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• A look back at first year Royals players from 1990
Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Royals win the off-season. The Royals’ 1990 season was a little bit of everything. The Royals’ 1990 off-season was something else. The 1989 team had missed the playoffs despite having the third-best record in all of baseball. No participation trophies in those days. In response to being that close, the team made a splash in the free agent market in an ...2023
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• Top 15 For First-Year Player Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Drafts
1. Orioles SS Jackson Holliday | 19 | A | 2026 The number one overall pick in 2022’s amateur draft, Holliday is a 6’1” 175 lb left-handed hitter who appears to have inherited his father’s all-out approach to baseball. He’s probably in a batting cage or a weight room right now. Everyone works hard at this level, but Holliday’s had access to baseball resources for a long time, and yo...2023
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• Brewers sign Monte Harrison to minor-league contract
Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Former Brewers prospect receives invite to spring training Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on Monday afternoon that the Brewers have signed outfielder Monte Harrison to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training. In the coming full circle department:Brewers have signed OF Monte Harrison to a minor-league deal with an...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, January 30
Happy birthday, Brailyn Marquez! | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Brailyn Marquez! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narrat...2023
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• A look back at first year Royals players from 1990
Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Royals win the off-season. The Royals’ 1990 season was a little bit of everything. The Royals’ 1990 off-season was something else. The 1989 team had missed the playoffs despite having the third-best record in all of baseball. No participation trophies in those days. In response to being that close, the team made a splash in the free agent market in an ...2023
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• Rays sign LHP Jeffrey Springs to 4-year extension
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images No Springs Chicken In a somewhat surprising move, the Tampa Bay Rays announced they signed left-handed starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs to a four-year deal: $31 million contract through the 2026 season, and includes a $15 million club option for the 2027 season. The contract can max out at $65.75 million if innings pitched incentives are reached and the s...2023
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• Rays sign RHP Pete Fairbanks to a 3-year extension
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images This pleases both Pete and the Rays The Rays continue to work towards both rewarding and securing their core players. Pete Fairbanks and the Rays today agreed to a 3-year contract extension, with a club option for a 4th year. Reliever Pete Fairbanks and the Tampa Bay Rays are in agreement on a three-year, $12 million contract extension, sources tell ES...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: January 12
Unlikely major-leaguer John Cangelosi was drafted by the White Sox — yes, drafted — on this day, 41 years ago. | Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images The South Siders unearth a gem in a winter — yes, winter — draft 1982 In the January phase of the amateur draft that no longer exists today, the White Sox unearthed the unlikeliest of success stories. Miami Dade College’s John Cangelosi was...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 18
The Hawk hits one out. | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. The Rifleman, The Good Kid, The Hawk, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and v...2022
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• Brewers Select Garrett Mitchell, Place Jonathan Davis On 10-Day IL
The Brewers have selected the contract of outfielder Garrett Mitchell and placed outfielder Jonathan Davis on the 10-day IL with a right elbow effusion, the team announced. It will be the first taste of the majors for the former UCLA star, Milwaukee’s first-round pick in the 2020 amateur draft. More to come....2022
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• Effectively Wild Episode 1728: On Guardians
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mets not signing first-round pick Kumar Rocker, owner Steve Cohen’s comment about the decision, and the amateur draft as a salary-suppressing institution, then discuss how injuries have destabilized some of the major end-of-season awards races. After that (31:51), they talk to Cleveland native (and Baseball Prospectus writer) […]...2021
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• Amateur Draft Signings: 6/18/20
We’ll track today’s slate of signings from the 2020 amateur draft here… The Braves agreed to a full-slot deal with fourth-round pick Spencer Strider, tweets MLB.com’s Jim Callis. The Clemson righty, who returned from Tommy John surgery early this spring, will receive $451,800. The 6’0″, 195-pound Strider posted a 19-to-3 K/BB ratio in 12 innings…...2020
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• Report: MLB, MLBPA agree to deal on reshaped season
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players’ Association have reportedly reached agreement on a deal that will outline a new plan for the reshaped 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The agreement was reached on Thursday when Opening Day was originally scheduled to be held before the start of the 2020 season was suspended. While there is still no specific timetable for when the season might re...2020
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• Former MLB All-Star Jayson Werth announces his retirement
After a 22-year career as a professional baseball player, including 15 seasons in the majors, outfielder Jayson Werth bid his farewell to the game on Wednesday.According to Fancred Sports, Werth revealed he is done with baseball. A career that started when the Baltimore Orioles selected him the No. 22 pick in the 1997 MLB Amateur Draft ends in the minor leagues.The 39-year-old, who finishes his ca...2018
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• LOOK: No. 1 pick Mickey Moniak gets friend to pay up tattoo bet
Moniak was the first overall pick in the 2016 amateur draft...2017
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• A look back at first year Royals players from 1990
Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Royals win the off-season. The Royals’ 1990 season was a little bit of everything. The Royals’ 1990 off-season was something else. The 1989 team had missed the playoffs despite having the third-best record in all of baseball. No participation trophies in those days. In response to being that close, the team made a splash in the free agent market in an ...2023
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• Top 15 For First-Year Player Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Drafts
1. Orioles SS Jackson Holliday | 19 | A | 2026 The number one overall pick in 2022’s amateur draft, Holliday is a 6’1” 175 lb left-handed hitter who appears to have inherited his father’s all-out approach to baseball. He’s probably in a batting cage or a weight room right now. Everyone works hard at this level, but Holliday’s had access to baseball resources for a long time, and yo...2023
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• Brewers sign Monte Harrison to minor-league contract
Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Former Brewers prospect receives invite to spring training Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on Monday afternoon that the Brewers have signed outfielder Monte Harrison to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training. In the coming full circle department:Brewers have signed OF Monte Harrison to a minor-league deal with an...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, January 30
Happy birthday, Brailyn Marquez! | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Brailyn Marquez! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narrat...2023
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• Rays sign LHP Jeffrey Springs to 4-year extension
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images No Springs Chicken In a somewhat surprising move, the Tampa Bay Rays announced they signed left-handed starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs to a four-year deal: $31 million contract through the 2026 season, and includes a $15 million club option for the 2027 season. The contract can max out at $65.75 million if innings pitched incentives are reached and the s...2023
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• Rays sign RHP Pete Fairbanks to a 3-year extension
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images This pleases both Pete and the Rays The Rays continue to work towards both rewarding and securing their core players. Pete Fairbanks and the Rays today agreed to a 3-year contract extension, with a club option for a 4th year. Reliever Pete Fairbanks and the Tampa Bay Rays are in agreement on a three-year, $12 million contract extension, sources tell ES...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: January 12
Unlikely major-leaguer John Cangelosi was drafted by the White Sox — yes, drafted — on this day, 41 years ago. | Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images The South Siders unearth a gem in a winter — yes, winter — draft 1982 In the January phase of the amateur draft that no longer exists today, the White Sox unearthed the unlikeliest of success stories. Miami Dade College’s John Cangelosi was...2023
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• MLB lifts ban on former Braves GM John Coppolella

Major League Baseball has lifted its previous “lifetime” ban on former Braves general manager John Coppolella. Coppolella has spent the past five years on the league’s ineligible list in the wake of heavy sanctions for violating rules regarding both international free agency and the annual amateur draft....2023
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• MLB Lifts Ban On Former Braves GM John Coppolella
Major League Baseball has lifted its previous “lifetime” ban on former Braves general manager John Coppolella, reports Jayson Stark of The Athletic. Coppolella has spent the past five years on the league’s ineligible list in the wake of heavy sanctions for violating rules regarding both international free agency and the annual amateur draft. A league…...2023
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• Yankees State of the Farm System Review: Josh Breaux
The New York Yankees selected catcher Josh Breaux in the second round of the 2018 Major League Baseball amateur draft. Breaux, out of McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas, was fairly appreciated by scouts across the region for his makeup and tools (the Houston Astros drafted him the year prior in the 36th round). But within a […] Yankees State of the Farm System Review: Josh Br...2023
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• A look back at first year Royals players from 1990
Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Royals win the off-season. The Royals’ 1990 season was a little bit of everything. The Royals’ 1990 off-season was something else. The 1989 team had missed the playoffs despite having the third-best record in all of baseball. No participation trophies in those days. In response to being that close, the team made a splash in the free agent market in an ...2023
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• Top 15 For First-Year Player Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Drafts
1. Orioles SS Jackson Holliday | 19 | A | 2026 The number one overall pick in 2022’s amateur draft, Holliday is a 6’1” 175 lb left-handed hitter who appears to have inherited his father’s all-out approach to baseball. He’s probably in a batting cage or a weight room right now. Everyone works hard at this level, but Holliday’s had access to baseball resources for a long time, and yo...2023
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• 2020 MLB Draft Results – First Round
The 2020 amateur draft kicked off Wednesday. We’ll keep track of the first-round results here… 1. Detroit Tigers: Spencer Torkelson, 3B/1B, Arizona State 2. Baltimore Orioles: Heston Kjerstad, OF, Arkansas 3. Miami Marlins: Max Meyer, RHP, Minnesota 4. Kansas City Royals: Asa Lacy, LHP, Texas A&M 5. Toronto Blue Jays: 6. Seattle Mariners:...2020
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• 2020 MLB amateur draft pool allocations
After easily finishing with Major League Baseball’s worst record (47-114) in 2019, the Tigers are set to pick first in this upcoming summer’s draft. The Orioles, owners of the No. 1 pick a year ago, will make the second choice, but they have the most money available to sign their selections, as Jim Callis of MLB.com details. On the opposite end of the spectrum, after losing their first- and secon...2020
• First-Round Order For 2018 MLB Draft
With the regular season now complete, we now know the order for the first round of the 2018 amateur draft. As always, the draft order is determined by the reverse order of the standings. When two or more teams share the same record, the team that had the lesser record in the 2016 season gets…...2017
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• Adam Eaton for Lucas Giolito 'Wow' Trade Could Come Back to Haunt Nationals
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• MLB Rule 5 Draft 2016 Results: Team-by-Team Breakdown
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• Current 2017 MLB Draft Order
With the 2016 regular season now in the books, the preliminary order has been set for the 2017 amateur draft. The order is set by a reversal of the standings, with the league-worst Twins getting the first overall pick. When two or more teams have the same record, the better pick goes to the club…...2016
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• Dansby Swanson Coup Hits Peak After Rapid Rise from No. 1 Pick to MLB
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• Carlos Gonzalez Blockbuster Trade Opportunity Could Be Now or Never
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• A look back at first year Royals players from 1990
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• Top 15 For First-Year Player Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Drafts
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 30
His finest moment. Happy birthday, Alec Mills. | Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. The further adventures of The Good Kid, Billy’s RoY day, and more! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past...2022
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• Elijah Green, son of former NFL tight end Eric Green, selected fifth overall in MLB draft
The Washington Nationals selected outfielder Elijah Green with the fifth overall choice in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft Sunday night. Green is the son of former NFL tight end Eric Green. Elijah Green, 18, played at IMG Academy in Florida. Green is 6-foot-3, 225 pounds. His father was 6-5, 280 pounds when he played in [more]...2022
• Clemens makes it to Detroit for son's MLB debut

Infield-outfield prospect Kody Clemens, a third-round pick in the 2018 amateur draft, is in line to make his major-league debut on Tuesday night with the Detroit Tigers, as his father Roger Clemens watches from the stands....2022
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• General manager says Reds plan to increase payroll in 2019
Reds president of baseball operations and general manager Dick Williams indicated today that his club’s “internal plan” is to boost MLB spending in 2019, as Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.“What we’ve said is that we’ve always tried to put as much of (the payroll) on the field as we can,” said Williams. “We now feel like the last couple of years, we’ve taken a lot of our resou...2018
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• D-backs prospect pays off parents' home as gift
Pavin Smith, the seventh overall pick in this year's amateur draft by that Arizona Diamondbacks, used some of his $5 million signing bonus to pay off his parent's mortgage as a Christmas gift....2017
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• Tigers GM, catcher among fortunate father-son duos in sports
DETROIT (AP) Alex Avila was the best player available on the Detroit Tigers' board when it was their turn to select a player in the fifth round of the 2008 amateur draft....2017
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• Adam Eaton for Lucas Giolito 'Wow' Trade Could Come Back to Haunt Nationals
2016

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• Indians Positioned Themselves for Possible World Series Win with 2 Bold Moves
2016

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• Russell Wilson Speaks on Potentially Playing Both Football and Baseball
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• Cubs Star Kyle Schwarber's Football Career Ended in Braxton Miller Beatdown
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• How Prep Phenom Clayton Kershaw Became an L.A. Dodger 10 Years Ago
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• Daniel Webb Dies In ATV Accident
Former White Sox pitcher Daniel Webb passed away due to an ATV accident last night, according to a report from wpsdlocal6.com. Chris Davis, Sheriff of Humphreys County, confirmed the news via telephone. The Blue Jays selected Webb in the 18th round of the 2009 June amateur draft, but the Kentucky native spent most of his career in…...2017
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• D-backs prospect pays off parents' home as gift
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• Cubs draft son of ex-Cards slugger Mark McGwire

Mason McGwire, son of 12-time All-Star slugger Mark, was selected in the eighth round of baseball's amateur draft by the Chicago Cubs on Monday....2022
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• Yankees are excited about ‘special’ top prospect Anthony Volpe

The 20-year-old Volpe was the 30th overall pick in the 2019 amateur draft and has so far lived up to expectations....2021
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• MLB Lifts Ban On Former Braves GM John Coppolella
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• Angels Agree To Terms With Kevin Maitan
The Angels have agreed to a deal with infield prospect Kevin Maitan, reports ESPN’s Buster Olney (via Twitter). The former Braves prospect was declared a free agent by commissioner Rob Manfred following his office’s investigations into Atlanta’s circumvention of rules on the international free agent market and in the domestic amateur draft. More to come....2017
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• Spencer Torkelson Makes Tigers Opening Day Roster
Spencer Torkelson, the former number one overall pick of the amateur draft, has made the Tigers opening day roster, per Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press (via Twitter). The team announced his official promotion via Twitter. Torkelson is the fifth-ranked prospect in the game per Baseball America, and fourth-ranked prospect overall by MLB.com and…...2022
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• Orioles Select Jackson Holliday With First Pick Of 2022 Draft
The Orioles selected high school shortstop Jackson Holliday with the first overall selection of the 2022 amateur draft. More to come…....2022
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• Orioles to trade star Trey Mancini in coming weeks?

Mancini has spent his entire career with the Orioles since being selected by the organization in the eighth round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft....2022
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• MLB, union agree to work on international draft

Major League Baseball and its locked-out players agreed Thursday to negotiate on an international amateur draft, paving the way for renewed economic talks....2022
• John Hart Leaves Braves Organization
The Braves announced on Friday that former president of baseball operations John Hart has stepped down and is leaving the organization “to pursue other opportunities.” Hart’s departure comes less than two months after GM John Coppolella resigned from his post due to infractions on the international free agent market and in the domestic amateur draft.…...2017
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• Adam Eaton for Lucas Giolito 'Wow' Trade Could Come Back to Haunt Nationals
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• Player Profile #118: Marcus Stroman | SP | TOR
You may not have seen much of Marcus Stroman in 2014, in no part due to his small stature (5’9, 185 lbs) but rather due to him beginning the year in the minor leagues. With that said, this 2012 amateur draft first-round pick of the Toronto Blue Jays has impressed every baseball enthusiast who has seen and covered him since he became a pro. After dominating minor league hitters for a few years, he ...2015
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• A look back at first year Royals players from 1990
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• Brewers sign Monte Harrison to minor-league contract
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• Rays sign LHP Jeffrey Springs to 4-year extension
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• Today in White Sox History: January 12
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• Nationals, Athletics, Pirates have best odds in Dec. 6 MLB draft lottery

As soon as general managers started arriving in Las Vegas for their annual meetings, Major League Baseball set some odds - for its first amateur draft lottery....2022
• Nats, A's, Pirates have best odds in draft lottery

As soon as general managers started arriving in Las Vegas for their annual meetings, Major League Baseball set some odds -- for its first amateur draft lottery....2022
• Report: NL Rookie of the Year Jonathan India latest star switching to agent Scott Boras

India was selected by the Reds as the fifth-overall pick in the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft and not only made the team's Opening Day roster last season, but was in the starting lineup in the season opener....2022
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• Prospect News: 2021 Futures Game Fantasy Preview
This day should be great for baseball. I’ve heard some groaning about the MLB amateur draft lining up with All-Star weekend, but I think it’s kind of cool. Might be the first decent marketing move I’ve seen baseball make since Bud Selig and company turned the other way for big Mac during the home run chase. Might be wise to say here that I don’t care about the All-Star game, or the Hall of Fam...2021
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• MLBPA and MLB commissioner's office are reportedly at odds over the amateur draft format
The shortened draft is still reportedly likely to be held in June...2020
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 21
Happy birthday, Robert Stock! | Photo by Elsa/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. He was a Cub for four innings in 2021. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to ...2022
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• 2020 MLB amateur draft pool allocations
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• Giants DFA Ray Black, Ian Gardeck
The Giants have designated right-handers Ray Black and Ian Gardeck for assignment, according to the club. The 26-year-old Black has thus far spent his entire professional career with the Giants, who selected him in the seventh round of the 2011 amateur draft. Black ascended to the Double-A level last year and, thanks to an outrageous…...2017
• Adam Eaton for Lucas Giolito 'Wow' Trade Could Come Back to Haunt Nationals
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• Nick Castellanos Making Good on Past Hype with 2016 MLB Superstar Breakout
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• MLB Market Needs Have Eliminated Qualifying-Offer Victims This Offseason
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