We're tracking all the significant MLB draft signings here. The latest major news: Cubs sign second-rounder Rob Zastryzny for $1.1 million.
2013 MLB Draft Signings Central
Peach State Produces Another Outfield Prospect
Astros, No. 1 Pick Appel Agree On $6.35 Million
Mets Introduce Must-See Tournament For Scouts
Luis Ortiz Lights Up Radar Guns at PG National
Welcome to Baseball America’s 2013 MLB Draft Signings Central. We’ll use this space to highlight all signings for $750,000 or more, plus any other significant transactions. We’ll also cover many [...]
MINNEAPOLIS–Georgia has become the cradle of high school outfielders. Over the last five drafts, Georgia has had the most first-round or supplemental first-round outfielders (eight) selected of any state, and [...]
The Astros still are finalizing details with No. 1 overall pick Mark Appel, but two sources have told Baseball America that the sides have agreed on his bonus. Appel, a [...]
Scouts will have to add another must-see event to the summer scouting calendar. The Mets are organizing a tournament called the Metropolitan Baseball Classic, an eight-team tournament that will take [...]
MINNEAPOLIS—Less than a week after the 2013 draft concluded, scouts were already bearing down on talent for next year’s draft at the Metrodome at the Perfect Game National Showcase. The [...]
John Botelho (Rockland, MA): Jim, I asked earlier on Twitter about whether or not the Rays should call up Wil Myers. Through 158 AAA games last year & this, Wil [...]
Draft signings are starting to come fast and furious, and we’re tracking all the major developments at our MLB Draft Signings Central page. Four first-rounders turned pro yesterday: Hunter Dozier [...]
Baseball America ranks player for each draft based on talent, assembling our BA 500 through conversations with scouts, crosscheckers, scouting directors and other evaluators. Now that the draft is over, [...]
Now that all of the selections have been made, our draft experts took a few moments to glance at each team’s draft list and see what stood out. We won’t [...]
Now that all of the selections have been made, our draft experts took a few moments to glance at each team’s draft list and see what stood out. We won’t [...]
SECAUCUS, N.J.–The first seven picks of the 2013 draft unfolded according to plan. Stanford righthander Mark Appel went No. 1 overall to the Astros—after nearly doing so a year earlier—and [...]
This article originally appeared on ESPN Insider. By the time baseball’s 2013 amateur draft began Thursday night, five players from the 2012 draft had already reached the major leagues: righthanders [...]
When Justin Livengood graduated from Ledford High (High Point, N.C.) in the spring of 2008, baseball was the last thing on his mind. Now, exactly five years later, Livengood is [...]
With the 1,216th and final pick in the 2013 draft, the Nationals selected Florida high school righthander Shaun Anderson. In doing so, they offered a reminder of just how hard [...]
The Diamondbacks drafted Arizona State outfielder Cory Hahn in the 34th round, a classy move by the organization to honor the paralyzed former Sun Devils and Mater Dei High player. [...]
It’s taken two days to get through 10 rounds. Today we’ll fly through 30 rounds in roughly the amount of time it took to complete rounds three through 10 yesterday. [...]
Here’s a look at the 49 players from the Baseball America Top 200 Draft Prospects that are still available as the third day of the draft gets ready to begin. [...]
LOS ANGELES—The first round of the draft had come and gone. Hunter Green was not gone, despite projections that indicated otherwise. “Haven’t been picked but that’s okay!” he tweeted. “Still [...]
PHOENIX—The Diamondbacks management team have repeatedly stressed the value of stockpiling athletic, middle of the field type players. Scouting director Ray Montgomery doesn’t exclude pitchers from that category and believes [...]
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