Arizona Fall League Hot Sheet: Top AFL Prospect Colt Emerson Gets Off To Fast Start
Our first Hot Sheet for the Arizona Fall League ranks the 10 hottest prospects over the past week, headlined by the AFL’s top-ranked player.
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Orioles’ Heston Kjerstad Takes Postseason Lesson To Heart
Heston Kjerstad has played sporadically for the Orioles the past two seasons. But he made both postseason rosters, and the lessons he learned are valuable.
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Blue Jays’ Trey Yesavage Toys With Adding A Fourth Pitch
The Blue Jays love the three-pitch mix featured by first-rounder Trey Yesavage. But that hasn’t stopped him from trying to add a fourth pitch.
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Red Sox’s Hunter Dobbins Learns To Live At Top Of Velocity Scale
Hunter Dobbins pitched with enhanced velocity and intent this season, leading to a breakthrough season and possible 40-man roster spot.
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Phillies Prospect Andrew Painter Touches 100 MPH In Return From Tommy John Surgery
Watch every pitch of Andrew Painter’s Arizona Fall League debut, plus onsite scouting analysis from Baseball America’s Geoff Pontes.
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Guardians’ C.J. Kayfus Emerges As Possible First Base Solution
First base is in good hands with Josh Naylor, but possibly for only one more season. C.J. Kayfus used a breakout season to get on the radar, as did a pair of 2024 rookies.
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Astros’ Brice Matthews Hits His Way To Precipice Of MLB
The Astros have masterfully integrated young players into their lineup over the years. Brice Matthews could be next in line.
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Rays’ Trevor Harrison Won’t Fly Under The Radar For Much Longer
Drafted out of the Rays’ backyard, Trevor Harrison shined in his first pro season and is poised to be the organization’s next pitching success story.
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Royals’ Postseason Run Caps Historic Breakout Season For Bobby Witt Jr.
On the heels of a stellar 2024 campaign, we look back at some of Bobby Witt Jr.’s most impressive accomplishments for the Royals this season.
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Draft Podcast: Breaking Down 7 Top Prep Shortstops For The 2025 Draft Class
In this week’s Draft Podcast, Carlos Collazo & Peter Flaherty highlight seven potential first-round high school shortstops for 2025.
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Future Projection: Can Buster Posey & Chaim Bloom Lead The Giants, Cardinals Systems To New Heights?
In this week’s Future Projection podcast, Ben Badler and Carlos Collazo dig into the state of the Giants & Cardinals systems, plus lots more!
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How The Red Sox Overhauled Their Hitting Development Program In 2024
To rebuild their program, the Red Sox targeted four key areas of development: bat speed, bat-to-ball skills, swing decisions and ball flight.
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Potential Translates To Results For Tigers’ Roberto Campos
Roberto Campos fled Cuba at an early age. Now with four pro seasons under his belt, he appears ready to take a step forward.
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Twins’ Payton Eeles Climbs From Indy Ball To Triple-A In Whirlwind Season
The Twins’ emergency call for minor league infield depth turned up 5-foot-5 Payton Eeles, the ultimate overlooked overachiever.
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Yankees’ Edgleen Perez Shines For His Barrel Accuracy
Young Venezuelan catcher Edgleen Perez has elite bat-to-ball skills. The Yankees have a plan to help him take the next step.
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5 Ways College Baseball Recruiting Has Entered A New Age
In an ever-changing NCAA landscape, J.J. Cooper unpacks the ways in which college baseball recruiting has been thrust into a brave new world.
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Top 10 MLB Free Agent Outfielders For 2025
Our MLB free agency preview continues with the the top outfielders on the market heading into the 2025 offseason.
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Royals Zero In On Athletic Lefty David Shields In 2024 Draft
David Shields was ready for what came next, so he reclassified for the 2024 draft and caught the Royals’ attention in the second round.
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Late Callup Buoys Hard-Throwing Rangers Reliever Marc Church
What was shaping up as a lost season for reliever Marc Church culminated in a surprise MLB callup and a new outlook for 2025.
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Mariners’ Michael Morales Breaks Through With Improved Stuff
Drafted out of high school in 2021, Michael Morales improved his pitch quality, reached Double-A and turned in his best pro season.
