Breaking down the Yanks' 2016 Top 30 Prospects
These aren't George Steinbrenner's spend-spend-spend and farm-system-be-damned Yankees. New York still had the game's second-highest payroll last year at $223.6 million, but it's also more committed to...
View ArticleRays draft picks
MARC TOPKINTampa Bay Times Wednesday, June 10, 2015 9:51pm Rays draft picks Related News/Archive Rd. Player School 1. OF Garrett Whitley Niskayuna (N.Y). HS 2. C Chris Betts Wilson (Long Beach, Calif)...
View ArticleMock Draft version 1.0 (MLB - Major League Baseball)
(Source: MLB - Major League Baseball) Both Jim Callis and I will repeat this exercise several times over the coming weeks as the Draft rapidly approaches. That should take mock draft fans all the way...
View Article2014 UA Sorority Pledges Announced (The University of Alabama)
(Source: The University of Alabama) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Pledging sororities recently at The University of Alabama were 2,054 women. They are: Alpha Chi Omega Alexia Acebo, Tampa, FL; Shawn Allen,...
View ArticleBASEBALL: 4 area teams in latest state baseball poll
The Sarasota High baseball team remains second in Class 8A in the latest ThePrepZone.com state baseball poll. The Sailors rank behind only Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas. Venice is third in 7A,...
View ArticleMock Draft: Aiken remains No. 1 choice for Astros (MLB - Major League Baseball)
(Source: MLB - Major League Baseball) Teams have spent the past week setting up their First-Year Player Draft boards, and now they'll start pinning down the signability of their top targets. Possible...
View ArticleHigh school prospects state their case (MLB - Major League Baseball)
(Source: MLB - Major League Baseball) St. Thomas Aquinas High (Overland Park, Kan.) right-hander Riley Pint tied a UA record by hitting 98 mph, but he couldn't command his fastball and didn't use his...
View ArticleMock Draft: Top 4 unchanged but uncertain (MLB - Major League Baseball)
(Source: MLB - Major League Baseball) The three teams at the top of the Draft -- the Phillies, Reds and Braves -- have the three largest bonus pools for the first 10 rounds and figure to save $2...
View ArticleMock Draft: Phillies could take Florida lefty No. 1 (MLB - Major League...
(Source: MLB - Major League Baseball) The three teams at the top of the Draft -- the Phillies, Reds and Braves -- have the three largest bonus pools for the first 10 rounds and figure to save $2...
View ArticleMock Draft: Phillies could take Florida lefty No. 1
The first four selections in this first-round projection match those from my mock Draft two weeks ago. Those picks aren't locked in, however. With less than a week to go before the 2016 MLB Draft,...
View ArticleOpening-round projections by Callis, Mayo (MLB - Major League Baseball)
(Source: MLB - Major League Baseball) • Catch the Draft tonight at 6 ET on MLB Network, MLB.com We worked independently on these projections, and were surprised that in a Draft with so much uncertainty...
View ArticleMock Draft: Top 4 unchanged but uncertain
The first four selections in this first-round projection match those from my mock Draft two weeks ago. Those picks aren't locked in, however. With less than a week to go before the 2016 MLB Draft,...
View Article2015 Baseball First-Round Signing Bonuses
The signing bonuses for the first-round selections in the 2015 baseball amateur draft: 1. Arizona, Dansby Swanson, SS, Vanderbilt. 2. Houston, Alex Bregman, SS, LSU. 3. Colorado, Brendan Rodgers, SS,...
View ArticleOpening-round projections by Callis, Mayo
A lot can change in the last few days leading up to the Draft. In our previous first-round projection last Friday, we forecast the same top three picks that we had in our prior two editions. We also...
View ArticleQ&A: Blue Jays scouting director Parker talks Draft (Toronto Blue Jays)
(Source: Toronto Blue Jays) Blue Jays director of amateur scouting Brian Parker took some time after completing his third Draft to talk with MLB.com. Here are some of the highlights of what Parker had...
View ArticleCrew's eighth-round pick nets Nova hurler Kole (Milwaukee Brewers)
(Source: Milwaukee Brewers) The Brewers selected right-handed pitcher J.B. Kole with their eighth-round pick in the MLB Draft. Kole, originally from Basking Ridge, N.J., was selected at No. 236...
View ArticleCrew catches McCall in ninth round (Milwaukee Brewers)
(Source: Milwaukee Brewers) The Brewers took their first catcher off the board in Friday's late rounds, selecting Greg McCall from the University of Texas at Arlington in the ninth round. McCall,...
View ArticleSalas a perfect way to end Draft's Day 2 (Milwaukee Brewers)
(Source: Milwaukee Brewers) With their final pick of the second day of the MLB First-Year Player Draft, the Brewers selected Javi Salas, a pitcher who already has a perfect game to his name. Salas, a...
View ArticleNats take Mariano Rivera III to highlight Day 2 of MLB draft
NEW YORK (AP) Enter Sandman the sequel. Iona College right-hander Mariano Rivera III, son of the former Yankees closer, was drafted in the fourth round with the 134th overall pick Tuesday by the...
View ArticleBaltimore adds lefty Scott in sixth round
Versatile southpaw Tanner Scott is committed to Texas Tech. The Orioles used their fourth selection of the 2014 Draft to select their fourth pitcher. Baltimore selected Tanner Scott, a left-hander from...
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