#minor-league-development

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San Francisco Giants
fromSFGATE
2 days ago

The SF Giants are being super aggressive with their newest top prospect

The Giants signed 17-year-old Venezuelan prospect Luis Hernández to a $5 million contract and are fast-tracking him to U.S. minor league ball, an exceptionally rare decision in baseball.
Los Angeles
fromDodger Blue
3 days ago

Brandon Gomes: Dodgers Considered Promoting Ryan Ward 'Multiple Times'

Ryan Ward was added to the Dodgers' 40-man roster after a productive Triple-A season, but lacks a clear path to Major League playing time due to organizational depth and development priorities.
Major League Baseball
fromDodgers Nation
4 days ago

Spring Breakout rosters to be released Thursday morning

MLB's Spring Breakout event features 16 games using each team's top prospects with rookie eligibility, with rosters announced March 5 and games held March 19-22.
Atlanta Braves
fromBattery Power
4 days ago

Braves cut pitchers Rolddy Munoz, Garrett Baumann, and Owen Murphy from camp

The Braves made roster adjustments during Spring Training, cutting Rolddy Munoz for control issues while retaining Garrett Baumann and Owen Murphy for further evaluation.
Chicago Cubs
fromCubsinsider
5 days ago

Moises Ballesteros, Jaxon Wiggins Top MLB Pipeline's Updated Top 30 Cubs Prospects List -

The Cubs' farm system lacks youth and high-end pitching prospects compared to top-ranked systems like the Brewers, Guardians, and Pirates.
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Toronto
fromBlueJaysNation
1 week ago

Every Blue Jays prospect heading to the World Baseball Classic

Toronto Blue Jays prospects use the WBC as a platform to face elite competition and demonstrate readiness for advancement to their parent organization and national programs.
Toronto
fromBlueJaysNation
1 week ago

Every Blue Jays prospect heading to the World Baseball Classic

Toronto Blue Jays prospects use the WBC as a platform to face elite competition and demonstrate readiness for advancement to their parent organization and national programs.
Toronto
fromJays Journal
1 week ago

This Blue Jays prospect that no one is talking about is racking up hits this spring

Rafael Lantigua, an overlooked Blue Jays prospect, leads the team in Spring Training hits with a .500 batting average and 1.100 OPS while demonstrating versatility across infield and outfield positions.
New York Yankees
fromNewsday
1 week ago

David Lennon: Yankees' Spencer Jones, George Lombard Jr. put on a show

Yankees prospect Spencer Jones demonstrates elite power potential with a 427-foot home run, showcasing the organization's promising future despite being blocked from immediate major league opportunities.
Boston Red Sox
fromOver the Monster
1 week ago

How good is the 2026 Red Sox starting pitching depth?

The Red Sox have depth starting pitchers available to fill rotation spots when injuries occur, with Tyler Uberstine and Jake Bennett among the top candidates for spot starts during the season.
fromBlueJaysNation
3 weeks ago

Blue Jays Nation's 2026 Pre-Season Prospect Countdown - No. 25: Edward Duran

During the 2021 International Free Agency period, the Miami Marlins signed the catcher to a bonus of $450,000. He received only 60 plate appearances that season with the Marlins' Dominican Summer League team, where he failed to hit a home run, but slashed .340/.450/.440 for a 159 wRC+. Duran repeated the level in 2022, slashing .224/.325/.406 with no home runs in 169 plate appearances.
Major League Baseball
Boston Red Sox
fromOver the Monster
3 weeks ago

Caleb Durbin can continue the Red Sox value train from the Yankees

Garret Whitlock transformed from an unprotected, injured Yankees prospect into an elite Red Sox setup man with a dominant 2025 season.
fromBlueJaysNation
1 month ago

Blue Jays 2026 40-man Roster Review: Nathan Lukes became a trustworthy fourth outfielder in 2025

The following season, Lukes had a cup of tea in the big leagues, playing 29 games where he had just 31 plate appearances. He hit below the Mendoza line, and failed to hit his first big league home run. With the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, Lukes slashed .366/.423/.530 with five home runs in 222 plate appearances that season. Lukes spent the majority of the 2024 season with the Bisons, slashing .335/.403/.463 with seven home runs in 243 plate appearances.
Toronto
San Francisco Giants
fromBattery Power
1 month ago

Our 2026 Preseason Top 30 Prospects: Honorable Mentions

Braves farm system shows rising position-player talent after a strong draft, with young prospects demonstrating substantial progression despite overall low system ranking.
Chicago Cubs
fromBleacher Nation
1 month ago

Another Top-100 Prospects List is Out, With a Very Different Look for the Cubs - Bleacher Nation

Cubs' system is relatively thin on impact talent, but Kevin Alcántara and Moisés Ballesteros remain top prospects while evaluators differ on other rankings.
Washington Nationals
fromTalkNats.com
1 month ago

The West Palm Love List - What Can We Read From the 50+ Invited to Ball? | TalkNats.com

Nationals overhauled minor-league coaching with meritocratic, instruction-focused hires to accelerate prospect development and system-wide improvement.
Major League Baseball
fromBlueJaysNation
2 months ago

Blue Jays select Hedbert Perez in minor league portion of Rule 5 draft

Hedbert Perez showed early promise, struggled in lower minors, and rebounded to a 108 wRC+ in 2025, making him a speculative Rule 5 minor-league target.
Boston Red Sox
fromBoston.com
3 months ago

Payton Tolle ranked Red Sox' 2026 No. 1 prospect by Baseball America

Payton Tolle surged to become Boston's top 2026 prospect after a rapid minor-league rise, memorable MLB debut, and high-velocity fastball.
fromMLB Trade Rumors
3 months ago

Twins Add Six Players To 40-Man Roster

Rojas, who came to the Twins alongside outfielder in the trade sending reliever Louis Varland to Toronto, is a 22-year-old southpaw (23 next week) who climbed three minor league levels in 2025, topping out with his first taste of Triple-A work. The Cuban-born lefty breezed through High-A and Double-A before running into some trouble in his first 32 1/3 innings at the top minor league level. He yielded 26 runs in that time (7.34 ERA) and walked 14.7% of his opponents.
Major League Baseball
fromMLB Trade Rumors
3 months ago

Yankees To Promote Dan Fiorito To Major League Coaching Staff

Dan Fiorito, the club's minor league outfield/infield coordinator, will be promoted to the big league staff. It was reported last month that the Yankees would be moving on from a few coaches, including first base and infield coach Travis Chapman. Per Joyce, Fiorito has been hired to replace Chapman at first and is expected to take over the infield coaching duties as well.
New York Yankees
fromBattery Power
3 months ago

2025 Atlanta Braves Prospect Reviews: Colby Jones

Jones started the year in Augusta and was a part of the speedy Augusta lineup. He played 91 games there slashing .214/.350/.260 with 54 steals and 60 walks to 78 strikeouts - of course he also had only nine extra base hits in that time. After some promotions happened he ended up spending his final 31 games in Rome, where he hit .240/.308/.256 with 15 steals and 10 walks to 28 strikeouts, though with just two extra base hits.
Atlanta Braves
Major League Baseball
fromBattery Power
4 months ago

2025 Atlanta Braves Prospect Reviews: Luke Sinnard

Highly-touted 6'8" prospect Sinnard overcame Tommy John, posted strong low-A results in 2025, and showed promising strikeout ability and developmental upside despite limited pro experience.
Boston Red Sox
fromOver the Monster
4 months ago

2025 Red Sox in Review: Payton Tolle's fastball is one to dream on

Payton Tolle is a 6'6" 97–98 MPH left-handed pitcher with elite fastball movement, rapid minor-league rise, secondary-pitch command issues, and significant upside.
fromBattery Power
4 months ago

2025 Atlanta Braves Player Review: Didier Fuentes

Coming into the year, Didier Fuentes was mostly on potential breakout prospect lists, appearing near the back of a top ten or two, but he wasn't terribly well-known nationally. By the end of the year, he had made it through three minor league levels and made his major league debut. Those four big league appearances ... didn't go very well. But did I tell you that he just turned 20 in June?
Major League Baseball
Toronto
fromJays Journal
4 months ago

The next generation of Blue Jays' prospects to watch in the 2025 Arizona Fall League

Eight Blue Jays prospects will play in the Arizona Fall League for development, showcase opportunities, and potential roster implications through mid-November.
fromChicago Sun-Times
6 months ago

Mystery surrounds White Sox' rotation of the future as pitchers hit speed bumps in thick of rebuild

"When you go down to the minor leagues," pitching coach Ethan Katz said Sunday, "it gives you and opportunity to try some things that you maybe talk about up here that in the moment it's harder to accomplish, because you're trying to get through an inning and you're going to stick to what you feel is best, [as opposed to] trying to open up some other avenues.
Chicago
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