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MLB.com Fantasy 411 Draft Preview Special

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I live, breathe, eat, sleep, and dream fantasy baseball.  As such a devout fan, it gives me pleasure to pass along the news to all of my fellow fantasy enthusiasts here at Baseball Digest that on Sunday, March 21st at 8:00 p.m. the MLB.com Fantasy 411 Draft Preview Show will air on the MLB Network. […]

Baseball Digest LIVE: The Legacy Of Baseball

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Edward Achorn, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for Distinguished Commentary, will join the show to discuss his book, Fifty-Nine in ’84: Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had. Also, BDL executive producer Jay Ferarro and guest co-host Dan “Hawk” Drobnis. will talk with Adelphi professor and Baseball Digest contributor Brett […]

NL East: Trade Winds Or Hot Air?

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BaseballDigest.com breaks down the potential involvement in the trade deadline for each NL East team.

Baseball Digest Birthdays: Hideo Nomo

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No pitcher in MLB history used a more confusing, yet exciting style of wind up than the 1995 NL Rookie of the Year.

Backman Mulling Future With Mets, Others

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Wally Backman is deciding whether to accept Triple A managing gig or to consider two offers from MLB cluns to join their respective coaching staffs.

Travis Turning

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And what of Travis d’Arnaud, long ranked as the top catching prospect in baseball. Is he the next Buster Posey? Joe Mauer? Or is he more of a Russell Martin type? Or is he something more ominous altogether

The First MLB Drug Test And The Other Side Of Branch Rickey

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Babe Dahlgren, once considered the best fielding first baseman in baseball, was sentenced to a life as a baseball vagabond.

New MLB-Mandated Security Measures to Be Implemented at Yankee Stadium Beginning on Tuesday

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The New York Yankees today announced that as part of Major League Baseball’s initiative to standardize security procedures at all 30 Major League parks for the start of the 2015 season, metal detectors will be added at various entry points at Yankee Stadium beginning on Tuesday for the start of the Yankees’ upcoming homestand. These […]

Topps and Bloomberg Sports Create Partnership to Revolutionize Baseball Trading Card Statistics with Advanced Analytics

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The Topps Company, Inc. and Bloomberg Sports, the world’s leaders in sports analytic technology and the newest member of the STATS global network, today formally unveiled a partnership to provide custom-designed advanced analytics on select trading card offerings for 2014. The new-look analytics have been featured on the backs of Topps Major League Soccer cards, […]

Draft Prospect Profile: Heliot Ramos

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POSITION: OF HEIGHT/WEIGHT6’2″/185 THROWS: Right BATS: Right COLLEGE: Committed to Florida International High School: Leadership Christian Academy HOMETOWN: Maunabo, Puerto Rico Background: After being stagnant for years, the Puerto Rican baseball scene has bounced back. While this year’s class isn’t as strong as last year’s it does feature of the more intriguing/polarizing prospects; Heliot Ramos. […]

Draft Prospect Profile: Jeter Downs

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POSITION: SS/3B HEIGHT/WEIGHT6’0″/180 THROWS: Right BATS: Right COLLEGE: Committed to San Diego HS: Miami HOMETOWN: Miami, FL USA Background: Jeter Down’s was born in San Andres, which is a part of the nation of Columbia, and moved to Miami at the age of 5. His father, Jerry, pitched professionally in Columbia but never signed with […]

Draft Prospect Profile: Bubba Thompson

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POSITION: OF HEIGHT/WEIGHT6’2″/180 THROWS: Right BATS: Right COLLEGE: Committed to Alabama HS: Mcgill-Toolen Catholic HOMETOWN: Theodore, AL USA Background: Bubba Thompson is the best two-sport athlete in this draft, as he was a very high school quarterback. Despite offers from several Division 1 programs, and an opportunity to play both sports at Auburn, he’s elected […]

Draft Prospect Profile: Calvin Mitchell

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Overview: POSITION: OF HEIGHT/WEIGHT6’1″/190 THROWS: Left BATS: Left COLLEGE: Committed to San Diego HS: Rancho Bernardo HOMETOWN: San Diego, CA USA Background: Most of the prep players I profiled, and vast of all the players I profiled, have had their stock go up this spring. Mitchell is a bit different, he had a great end […]

Draft Prospect Profile: Blaine Knight

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POSITION: P HEIGHT/WEIGHT6’3″/165 THROWS: Right COLLEGE: Arkansas HS: Bryant High HOMETOWN: Benton, AR USA Background: Baseball has been a part of Blaine Knight’s family for generations, his great grand-father, Lloyd Heihtman, played the game professionally, and his father was played it in college. So, Blaine certainly has the pedigree of a baseball. However, coming out […]

Draft Prospect Profile: Logan Warmoth

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POSITION: SS HEIGHT/WEIGHT6’0” 190 THROWS: Right BATS: Right COLLEGE: North Carolina HS: Lake Brantley HOMETOWN: Longwood, FL USA Background: Logan Warmoth might not have been ranked as a part Baseball America’s top-500 in 2014, but scouts knew of him, after all, he did play on the same travel team as Brendan Rogers, and Adam Haseley. […]

Draft Prospect Profile: Hagen Danner

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POSITION: P/C HEIGHT/WEIGHT6’2″/195 THROWS: Right BATS: Right COLLEGE: Committed to San Diego HS: Huntington Beach HOMETOWN: Huntington Beach, CA USA Background: There’s a lot of decent two-way players in this draft, but for the most part, there aren’t a lot of tough decisions surrounding those players. Meaning we know what position a guy like Shane […]

2017 New York Yankees First-Year-Player Draft Tracker

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RDPKFull NamePOSB/TSchoolLevelMediaTwitterSignedBonusSlot Value 116Clarke SchmidtRHPR/RSouth CarolinaJunior@ClarkeSchmidt$3,458,600 254Matt SauerRHPR/RErnest Righetti HSHS@redsauers$1,236,000 392Trevor StephanRHPR.RUniversity of ArkansasJunior@tstep23$588,700 4122Canaan SmithRFL/RRockwall-Heath HSHS@CanaanSmith_$433,100 5152Glenn OttoRHPR/RRiceJunior@Otto_Glenn34$323,400 6182Dalton LehnenLHPL/LAugustana UniversityJunior@DaltonLehnen$247,600 7212Dalton HigginsRHPR/RDallas BaptistJunior@daltonhig$193,700 8242Kyle ZurakRHPR/RRadfordSenior@kzurak2$157,200 9272Austin GardnerRHPR/RU Texas - ArlingtonSenior$141,200 10302Chad WhitmerRHPR/RU Southern IllinoisSenior@c_whit32$133,300 11332 12362 13392 14422 15452 16482 17512 18542 19572 20602 21632 22662 23692 24722 25752 26782 27812 28842 29872 […]

Draft Prospect Profile: Garrett Mitchell

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POSITION: OF HEIGHT/WEIGHT6’2″/200 THROWS: Right BATS: Left COLLEGE: Committed UCLA HS: Orange Lutheran (Calif.) HS HOMETOWN: Orange, CA USA Background: At the age of 9, Garrett Mitchell was diagnosed with type-1 diabetes and wears an insulin pump for most of his daily life. However, his disease has never slowed Mitchell down, and he’s regarded as […]

Draft Prospect Profile Jeren Kendall

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POSITION: OF HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5’10”/180 THROWS: Right BATS: Left COLLEGE: Vanderbilt HS: Holmen HOMETOWN: Holmen, WI USA Background: For the most part, the profiles I’ve done so far included a lot of prospects who have had their draft stock significantly go up in the past year. That isn’t the case for Jeren Kendall, as he came […]

Baseball Digest LIVE: The Legacy Of Baseball

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Edward Achorn, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for Distinguished Commentary, will join the show to discuss his book, Fifty-Nine in ’84: Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had. Also, BDL executive producer Jay Ferarro and … Continue reading
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