Jonathan Mayo

Whenever a Draft list is updated for the first time since December, there are bound to be a lot of changes up and down the rankings. This year's new Draft Top 150 takes that to an extreme, speaking to the volatility and uncertainty of the class outside of the top 11 or so players. There are first-round selections for the taking and several players have stepped up their games to try and snag them.

Whenever a Draft list is updated for the first time since December, there are bound to be a lot of changes up and down the rankings. This year's new Draft Top 150 takes that to an extreme, speaking to the volatility and uncertainty of the class outside of the top 11 or so players. There are first-round selections for the taking and several players have stepped up their games to try and snag them.

Our first mock draft of the spring is out and, as always, it has elicited many opinions. I wanted to make things easier for folks who haven’t weighed in yet and wanted to. For your copy/paste pleasure:

You know it’s really Draft season when the first mock draft is out. Between now and July 14, when the 2024 Draft begins, Jim Callis and I will be providing prognostications of the first round on a fairly regular basis with the hope that our final mocks the night before

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...

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...

Valenzuela, Price, others also shined in brief Minor League stints

It remains to be seen what kind of big league career Paul Skenes will have, but now that it's about to begin, we can try to put the build-up to his Major League debut in some historical context. There is no question that Skenes' debut is the most highly anticipated since Stephen Strasburg took the mound, against the Pirates, on June 8, 2010. Both No. 1 overall picks, both top pitching prospects, both made it to the highest level in a hurry ... there are so many similarities between the two. It should be noted that even though people have...

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