The White Sox are the favorite to land Oscar Colás, who was known in some international circles as “the Cuban Ohtani,” when the next international signing period begins on Jan. 15, 2022, according to a source. The deal is expected to be for $2.7 million.
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SAN DIEGO For the second time in seven months, the Cardinals visit San Diego for a three-game series this weekend.
It has the makings of a thrilling showdown between two legit NL contenders. But it ll be awfully hard to top last postseason s three-game Wild Card Series thriller.
San Diego s first postseason series in 14 years was an instant classic. As a refresher course for that series, here are the 10 most memorable Padres moments, ranked:
10. Adams gets Goldy
St. Louis didn t offer much offensively in a decisive Game 3 which the Padres won, 4-0. But the Cardinals best chance came in the fifth inning, when they put two men on with two outs against a tiring Adrian Morejon. The Padres turned to Austin Adams an enigma acquired at the Trade Deadline who had only recently returned from the injured list. Adams, whose slider can be unhittable against righties, was acquired to get tough right-handed hitters out in the playoffs. Sure enough, Adams struck out
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I was too low on Meyer before the draft. I saw him up to 101 mph in his first start of the year when he threw a lot of well-located sliders in the 89-92 mph range and struck out several Oregon Ducks. But his stuff and command waned later in the outing, which gave me relief-risk concern, though I should have realized the context for the look (it was his first outing of the season) was likely at play. He proceeded to dismantle TCU (10 K in 5.2 IP), North Carolina (CG, 1 BB, 14 K), and Utah (8 IP, 15 K) in the following three weeks before the shutdown, mostly with the fastball/slider combo, though he did flash a good changeup on occasion, too. Fold in some of the peripheral projection elements I like to bet on (Meyer was also an important offensive player in college, he’s a great on-mound athlete, and he’s coming from a cold weather school) and you can go nuts projecting on the things (mostly the changeup, command, and in-start stamina) that complete what could be a fro
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The Giants’ dusty, tightly-confined backfields abut a gym with the sort of athleisure-wearing clientele you’d expect in Scottsdale. In January of 2019, when most baseball facilities across the country were dark, just feet away from oblivious Peloton riders and tennis-playing retirees, a few lucky scouts and media folks had a religious experience watching the sweetest-swinging teenager on Earth absolutely roast balls fed to his barrel by a high-speed pitching machine. Because of how close you can sit next to the field there, you can feel the sonic force of bat-to-ball impact radiate into your body. When Marco Luciano connects, you feel it to your core. He is not normal. To find bat speed comps you need to look toward Javier Báez, Eric Davis, or whoever the top of your mental catalog might be. And while he already generates plenty of it, Luciano’s square-shouldered frame indicated more power might be coming. After hitting the weight room throughout 2020, he weighed in for 20
March 1, 2021
Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Philadelphia Phillies. Scouting reports were compiled with information provided by industry sources as well as my own observations. As there was no minor league season in 2020, there are some instances where no new information was gleaned about a player. Players whose write-ups have not been meaningfully altered begin by telling you so. Each blurb ends with an indication of where the player played in 2020, which in turn likely informed the changes to their report if there were any. As always, I’ve leaned more heavily on sources from outside of a given org than those within for reasons of objectivity. Because outside scouts were not allowed at the alternate sites, I’ve primarily focused on data from there, and the context of that data, in my opinion, reduces how meaningful it is. Lastly, in an effort to more clearly indicate relievers’ anticipated roles, you’ll see two reliever designations, both on