As the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft unfolds on Sunday night, the Red Sox can be forgiven if they spend roughly the first hour of the selection process holding their breath. Industry consensus is that there’s a relatively clear pool of 10 top players,...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - With the Louisville baseball program well into their offseason, one of the first orders of business after summer assignments is roster management. More specifically, figuring out what players you will and will not be losing to the MLB Draft. Even in a 20-round draft format...
David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterJun 13, 2020, 07:00 AM ETCloseCovers MLB for ESPN.comFormer deputy editor of Page 2Been with ESPN.com since 1995EmailPrintOne of the fun aspects of any MLB draft is trying to predict which players will be the first to reach the majors -- and it'...
Chosen eighth overall by the Twins in the 1972 Draft, Ruthven did not sign, but the Phillies took him at No. 1 seven months later in the secondary phase of the January Draft -- a selection process limited toplayers who didn’t sign after being drafted previously. (Added in 1966, MLB’...
The Blue Jays have the big-name splash, but Tampa Bay's quality depth is unmatched, with the Red Sox and Yankees (and Orioles) playing catch-up.
season directing the Cardinals' efforts in the Draft, under the title of scouting director. Last year, the Cardinals didn't have a pick until the third round, forfeiting their first-round pick by signingWilliam Fowlerand two additional picks as punishment from MLB for the Astros hacking scandal...
The floor is lower than it should be on a college pitcher, but given that he's a lefty with a plus fastball/slider combo already... it's certainly not as low as you'd think. The more likely scenario in a draft that is pitching-weak, would be to take a bat. And that's where...
Infielder Bryson Stott was the Phillies' first-round pick in the 2019 draft, and in two MLB seasons he's quickly developed into a critical part of Philadelphia's core. Stott played mostly shortstop in 2022, but moved to second base last year to accommodate the addition of Trea Turner,...
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Red Sox: Marcelo Mayer, SS (No. 1/MLB No. 11) The Red Sox are getting inconsistent play at shortstop and the No. 4 overall pick in the 2021 Draft has proven he can handle Double-A, so it's time to at least promote Mayer to Triple-A and get him closer to Boston. He has all...