The Opener: Winter Meetings, Relief Market, HOF
2022/12/the-opener-winter-meetings-relief-market-hof.htmlThis announcement runs separate to the usual Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame voting, which will be revealed…
Nationals Sign Franklin Barreto To Minors Deal
2022/12/nationals-sign-franklin-barreto-to-minors-deal.htmlA highly-touted prospect, Barreto was featured on Baseball America's list of the top 100 youngsters in the game for four straight seasons beginning in 2015.
NPB’s Hanshin Tigers Post Shintaro Fujinami
2022/12/npbs-hanshin-tigers-post-shintaro-fujinami.htmlThe question will be how much major league teams believe they can use their tools to harness Fujinami into a useful pitcher in North America.
Nationals Sign Jeimer Candelario To One-Year Contract
2022/11/nationals-jeimer-candelario-agree-to-one-year-contract.htmlHe produced impressive batting lines as he moved up the minor league ladder and was ranked among the top 100 prospects in the sport by Baseball America in 2019 and 2020, getting as high as #15 in that latter season.
Ezequiel Duran, Josh Smith Drawing Trade Interest
2022/11/ezequiel-duran-josh-smith-drawing-trade-interest.htmlWith third base likely to be Josh Jung's for the foreseeable future, and the other infield spots locked up by Nathaniel Lowe, Corey Seager and Marcus Semien there's not much room for Duran, who was ranked third on the Rangers' prospect list by Baseball America back in August.
Trade Candidate: Bryan Reynolds
2022/11/trade-candidate-bryan-reynolds.htmlBaseball America ranked Boston's farm system as the 11th best in baseball, with Marcelo Mayer, Triston Casas, Brayan Bello and Ceddanne Rafaela featuring in the top 100 overall.
Rays Interested In Sean Murphy
2022/11/rays-interested-in-sean-murphy.htmlTampa Bay's farm system ranked 12th in the game by Baseball America during the middle of the 2022 season, and featured five of the top-100 prospects in the game - Shane Baz, Taj Bradley, Curtis Mead, Jonathan Aranda and Carson Williams, so there's certainly the young talent there to get a deal done.
Phillies Sign John Hicks To Minor League Deal
2022/11/phillies-sign-john-hicks-to-minor-league-deal.htmlThe Phillies have signed catcher/first baseman John Hicks to a minor league deal, per Baseball America's Chris Hilburn-Trenkle.
Athletics, Pablo Reyes Agree To Minor League Deal
2022/11/athletics-sign-pablo-reyes-minors.htmlThe A's have agreed to a minor league contract with infielder/outfielder Pablo Reyes, per Baseball America's Chris Hilburn-Trenkle.
Angels Acquire Hunter Renfroe From Brewers
2022/11/angels-acquire-hunter-renfroe-from-brewers.htmlA 6'0" southpaw, he wasn't ranked among the top 30 prospects in the Anaheim system at Baseball America.
Brewers, Tobias Myers Agree To Minor League Deal
2022/11/brewers-tobias-myers-agree-to-minor-league-deal.htmlThe Brewers have signed Tobias Myers to a minor league contract, reports Chris Hilburn-Trenkle of Baseball America.
Trying To Find Hidden Gems With BB/K – 2022-23 Edition
2022/11/trying-to-find-hidden-gems-with-bb-k-2022-23-edition.htmlParedes is less of a hidden gem since he snuck onto the back end of Baseball America's top 100 in 2019 and 2020, though he had fallen off in the two subsequent seasons.
Latest On Orioles’ Off-Season Plans
2022/11/latest-on-orioles-off-season-plans.htmlDL Hall struggled in a handful of relief options this year, but he's the fourth best prospect according to Baseball America and could well be a rotation option in 2023 as well.
Nationals Planning To Non-Tender Luke Voit, Erick Fedde
2022/11/nationals-planning-to-non-tender-luke-voit-erick-fedde.htmlHe appeared on Baseball America's Top 100 list in three straight years beginning in 2015.
Cardinals Non-Tender Alex Reyes
2022/11/cardinals-non-tender-alex-reyes.htmlReyes was once touted as one of the best prospects in all of baseball, regularly featuring on various publication's top-100 lists, including a fourth-place ranking on Baseball America's pre-2017 list of the best prospects in baseball.
Mets Expected To Non-Tender Dominic Smith
2022/11/mets-expected-to-non-tender-dominic-smith.htmlHe was one Baseball America's list of top 100 prospects in the league in 2014, 2016 and 2017.
Angels Acquire Gio Urshela From Twins
2022/11/twins-trade-gio-urshela-angels.htmlBaseball America slotted him 18th in the Angels system midseason, praising a potentially plus curveball and writing that his fastball reaches into the mid-90s.
Mets Claim William Woods
2022/11/mets-claim-william-woods-waivers-braves.htmlBaseball America ranked Woods 21st and 25th in the Braves' system over the past two seasons, noting that in single-inning stints his fastball can reach 100 mph.
Mets To Acquire Elieser Hernandez, Jeff Brigham From Marlins
2022/11/marlins-trade-elieser-hernandez-mets.htmlSanchez didn't rank among the Mets' top prospects at any Baseball America, FanGraphs or MLB.com, though that's not really a surprise for a pitcher who's being swapped out for a pair of recent DFAs.
Aaron Judge Wins AL MVP
2022/11/aaron-judge-wins-al-mvp.htmlAL home run record holder Aaron Judge has been named the league's Most Valuable Player, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced.
Paul Goldschmidt Wins NL MVP
2022/11/paul-goldschmidt-wins-nl-mvp.htmlCardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt has been named the National League's Most Valuable Player, according to an announcement from the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Dylan File Signs With KBO’s Doosan Bears
2022/11/dylan-file-signs-with-kbos-doosan-bears.htmlHe appeared among the top 30 prospects in the Milwaukee system at Baseball America that winter, remaining on the list in each of the subsequent two seasons.
Justin Verlander Wins American League Cy Young Award
2022/11/justin-verlander-wins-american-league-cy-young-award.htmlJustin Verlander has been named the American League's Cy Young award winner, according to an announcement from the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Sandy Alcantara Wins National League Cy Young Award
2022/11/sandy-alcantara-wins-national-league-cy-young-award.htmlMarlins ace Sandy Alcantara has won the National League Cy Young award, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced.
Orix Buffaloes To Post Masataka Yoshida
2022/11/orix-buffaloes-to-post-masataka-yoshida.html(hat tip to JJ Cooper from Baseball America and Jason Coskrey on Twitter.) The Japanese-language link lists the Yankees, Mariners, and Blue Jays as those with interest.
