There haven’t been a ton of surprises for the Guardians this spring. Nearly all of their roster is returning from last year and everyone has performed as expected. But a prospect that isn’t ranked in the Guardians’ Top 30 by MLB Pipeline is making quite the impression. Pries told manag...
Gerrit Colewas MLB's most durable starting pitcher until he wasn't. Cole, who has reached 200 innings in five of the past six full seasons and whose lone trip to the injured list since 2017 was due to a COVID-19 diagnosis,is expected to be sidelined for a large chunk of this season...
out if they don't trade Josh Hader. Still, the Brewers are in a good position, especially withCorbin BurnesandBrandon Woodruffheading the rotation. They hope to get more than 78 innings fromFreddy Peralta, and young leftyAaron Ashbyhas breakout potential after fanning 126 in 107 1/3 inning...
RBI, slugging percentage and OPS (1.073), had the third-highest batting average, is a very rangy center fielder and does well on the base paths. You'd like to see his OBP improve some, but he has plenty of other noteworthy aspects of his game...
Our expert panel has combined to rank every team in baseball based on a combination of what we've seen so far and what we already knew going into the 162-game marathon that is a full baseball season. We also asked ESPN MLB experts David Schoenfield, Bradford Doolittle, ...
But for now, Chapman can overpower hitters with the best fastball in the history of baseball. In 2016,he averaged more than 100 mph with his fastball, easily the best of any pitcher in an era in which pitchers are throwing harder than ever. Chapman has faced 1,494 batters in the regular...
He's shooting fastballs to left, cranking inside offerings to right, and using the entire field. He has also answered questions about his ability to catch up to inside fastballs -- Tuesday's homer came on a 95 mph left-on-left heater -- while giving everyone in the offices on Jers...
Now Walker is considered one of the best prospects in the league.Baseball AmericaandMLB Pipelineeach have him at #4,Keith Law of The Athleticat #5,FanGraphsat #8 and Kiley McDaniel of ESPN at #14. Since Walker has little left to prove at Double-A, he’ll likely be in Triple-A to...
It's likely the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 draft isn't far behind him and Crews will be a key piece of the puzzle from the outset of the 2025 campaign. From there, we wait to see if either one has the potential to blossom into MLB's first $1 billion playe...
the AL West. It’s come at a good time for the shortstop as well, as he’s on the precipice of a big payday in free agency. Correa has gained traction in part because he’s already played in more games (121) than any season since 2016, his first full one in the majors, and ...