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Stephen Brashear-USA TODAY Sports Below is a team-by-team evaluation of final evening’s draft exercise. Remember that you will discover extra detailed scouting stories and power grades for the gamers drafted over on The Board. Arizona Diamondbacks Pick Rank FV Name Position Age School Strengths 12 7 50 Tommy Troy 3B 21.5 Stanford Speed, Power 48 HM 45 Gino Groover 3B 21.3 North Carolina State Bat Speed, Athleticism 64 HM 40 Caden Grice SP 21.1 Clemson Slider, Frame, Projection Arizona drafted a mixture of ground and upside on Day One, including a comparatively steady, Top 100 prospect to their combine in Troy earlier than taking two school dev tasks in Grice and Groover. Groover is likely one of the most fun gamers within the draft as a result of his bat velocity is rid...

SEATTLE — At some level, Shohei Ohtani will entertain the thought of speaking about his pending free company, and what it may imply to the funds of baseball. ...

A two-time Home Run Derby champ, the son of a Derby champ, a hometown hero, an MVP, a local Northwesterner and a trio of Cuban countrymen will upend T-Mobile Park’s pitcher-friendly status and make a mockery of the marine layer. History and superior knowledge inform us T-Mobile Park generally is a fairly robust place to hit, however that received’t be the case on Derby night time. And as soon as once more, the ticking clock counting down every spherical provides us the potential for buzzer beaters and swing-offs. Here are the first-round matchups and seeding: No. 1 Luis Robert (25) vs. No. 8 Adley Rutschman (11)No. 2 Pete Alonso (25) vs. No. 7 Julio Rodríguez (13)No. 3 Mookie Betts (23) vs. No. 6 Vlad Guerrero Jr. (13)No. 4 Adolis García (21) vs. No. 5 Randy Arozarena (16) Follow alongside...

2:02 Ben Clemens: Hey everyone, welcome to the chat 2:02 Ben Clemens: Let’s hit some commerce deadline questions, some All Star questions, and no matter else is in your thoughts, baseball or in any other case 2:02 Drew: Happy Allstar Break!  Should the Padres commerce Kim, Soto, Snell, and Hader to re-load for 2024 and clear some cash off the books to make a go at signing Ohtani? 2:03 Ben Clemens: Nah, I don’t assume so — possibly Hader and Snell in the event that they fall additional out of the race however Kim and Soto appear vital for 2024 2:03 Byron Denniston: Hello! Can yous guys write a chunk on how boring, overrated, and delusional it's for the Cubs to promote their approach into saving The Future 2.0? What do ...

Appearing on “Good Morning America” close to the start of the season, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred declared that the pitch clock and different rule adjustments would restore baseball to “when it was the most popular.” The govt didn’t specify when precisely the game dominated all, however for context, the 5 most-watched World Series fell between 1978 and 1982. ...

A two-time Home Run Derby champ, the son of a Derby champ, a hometown hero, an MVP, a local Northwesterner and a trio of Cuban countrymen are about to upend T-Mobile Park’s pitcher-friendly status and make a mockery of the marine layer. The 2023 T-Mobile Home Run Derby encompasses a loaded subject, a enjoyable format and no scarcity of stimulating storylines. It all takes place Monday evening on the dwelling of the Mariners. Seattle heart fielder Julio Rodríguez is your host and, arguably, headliner. As a rookie final yr, he put up a blinding Derby efficiency at Dodger Stadium by taking down two-time defending champion Pete Alonso of the Mets with 31 homers within the semifinals earlier than falling to champion Juan Soto within the finals. Now, Alonso is again for an opening-round rematch ...

Gary Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports In the midst of a season during which he gained AL Rookie of the Year honors and helped the Mariners break their 21-year playoff drought, Julio Rodríguez took a star flip at the 2022 Home Run Derby. The 21-year-old phenom thrilled the group at Dodger Stadium by crushing 32 homers within the first spherical, together with 9 of at the very least 440 ft, and defeated Corey Seager, 32-24. He adopted that by knocking off two-time defending champion Pete Alonso within the semifinals, 31-23, earlier than falling to Juan Soto within the finals, 19-18. With this 12 months’s Derby going down at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park, Rodríguez will attempt to develop into the fourth participant to win the occasion on his dwelling discipline, after the Cubs’ Ryne Sandberg (1990), ...

SEATTLE — The New York Yankees’ Gerrit Cole will begin Tuesday evening’s All-Star Game for the American League and Arizona’s Zac Gallen will open on the mound for the NL. ...

One yr after six of the primary 18 gamers chosen within the MLB Draft have been individuals in this system, one other 5 MLB Develops alumni have been taken within the first spherical on Sunday. In complete, 10 picks from Day 1 of the Draft are alumni of MLB Develops.  “It's important, number one, just to see these guys you know fulfill their dreams -- especially going in the first round,” stated Tony Reagins, MLB’s chief baseball improvement officer. “But for us, that is about creating alternatives. Most of the time, their abilities will shine.  “We have a lot of talented young ballplayers and talented coaches that pour into these individuals. This sets an example for young men and women behind these players that these programs have value.” MLB Develops is an all-encompassing initiative th...

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports It’s been a topsy-turvy 12 months in baseball, no less than from a staff perspective. Shohei Ohtani remains to be nice, and so are Ronald Acuña Jr. and Juan Soto, however the groups main the cost look nothing like final 12 months’s playoff hopefuls. The Rangers, Diamondbacks, and Reds are in first place of their respective divisions. The Orioles are in second place however sport the third-best file within the recreation. In plenty of methods, these groups are doing nicely as a result of they've nice gamers. That’s simply form of the way it works, you understand? You don’t get good by having a pile of dangerous gamers. That makes it tougher to recommend clear upgrades. Sure, often you get a state of affairs like Texas’ outfield mishmash or the again finis...