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Some notes from minor league camps the past two days. • Kyle Zimmer (the No. 27 overall prospect) threw on Monday afternoon in Surprise in a minor league game against Texas, and showed the same assortment of stuff that made him a top-five draft...

Blog | March 27, 2013

Keith Law checks in with scouting reports on Kyle Zimmer, a top-30 prospect, as well as other promising youngsters in the Royals, Angels and Giants systems.

Blog | Conversation | March 27, 2013

Some scouting notes from the games I hit over the weekend here in Arizona. • Kansas City Royals starter Yordano Ventura showed two plus pitches in his three-inning stint on Saturday against the San Francisco Giants, sitting 96-97 mph and t...

Blog | March 11, 2013

Keith Law breaks down some top prospects, including Yordano Ventura and Tyler Skaggs.

Blog | Conversation | March 11, 2013

Keith Law breaks down the top 10 prospects for every AL Central team, and identifies sleepers and guys who could make a big league impact in 2013.

Story | Conversation | February 05, 2013

Keith Law ranks MLB teams based on their farm systems, with the St. Louis Cardinals coming out on top.

Story | Conversation | January 31, 2013

The Kansas City Royals' main goal this offseason had to be to make the club into a potential 85-win team, at a minimum. In a desperately weak AL Central, an 85-win baseline puts you within variance of contention -- a little luck, a breakout or t...

Blog | December 09, 2012

Wil Myers was way too much for Kansas City Royals to give up to get James Shields from the Tampa Bay Rays, writes Keith Law.

The Rangers found success in 2012 when they gave Joe Nathan, in his second year back from Tommy John surgery, a two-year contract that saw him add about two wins of value over replacement in its first year, with 65 innings of a 2.80 ERA. They're...

Blog | December 03, 2012

Keith Law breaks down the deal that will bring Joakim Soria to the Rangers. A good one for Texas, the deal also represents a missed opportunity for the Royals.

Blog | Conversation | December 03, 2012

Keith Law ranks the top 50 free agents for the class of 2012-13, looking at the second tier of names, including Melky Cabrera and Angel Pagan.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2012

Keith Law ranks the top 50 free agents for the class of 2012-13, looking at the second tier of names, including Melky Cabrera and Angel Pagan.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2012

The Kansas City Royals need starting pitching if they're going to have any hope of respectability in 2013, even with an offense that should be comfortably above-average. With that in mind, they acquired right-hander Ervin Santana from the Los An...

Blog | October 31, 2012

Keith Law breaks down the trade that sent Ervin Santana to the Royals.

Blog | Conversation | October 31, 2012

Keith Law ranks the top 50 free agents for the Class of 2012-13. Many of the available players have as many questions as answers attached to them.

Story | Conversation | October 17, 2012

The trade between the Blue Jays and Astros today involved nine players and one more to be named later, but there's little of consequence involved here. While the quantity involved does not reflect the overall impact of the deal, there is logic i...

Blog | July 20, 2012