I had been hoping that when Baseball America got around to updating its transaction page, which, unlike MiLB’s is still functioning, there’d be something that wasn’t reported elsewhere. Alas, this was not the case as it usually is. So, for those of you who regularly check the Big Nats’ transaction page, this is old news: …
Just a quick note to let you know the lights are still on I’ve made my sweep, and as predicted, made just a few small tweaks.
The donuts have been made. And now we wait Forrest Gump pause again.
This could be particularly painful because what gets us through the last six weeks of winter is spring training, and it’s just been officially delayed.
Given MLB’s Stalin-esque treatment thus far – the MiLB transaction pages are still “down for scheduled maintenance – I don’t have much hope for much coverage of the minor-leaguers in March, but I hope I’m wrong.
Unlike years past, this post comes after the prospect book(s) is(are) in hand and perused. I’ve yet to go back over what I’ve written and adjust to what new info is now available. I suspect the edits will be minimal, mostly to the second-tier players that BA has ignored but others have not. Yesterday, MLB …
Ordinarily, I break this up into two posts because this is a slow time of year. But the expansion from 30 picks to 40 gives me an excuse to draw this out to three! Without further ado: 31. RHP Seth Shuman 32. 1B Drew Mendoza (10) 33. RHP Richard Guasch 34. OF T.J. White 35. …
Sure, I’ll open the kimono… 16. SS Jackson Cluff (16) 21. LHP Mitchell Parker 26. C Tres Barrera (15)* 17. OF Donovan Casey 22. LHP Evan Lee 27. LHP Seth Romero (13) 18. OF Daylen Lile 23. C Israel Pineda (14) 28. RHP Mason Denaburg (8) 19. LHP Tim Cate (7) 24. OF Daniel Marte …
As usual, my knack for waiting one day too few remains intact. Yesterday, my digital copy of the 2022 Baseball America Prospect Handbook arrived in my inbox. Alas, my junior member of the staff is not up to the task of reviewing it, so I had to do it myself. Yesterday’s convo in the comments …
The good news is that January is finally over. The bad news is that, statistically speaking, February is often the snowiest month. This week MLB and MLBPA restarted their negotiations, but it seems rather obvious that it will require games to be lost for the owners to end their lockout. Please note that syntax: It’s …
We’re still here, waiting for Godot the spring, working on the player capsules, hoping for something truly significant to happen… I’ll be headed back to Greenville, SC this week for an email marketing conference, which, TBH, I didn’t think would actually happen. I’m hoping that once I’m away from the worst part – the airports; …
In the wake of last year’s teardown at the trade deadline, followed by the announcement of a new sheriff in the player development town, it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that the 2022 version of this annual announcement feels a little different. Obviously, with the MLB lockout (make sure you get that right, the …
For the second straight year, the Nationals have gone big, signing Cuban sensation Christian Vaquero for a reported (and record) $4.925M bonus. The Nats 2022 pool was $5,179,700. The 17-y.o. Vaquero, a switch-hitting OF, was ranked #1 by Baseball America and #2 by MLB Pipeline. He’s considered to be a five-tool talent, listed at 6’3″ …