Draft: Draft Dish

What Teams Spent On The Draft
Oct. 30, 2009
The Nationals set a draft record for money spent on a draft while overall spending was up slightly from last year. [...] Continue Reading »

Draft Of '09 Makes History
Aug. 20, 2009
Jim Callis breaks down the 2009 draft as the signing deadline comes and goes. [...] Continue Reading »

Winners And Losers
Aug. 18, 2009
The last three years, Major League Baseball has implemented a signing deadline, ending the interminable holdouts that often plagued baseball's draft process. The draft still has plenty of problems, but that's another story. This draft is essentially in the books now that Monday's deadline has passed, with two fourth-year pitchers—indy leaguers Aaron Crow (Royals first-rounder) and Tanner Scheppers (Rangers supplemental first-rounder) still unsigned but not subject to the deadline. [...] Continue Reading »

Dissecting the Pirates' Draft
Jul. 29, 2009
Pirates general manager Neal Huntington and scouting director Greg Smith explain their draft 2009 strategy and what the future may hold. [...] Continue Reading »

Barely Above Slot
Jul. 8, 2009
A month has passed since the draft and the first-rounders that have signed have done so without going way over slot. [...] Continue Reading »

Advisers For The Top 10 Rounds
Jun. 30, 2009
A list of advisers for players in the top 10 rounds of the 2009 draft. [...] Continue Reading »

Last Chance
Jun. 18, 2009
In the weeks immediately prior to the 2008 draft, Jordan Lyles looked through the pile of letters from major league clubs and knew he had a decision to make that had nothing to do with choosing between professional baseball and a scholarship to South Carolina. The 17-year-old high school hurler for Hartsville (S.C.) High, instead had to decide which invitations to pre-draft workouts he should accept in the days leading up to the event that could determine his fate for years to come. [...] Continue Reading »

Jim & John: Post-Round One Thoughts
Jun. 9, 2009
John Manuel grabs Jim Callis on an online chat to go over the first 50 or so selections in the 2009 draft. [...] Continue Reading »

Two Wheelers, One Dream
May. 5, 2009
As the June draft nears, finding out a team is interested in Wheeler in the first or second round won't be enough information. Because this year, there are a pair of Wheelers with first-round dreams. [...] Continue Reading »

Swimming In Sophomores
Apr. 14, 2009
A year after college baseball boasted its best draft crop of position players this decade, scouts have lamented the dropoff among 2009 candidates after Southern California shortstop Grant Green and North Carolina first baseman Dustin Ackley. If not for an unusually strong group of draft-eligible sophomores, the pickings would be even slimmer. [...] Continue Reading »

Have To Adapt
Mar. 18, 2009
On Feb. 19, on a very comfortable 70-degree night in Ocala, Fla., righthander Keyvius Sampson took the mound for Forest High's first game of the season. About 930 miles north, another one of Baseball America's top 100 high school prospects, Neuqua Valley High lefthander Ian Krol, was preparing for his high school season indoors. The high temperature in Krol's hometown of Naperville, Ill., that day? A bitter 24 degrees and windy. Such is life for amateur pitchers in cold climates. [...] Continue Reading »

Mining For Talent
Dec. 11, 2008
As director of the Major League Scouting Bureau, Frank Marcos is quietly one of the most influential people in baseball. While the 30 major league franchises all have their own scouting staffs, the scouting bureau serves as an independent, nationwide scouting network that evaluates prospects and reports its assessments to all the teams. Freelance writer Lorraine Cwelich, on assignment for Baseball America, sat down with Marcos for a look at exactly what scouts consider when rating prospects—and how a young player can access the scouting system. The conversation with Marcos revealed (among many other things) what scouts observe that is unrelated to results, as well as how the mission of the scouting bureau differs from that of individual teams. [...] Continue Reading »

Draft's Top 100 Overall Prospects
Nov. 6, 2008
Our November ranking of the top prospects for 2009. [...] Continue Reading »

Draft Report Cards Chat
Oct. 31, 2008
Jim Callis and John Manuel answered your questions about the draft report cards. [...] Continue Reading »

Giants Draft Report Card
Oct. 31, 2008
We analyze the Giants 2008 draft class. [...] Continue Reading »

2008 Draft Report Cards
Oct. 31, 2008
The schedule for all 30 draft reports cards. [...] Continue Reading »

Dodgers Draft Report Card
Oct. 31, 2008
Analyzing Los Angeles' 2008 draft class [...] Continue Reading »

Rockies Draft Report Card
Oct. 31, 2008
We analyze Colorado's 2008 draft class. [...] Continue Reading »

Padres Draft Report Card
Oct. 31, 2008
We analyze San Diego's 2008 draft class. [...] Continue Reading »

Diamondbacks Draft Report Card
Oct. 31, 2008
We analyze Arizona's 2008 draft class. [...] Continue Reading »

Pirates Draft Report Card
Oct. 29, 2008
We analyze Pittsburgh's 2008 draft class. [...] Continue Reading »

Reds Draft Report Card
Oct. 29, 2008
We analyze Cincinnati's 2008 draft class. [...] Continue Reading »

Cubs Draft Report Card
Oct. 29, 2008
We analyze Chicago's 2008 draft class. [...] Continue Reading »

Cardinals Draft Report Card
Oct. 29, 2008
We analyze St. Louis' 2008 draft class. [...] Continue Reading »

Brewers Draft Report Card
Oct. 29, 2008
We analyze Milwaukee's 2008 draft class. [...] Continue Reading »

Astros Draft Report Card
Oct. 29, 2008
We analyze Houston's 2008 draft class. [...] Continue Reading »

Phillies Draft Report Card
Oct. 28, 2008
We analyze Philadelphia's 2008 draft class. [...] Continue Reading »

Braves Draft Report Card
Oct. 28, 2008
We analyze Atlanta's 2008 draft class [...] Continue Reading »

Marlins Draft Report Card
Oct. 28, 2008
We analyze the Marlins' 2008 draft class. [...] Continue Reading »

Mets Draft Report Card
Oct. 28, 2008
We analyze the Mets 2008 draft class. [...] Continue Reading »