MLB Prospects Rumors & News

ESPN "Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have had initial conversations about randomly testing players for opioids following an autopsy report that showed oxycodone and fentanyl in the blood of late Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. While the discussions..." September 07

12 Up "The insane rate of home runs is not a problem in just the Major League, it has also been an issue in Triple-A. Triple-A players were introduced to the baseballs being used at the MLB level this year, and you can see from the numbers the difference these baseballs made. Juiced..." September 03

CBS Sports "Major League Baseball's trade deadline is less than 10 days away. Because there will be no waiver period in August, teams will have to make calls on whether they're buying, selling, or standing pat earlier than normal. As such, front offices around the league will be evaluating a ton of..." July 22

NPR "President Trump has resumed talks with Major League Baseball owners after his administration blocked a historic agreement that would have allowed Cuban baseball players to join MLB teams without having to defect. But the White House made clear that in exchange for revisiting..." June 13

CBS Sports "Vanderbilt freshman right-hander Kumar Rocker pitched the first no-hitter in a Super Regional in NCAA Tournament history on Saturday. In the win or go home game, Vanderbilt defeated Duke 3-0, forcing a Game 3 in the Nashville Super Regional. Rocker's no-hitter was also just the..." June 09

CBS Sports "Major League Baseball's 2019 first-year player draft kicked off on Monday night with the Baltimore Orioles selecting Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman first overall. The next pick was another hitter. Then another. And so on until the Cincinnati Reds selected TCU left-hander Nick Lodolo..." June 04

CBS Sports "Now that the first day of Major League Baseball's 2019 draft is over, it's time to turn our attention to the future. No, not to the second or third days, but all the way to next June. Yes, we're going to partake in the fool's errand of listing four players who, at least for the..." June 04

The Score "Everything was going according to plan. Brady McConnell had long dreamed of playing baseball for the University of Florida, and here he was, starting at shortstop for the defending national champion Gators in his first year of college. Meanwhile, McConnell had entered that..." June 03

CBS Sports "Major League Baseball's 2019 first-year player draft will start Monday evening at 7 p.m. ET. The draft will pause after the first two rounds are completed, then resume Tuesday until the completion of the 10th round. Teams will finish out the 40-round event on Wednesday. The Baltimore..." June 03

Larry Brown Sports "Cincinnati showed likely No. 1 overall pick Adley Rutschman the ultimate respect on Friday night. The Bearcats decided to intentionally walk the Oregon State catcher with the bases loaded and nobody out in a 5-2 game, forcing in a run. They essentially gave him the Barry Bonds..." June 01

Los Angeles Times "About a month after Bobby Seay was chosen by the Chicago White Sox in the first round of the 1996 draft, the pitcher filed a grievance to become a free agent, citing an obscure rule that required teams to make written offers to players within 15 days of selecting them. Seay won and signed with..." May 31