#Jim Callis

For years, the NBA and NHL have set the top of their draft orders through a lottery system. And Major League Baseball is about to do the same. The new MLB collective bargaining agreement struck ahead of the 2022 campaign called for a draft lottery beginning in 2023. The change was made to discourage tanking, as finishing with one of the worst…

Is it just me, or is the Orioles' roster going in circles? Yesterday the O's made a couple of surprising transactions, designating first baseman Ryan O'Hearn for assignment just two days after they'd acquired him from the Royals. To replace him, the Birds reclaimed first baseman Lewin Díaz, whom they'd claimed from the Pirates Dec. 2, then traded…

We're keeping track of all the latest free agent and trade rumors. The Braves (Dansby Swanson), Dodgers (Trea Turner), Red Sox (Xander Bogaerts) and Twins (Carlos Correa) have all lost star shortstops in free agency this offseason. Where might they turn for an external replacement? According to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal (subscription required),…

The 2022 MLB Draft ended Tuesday with rounds eleven to twenty, and the Baltimore Orioles made ten picks. Unlike Day One and Day Two, where teams have more or fewer picks due to compensation, every team had one pick for each round. As the team who finished with the worst record last season, the O's picked first at the beginning of each round, not…

This story was excerpted from the Rockies Beat newsletter, with MLB.com reporter Manny Randhawa filling in for Thomas Harding in this edition. To read the full newsletter, . And to get it regularly in your inbox. If you're the Rockies, or a Rockies fan, there's a new avenue for daring to dream. On Sunday, at the Winter Meetings in San Diego, the…

The Rule 5 draft is a week and a half away. It will take place on December 7th in San Diego to close out the Winter Meetings. Players selected in the Rule 5 draft must remain on the 26-man roster for the entire 2023 season or be offered back to the original team that they were drafted from. The Cincinnati Reds current outfield situation is a bit of…

Depending on how the MLB Draft Lottery goes, who do you believe will be the first three players selected in next year's Draft? -- @StevieDAles97 Stevie D, I feel like you set me up with this question on purpose so that I can give my all-too-familiar lecture on the top of the Draft. Even if it was accidental, I thank you. In a nutshell, here it is:…

It's time for the second (we hope) annual Unofficial Futures Game Batting Practice Home Run Derby Draft (UFGBPHRDD?)! Last year, Jim Callis and I drafted XMSirius All-Star Futures Game players and tracked how many home runs each hit during batting practice, somewhat formalizing what's been an unofficial hobby for years. Maybe someday the Futures…

The Cincinnati Reds (60-93) will begin their final road trip of the 2022 season. It all begins tonight at the beautiful PNC Park against the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-97) at 6:35 PM. The Reds ended their three game losing streak yesterday with a late inning victory. The Reds need to go 3-6 or better in their final nine games to avoid 100 losses this…

In less than two weeks, the Arizona Fall League begins its 30th season, and if you haven't been able to tell, we're a little excited. We'll be out there covering the league on a daily basis, and as we are leading up to it, we're talking about it as much as humanly possible. That includes an entire episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast dedicated to…