If Every Team Was Homegrown: AL East
A glance at what the Orioles, Red Sox, Yankees, Rays and Blue Jays’ lineups would look like in 2019 if their entire rosters were made up of homegrown players.
Tampa Bay Rays (1996-2024)
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Brent Honeywell Remains On Target
The Rays’ top pitching prospect enters the year targeting May or June for his return from Tommy John surgery.
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Ranking The Top LHP Prospects, Breakout Stars For 2019
Jesus Luzardo’s emergence, plus an influx of high draft picks (A.J. Puk, MacKenzie Gore, Brendan McKay, DL Hall, Matthew Liberatore).
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Ranking The Top MLB Righthanded Pitching Prospects For 2019
On the talent alone, the RHP crop is one of the best of any position group in the minors this year. But beware the injury history.
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Rays SVP Of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom Joins The Podcast
Chaim Bloom joins Kyle Glaser to discuss one of the best Rays farm systems ever, how using “The Opener” impacts their scouting strategy, and two-way prospects.
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Ranking The Top MLB Shortstop Prospects, Breakout Stars Entering 2019
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Wander Franco headline our 2019 MLB prospects rankings at shortstop, plus the Indians and Cubs have shortstops who could quickly rise this season.
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Potential Breakout, Red Flag Second Base Prospects Entering 2019
Vidal Brujan? Nick Madrgial? The Baseball America staff picks three 2B prospects capable of breaking out this year, and three we’re wary of.
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2019 Position Rankings: First Base
Ranking the top MLB prospects among first basemen, beginning with Yordan Alvarez and Peter Alonso.
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Wander Franco Lives Up To Lofty Comps
The 18-year-old wunderkind doesn’t shy from comparisons with Indians star Jose Ramirez but knows that the Rays control his big league ETA.
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10 Late-Round Sleeper Prospects To Watch For 2019
Ten MLB sleeper prospects to watch drafted from Round 10 of the 2018 MLB Draft or later who signed for less than $300,000.
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5 MLB Prospects Who Could Move Quickly In 2019
While initially it may appear unlikely, these five MLB prospects all have a shot at a big league debut in 2019.
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Rays Mourn The Loss Of Jim Hoff
Members of the baseball world gathered in Tampa to celebrate the life of long-time Rays field coordinator Jim Hoff.
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Brock Burke Fulfills Draft-Day Promise
Burke reached Double-A in 2018 and earned the Rays’ minor league pitcher of the year award.
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Rays, A’s and Rangers Execute Three-Team Deal
The A’s land multiple years of Jurickson Profar, the Rangers acquire Eli White, Brock Burke, plus two more, and the Rays nab two players plus the 38th pick.
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2018 Prospect Graduation Grades
Re-grading the 10 best graduated MLB prospects from 2018, starting with Ronald Acuna Jr. and Shohei Ohtani.
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Rays, Indians, Mariners Cap Winter Meetings With 3-Team Deal
Carlos Santana and Jake Bauers head to Cleveland, Edwin Encarnacion moves to Seattle, and three teams cash in their trade chips.
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2018 MLB Rule 5 Draft Preview (Updated 12/12)
Multiple players eligible for selection in next month’s Rule 5 Draft, led off by Richie Martin.
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Rays Ready For Year Two Of ‘The Opener’
The bullpenning strategy was met with skepticism at first, but Kevin Cash and the Rays are ready to go for the second year of openers.
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Reds’ Nick Senzel Offers To Play Center Field
The Reds expect Nick Senzel to contribute at the Major League level at several positions, plus notes on Scott Kingery and Brent Honeywell.
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Hot Rods Smoke The Competition
Bowling Green put together a complete season
on their way to the Midwest League title.
