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MLB Draft 2021: N.J.’s Jack Leiter, son of ex-Yankees, Mets pitcher Al Leiter, tumbles in latest ranking of top prospects Updated 2:57 PM; Facebook Share How the mighty have fallen. My No. 1 prospect in my last two rankings, Leiter had two bad starts in a row, then missed last weekend’s start as a very late scratch that the coaching staff said was to “monitor his innings.” He has great deception and a fastball that misses bats in the zone, with a delivery he repeats to eventually get t...

With amateur baseball in full swing around the country, evaluators are narrowing down the Yankees options.

Mariners Moose Tracks, 5/12/21: Julio Rodríguez, Jordan Zimmerman, and Gunnar Hoglund Share this story Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Good morning everybody! We’ve got just one more day until Jarred Kelenic Day. Let’s hope the M’s are able to steal one from the Dodgers today. Until then, here’s the latest from around baseball. In Mariners news... In advance of Kelenic’s upcoming MLB debut, Corey Brock at The Athletic recaps the outfielder’s journey to the big leagues. ($) Jul...

Summit, N.J.'s Jack Leiter, a Vanderbilt right-hander, could be the No. 1 pick overall in the 2021 MLB Draft. He's the son of former New York Yankees and New York Mets pitcher Al Leiter.

MLB Trade Rumors Ole Miss right-hander Gunnar Hoglund, one of the top prospect in this summer’s draft class, will require Tommy John surgery after exiting last night’s start during the first inning, ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel reports (Twitter link). He’ll be sidelined for the next 12 to 18 months while he recovers. It’s a tough blow for the 21-year-old Hoglund, who has been excellent thus far in his junior season. Through 62 2/3 innings spread across 11 starts, the 6’4″, 220-pound rig...

MLB Trade Rumors Ole Miss right-hander Gunnar Hoglund, one of the top prospect in this summer’s draft class, will require Tommy John surgery after exiting last night’s start during the first inning, ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel reports (Twitter link). He’ll be sidelined for the next 12 to 18 months while he recovers. It’s a tough blow for the 21-year-old Hoglund, who has been excellent thus far in his junior season. Through 62 2/3 innings spread across 11 starts, the 6’4″, 220-pound rig...

MLB Mock Drafts: Cubs Land a Surging College Arm, a Falling College Bat, or a Rehabbing Ace? The 2021 MLB Draft is exactly two months away, and with more amateur games in the books, you’re getting a better and better sense of how the boards are shifting. Keep in mind: there was almost no, if any, game action last year for these draft prospects. So everything we’re getting now – even if it’s only a months’ worth – is so valuable. Some of the names/spots are changing enormously after ...

MLB Trade Rumors Ole Miss right-hander Gunnar Hoglund, one of the top prospect in this summer’s draft class, will require Tommy John surgery after exiting last night’s start during the first inning, ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel reports (Twitter link). He’ll be sidelined for the next 12 to 18 months while he recovers. It’s a tough blow for the 21-year-old Hoglund, who has been excellent thus far in his junior season. Through 62 2/3 innings spread across 11 starts, the 6’4″, 220-pound rig...

I’ll admit that I’m still not entirely clear on why draft picks are not tradable in Major League Baseball. I mean, I get why they were  originally not tradable – there was a fear back in the ’60s and ’70s that picks would be so unevenly valued by different organizations that some organizations would just throw them away in trade – but that seems just an absurd explanation today, when every single organization desperately loves them some draft picks (and expanded bonus pools). So, t...

Minnesota Twins place Byron Buxton on IL, call up prospect Trevor Larnach Outfielder Byron Buxton was put on the 10-day injured list by the Minnesota Twins on Friday with a strained right hip. Manager Rocco Baldelli said an MRI showed it to be a Grade 2 strain, and that while Buxton wont need surgery, hell likely be on the IL for more than just the 10 days. The Twins also announced before Fridays game at Detroit that they have selected the contract of outfielder Trevor Larnach from Triple-A St....