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Rewriting the MLB rules: Making a case for trading draft picks

Jeff Mount — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:30:22 +0000

We’ve all had our share of fun roasting Alex Rodriguez and Colin Cowherd for not knowing that you can’t trade draft picks in Major League Baseball. The ridicule is well-earned: both of these guys make enough money pontificating on sports that they can hire someone to do some research for them. If they are making […]

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MLB draft preview: 3 teams that could draft Jacob Wilson

West Jones — Sun, 14 May 2023 13:00:01 +0000

Jacob Wilson is the hitting machine shortstop from Grand Canyon University (GCU) that has been moving up the MLB mock drafts all season. The latest mock drafts from both Jim Callis of MLB.com and Baseball America, have Wilson being taken sixth overall in the first round by the Oakland A’s. There has also been rumblings […]

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Texas Rangers: Chris Young working the draft to get top arms

West Jones — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 23:30:43 +0000

Just when you thought that the Texas Rangers had made the big surprise pick of the draft by taking Kumar Rocker with the third overall pick, they doubled down and took Brock Porter with the 109th overall selection. Porter was a top 10 draft prospect, as well as the No. 1 pitching prospect coming into […]

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Arizona Diamondbacks: Recapping 2022’s first-day draft picks

West Jones — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:53:54 +0000

Unlike the drafts that occur in other major sports, the MLB draft takes years to flesh out and see how a team’s picks (like the Arizona Diamondbacks) actually stack up. That fact doesn’t keep us from putting our own grade on an organization’s overall draft selections. According to MLB.com, the Arizona Diamondbacks came into the […]

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Baseball diversity highlights early stages of 2022 MLB Draft

Dedrick Hendrix — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 14:30:43 +0000

For the first time in Major League Baseball history, four of the top five picks selected in the 2022 MLB Draft are black. In the 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft, we witnessed Druw Jones (#2 overall to Arizona Diamondbacks), Kumar Rocker (#3 overall to Texas Rangers), Termarr Johnson (#4 overall to Pittsburgh Pirates), and Elijah […]

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MLB draft: 5 intriguing prospects to keep an eye on in 2022

Dedrick Hendrix — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 13:00:51 +0000

We’re just under one week away from the 2022 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The 2022 version of the MLB draft will begin on Sunday, July 17, and end July 19. I’ve always been attentive to the MLB Draft process. However, for whatever reason this year, it is captivating my attention even more. Last […]

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Kumar Rocker has promising first start for Tri-City ValleyCats

David Hill — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 14:30:51 +0000

Kumar Rocker may be one of the biggest wild cards in the 2022 MLB Draft. The former Vanderbilt star had been selected with the tenth overall selection by the Mets in the draft last year, only not to sign after there were questions about his health due to his medicals. As Rocker stated that he […]

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Potential draft picks for the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2022 MLB Draft

Kyle Lander — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 19:00:10 +0000

Focusing on the college ranks in the 2022 MLB Draft for the Tampa Bay Rays As we inch closer to the upcoming 2022 MLB draft, it seems to be a great time to take a look at some potential picks for the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays hold the 29th pick in the first round […]

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Kumar Rocker could take different route back to MLB Draft

David Hill — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 21:30:31 +0000

Kumar Rocker has already taken a strange path to professional baseball and his time has yet to actually begin. He had been selected with the tenth overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft by the New York Mets and had been a key part of their marketing campaign afterwards. Then he did not sign as […]

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Atlanta Braves legend’s son could be 2022’s top MLB draft pick

Kevin Henry — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 17:00:47 +0000

Andruw Jones made an impact in Major League Baseball for 17 seasons, including 12 in an Atlanta Braves uniform. Even though he stopped playing after the 2012 season, it’s possible that his impact on the game at the Major League level on the field will start back up again with this year’s MLB draft. Druw […]

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