Deep League Landscape ’26: Week 10
"The trumpets bring the Angels / but they never came / And no one let them in / 'cause they didn't know my name" The post Deep League Landscape ’26: Week 10 appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
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"The trumpets bring the Angels / but they never came / And no one let them in / 'cause they didn't know my name" The post Deep League Landscape ’26: Week 10 appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
TCU sophomore catcher Nolan Traeger has reportedly entered the transfer portal after two seasons with the Horned Frogs. Jamie Plunkett of Horned Frog Blitz was first to report the news about Traeger, who slashed .287/.399/.414 with four home runs, eight doubles and 34 RBIs during the 2026 season. The left-handed slugger and younger brother of […]
The MLB trade deadline is still a couple of months away, but trade rumors are already swirling about Detroit Tigers star Tarik Skubal. Teams such as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs are being mentioned as potential suitors, but could the Milwaukee Brewers acquire Skubal? Former star pitcher Dontrelle Willis believes Milwaukee should attempt […] The post Former star pitcher urges Brewers to trade for Tarik Skubal appeared first on ClutchPoints .
With the success of the big league club, we have not talked a ton about the farm system lately. Having things to be happy about at the big league level is always a good thing, but I wanted to shine a light on three prospects who absolutely crushed the ball in May. Abimelec Ortiz, Ethan […]
The Rangers released veteran reliever Ryan Brasier from their Triple-A affiliate, per the transaction log at MiLB.com. Brasier had been pitching well and was cut loose on June 1, which suggests there may have been an opt-out date in his contract with Texas. He joins righty Josh Sborz, also released from the Rangers’ Round Rock […]
The 2026 Women’s College World Series is officially set, and softball fans are in for a treat with a rematch of the 2025 championship series between the reigning champion Texas Longhorns and the always exciting Texas Tech Red Raiders. Last…
Is the Red Sox (relatively) improved play of late late all down to Jarren Duran? Duran hit nine homers in the month of May — the most home runs he’s ever hit in one month in his career — and the Red Sox went 7-2 in those games. He also moved into second-place on the […]
Ryan Clifford Week: 6 G, 24 AB, .286/.375/.762, 6 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 3 BB, 6 K, 0/0 SB (Triple-A) 2026 Season: 55 G, 201 AB, .229/.307/.483, 46 H, 10 2B, 1 3B, 13 HR, 24 BB, 78 K, 4/6 SB, .292 BABIP (Triple-A) That wraps up a productive May for Ryan […]
College baseball regionals shook up our most recent MLB mock draft. Thanks to crashouts by top teams like UCLA and Georgia Tech, the likes of Roch Cholowsky and Vahn Lackey still have work to do.
Welcome to Tuesday everyone! Happy Lou Gehrig Day! The A’s are set to begin their next new series, hitting the road to take on the Chicago Cubs in the first of three mid-week contests. The Athletics are coming off a terrible 1-5 homestand that saw them drop from first place in the AL West to […]
Geoff Pontes returns with his monthly MLB prospect check-ins for 2026 to highlight 10 hitters who caught his attention in May. The post 10 MLB Hitting Prospects Who Stood Out In May 2026 appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
Minneapolis – It was a whirlwind of a night for Minnesota Twins shortstop Tristan Gray. Four pitches into the game, he committed a fielding error on a ball that bounced off starter Joe Ryan’s glove and allowed Chicago White Sox leadoff man Sam Antonacci to reach. Fortunately for Gray and the Twins, it was only positive from there.
This time a year ago, there was essentially no joy to be found in following the Orioles unless you were looking down to the farm. The 2026 Orioles have avoided reaching that point before the calendar turned to June and hopefully they will continue to do so. One reason I hope this is because I […]
The 2026 MLB season is gearing up for week eleven. Through the first ten weeks, numerous players have gotten off to fast starts. There have been front-runners for All-Star selections, early cases for season-long awards, as well as rookies quickly…
The SEC & B1G held their spring meetings, attended by ADs, coaches, and other mucketymucks from member schools. And right out of the box, from the ESPN article about it, there was a comment that I felt hit right at Rutgers:Washington coach Jedd Fisch said he would like to see the Big Ten play a […]
The Nationals bullpen did a commendable job in the month of May. They do not have any big names in the ‘pen, but between guys like Richard Lovelady, Orlando Ribalta, Brad Lord and Gus Varland, they got the job done. However, over the past week or so, I have seen some cracks appear in the […]
Last week was the busiest week of the season for Dodgers minor league players getting honored, with four different players on Monday named either player of the week or pitcher of the week for their leagues, one at all four affiliate levels. James Tibbs III was named Pacific Coast League player of the week in […]
Last week, in our most recent edition of Rangers Reacts, we asked a simple question: have you given up on the 2026 season? Over half of you — 53%, to be exact — said yes, you have given up already. I will note that the timing of when this question went out probably had an […]
The Yankees were on the couch on Monday, alongside most of the league, but there were still a couple of notable teams on the docket for them to scoreboard watch. Their biggest challenger for the AL East in the Rays were one of those two, and boy did they get into a barn burner of […]
Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space. This week, we begin by discussing the Mets’ up and down month of May, which at least ended on a […]
Good morning! The Mariners secured their seventh win in a row and second-straight walk-off last night, this time with Cole Young as the hero as his single sent Randy Arozarena home from third. Emerson Hancock held the New York Mets to just two hits off two home runs, and a lights out bullpen night helped […]
This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?” Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers (26-30, 8.5 games back) The Storm Chasers lost 5 of 6 at home to […]
Game Recaps Diamondbacks Stifle Dodgers For Massive Series Opening Win by Alex D’Agostino [SI] It was not an easy day at the office for Eduardo Rodriguez, but you’d never be able to tell that by his pitching line. The left-hander labored heavily in the early going, fending off base traffic, allowing an earned run in […]
Competitive baseball—what a thought! It’s been a beautiful stretch for the O’s, who, after getting swept by the AL East-leading Rays the week before, returned the favor in emphatic fashion, then pulled off a series split against the Blue Jays. They started May by losing five of six series and ended it with a 7-3 […]
The 2026 MLB season is gearing up for week eleven. Through the first ten weeks, numerous players have gotten off to fast starts. There have been front-runners for All-Star selections, early cases for season-long awards, as well as rookies quickly…