Jim Callis

What does a team do when it loses the American League's leading hitter to a hamstring injury? Fortunately for the Guardians, they can turn to one of the top performers in Triple-A.

The Rookie-level Arizona Complex and Florida Complex leagues began play last Saturday, a month earlier than they did a year ago. The changes mean that the circuits will be populated more by players making the jump from the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League the season before and less by guys coming out of the current year's Draft. The DSL will begin play next month, as usual. While the ACL and FCL remain five levels removed from the Majors, they are stocked with intriguing prospects. Below we rank the 10 best complex leaguers, with their organization Top 30 rankings in parentheses. All...

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Son pocas las ocasiones en las que un lanzador logra ganar el Premio Novato del Año. En las últimas 10 campañas, sólo tres de los reconocidos han sido galardonados únicamente por su labor en la loma. El más reciente de todos fue Devin Williams de los Cerveceros, en el 2020.

Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of

Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of a bullpen. It's not always clear who can handle the pressure of the ninth inning until they get the ball. Below is a list of 30 potential future closers, and there's obvious crossover with our recent Top 10 future closers list. Some are still in Minor League rotations, while others...

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Six weeks into the Minor League season, we have witnessed plenty of pleasant prospect developments.

With the 2024 Draft still two months away, there's not much hard intel on who's going where in the first round. That picture will become clearer as college and high school players start wrapping up their seasons in the next few weeks, and teams conduct interviews and get medical information at the Draft Combine.