Diamondbacks Designate Ryan Weiss For Assignment
2022/06/diamondbacks-designate-ryan-weiss-for-assignment.htmlBased on a solid showing at some stops in the lower levels of the minors, he was ranked the #18 prospect in the system by Baseball America in 2019.
Yankees Interested In Luis Castillo
2022/06/yankees-interested-in-luis-castillo.htmlAn eighth-round pick for the Yankees in the 2021 draft, Warren is ranked by both Baseball America and MLB Pipeline as the 27th-best prospect in New York's farm system, and he has a 3.72 ERA over 55 2/3 combined innings at high-A (35 IP) and Double-A (20 2/3 IP) in 2022.
Phillies Notes: Bullpen, Dominguez, Harper, O’Hoppe
2022/06/phillies-notes-bullpen-dominguez-harper-ohoppe.htmlThey doesn't have a strong crop of prospects to trade from, however, with Baseball America recently ranking the system 23rd among MLB teams.
Phillies Select Mark Appel
2022/06/phillies-to-select-mark-appel.htmlOnce drafted and signed by the Astros, Appel was instantly considered one of the top prospects in the game, with Baseball America ranking him #39 in 2014 and then #31 in 2015.
Salvador Perez Undergoes Thumb Surgery
2022/06/salvador-perez-to-undergo-thumb-surgery.htmlThe 23-year-old entered this season among Baseball America's top 50 overall prospects after a breakout 2021 showing in the upper minors.
White Sox Place Danny Mendick On Injured List With Torn ACL, Select Lenyn Sosa
2022/06/white-sox-place-danny-mendick-on-injured-list-with-torn-acl-select-lenyn-sosa.htmlSosa was Chicago's 11th-ranked prospect, per Baseball America, ranked 21st by MLB.com, and 14th by Fangraphs.
Phillies Release Kyle Dohy
2022/06/phillies-release-kyle-dohy.htmlBaseball America ranked him the #15 prospect in the system in 2019, while FanGraphs placed him towards the back of their lists from 2019-2021.
Dodgers Exploring Market For Right-Handed Platoon Bat In Right Field
2022/06/dodgers-trade-rumors-right-handed-outfielder-bat.htmlThe 22-year-old Vargas, ranked among baseball's top 100 prospects at MLB.com and Baseball America, hasn't played any outfield his professional…
Pirates To Recall Oneil Cruz, Select Bligh Madris
2022/06/pirates-to-recall-oneil-cruz.htmlA ninth round pick in the 2017 draft, the outfielder has never appeared on one of Baseball America's lists of top prospects in the system, though he did get an honorable mention on the FanGraphs list coming into this season.
Blue Jays To Promote Max Castillo, Option Casey Lawrence
2022/06/blue-jays-to-promote-max-castillo-option-casey-lawrence.htmlDespite the gaudy numbers, Castillo wasn't on MLB.com's, Baseball America's, or Fangraphs' list of Blue Jays top 30 prospects.
Angels Select David MacKinnon
2022/06/angels-to-select-david-mackinnon.htmlHe's never been a highly-touted prospect, having never appeared on the Angels' prospect lists at either Baseball America or FanGraphs.
Brewers Outright Corey Ray
2022/06/brewers-outright-corey-ray.htmlIn 2017, Baseball America ranked Ray the #42 prospect in all of baseball.
Pirates Promote Liover Peguero
2022/06/pirates-promote-liover-peguero.htmlIn current rankings, MLB Pipeline has Peguero as the 58th-best prospect in baseball, Baseball America has him 67th --- prior to the season, Baseball Prospectus had Peguero in their #38 spot, while The Athletic's Keith Law ranked him 77th.
Tigers To Promote Riley Greene
2022/06/tigers-to-promote-riley-greene.htmlThe Athletic's Keith Law considered Greene as the third-best prospect in baseball, with Baseball America (4th), MLB Pipeline (5th), and Baseball Prospectus (6th) not far behind.
Orioles Claim Jonathan Arauz, Designate Zac Lowther
2022/06/orioles-claim-jonathan-arauz-designate-zac-lowther.htmlHe's appeared among Baseball America's rankings of the O's top 30 prospects heading into each of the past five years.
Nationals Designate Dee Strange-Gordon For Assignment
2022/06/nationals-designate-dee-strange-gordon-for-assignment.htmlHe's only punched out 20.8% of batters faced, but he owns a decent 8.6% walk percentage and appeared among the back half of the Nationals top 30 prospects at Baseball America each season from 2018-21.
Pirates Select Jason Delay, Recall Canaan Smith-Njigba
2022/06/pirates-select-jason-delay-recall-canaan-smith-njigba.htmlBaseball America has slotted him near the back of the Pirates top 30 prospects in each of the past two years, writing that his combination of bat-to-ball skills and raw power could give him a chance to carve out a role in a corner outfield rotation.
Orioles Reinstate Anthony Santander, Keegan Akin
2022/06/orioles-select-kyle-stowers-rico-garcia.htmlStowers appeared among the top 30 farmhands in a quality Baltimore system each season from 2020-22, according to Baseball America, with the outlet recently placing him as the O's #9 minor league talent.
Twins Select Elliot Soto
2022/06/twins-select-elliot-soto.htmlHe was never a top-ranked prospect with any of those teams, although Baseball America at one point rated him as the best defensive infielder in the Cubs' system.
Blue Jays Promote Gabriel Moreno, Option Zack Collins
2022/06/blue-jays-promote-gabriel-moreno-option-zack-collins.htmlMoreno was the 7th-ranked prospect in all of baseball at the start of the season per both MLB.com and Baseball America.
Reds To Select Chris Okey
2022/06/reds-to-select-chris-okey.htmlConsidered to be a bat-first catcher at the time, he was ranked as the #14 Reds' prospect by Baseball America in 2017, with FanGraphs showing a bit more confidence by placing him at #8 in the system.
Royals Sign Roman Quinn To Minor League Deal
2022/06/royals-sign-roman-quinn-to-minor-league-deal.htmlAlthough he was considered a very noteworthy prospect, even taking the final spot on Baseball America's Top 100 list in 2013, he's been slowed by injuries at the big league level.
MLB Has Tested Pre-Tacked Baseballs In Double-A This Season
2022/06/mlb-testing-pre-tacked-baseballs-in-double-a-this-season.htmlBaseball America reported last September that MLB would introduce a pre-tacked prototype ball in certain Triple-A games late in the 2021 season, and Drellich writes that one of the substances currently under consideration was first introduced during last year's Arizona Fall League.
Blue Jays To Promote Gabriel Moreno
2022/06/blue-jays-to-promote-gabriel-moreno.htmlEntering the 2022 season both Baseball America and MLB.com ranked Moreno as the seventh best prospect in baseball after previously missing top prospect lists (and the 2020 season) entirely.
Padres Sign Kyle Martin To Minor League Deal
2022/06/padres-sign-kyle-martin-first-baseman-mexico.htmlA fourth-round pick of the Phillies back in 2015, Martin was cut loose by the Phils following the 2018 season and spent the 2019-21 seasons with the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the independent American Association.
