Pirates Recall Roansy Contreras
2022/04/pirates-to-recall-roansy-contreras.htmlEach of Baseball America, FanGraphs, The Athletic and ESPN slotted Contreras among the game's top 100 prospects this winter, with FanGraphs placing him inside their top 50.
Angels Claim Kyle Tyler Off Waivers From Padres
2022/04/angels-claim-kyle-tyler-off-waivers-from-padres.htmlBaseball America ranked the University of Oklahoma product #39 in the Angels farm system this winter, praising his above-average command.
Mets Acquire Adonis Medina, Designate Yennsy Diaz For Assignment
2022/04/mets-acquire-adonis-medina-designate-yennsy-diaz-for-assignment.htmlMedina was signed by the Phillies as an international free agent back in 2014 and caught the eye of some prospect evaluators, being labeled the 84th best prospect in the game by Baseball America in 2018.
Minor MLB Transactions: 4/7/22
2022/04/minor-mlb-transactions-4-7-22.htmlIn 2020, he cracked Baseball America's list of the top 30 Baltimore prospects, coming in at #29.
Phillies Place Moniak On IL; Recall Muzziotti
2022/04/mickey-moniak-suffers-hand-fracture-expected-to-miss-around-six-weeks.htmlThe 23-year-old Muzziotti, who hails from Venezuela, ranked 10th among Phillies prospects according to Baseball America.
Astros Select Ronel Blanco, Designate Tyler Ivey For Assignment
2022/04/astros-select-ronel-blanco-designate-tyler-ivey-for-assignment.htmlAccording to Chandler Rome of Baseball America, Blanco would have been a "virtual lock" to be selected in the Rule 5 draft, had that event not been canceled.
White Sox Designate Micker Adolfo For Assignment, Outright Seby Zavala To Triple-A
2022/04/white-sox-designate-micker-adolfo-for-assignment-outright-seby-zavala-to-triple-a.htmlThree years ago, Baseball America described him as "a borderline average defender who blocks well but needs to do better…
Padres Select C.J. Abrams, Jose Azocar; Kyle Tyler Designated For Assignment
2022/04/padres-select-c-j-abrams-jose-azocar-kyle-tyler-dfa.htmlAbrams is a consensus top prospect, ranked among the sport's 15 most talented minor leaguers by each of Baseball America, The Athletic, FanGraphs, ESPN and MLB Pipeline.
Brewers Acquire Alex Jackson From Marlins
2022/04/brewers-acquire-alex-jackson-from-marlins.htmlBaseball America slotted him 37th in the Milwaukee farm system this winter.
Brewers Acquire Victor Caratini From Padres
2022/04/brewers-to-acquire-victor-caratini-from-padres.htmlBaseball America slotted the right-handed hitting outfielder 29th in the Milwaukee farm system this offseason, praising his athleticism and plate discipline but noting concerns about his bat-to-ball skills.
Offseason In Review: Baltimore Orioles
2022/04/offseason-in-review-baltimore-orioles-13.htmlBaseball America's most recent Organization Talent Rankings placed the Orioles system fourth on the list, with many of the club's top prospects nearing their MLB debuts.
White Sox Notes: Adolfo, Banks, Crick
2022/04/white-sox-trade-rumors-micker-adolfo.htmlThe out-of-options Adolfo has, somewhat remarkably, ranked among the organization's top 30 prospects at Baseball America for eight straight seasons.
Angels Sign Monte Harrison To Minors Deal
2022/04/angels-sign-monte-harrison-to-minors-deal.htmlBaseball America ranked him the 75th best prospect in baseball in 2018, around the same time that Harrison was included in the blockbuster trade that sent Christian Yelich from the Marlins to the Brewers.
Pirates To Sign Andrew Knapp
2022/04/pirates-sign-andrew-knapp.htmlKnapp, 30, was long one of the Phillies' more highly ranked prospects and even cracked Baseball America's Top 100 list (No.
Offseason In Review: Colorado Rockies
2022/04/offseason-in-review-colorado-rockies-11.htmlThere isn't likely to be much help coming from the farm either, as each of FanGraphs, MLB Pipeline, Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus have just one Colorado farmhand on their top prospect lists: 20-year-old Zac Veen, who has only played A-ball in his lone season in the professional ranks.
Bryson Stott To Make Phillies Opening Day Roster
2022/04/bryson-stott-to-make-phillies-opening-day-roster.htmlEach of Baseball America, The Athletic, ESPN, MLB Pipeline and FanGraphs placed Stott among the game's top 100 prospects this offseason.
Tigers Acquire Austin Meadows
2022/04/tigers-acquire-austin-meadows.htmlParedes, who appeared at the tail end of Baseball America's Top 100 prospects in both 2019 and 2020, is coming off a .265/.397/.451 showing in 315 Triple-A plate appearances.
Rockies Select Ty Blach
2022/04/rockies-select-ty-blach.htmlDespite those struggles, Baseball America slotted him fourth in the Rockies farm system this winter.
Julio Rodriguez Makes Mariners’ Opening Day Roster
2022/04/julio-rodriguez-makes-mariners-opening-day-roster.htmlBaseball America touts Rodriguez's 80-grade raw power (on the 20-80 scale) and places 70 grades on both his hit tool and his in-game power, noting that while his most impressive long balls are to the pull-side, he can hit the ball out of the park to all fields "with shocking ease." The Athletic's Keith Law calls him a potential "long-term cleanup hitter who’ll challenge for MVP awards with 30-40 homers, high OBPs and, at least, solid defense in right field." Superlatives of this nature are easy to find, as scouts and talent evaluators all agree that Rodriguez looks every bit like a star in the making.
Cardinals To Select Andre Pallante, Place Jack Flaherty On Injured List
2022/04/cardinals-to-select-andre-pallante-place-jack-flaherty-on-injured-list.htmlBaseball America wrote this winter that he averaged north of 95 MPH on his heater last season.
Roster Notes: Twins, Marlins, Pirates, Yankees, Cubs, Phillies
2022/04/roster-notes-twins-marlins-pirates-yankees-cubs-phillies.htmlRanked the #9 prospect in the Minnesota organization by Baseball America, Duran draws praise for an upper-90s fastball and a power splitter that have helped him run plus strikeout rates throughout his minor league career.
Marlins Acquire Tanner Scott, Cole Sulser From Orioles
2022/04/marlins-to-acquire-tanner-scott-from-orioles.htmlBaseball America ranked Guerrero 29th and Velez 34th on their most recent list of the Marlins' top 40 prospects.
Matt Brash Makes Mariners’ Rotation
2022/04/matt-brash-makes-mariners-rotation.htmlBased off his excellent work last year, Brash is now considered one the 98th prospect in the game by MLB Pipeline, comes in at #84 at ESPN and #45 at Baseball America.
Bobby Witt Jr. Makes Royals’ Opening Day Roster
2022/04/bobby-witt-jr-makes-royals-opening-day-roster.htmlBaseball Prospectus and MLB Pipeline each listed Witt atop their most recent rankings of the game's best minor leaguers, while Fangraphs and Keith Law both ranked Witt second, and Baseball America third.
Yankees Acquire Jose Trevino From Rangers
2022/04/yankees-acquire-jose-trevino-from-rangers.htmlBaseball America's pre-draft scouting report described the southpaw as "a fiery presence on the mound," with the ability to consistently throw each of his three pitches (fastball, curve, changeup) for strikes.
