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Agents Now Help Drive GM Meetings
Working lunches have been replaced by sales pitches
Patient Indians reap a big reward by adding Encarnacion's big bat
The Indians brought a big dose of baseball euphoria to Cleveland last summer amid some mixed signals disguised as empty seats. For all the talk of the city embracing Terry Francona and the Tribe, it’s hard to ignore the team’s 28th ranked attendance total of 1.59 million, or the shame less bailout by all those self-professed Indians “diehards” who sold their tickets to Cubs fans for Game 7 of the World Series at Progressive Field.
Calling The Hogs
AFTER A BOUNCEBACK 2017 SEASON, ARKANSAS HAS THE TALENT TO CONTEND FOR THE 2018 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND IS READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP AS A PROGRAM
Winter Blues For The Baseball Soul
Cold reminders of summer
Where Are They Now?
First Baseball America Cover Boy Kevin Mcreynolds Reflects On A Charmed Career.
Honey Of An Ace
In dominant performance, Rays' Brent Honeywell shows he's ready for prime time.
Like Father, Like Son
Blue Jays prospects Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. are prodigious talents with major league bloodlines. They’re also hard-working and blessed with perspective.
Power Players
Rookies Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger are making their mark with homer after homer.
Generation Next
California high school shortstop Brice Turang is the latest star in a family of stellar athletes
Stars Align
The All-Star Game showcased the game’s best players having fun like they were 10 years old again
Expanded Horizons
Independent leagues add franchises in cities abandoned by affiliated minor league teams.
Draft Deals Went Down To The Wire
Reds first-round pick Hunter Greene waited to the final seconds to land a record signing bonus.
New Brewers regime inspires optimism
Even in the midst of a snowy Wisconsin winter and the Green Bay Packers making another NFL playoff run, David Stearns’ trips to the grocery store felt like a summer stroll.
Cease Headlines Cub's Pitching Push
The Cubs proved last year that you can build a World Series champion with a complete lack of homegrown pitchers.
Gardner Steps Up For Retooled Red Raiders
Led by an experienced, veteran lineup, Texas Tech won the Big 12 Conference last season and reached the College World Series for the second time in three years.
NHSI Quickly Builds Rich History
USA Baseball’s National High School Invitational, now in its sixth year, has become the top high school regular-season event in the country. This year’s event features 16 of the country’s top teams, populated with 11 members of Baseball America’s Top 100 High School Prospects.
Where Are They Now?
BIG LEAGUE VET MARK DAVIDSON GOES BACK TO SCHOOL, WHERE HE COACHES HIS SON LOGAN
Leatherstocking Keeps It Simple
Bat maker stays with traditonal hand-split billets
A Culture Accountability
Mike Hazen changes face of Diamondbacks
Still The Best: Trout Wins Third Poy In Five Years
For the fifth straight season, Angels center fielder Mike Trout is the best player in baseball. Now, for the third time in that span he is the Baseball America Major League Player of the Year.
Five Members Of Rookie Team Top 20 Homers
A year ago, the resurgent Cubs and Mets organizations rode a wave of talented rookies—a group that included Kris Bryant, Addison Russell and Noah Syndergaard—all the way to the National League Championship Series.
White Sox Stand Out Among Minors' Tools
Scouts talk about tools more than your nearest AutoZone or Sears Craftsman dealer.
Power Profile Shifts Face of Second Base
When the Nationals’ Daniel Murphy finished runner-up in National League MVP bal-loting last year and the Astros’ Jose Altuve placed third in the American League, it opened eyes in the industry.
Crusaders Prepared for Challenges in 2017
Coming off a 35-4 season and a Chicago Catholic League title, Brother Rice High enters the spring with high expectations.
Down The Stretch They Come
Pennant races take shape after trade deadline
Texas Three Step
Three Lone Star State prospects broke out at Area Code Games in Long Beach.
Kelenic Comes In From The Cold
Jarred Kelenic wants to honor his late grandfather with competitiveness, ability and plus tools.
Higher Learning
Former No. 1 overall pick Mickey Moniak has had a tough time in his first full season as a pro.
Baseball Loses A Beloved Figure
Don Baylor impacted the lives of everyone he met
Power Player
Rookie Josh Bell thrives in relative obscurity