The Orioles’ Oft-Overlooked Outfielder
2024/07/orioles-trade-rumors-kyle-stowers.htmlBaseball America ranked him ninth among O's prospects last year (and seventh the year prior), touting his above-average speed, plus power and plus arm.
GM Dana Brown On Astros’ Starting Pitching Pursuit
2024/07/astros-trade-rumors-starting-pitching-rotation-luis-garcia-justin-verlander.htmlOutfielder Jacob Melton is widely considered to be among the game's 100 best prospects, ranking 67th at MLB.com and 68th at Baseball America.
Notable Draft Signings: 7/21/24
2024/07/notable-draft-signings-7-21-24.htmlBaseball America was at the low end of the spectrum, placing him 28th in the class, while Fangraphs (13th) and The Athletic's Keith Law (16th) both placed him in the top 20.
Notable Draft Signings: 7/20/24
2024/07/notable-draft-signings-7-20-24.htmlEvaluators seem fairly split on the Duke product, with Baseball America (#32) and MLB Pipeline (#37) both ranking the lefty within the top 40 prospects in this year's draft while evaluators at Fangraphs (#50) as well as Law (#50) and ESPN's Kiley McDaniel (#64) are much less bullish.
Cubs Sign First-Round Pick Cam Smith
2024/07/cubs-sign-first-round-pick-cam-smith.htmlThe Cubs have signed third baseman Cam Smith to a $5,070,700 bonus, per Baseball America's Carlos Collazo.
Cardinals Agree To Sign First-Round Pick JJ Wetherholt
2024/07/cardinals-sign-first-round-pick-jj-wetherholt.htmlThe Cardinals have reached agreement with shortstop JJ Wetherholt to a $6.9MM bonus, according to Baseball America's Carlos Collazo (X link).
Notable Draft Signings: 7/19/24
2024/07/notable-draft-signings-7-19-24.htmlFanGraphs, ESPN's Kiley McDaniel, Baseball America and The Athletic's Keith Law each ranked the South Carolina commit between 33rd and 52nd in their pre-draft rankings.
Angels Sign First-Round Pick Christian Moore
2024/07/angels-sign-first-round-pick-christian-moore.htmlThe Angels have signed first-round pick Christian Moore with a signing bonus of $4,997,500, per Carlos Collazo of Baseball America on X.
Nationals Sign First-Round Pick Seaver King
2024/07/nationals-sign-first-round-pick-seaver-king.htmlEach of Baseball America, MLB Pipeline and Keith Law of The Athletic ranked him 17th.
Rockies Agree To Terms With No. 3 Overall Pick Charlie Condon
2024/07/rockies-agree-to-terms-with-no-3-overall-pick-charlie-condon.htmlBaseball America, ESPN and Keith Law of The Athletic all had him in the top spot.
Nationals’ Josiah Gray Undergoes Tommy John Surgery
2024/07/nationals-josiah-gray-ucl-surgery.html1 prospect per Baseball America, made his debut earlier this month.
Guardians Agree To Terms With No. 1 Overall Pick Travis Bazzana
2024/07/guardians-sign-travis-bazzana-number-one-overall-draft-pick.html2 prospect on pre-draft rankings from MLB.com, Baseball America, FanGraphs, ESPN and The Athletic.
The Opener: Weekend Matchups, Prospect Debuts, HOF Induction
2024/07/the-opener-weekend-matchups-prospect-debuts-hof-induction.htmlBaseball America recently ranked Wilson as the No.
Reds Sign No. 2 Overall Pick Chase Burns
2024/07/reds-sign-no-2-overall-pick-chase-burns.htmlFanGraphs slotted him sixth, while Baseball America ranked him fourth.
A’s To Promote Jacob Wilson
2024/07/as-to-promote-jacob-wilson.htmlWilson's massive numbers vaulted him up to #19 on Baseball America's most recent ranking of the sport's Top 100 prospects.
Padres Select Tirso Ornelas
2024/07/padres-select-tirso-ornelas.htmlBaseball America listed him as the #31 prospect in the club's system going into 2018 and he was on that outlet's top 30 list for three years after that.
MLB Mailbag: Reds, Red Sox, Skubal, Alonso, Prospects, Dodgers, Cubs, Diaz
2024/07/mlb-mailbag-reds-red-sox-skubal-alonso-prospects-dodgers-cubs-diaz.htmlBoth Baseball America and MLB.com list him as one of the sport's top-30 overall prospects.
Mariners Agree To Deal With First Rounder Jurrangelo Cijntje
2024/07/mariners-agree-to-deal-with-first-rounder-jurrangelo-cijntje.htmlBaseball America slotted him 24th, while FanGraphs put him 34th.
Royals Place MJ Melendez On Injured List
2024/07/royals-place-mj-melendez-on-injured-list.htmlHe was considered one of the top 100 prospects in the sport as he climbed towards the majors, with Baseball America putting him in the #42 overall spot heading into 2022.
Rob Manfred Hints At Changes To Rules On Trading Draft Picks
2024/07/rob-manfred-hints-at-changes-to-rules-on-trading-draft-picks.htmlCooper of Baseball America, Manfred suggested the owners have some openness to allowing teams more freedom to trade picks but he also noted that changes would have to be collectively bargained with the MLB Players Association.
Reds Sign Patrick Weigel To Minor League Deal
2024/07/reds-sign-patrick-weigel-to-minor-league-deal.htmlThe former seventh-round pick ranked as one of the Braves' top organizational pitching prospects for years, climbing as high as the system's ninth-best prospect on Baseball America's 2017 list and ranking within BA's top 20 Braves prospects each year from 2017-21.
Notable Draft Signings: 7/15/24
2024/07/notable-draft-signings-7-15-24.html(Seattle could agree to an underslot deal with first-rounder Jurrangelo Cijntje to save some of the bonus pool space they're committing to Sloan.) A 6'5" right-hander from Illinois, Sloan was ranked as a back of the first round talent by each of Baseball America, FanGraphs and The Athletic's Keith Law.
Another Contending Club That Could Have Pitching To Spare
2024/07/another-contending-club-that-could-have-pitching-to-spare.htmlHe also made his major league debut as a September call-up and had four decent starts, with led Baseball America to rank him the #74 prospect in the league going into 2023.
Guardians Select Travis Bazzana With First Pick Of 2024 Draft
2024/07/guardians-select-travis-bazzana-with-first-pick-of-2024-draft.htmlFangraphs, Baseball America, ESPN's Kiley McDaniel, and The Athletic's Keith Law all ranked Bazzana as the second-best prospect in this year's draft class, while MLB Pipeline ranked Bazzana at the top of their list.
2024 MLB Draft, First Round Results
2024/07/2024-mlb-draft-first-round-results.htmlMore details and scouting reports on all these young players are available in pre-draft rankings from Baseball America, Fangraphs, MLB Pipeline, The Athletic’s Keith Law, and ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel.
