A’s Notes: Langeliers, Honeywell, Rotation
2022/08/as-notes-langeliers-honeywell-rotation.htmlBaseball America recently ranked the Baylor product the No.
Red Sox Notes: Deadline, Murphy, Payroll, Hosmer, Dalbec
2022/08/red-sox-notes-deadline-murphy-payroll-hosmer-dalbec.htmlRecently named the #30 prospect in the game by Baseball America, the power-hitting Casas owns a solid .246/.350/.455 showing through 223 plate appearances with the Sox's top affiliate in Worcester.
Yankees, Joey Gerber Agree To Minor League Deal
2022/08/yankees-joey-gerber-agree-to-minor-league-deal.htmlBaseball America had rated Gerber among the mid-tier prospects in the Seattle farm system before his recent spate of injuries, writing that his sinker-slider combination gave him a chance to be a high-leverage reliever.
Dodgers Sign Jahmai Jones To Two-Year Minor League Deal
2022/08/dodgers-sign-jahmai-jones-to-two-year-minor-league-deal.htmlHe was a highly-touted part of their system, with Baseball America placing him on their list of top Angel farmhands starting in 2016 and even ranking him #89 in all of baseball in 2018.
Orioles Notes: Santander, Vavra, Odor, Farm System
2022/08/orioles-trade-rumors-anthony-santander-first-base.htmlWestburg, who landed 98th on Baseball America's latest top 100 rankings, has posted a combined .255/.332/.470 slash between Double-A and Triple-A this season.
Big Hype Prospects: Hassell, Wood, Marte, Arroyo, Waldichuk
2022/08/big-hype-prospects-hassell-wood-marte-arroyo-waldichuk.htmlFor a full recap, check out Mark Polishuk’s review of the American League and James Hicks’ rundown of the National League.
Guardians To Select Hunter Gaddis
2022/08/guardians-to-select-hunter-gaddis.htmlBaseball America recently ranked Gaddis the #19 prospect in a strong Guardians farm system.
Marlins To Select Peyton Burdick, Option Jesus Sanchez
2022/08/marlins-to-select-peyton-burdick-option-jesus-sanchez.htmlBurdick, whom Baseball America recently named the #8 prospect in the Miami farm system, owns a .229/.344/.430 line with 14 homers in 385 plate appearances with the Jumbo Shrimp.
Brewers Planning To Select Jakson Reetz
2022/08/brewers-planning-to-select-jakson-reetz.htmlBaseball America considered Reetz to be one of the top farmhands in the Nationals' system from 2015 to 2018 and again in 2020 and 2021.
Red Sox Release Jackie Bradley Jr.
2022/08/red-sox-dfa-jackie-bradley-jr.html26 prospects, respectively, on Baseball America's midseason ranking of their farm system.
Diamondbacks Select Tommy Henry
2022/08/diamondbacks-select-tommy-henry.htmlHenry has appeared on Baseball America's list of top Arizona farmhands since 2020, getting bumped up to #9 at the midseason update this year.
Rangers To Select Cole Ragans
2022/08/rangers-to-select-cole-ragans.htmlBaseball America considered him one of the top Ranger farmhands in the earlier parts of his minor league career, though he slipped off the list during his extended absence.
Royals Select Michael Massey
2022/08/royals-select-michael-massey.htmlBaseball America tabbed him eighth among Kansas City prospects on their midseason ranking of the system, giving him above-average grades for his hit tool, power and glove at second base.
Guardians Promote Tyler Freeman
2022/08/guardians-promote-tyler-freeman-top-prospect.htmlBaseball America, FanGraphs and MLB.com all ranked him inside the game's top-100 minor leaguers heading into the season, although Freeman has fallen just off some of those lists on midseason updates.
Dodgers To Promote Miguel Vargas
2022/08/dodgers-to-promote-miguel-vargas.htmlVargas was a consensus top-100 prospect heading into the season, and his status was bumped up to 28th (Baseball America) and 68th (MLB Pipeline) in midseason updates of those prospect rankings.
Braves To Acquire Raisel Iglesias
2022/08/angels-trade-raisel-iglesias-braves-tucker-davidson.htmlPrior to the season, Baseball America considered Davidson a 45-grade prospect, a potential back-end starter with perhaps three average pitches.
Blue Jays Acquire Whit Merrifield
2022/08/royals-trading-whit-merrifield-to-blue-jays.htmlMerrifield twice led the American League in steals, twice more led the league in hits and was selected to a pair of All-Star Games.
Phillies Acquire Noah Syndergaard
2022/08/phillies-close-to-acquiring-noah-syndergaard.htmlHe landed the #19 spot on Baseball America's list of top Philly prospects at their most recent update, with BA noting his excellent exit velocity in the minors.
Blue Jays Acquire Mitch White From Dodgers
2022/08/dodgers-trade-mitch-white-blue-jays.htmlThe 20-year-old De Jesus, meanwhile, ranked 18th among Dodger farmhands on Baseball America's midseason update, drawing praise for his plus arm, above-average power and a potentially average hit tool.
Mariners Acquire Curt Casali, Matthew Boyd From Giants
2022/08/mariners-to-acquire-curt-casali-from-giants.htmlFrom a defensive perspective, he's caught a roughly average 27% of attempted base thieves, but Baseball America questioned his overall receiving skills at the time of the draft.
Padres To Acquire Brandon Drury
2022/08/padres-to-acquire-brandon-drury.htmlDrury, 29, showed enough promise in his early years with the Diamondbacks that he cracked Baseball America's top 100 list in 2016 and then was traded to the Yankees after the 2017 season.
Phillies To Acquire David Robertson From Cubs
2022/08/phillies-to-acquire-david-robertson-from-cubs.htmlBaseball America recently ranked him the #7 prospect in the Philadelphia system, praising his plus fastball-slider combination but suggesting sporadic control could eventually push him to a bullpen role.
Mets, Giants Swap J.D. Davis For Darin Ruf
2022/08/mets-acquire-darin-ruf.htmlPrior to last season, Baseball America rated him as a 45-grade prospect, saying he can "land three pitches for strikes," and needed to recover his velocity after spending 2020 at the Mets' alternate site.
Phillies To Acquire Brandon Marsh
2022/08/phillies-to-acquire-brandon-marsh.htmlThat earned him a spot on Baseball America's top 100 prospects, coming in at #43 in 2020 and #38 last year.
Reds Trade Tyler Mahle To Twins
2022/08/reds-trade-tyler-mahle-twins.htmlBeyond Mahle's solid ERA, it's easy to be intrigued by how he might fare when finally escaping the homer-happy confines of Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park.
