Marlins news: Free agent rumors; unprotected former Fish prospects

The Cincinnati Reds defied the odds at the winter meetings and while they didn't win the draft lottery, they didn't exactly lose it, either. With a winning record the Reds still found themselves moving up the draft lottery as they wound up with the second overall pick in 2024's Major League Baseball Draft. The college baseball season is underway,…

The news-ticker is still at a snail's pace when it comes to the Colorado Rockies but there is an opportunity for it to start picking up. So far, the big news surrounding the organization has been a trade with the Cleveland Guardians to acquire Cal Quantrill, the waiver-claim of LHP Jalen Beeks from the Tampa Bay Rays and a handful of internal…

Last year, the Milwaukee Brewers were participants in the first ever MLB Draft Lottery. They had the lowest odds of moving up of any team on account of having the best record among non-playoff teams. Ultimately, they did not win an earlier selection in that lottery, but still did pretty well in the Draft. This year, the Brewers don't have a chance…

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) [White Sox news release] - The Chicago White Sox have acquired minor-league left-handed pitcher Jake Eder from the Miami Marlins in exchange for infielder Jake Burger. Eder, 24, is rated by MLB.com as the No. 4 prospect in the Marlins organization and No. 9 overall left-handed pitching prospect in baseball. He is 2-3 with…

In one of the fastest rising farm systems in baseball is one player rising faster than the rest since the start of the 2022 season: OF Yanquiel Fernandez. The 20-year-old Colorado Rockies prospect has cruised atop a wave that started last April in Low-A Fresno and has taken it to the 2023 MLB Futures Game at T-Mobile Park in Seattle to begin the…

When it comes to the MLB Draft, it sure seems like the Red Sox have a type. Since Chaim Bloom took over the front office in late 2019 the Red Sox have drafted a high school shortstop with their first pick in three consecutive drafts. Nick Yorke was Bloom's first pick at No. 17 overall in 2020, Marcelo Mayer followed at No. 4 in 2021, and last…

The MLB Draft is the first-year player draft that is used to assign amateur baseball players to professional clubs. While not as high-profile as the NBA and NFL drafts, the MLB Draft essentially works the same way, as all 30 of the leagues' teams select players during the 20 rounds of the draft. More than 600 players are selected in the MLB Draft,…

If you were a diehard Yankees fan or prospect watcher about 15 years ago, you likely know the name Humberto Sanchez. A native of the Bronx, Sanchez was a 31st round pick by the Tigers in 2001, signing for $1MM as a draft-and-follow. Sanchez started for the World Team in the Futures Game in 2006, and in November he became the key piece in the trade…

We're just a couple of weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training, which means it is prospect ranking season. Over the past few weeks, most of the major baseball publications have released their updated top prospects lists, along with updated scouting blurbs about each player's strengths, weaknesses, recent performance, and…

The SF Giants acquired intriguing left-handed pitching prospect Erik Miller from the Philadelphia Phillies in a trade for righty Yunior Marte. To clear a spot on the 40-man roster for recent free-agent signing Luke Jackson, the SF Giants made a minor trade with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Giants parted with right-handed reliever Yunior Marte in…

It is the line everyone remembers from the 2013 Tom Hanks movie "Captain Phillips." Well, I have one thing to say to Rob Manfred: I am the commissioner now. After rubbing the magic lamp, the genie granted me one wish and I choose to become the commissioner of Major League Baseball. Why? Because while I love baseball, I think there are some things…

It's time for the Rule 5 Draft! An exciting draft where teams attempt to find hidden gems to add to their MLB roster for the upcoming season. Because of the new CBA the regular MLB Draft now has a lottery system. However the Rule 5 Draft order is still reverse standings from the previous year. That means the Tigers have the 6th pick. Most of you…

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…

Earlier this week, the Orioles added top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez and four other prospects to their 40-man roster to keep them protected from this year's edition of the Rule 5 draft. The team has added at least five players in this way in each of the last three Novembers. Do they have the prospect depth where they will be adding that…

The Dodgers on Tuesday selected four players to the 40-man roster, protecting them from being plucked in next month's Rule 5 Draft. Catcher Diego Cartaya, infielder Michael Busch, outfielder Andy Pages, and outfielder Jonny DeLuca were added to the roster. Players signed at 18 years old or younger need to be added to the 40-man roster after five…

Every November teams around Major League Baseball have to finalize their 40-man roster about two weeks in advance of the winter meetings with regards to adding eligible minor league players to the 40-man roster so that they can't be selected in the Rule 5 draft. That date has been pushed up by a week this year and teams will need to have their…

With the 2022 regular season complete and the playoff field set, we now have a picture of the odds for the first ever draft lottery, which will decide the order of the 2023 draft. The draft lottery was announced in the most recent CBA, and starting with the 2023 draft, a lottery among the 18 non-playoff teams will be used to determine the first six…

In the modern NBA, draft picks are simply the currency of the league. In fact, it's become more common over the past few years for teams to demand full control of a franchise's future draft selections in exchange for a star player. With that in mind, a good chunk of the NBA's pool of draft picks over the next seven years are being stashed by just a…

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The 2020 Miami Marlins were easily Major League Baseball's surprise team. Now it's time to see how they follow it up. After losing 105 games and finishing last in the National League East in 2019, Miami turned the corner in Year Three of the rebuild in a shortened 60-game season by going 31-29. Extrapolated to a 162-game season, that translates to…

CHICAGO -- The Cubs have been discussing their crowded roster situation since the summer months. As Chicago navigated through another rebuilding year last season, there were internal promotions and Major League auditions happening with this week's roster deadline in mind. On Tuesday, the Cubs decided to add prospects Kevin Alcantara, Ben…

SEATTLE -- The talent was massive, and so was the setting. Everything about the 2023 MLB Draft just felt and looked bigger. With an especially deep pool of players -- including two college teammates among a handful of players with a legit chance of going No. 1 overall -- this was considered one of the deepest first-round pools in memory. And with a…

MIAMI - All the passion and pageantry are reminders of what could be for the Miami Marlins and Major League Baseball in South Florida. Miami is known as an event town. The World Baseball Classic put that reputation to the test, and if Saturday is an indicator, Miami is embracing baseball's international showcase. Day 1 of Pool D was nothing short…

The Blue Wahoos remain on the road this week. And they've maintained their sizeable lead in the Southern League standings. The Blue Wahoos split their six-game series last week against the Mississippi Braves, winning three of the first four games in Pearl, Mississippi, while falling short on a pair of one-run losses. They opened a series Tuesday…

By late April of the Blue Wahoos' 2022 season, Eury Perez found a groove that fast-tracked him into stardom. His fourth start was against the Biloxi Shuckers, after just turning 19 years old. He allowed one hit and no runs that night. He struck out 12 batters in five innings, which remains a career high. The rest of the season, there were only two…