#top-prospect

#top-prospect

HERSHEY, PA - Shane Wright's path to stardom in the NHL is not a straight line, but from all evidence this past year, he is well on his way to getting there.After being drafted fourth overall by the Kraken in the 2022 NHL Draft, the 19-year-old Canadian center has had a whirlwind rookie pro season, playing for four different teams as Seattle has tried to maximize his experience and make the most of rules in his entry-level contract.

What a fun day of action on Sunday for the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates.Let's jump straight into the fun.Link to the 2023 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions are the positions played in that game.AAA Sacramento (28-34)
Sacramento River Cats lost to the Las Vegas Aviators (A's) 11-6Box score Of the notable prospects on Sacramento's roster, none has gotten as little press as shortstop Will Wilson (No. 21 CPL), who a lot of people were down on entering the year, and who hasn't had the strong performance that some of his teammates have had.

The Braves will look to defeat the Nationals on consecutive nights, perhaps without needing yet another comeback this time on Saturday.A win would extend their winning streak to seven games and secure a series win.Two young pitchers are facing off, as the rookie Jared Shuster faces another former top prospect that Washington acquired in a trade: MacKenzie Gore.

It was a busy day in a hazy New York City, though it was a lighter day across the AL.That said, the Yankees' most direct competitors, the AL East rival Orioles, Rays, and Blue Jays, were all in action, and they all played some mostly compelling games.Let's go over what you may have missed from Thursday.

Happy Friday, San Francisco Giants fans.And a happy day it is indeed ... it's Friday!And the Giants are riding the high of a series sweep.All is well in Giants land, but there is a little bit of a conundrum for the brain trust: what does the team do about Joey Bart?I'll be honest for a second.When the Giants broke camp with Bart looking like the primary catcher, and then a day later signed Gary Sánchez to a Minor League deal, I did not expect these to be the team's home run totals from their catchers a week into June:
In a season of weirdness, this might be the most unpredictable thing that has happened on the Giants roster.

If you were (un?)fortunate enough to catch last night's Yankees game on Apple TV, you got to see another listless offensive effort, with the Yankees going down meekly against the Padres.If you tuned in to any of the rest of the action across the AL, well, there was at least some fireworks there.Let's go through it all, starting with a juicy 2020 World Series rematch:
For a minute there, the Rays looked as though they were cooling off, as they dropped a couple series and saw their division lead cut to two.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a rough first year in pinstripes.A lightning rod for criticism and the the fanbase's primary hate vessel, IKF garnered the ire of fans because of a laundry list of honestly unfair reasons.First, the Yankees opted for a stopgap shortstop instead of signing one of the numerous elite free agents available at the position that winter.

Before the 2023 minor league season started, outfielder Aaron Palensky, 24, and first baseman Spencer Henson, 25, were assigned to High-A Hudson Valley after each had spent the entire previous season there.For players of their age and level of experience, repeating Low-A is normally a bad sign, perhaps a precursor to being released.

Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback C.J. Stroud defended himself in regard to criticism about his ability to process football ahead of the NFL Draft.The 2023 NFL Draft has finally arrived, and fans and media will finally get answers in regard to where the top prospects in the class will end up.It all begins with the first-overall pick, held by the Carolina Panthers.

GLENDALE, Ariz.- White Sox manager Pedro Grifol has an important task.Keep third baseman Yoan Moncada motivated.Moncada's talent has never been questioned.It wasn't when the Red Sox handed him a $31.5 million bonus to sign as an international free agent in 2015 and paid an additional $31.5 million tax for exceeding their bonus pool.

With 40% of the 2023 regular season in the books, here are three things we'll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today:
1.How serious is Alvarez's injury?Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez exited yesterday's loss to the Blue Jays after the first inning with what was termed right oblique discomfort.

As the 2023 regular season continues, here are three things we'll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world:
1. Make-up games after air quality postponements: MLB postponed the Yankees' home game against the White Sox and the Phillies' home game against the Tigers yesterday due to air quality concerns stemming from wildfires burning across Canada, the smoke from which has begun to pollute the air all across the northeastern United States recently.

As the 2023 regular season continues, here are three things we'll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today:
1. Padres broadcast rights revert to MLB: Following last night's decision by Diamond Sports Group to allow their rights to broadcasting Padres games to lapse, MLB has taken over broadcasting Padres games for the foreseeable future.

As the 2023 regular season continues, here are three things we'll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today:
1. Perez to make MLB debut: Top pitching prospect Eury Perez is poised to make his MLB debut in a start for the Marlins this evening against the Reds.A consensus top 15 prospect in all of baseball, Perez is getting called up directly from the Double-A level without any Triple-A experience.

With six weeks of the 2023 regular season now in the books, here are three things we'll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today:
1. Glasnow removed from rehab start: Oft-injured ace Tyler Glasnow was on track to return to the Rays sometime this month as he began his second rehab start of the season in Triple-A yesterday.

By the numbers, Dave Martinez's rotation should be improved, partially because there's nowhere to go but up.(Jeff Roberson/AP) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A day-by-day breakdown of the week that was for Washington Nationals starters, fully set in a role or otherwise:
Monday (March 13): Trevor Williams yielded seven hits, three earned runs and no walks while striking out three against the Houston Astros.

A new mock draft at Baseball America by friend of the site Carlos Collazo has dropped today and has an interesting pick for the Braves.In their third mock draft of the season Collazo has the Braves selecting George Lombard Jr., a shortstop out of Gulliver Prep HS in Miami, Florida.If that name sounds familiar it would be because his father, also George Lombard, was once a top prospect in the Braves organization.

Man United have eyes on Brighton's Evan Ferguson, as a possible long-term option at striker.It's now common knowledge that Manchester United need a new striker.The Old Trafford club do not have that forward who guarantees goals.It could go a long way towards closing the gap on Manchester City.Harry Kane feels like the top transfer target, with the Spurs man having a big decision to make this summer.

Outside of Michael Soroka finally making his much-anticipated return to Major League Baseball, last night's contest was one to forget.Here's hoping that tonight's game between the Atlanta Braves and the Oakland Athletics is a totally different affair - one in which the Braves pick up a big win to even up the series against this squad.

Dodgers rookie RHP Bobby Miller got his MLB career off to a great start on Tuesday, throwing five one-run innings against the strong Braves lineup in LA's 8-1 win.Miller showed all the makings of a future star in this league, pumping six pitches of at least 100 mph, 28 pitches faster than 99 mph and mixing in tons of variety in his secondary pitches.

The Atlanta Braves made an aggressive move this week, and have promoted their top prospect in the system, RHP AJ Smith-Shawver to Double-A Mississippi.The 20 year old Smith-Shawver has pitched just 14 innings at High-A after 68 ⅔ in Single-A last season, but has dominated South Atlantic League hitters so thoroughly that he managed to force the issue.

The Atlanta Braves have been the beneficiary of a stacked farm system throughout their run of five straight division titles, with players like Ronald Acuna Jr. and Michael Harris II coming in to have immediate impacts on the team.However the system is notably weakened from those early days and the question now is whether they can once again find rookie magic.

When the Atlanta Braves traded Justyn-Henry Malloy and Jake Higginbotham to the Tigers for Joe Jiménez back in December, there was some head scratching going on amongst some fans across social media.It could have been that since Joe Jiménez had played for a bad team in the Tigers, he was not well known to fans in Braves Country.

The Mets have called up Mark Vientos, a power-hitting infielder who MLB.com ranks as the team's sixth best prospect in the minors.Vientos, 23, was hitting .333with 13 home runs, 37 runs batted in and a 1.104 on-base plus slugging percentage in 38 games for Class AAA Syracuse this season he was 2 for 5 with a home run in last night's loss.

The NBA draft lottery has offered teams a quick path from bad to good for nearly four decades.The stakes this year are unusually high with French phenom Victor Wembanyama the top prospect.The lottery format has undergone a few changes since the New York Knicks won the first one in 1985, when there were seven teams.

If Jaylen Brown were to become made available during the 2023 offseason by the Boston Celtics, Inside The Jazz' Jared Koch believes the Utah Jazz have what the Cs could look for in a return for the All-NBA forward - including multiple draft picks and potential franchise building blocks of which to build on in the immediate and long-term.

It's Sunday once again, and you know what that means - it's time for our weekly social media roundup!This week, in addition to seeing what the current Yankees squad has been up to, we check in on a fan favorite from the 2009 World Series championship squad, along with a couple of guys from down on the farm.

It's been easy to overlook Gleyber Torres of late.He had a quiet WBC for Venezuela, and the space he occupies in the fanbase's consciousness is currently dwarfed by the shortstop competition between top prospects Anthony Volpe and Oswald Peraza.But make no mistake, the 26-year-old second baseman is a central figure for the Yankees in 2023 and as they decide on their long-term plans.

During every NFL draft season, various factors can cause a player's value to rise or fall.The weight of those factors gets measured by various scouts, talent evaluators and analysts, with the consensus of a player's evaluation culminating at the Draft in late April.What should we make about the Jalen Carter situation?

Patriots The linebacker finished in the top 10 in Defensive Player of the Year voting last season for the Patriots.Patriots linebacker Matthew Judon went on ESPN Monday morning to discuss the Patriots' 2023 season expectations, and talk to two prospects who his team may grab in April's NFL draft.During Good Morning Football, one of the hosts, Kyle Brandt, suggested that New England may be the "lowest profile" team in the AFC East since the 1990s.

For over a year now, it's been clear that Anthony Volpe would be central to the Yankees' future.It was just a matter of time for when he'd be called up, as he had established himself as not only the top prospect in the organization, but one of the best in baseball.Entering spring training 2023, however, it seemed like the 21-year-old was a bit of underdog to make the Opening Day roster.