013/05/orioles-to-promote-kevin-gausman.html26 on both Baseball America's and Keith Law's prospect rankings for ESPN, while MLB.com listed him ten spots lower at No.
Poll: The Next 2012 First-Rounder To Be Called Up
2013/05/poll-the-next-2012-first-rounder-to-be-called-up.htmlMany pegged the Duke product to be the quickest first rounder to reach the Majors last year, and Baseball America's Ben Badler wrote Sunday that it "shouldn't take him long" before he's big league ready.
Minor Moves: Dustin Martin, Josh Horton
2013/05/orioles-acquire-josh-horton-from-as.html26 prospect prior to the 2008 season, according to Baseball America.
Prospect Rumor Roundup: Talking Twins
2013/05/prospect-rumor-roundup-talking-twins.htmlBaseball America had a slightly different opinion and ranked the system 10th overall.
Mariners To Demote Jesus Montero
2013/05/mariners-to-demote-jesus-montero.htmlThe Yankees added prospect Jose Campos, rated their fifth-best by Baseball America prior to the season.
Indians Designate David Huff For Assignment
2013/05/indians-designate-david-huff-for-assignment.htmlAfter Huff was drafted, Baseball America wrote positively about Huff's command and control but also his fringe-average fastball velocity and lack of a weapon against left-handed hitters.
Dodgers Notes: Ethier, Mattingly, Puig, Pederson
2013/05/dodgers-notes-ethier-mattingly-puig-pederson.htmlBoth players are among MLB.com's list of baseball's top 100 prospects (Puig at #76, Pederson at #85) while Puig was…
Quick Hits: Beltran, D’Backs, Montero, Draft, Cashner
2013/05/quick-hits-beltran-dbacks-draft-cashner.htmlSuch teams would lose their 2014 or '15 international draft first-rounder for going over the cap, but it could be worth it to get a jump on the non-American/Canadian talent market.
Draft Links: Manaea, McGuire, Prep Catchers
2013/05/draft-links-manaea-mcguire-prep-catchers.htmlThe first mock draft from Jim Callis of Baseball America had the Astros taking Mark Appel No.
Free Agent Stock Watch: Jarrod Saltalamacchia
2013/05/free-agent-stock-watch-jarrod-saltalamacchia.htmlOnly Mendez charted as one of Boston's top 30 prospects according to Baseball America (#23), and it seemed the Rangers were selling low on a player they once regarded very highly.
Mariners Promote Nick Franklin; Demote Ackley
2013/05/mariners-to-promote-nick-franklin.htmlFranklin's rankings on top 100 prospect lists prior to the season: 69th by ESPN's Keith Law, 79th by Baseball America, and 43rd by MLB.com.
Nationals To Promote Nate Karns
2013/05/nationals-to-promote-nate-karns.htmlHe did not rank in Baseball America or MLB.com's lists.
Draft Notes: Gray, Manaea, Ball, Twins
2013/05/draft-notes-gray-manaea-ball-twins.htmlIndiana high-schooler Trey Ball tops the list of two-way players available in this year's draft, Baseball America's Jim Callis says.
Quick Hits: Wacha, Kawasaki, Mariners, Gomez
2013/05/quick-hits-wacha-kawasaki-mariners-gomez.html76 in both MLB.com's and Baseball America's preseason top prospects lists, and he has pitched well so far in 2013 at Triple-A Memphis (albeit with a low strikeout rate), posting a 2.05 ERA with 5.8 K/9 and 2.6 BB/9.
Who Will Be Drafted First Overall?
2013/05/who-will-be-drafted-first-overall.htmlOutfielder Byron Buxton was drafted after Correa last year by the Twins, yet was regarded as the draft's best player by both Baseball America and ESPN's Keith Law.
Cardinals To Promote Michael Wacha
2013/05/cardinals-to-promote-michael-wacha.htmlPrior to the season, Wacha ranked 76th on Baseball America's top 100 prospects list and the same on MLB.com's, failing to rank on Keith Law's list for ESPN.
Draft Notes: Gray, Appel, Bryant, Int’l Draft
2013/05/draft-notes-2-3.htmlHave you fallen behind on the latest draft news? Baseball America (sub.
