J.J. Cooper

The effects of the Astros penalties for sign stealing have left a significant mark. In fact, they have left the Astros at a significant handicap to the rest of the league when it comes to acquiring top talent.

Yermin Mercedes has a big day, Sebastian Espino hits three home runs and more.

Spencer Torkelson goes 7-for-7 in a doubleheader, a trio of Reds prospects stand out and more.

J.J. Cooper answers a subscriber’s ?question regarding the play of Vinnie Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia.

Chatting the latest in MLB prospects news at 2 p.m. ET. with J.J. Cooper.

A wild game between High-A Wisconsin and Beloit, big days from Nick Gonzales and Nick Yorke and more.

It took bringing the Olympics coming to baseball-crazy Japan to get the sport re-entered into the Olympics after a two Olympics-long hiatus. And fittingly, baseball’s return was celebrated by Japan winning its long-desired first baseball gold medal.

The top team as far as overall full season MiLB winning percentage is the Rays. Right behind the Rays are the Yankees.

USA Baseball won the second most important game of the team’s Olympic history, knocking off South Korea, 7-2, to earn a shot at the gold medal on Saturday.

A combination of MLB Draft, All-Star weekend, trade deadline and the start of the 2022 summer has left many within the industry worn out.

Tetsuto Yamada hit a bases-clearing double in the eighth inning to lift Japan to a 5-2 win over South Korea and into the gold medal game.

Updating our St. Louis Cardinals rankings to reflect 2021 draft picks, risers, fallers and more.

Updating our Cincinnati Reds rankings to account for 2021 draft picks, risers, fallers and more.

Updating our Tampa Bay Rays rankings to account for 2021 draft picks, risers, fallers and more.

Explaining Kumar Rocker’s options for 2022 and beyond.

Nick Loftin hits for the cycle, headlining a busy weekend across the minors.

South Korea scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth to come from behind to beat the Dominican Republic, 4-3, in both team’s first game in the Olympics knockout round.

Tristan Casas’ two-run home run gave Team USA an early lead and a dominating performance by five U.S. pitchers led it to a 4-2 win over Korea in the final game of Olympics group play.

In the final moments before the trade deadline the Braves acquired Richard Rodriguez from the Pirates.

The Phillies bolstered their pitching staff in a move that netted the Rangers one-time top prospect Spencer Howard.