Cardinals To Promote Kolten Wong
2013/08/cardinals-to-promote-kolten-wong.html53 prospect in baseball, while Baseball America ranked Wong No.
Mets Promote Travis D’Arnaud
2013/08/mets-likely-to-promote-travis-darnaud.html23 by Baseball America.
Texas Notes: Astros, Rangers, Springer, Berkman
2013/08/texas-notes-astros-rangers-springer-berkman.htmlBaseball America tabbed Springer as the 20th-best prospect in the sport in their midseason prospect rankings after ranking him 37th before the season; he was also highly-touted by both ESPN's Keith Law (43rd) and MLB.com (58th) in preseason ratings.
Red Sox To Promote Xander Bogaerts
2013/08/red-sox-to-promote-xander-bogaerts.htmlThe 20-year-old Bogaerts has mashed his way into a universal Top 10 prospect, ranking third on Keith Law's Midseason Top 50 Prospect list (ESPN Insider required), fourth on Baseball America's Midseason Top 50 and ranking sixth on the current Top 100 list of MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo.
Oscar Taveras Joins The Legacy Agency
2013/08/oscar-taveras-joins-the-legacy-agency.html2 prospect in baseball according to ESPN's Keith Law, Baseball America and MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo.
Badler On Posting System, Tanaka, Maeda
2013/08/this-offseason-could-see-changes-to-the-posting-system-that-allows-players-in-japanas-npb-league-to-jump-to-mlb-baseball-ame.htmlThis offseason could see revisions of the posting system that allows players in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league to jump to MLB, Baseball America's Ben Badler reports.
Minor Moves: Nick Christiani, Ryan Langerhans
2013/08/blue-jays-sign-ryan-langerhans.htmlThe Vanderbilt product wasn't ranked as one of Cincinnati's top 30 prospects by Baseball America before the season and he has a 4.05 ERA, 8.1 K/9 and 3.2 K/BB in 53 1/3 Triple A innings this year.
NL Central Links: Braun, Mozeliak, Alvarez, Baez
2013/08/nl-central-links-braun-mozeliak-alvarez-baez.htmlManager Dale Sveum praised Baez's season but he told reporters (including Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times) that while the…
AL West Links: Angels, Trout, Int’l Signings, Gomes
2013/08/al-west-links-mariners-trout-young.htmlRead more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/08/22/5101957/blame-the-angels-for-the-state.html#storylink=cpy The Rangers and Cubs both far exceeded their international bonus pool limits this summer and will…
Quick Hits: Beachy, Betancourt, Alvarez, Werth
2013/08/quick-hits-beachy-betancourt-alvarez-soriano.htmlDariel Alvarez has already advanced to the Orioles' high A-ball affiliate, though Baseball America's Ben Badler tells MASNsports.com's Steve Melewski…
Athletics Acquire Kurt Suzuki
2013/08/athletics-acquire-kurt-suzuki.htmlAt the time of the draft, Baseball America noted (subscription required) that Bacus -- Indiana State's ace -- led his team to a Missouri Valley Conference championship.
Cubs Acquire Neil Ramirez To Complete Garza Deal
2013/08/cubs-acquire-neil-ramirez-to-complete-garza-deal.htmlRamirez, 24, was ranked as the 23rd best prospect in the Rangers' system heading into this season by Baseball America, but the publication had him as high as No.
Minor Moves: Mets, LeBlanc
2013/08/minor-moves-wade-leblanc-luis-nunez.htmlThe Mets have signed Ricardo Cespedes, a 16-year-old outfielder from the Dominican Republic, Ben Badler of Baseball America reports.
AL Notes: Angels, Orioles, Mariners, Yost
2013/08/quick-hits-1-6.htmlHere's more out of the American League..
International Notes: Mets, Tanaka, Twins
2013/08/international-notes-mets-tanaka-twins.htmlThe Mets signed Dominican outfielder Ricardo Cespedes for a $725K bonus on his 16th birthday over the weekend, Baseball America's Ben Badler reported.
AL West Notes: Mariners, Astros, Walker
2013/08/al-west-notes-1.html20 prospect in the country by Baseball America prior to this season.
Reactions To The Marlon Byrd Trade
2013/08/reactions-to-the-marlon-byrd-trade.htmlIn Herrera, the Mets may be getting an "offensive-oriented second baseman," Matt Eddy of Baseball America writes.
Pirates Acquire Marlon Byrd And John Buck
2013/08/pirates-acquire-marlon-byrd-and-john-buck.htmlBaseball America rated Black as the Bucs' 16th best prospect heading into this season.
Mariners To Promote Taijuan Walker
2013/08/mariners-to-promote-taijuan-walker.html9 by Keith Law of ESPN.com, and the 18th best prospect by Baseball America, BA's 2013 handbook, which put Walker as second only to Mike Zunino in the M's system, describes the youngster as a "premium athlete with an ideal pitcher's frame." Walker projects as a potential ace and his potential showed through 2012, even though his Double-A stats didn't quite support that.
AL Central Notes: White Sox, Willingham, Indians
2013/08/quick-hits-2-7.htmlFrom December 2004 through February 2008, investigators said that Wilder orchestrated a kickback scheme in which he and other White Sox scouts artificially inflated the value of international players, signing them to bonuses beyond their value and taking a cut for themselves, writes Ben Badler of Baseball America.
Orioles Acquire Mike Morse For Xavier Avery
2013/08/orioles-acquire-mike-morse.htmlHe entered the season ranked seventh among Orioles prospects according to Baseball America.
Phillies Sign Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez
2013/08/phillies-sign-miguel-alfredo-gonzalez.htmlBen Badler of Baseball America offered a scouting report on Gonzalez prior to his initial agreement (subscription required), noting that he features a fastball, splitter, changeup and curveball in his four-pitch mix.
Red Sox Acquire John McDonald
2013/08/red-sox-acquire-john-mcdonald.htmlHe wasn't ranked among Boston's top 10 prospects by Baseball America after the 2012 season.
Brewers Outright Mark Rogers
2013/08/brewers-outright-mark-rogers-1.htmlRogers was ranked as a top 100 prospect by Baseball America in 2005 and 2006.
Dodgers Acquire Michael Young
2013/08/dodgers-acquire-michael-young.htmlRasmussen was ranked as the 19th best prospect in the Astros system by Baseball America after the 2012 season before being traded to the Dodgers last December.
