Image credit: © JANAE WILLIAMS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK The Baseball Prospectus Annual doesn’t use a serial comma. This is a frustrating and counterproductive reality stuck in the past as a result of convenience and general indifference, much like the Electoral College or the existence of the Yankees. I prefer the serial (or Oxford) … Read more
The Blue Jays’ interest in Anthony Santander is well-known, with Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press even listing the Jays and Angels “as the frontrunners” to sign the All-Star outfielder in a report last week. Toronto has formalized its pursuit of Santander by making an official contract offer, according to KPRC’s Ari Alexander, though the size … Read more
Craig Keilitz, ABCA (ABCA photo) Stories Joe Healy – January 2, 2025 OXON HILL, Md. — As is customary on the first night of the American Baseball Coaches Association annual convention, Division I coaches met Thursday for a discussion led by ABCA Executive Director Craig Keilitz about current legislation affecting Division I baseball and the … Read more
In the midst of another relatively cheap offseason for the Washington Nationals, a development came this week in the ongoing MASN case that could change the teams future. According to Matt Weyrich of the Baltimore Sun, the Nationals filed a petition to uphold a previous MLB committee ruling that stated the Orioles needed to give … Read more
MLB History 1973: A group of investors, headed by shipbuilder George Steinbrenner, purchases the New York Yankees from CBS for $10 million. Incredibly, this is less money than CBS paid for the team back in 1964. 2005: Commissioner Bud Selig approves the potential trade of Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson to the New York Yankees … Read more
Welcome back to the 15th annual DRaysBay Community Prospect List vote. Given that the Rays roster appears to be largely set, we are going to get this year’s voting started a little early this year on January 6th. Here’s how you vote: There will be a selection of players listed in the article and then … Read more
The Royals announced they have signed left-handed pitcher Austin Cox to a minor league contract. The 27-year-old had been a minor league free agent after spending all of last year with Omaha. Cox came up with the Royals in 2023 and set an MLB record by not allowing a hit to the first 39 batters … Read more
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The New York Yankees have been busy this offseason. After losing outfielder Juan Soto to the Mets, the Yankees began drastically upgrading their lineup. Starting pitcher Max Fried signed an eight-year, $218 million contract. First baseman Paul Goldschmidt was brought in on a one-year deal as the Yankees may be looking ahead to Vladimir Guerrero … Read more
The D1Baseball Podcast D1Baseball Staff – December 20, 2024 On this episode of The D1Baseball Podcast, Mike Rooney and Aaron Fitt are joined by prospects guru and director of credibility David Seifert to discuss our recent Top 150 College Prospects list. After a big-picture discussion about the 2025 draft class, the boys identify a host … Read more