The pipeline of talent keeps flowing with the always-impressive Rays system.
Ten players who probably won’t break camp in the big leagues, but then again, they just might.
With a quartet of five-star prospects and a wealth of pitching overall, no system in baseball took a bigger step forward last year.
The Albert Pujols soap opera, plenty of prospect talk, Emma Span on fan fiction and Brad Shoemaker of Giant Bomb on video games. What else could you ask for?
The Twins know how to scout, so they keep churning out talent.
With pitchers and catchers reporting in, a report on the best pitcher/catcher combinations in the minors.
It’s not good, but then again, the team also did just win a ring.
Lots of Michael Young talk, Reds, Braves and Rangers prospects, and a very special interview with Steve Albini.
The Braves are consistently among the best systems, and are again thanks to the game’s most impressive collection of Latin American pitching talent.
Taking it from the top, it’s a system with plenty of star power up front, but depth falls away quickly.
One of the best systems in the game has dropped due to a combination of graduations, trades, and disappointments, but there’s still plenty of young talent to dream on.
Jason and Kevin return with another gab-fest, including plenty of prospect talent, a Caribbean Series preview, and interview with the producer and director of the independent film Cold Weather, and so much more.
There’s no more Adrian Gonzalez in the big leagues, but at least the trade rescued an otherwise moribund system.
The Adrian Gonzalez trade depleted the best of the Red Sox’ already emptying farm system.
Not much going on? Sure, so let’s have a bit of Front Office 101 this week. After plenty of deep, metaphysical emails, we try (and fail) to understand what the Angels did this week, while also talking about what Mike Napoli means to the Rangers, and plenty of prospect talk with the Cardinals and White Sox Top 11 lists. The highlight comes with our special guest, John Coppolella, the Director of Baseball Administration with the Atlanta Braves. If you’ve ever had any questions about the arbitration process, you won’t after this interview, as we go through the entire process with a fictional player named Johnny Shortstop. It’s truly fascinating stuff and a rare glimpse at how the sausage is made. From there, we talk about Saturday’s big SABR Day event in NYC, talk about refrigerators for way too long, and also supply details on how to drink with Jason and I on Saturday night. As always, we hope you enjoy.
Chris Sale falls into the South Siders’ laps in the 2010 draft, saving a system short on stuff.