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St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Weaver Out a Month

Mar 27, 2016

Injuries, Prospect Reports, St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals third-ranked prospect, right-handed pitcher Luke Weaver, fractured his left wrist in a recent minor-league workout when he collided with a teammate. Weaver’s left hand will remain in a cast ...

How to Develop A Relief Pitcher

Ben Diamond

Feb 19, 2016

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball

In today’s game, the importance of relievers has increased substantially. It may be due to shorter starts by pitchers, or just a change in organization philosophy, but the emphasis on stockpiling dominant relie...

Orioles Top Prospect DJ Stewart Slowly Adjusting to Pro Ball

Gershon Rabinowitz

Aug 2, 2015

Baltimore Orioles, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Prospect Reports

As one of the linchpins of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Florida State Seminoles have been the epitome of athletic achievement and dominance. A tradition spanning across multiple sports, the Seminoles have...

Yankees First Rounder Kyle Holder Takes First Step in Pro Career

Gershon Rabinowitz

Jun 23, 2015

American League East, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, New York Yankees, Video

The shortstop position holds a considerable amount of prestige and importance. As the unofficial captain of the infield, the shortstop is responsible for positioning, situation, execution. A unique blend of agi...

Cubs promoting Kyle Schwarber for a week

Daniel Sherriff

Jun 16, 2015

Breaking News, Chicago Cubs, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League

The Chicago Cubs have called up several young and talented prospects this year. They are calling up yet another key prospect this week to join the team. The Cubs are calling up catching prospect Kyle Schwarbe...

Cubs Come to Agreement with Happ, Closer is Now Committee

Robert Villarreal

Jun 15, 2015

Chicago Cubs, College, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central

The Chicago Cubs have come to terms (a $3MM bonus) with their top 2015 draftee Ian Happ as first reported by MLB.com's Jim Callis. Happ, 20, was awarded All-American honors for his efforts while at The Unive...

Rangers to promote third base prospect Joey Gallo on Tuesday

Daniel Sherriff

Jun 1, 2015

Breaking News, Minor League Baseball, Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers' offense has been flowing for the past several weeks and has catapulted them up the standings in the AL West division as they sit with a 26-5 record, just five games back of their Texas counte...

Prospect Watch: Cubs’ Billy McKinney

Robert Villarreal

May 13, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Features, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Prospect Reports

Supremely talented prospects are usually quite hard to find. Sometimes teams get lucky and have a few at the same time either at the Big League level, down on the farm, or perhaps even both. Other times, like i...

Noah Syndergaard Makes Major League Debut For The Mets

Jose Alvarez

May 13, 2015

Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, New York Mets

Noah Syndergaard’s big day finally arrived. After a strained groin placed New York Mets starter Dillon Gee on the 15-day DL, the 22-year-old rookie received the call every prospect dreams about. On Tuesday, Syn...

Father-son Relationship Propels Blue Jays’ Matt Dean

Kyle Howard

Feb 19, 2015

Features, Headlines, Interviews, Minor League Baseball

Playing catch with dad is common for many. But what if playing catch with dad helped to shape a professional baseball player into a man? For Matt Dean, a corner infielder in the Toronto Blue Jays organization, ...

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