Phillies Sign Reid Brignac To Minor League Deal
2013/11/phillies-sign-reid-brignac-to-minor-league-deal.htmlBrignac was once one of the game's most highly regarded prospects back in his days as a Rays farmhand, ranking 17th on Baseball America's Top 100 Prospect List heading into the 2007 season.
Pirates Reacquire Duke Welker From Twins
2013/11/pirates-reacquire-duke-welker-from-twins.htmlAfter a five-year absence from the Pirates' Top 30 prospect lists (per Baseball America), Welker resurfaced at No.
Rangers Claim Shawn Tolleson
2013/11/rangers-claim-shawn-tolleson.htmlBaseball America's Ben Badler tweets that the Rangers may have gotten a steal by landing Tolleson, praising his high strikeout and ground-ball rates.
Players Added To The 40-Man Roster
2013/11/players-added-to-the-40-man-roster.htmlThe Pirates have added top prospects Gregory Polanco and Alen Hanson to their 40-man roster, according to Ben Badler of Baseball America (on Twitter).
AL Central Links: Twins, Sizemore, Anderson, Santiago
2013/11/al-central-links-twins-sizemore-anderson-santiago.htmlBaseball America's Matt Eddy provided a breakdown of the minor trade that went down earlier in the week that saw the Twins ship Duke Welker back to the Pirates in exchange for Kris Johnson.
Red Sox Acquire Burke Badenhop
2013/11/red-sox-acquire-burke-badenhop.htmlHe did not appear on the team's Top 30 prospects heading into the season (per Baseball America), nor did he make MLB.com's Top 20 Red Sox prospects list following the season.
Cardinals, Angels Swap Freese For Bourjos In Four-Player Deal
2013/11/cardinals-acquire-peter-bourjos.html6 prospect, per Baseball America, and BA's JJ Cooper tweets that he'd likely have ranked second on the upcoming 2014 version of the list.
NL Central Notes: Aybar, Peralta, Beltran, Brewers
2013/11/nl-central-notes-aybar-peralta-beltran-brewers.htmlBaseball America breaks down the players involved, explaining that Ortega is a longshot to make the bigs and profiles as a reliever.
Minor Moves: Laird, Wells, Lerud, Maya, Sappelt
2013/11/minor-moves-dave-sappelt.htmlMatt Eddy of Baseball America has updates on a number of clubs' minor league signings.
Orioles Acquire Brad Brach From Padres
2013/11/orioles-acquire-brad-brach-from-padres.htmlA former ninth-round pick by the Orioles, Jones entered the season ranked 18th among Orioles prospects, according to Baseball America.
Pirates Acquire Jaff Decker, Miles Mikolas
2013/11/pirates-acquire-jaff-decker-miles-mikolas.htmlDecker entered the 2013 season ranked 23rd on Baseball America's list of Top 30 Padres prospects, with BA noting that he has a walk-first, hit-second approach at the plate and could profile as an offensive-minded reserve outfielder.
Athletics Acquire Fernando Abad
2013/11/athletics-acquire-fernando-abad.htmlHe did not appear on Baseball America's list of Top 30 A's prospects prior to the season, nor does he currently appear on MLB.com's list of Top 20 A's farmhands.
NL Notes: Guerrero, D’backs, Rockies, Peralta, Nats, Marlins
2013/11/nl-notes-guerrero-dbacks-rockies-peralta-nats-marlins.htmlFor the latest on negotiations between MLB and Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball on the posting fee arrangement -- which has major implications, in particular, for highly-regarded starter Masahiro Tanaka -- check out this update from Ben Badler of Baseball America.
Rafael Montero, Oswaldo Arcia, Josmil Pinto Join The Legacy Agency
2013/11/rafael-montero-oswaldo-arcia-josmil-pinto-join-the-legacy-agency.htmlBoth Baseball America and MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo agree that the right-hander is the No.
No Agreement Yet Between MLB, NPB On Posting System
2013/11/npb-officials-coming-to-us-to-discuss-posting-system.htmlBaseball America's Ben Badler adds that teams are operating under the assumption that an agreement will be reached, and Tanaka will be available (Twitter link).
AL East Notes: De Jesus Jr., Lavarnway, Infante
2013/11/al-east-notes-de-jesus-jr-lavarnway-infante.htmlThe Yankees paid a good amount to sign Cuban lefthander Omar Luis last year and they'll be making him available in this year's Rule 5 draft, writes Ben Badler of Baseball America.
Rangers Claim Rafael Ortega From Rockies
2013/11/rangers-claim-rafael-ortega-from-rockies.htmlHe entered the 2013 campaign ranked 15th among Rockies prospects, according to Baseball America, who called him a true center fielder with a plus, accurate arm and plus speed.
Minor Moves: Tim Wheeler, Noel Arguelles
2013/11/royals-outright-noel-arguelles.html11 prospect, per Baseball America, but struggled to the tune of a .262/.330/.355 batting line as a 25-year-old at the Triple-A level.
Giants Sign Erik Cordier; Designate Monell, Peguero
2013/11/giants-designate-johnny-monell-francisco-peguero.htmlHe did not appear among Baseball America's ranking of the organization's top thirty prospects.
Marlins Have Discussed Mark Ellis
2013/11/marlins-have-discussed-mark-ellis.htmlBaseball America ranked Cecchini as the seventh-best prospect in the Red Sox's system heading into the 2013 season.
Cubs Re-Sign Darnell McDonald
2013/12/cubs-re-sign-darnell-mcdonald.htmlThe Cubs have re-signed Darnell McDonald to a minor league deal, according to Matt Eddy of Baseball America (on Twitter).
Athletics Acquire Craig Gentry, Josh Lindblom
2013/12/athletics-acquire-craig-gentry.htmlPrior to the season, Baseball America ranked him second among A's prospects, praising his power and bat speed while noting a propensity for strikeouts and fringy arm strength.
Rays Acquire Ryan Hanigan, Heath Bell In Three-Team Deal
2013/12/rays-to-acquire-ryan-hanigan.html6 prospect in Arizona's system by Baseball America after the 2012 season.
Astros Acquire Dexter Fowler
2013/12/astros-acquire-dexter-fowler.htmlThe Astros selected him 38th overall in the 2008 draft, and he twice ranked on Baseball America's list of Top 100 prospects.
Timing Is Everything In The Doug Fister Trade
2013/12/timing-is-everything-in-the-doug-fister-trade.htmlAnd After lingering further down the list of Nationals' prospects for the last few years, Ray moved to fifth on the totem pole after the current season, in the eyes of Baseball America (subscription required).
