Spend the holidays with your family and/or reading what I wrote about the best of this winter’s NPB imports www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

I talked to 11 industry sources and used their insights to break down what Detroit could and should do with Tarik Skubal www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Top 50 Free Agent Rankings w/projected contracts! Over 10,000 words chock full of industry intel and advanced analysis on the top free agents plus another 150 free agents organized by position. Also: recapped last winter's total spending + projected this year's total www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

I ranked the top 20 players in the World Series and handed out some superlatives for best tools/skills www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Have you wondered how the Dodgers rotation is dominating in the postseason at a time when starting pitchers are less impactful? I explain what each of them have done to find another gear when the stakes are the highest www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

I teamed up with 12 of our writers to publish our hot takes for the rest of the playoffs. I wrote mine before yesterday's game and thankfully it's still possible: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Aaron Judge is hitting, but not hitting for power this postseason. Why? He was 2nd-best in baseball against a certain type of pitch in the regular season. He's seen that sort of pitch more often in the postseason and hasn't put one of them in play yet: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

I joined 24 other experts and predicted the whole playoffs. Luckily we didn’t have any 25-0 results but there were two series at 24-1 www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

I ranked the 14 possible playoff teams by how good their projected playoff rotations are. there was (obviously) lots of hair splitting, so be sure to ignore the intro and the blurbs and be mad online thanks www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Two of the more intriguing free agents this winter are named Kyle. I polled 20 industry insiders on what they think Schwarber and Tucker will get, broke down the comps, and the rumored landing spots: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

My annual ranking of the best core of talent for every team in baseball, ranked 1-30: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Dylan Moore’s contract has been selected by the Rangers, per source. Moore was released by the Mariners and signed a minor league deal with the Rangers a few days ago. Corey Seager is having an appendectomy.

After updating the top 100 and team top 10's, I wrapped up the refresh with fresh farm system rankings. Every farm rankings I've done at ESPN has had either the Orioles, Rays, or Dodgers at #1. A new team takes the top spot today: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

An updated Top 100 Prospects List with a new #1 overall prospect: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Just published a final update to the team top ten prospects lists. (whispers) updated Top 100 and farm rankings coming soon www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

97 prospects were traded in the last few days. I have a sickness and the only prescription was to rank them all www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

We're still updating three stories around the clock that are linked in my previous posts: - ranking the prospects traded at the deadline - top 50 trade candidates - trade buzz/rumors/intel and today we added a new one: trades we'd make if we were GM of a team: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Trade deadline content szn continues with a ranking of the top prospects dealt thus far, with full reports and FV grades. This will be updated as trades come in, so if you're anything like me, it can be one of 300 tabs you leave open this week. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

If you're looking for more granular notes on the latest from all 30 teams as the deadline approaches, all of our reporters are pitching in nuggets here, along with links to previews, completed deals, and analysis: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Teamed up with Jeff Passan to do a complete update of the Top 58 candidates to be dealt at the Trade Deadline and it just published. We've got odds to be dealt, likely landing spots, and scouting reports on the top 30 players. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Updated team top 10s are up, with all draft picks included! www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

10,000 words worth of draft reviews for all 30 teams are now up www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

My day 1 recap of 5 favorite moves and 5 eye-openers along with best available for day 2: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Final Mock v3.1 is up! Two full rounds and a complete rundown of the INSANE rumors floating around now. Two scouting directors agreed the top of the draft has “wars” happening in each draft room. I break down their options www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

The penultimate mock is up, stuffed full of the latest buzz and some bonus later round targets. It's almost showtime! www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Final draft rankings are up, 250 deep! Tons of new names and the most in-depth reports, names of note, sleeper alerts, etc. I've done while at ESPN. If you read it all, you'll be ready to jump in a draft room and contribute. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Two new articles today: One big MLB Draft-related question for all 30 teams, with plenty of nuggets mixed in: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/... I team up with @JeffPassan to break down what happened with the Nats firing their GM the week of the draft: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

I teamed up with Jeff Passan and David Schoenfield to each GM for 1/3 of the league and run a 40 pick mock draft with unrestricted trading ability and making the decisions we think those teams should make: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

I flew to Oklahoma to scout Eli Willits and Ethan Holliday when they played against each other, then spoke with them and their big league dads. A deep dive on how two kids at Oklahoma high schools became the two best position players in the 2025 MLB Draft: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

NEW MOCK DRAFT www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

The College World Series starts in about an hour. Here's what you need to know: I ranked the top pro prospects in Omaha www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/... and pitched in on a roundtable preview www.espn.com/college-spor...

NEW: MLB team top 10 prospect rankings are up! Updating this monthly this year, I've been surprised how many new names and movement there is on these lists. The quoted tweet is a thread of all the stuff I wrote the last few weeks. It's a lot. Get caught up! www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

I've written a ton of stuff in the last week-plus, so here's a quick rundown: Regionals just started a few hours ago! Here's a roundtable that posted this morning to preview the matchups, which are all on the ESPN family of networks www.espn.com/college-spor...

Excited to jump on Lance’s excellent YouTube channel to talk about some arrow-up minor leaguers that just missed my Top 50 prospects update!

We are now securely in MOCK SZN as my initial full first round (plus some comp round) projection is up for everyone www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

A fresh top 50 prospects update! - 8 of the preseason top 100 have graduated - The new #1 and #2 are close to debuting - Tons of arrow-up names, lots from the 2024 draft, one int'l signee from January and two picks to click for the second half www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Draft Top 150 rankings and an 11-pick mock draft w/tons of fresh information. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Starting a new approach to in-season prospect lists: team top 10s updated every month during the season! The May 1 update is here,with a surprising amount of movement from one month of minor league baseball. A number of velolicty and in-game power spikes www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

The 2025 MLB Draft isn't great at the top compared to recent years, but there are four high school prospects that have the best chance to be the star of this draft. I scouted all four in the last few weeks and broke them down so you can decide for yourself www.espn.com/mlb/insider/...

I've franchised the IP of MLB ace rankings and have applied it to a new property: the college ace rankings! Next summer we'll be releasing high school ace rankings in the multiverse of madness www.espn.com/college-spor...

Draft Rankings update! I was planning to just refresh the top 50 with a new order and some new names, but ended up expanding it to 65. I also went deep on the candidates to go first overall to the Nats www.espn.com/mlb/insider/...

A thread of stuff I wrote or contributed to in the last week. More coming tomorrow! 1. Ace rankings www.espn.com/mlb/insider/...

All of our baseball writers got together and predicted how the playoffs will go and the major award winners. I can say that all of my predictions will be correct. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Five aces or potential aces changed teams this winter. I broke down what each of their superpowers are: killing spin, huge extension, unique planes, rounding out a full arsenal, and supinating his way to $200M+ www.espn.com/mlb/insider/...

As you’re watching the Spring Breakout games, you may be wondering which prospects in these games are most likely to impact the big leagues in 2025. I ranked the top 50! www.espn.com/mlb/insider/...

Our writers picked the number that has stood out most to them during Spring Training. I went deep on the data of a unique pitch from one of the top pitching prospects in the game: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

I picked a breakout player (and called out some solid candidates) for all 30 teams. This is projected breakouts in the big leagues, so no Lawrence Butlers or dudes in the low minors. www.espn.com/mlb/insider/...

Florida State LHP Jamie Arnold is a late scratch from today’s start due to an illness, per source. Joey Volini will start for the Seminoles vs. Lipscomb. Arnold is the top pitcher in the 2025 MLB Draft, coming in at second overall in my initial rankings: www.espn.com/mlb/insider/...

I wrote about the top prospects/rookies for fantasy purposes, if you're into that sort of thing. www.espn.com/fantasy/base...

DRAFT RANKINGS 1.0 The second weekend of the college season is about to get underway, so I dove deep and ranked the top 52 players for the 2025 draft. Scouts have begun noticing 9 players that are separating from the pack at the top of the draft www.espn.com/mlb/insider/...