The 2013 season has been a disappointment for Rangers third baseman Mike Olt, but he might be starting to turn things around after a slow start.
Prospect Notebook: Mike Olt Homers Twice In Ninth Inning
Minor League Transactions: June 6-12
Yankees Promoting Rafael DePaula To Tampa
Top Fantasy Prospects: Myers Back On Top
Local Opposition Could Hinder Biloxi Ballpark Project
The draft ended just 10 days ago, yet entering this morning 15 of the 33 first-round picks had officially signed or are known to have agreed to terms. Another half-dozen [...]
Mike Olt, 3b, Rangers: Olt was having a nondescript 0-for-3 day as Triple-A Round Rock trailed Oklahoma City 4-1 heading into the top of the ninth, but that’s when he [...]
Official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the period June 6-12. Please see the BA Draft Database for each team’s draft list—including signed and unsigned [...]
After watching him overmatch hitters in the low Class A South Atlantic League, the Yankees are promoting righthander Rafael DePaula to high Class A Tampa. DePaula, 22, has been as [...]
This article originally appeared on ESPN Insider. As you may have noticed, two elite prospects were promoted in the past week. The Pirates called up right-handed starting pitcher Gerrit Cole, [...]
Don’t book your trip to Biloxi for Opening Day next year just yet. The proposed project to build a $36 million ballpark just off the Gulf of Mexico in downtown [...]
Moderator: J.J. Cooper will answer your prospect questions beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET. Wesley (Toronto, Canada): hey JJ just wondering which prospect in jays system has impressed you the most [...]
Each Friday, the Prospect Hot Sheet singles out the prospects who had the best week, weighing raw performance, prospect status, age compared to level and the environment in which they [...]
• Joey Gallo, 3b, Rangers. High Class A Winston-Salem outfielder Courtney Hawkins is the true king of all-or-nothing power this season. But Gallo isn’t far behind. His power binge continued [...]
With the 2013 draft in the books, the timing is ideal to take stock of how each organization’s top pick from one year ago is faring in the professional ranks. [...]
Ben Moore isn’t your normal independent league player. He will never play in the big leagues. And he’s fine with that. He reached Double-A with the Yankees for “about 30 [...]
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 [...]
See Also: Seven Players Who Kickstarted Their Development By Signing Early Less than a year after he shut down Dayton in the final start of his college career, righthander Michael [...]
The mid-August signing deadline in place for the 2007 through 2011 drafts provided financial incentive for top picks to hold out until the 11th hour, and many did because it [...]
Notable performances from prospects around the minors on Tuesday. • Joey Gallo, 3b, Rangers. One day after the Cubs’ Javier Baez drilled four home runs in a Florida State League [...]
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 [...]
As all-star rosters are announced, we’ll provide full details and a look at which prospects are most worthy of your attention. For all the all-star rosters, check out our 2013 [...]
CLEARWATER, Fla.—In the late innings of a tie game at Bradenton with a runner on second and none out, high Class A Clearwater manager Chris Truby gave Maikel Franco a [...]
Javier Baez, ss, Cubs: Baez has the kind of difference-making power that’s such a rare commodity at the shortstop position, but his feat Monday was beyond rare. Baez became just [...]
Pete Vonachen, the man who brought baseball to Peoria in 1983 and remained the face of the Midwest League franchise in the 30 years since, died Monday at the age [...]
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