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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Some notes on Monday's Chicago Cubs-Arizona Diamondbacks tilt at Salt River Fields. • Jeff Samardzija was mostly the Good Shark on Monday, working at 93-96 mph for much of his outing, keeping the ball down, flashi...

Blog | March 12, 2013

Jeff Samardzija and Trevor Cahill look ready for Opening Day, writes Keith Law.

Blog | Conversation | March 12, 2013

Here are a few notes from Sunday's Chicago Cubs-Milwaukee Brewers split squad game at Hohokam Park in Mesa. • There's been a ton of coverage of Brett Jackson's new swing, which makes sense as he'll have to make some sig...

Blog | March 04, 2013

Keith Law breaks down Brett Jackson's "new" swing, which solves some of his problems while creating others.

Blog | Conversation | March 04, 2013

With the help of Jason Martinez of MLB Depth Charts, we have compiled the minor league assignments for all prospects in Keith Law's organizational top 10 rankings. Due to injuries and late assignments, some minor league rosters are not yet official. ...

Story | Conversation | April 06, 2012

Our fantasy department asked me if I'd answer a few questions about specific players they're hearing about often from readers this spring. I picked a few where I felt I had reasonably strong opinions and have answered them here in a Q&#x26...

Blog | March 20, 2012

ESPN Insider Keith Law answers questions that could have an impact in your fantasy baseball drafts this spring. Keith talks about Pedro Alvarez's ceiling, Matt Moore's projection, how concerned you should be about Michael Pineda, and more.

Blog | Conversation | March 20, 2012

Keith Law ranks the top 20 prospects who are likely to make an impact in the majors in 2012.

Story | Conversation | February 12, 2012

Here's a snapshot look at the top prospects in each organization. For full reports on many of these players, see my ranking of the top 100 prospects in the minors. We've listed the Astros with the AL as that is where they are headed in 2013. The numb...

Story | Conversation | February 09, 2012

Because the prospect depth in the minors right now is shallow compared to the last three years in which I compiled my Top 100 ranking, I changed this year's list more times than I remember doing in any previous year. Some names on early drafts j...

Blog | January 27, 2011

If the just-missed list had a theme, it would be the Chicago Cubs. That is, of the ten guys who were closest to cracking Keith Law's Top 100, four are from the Cubs organization.

Blog | Conversation | January 27, 2011

If you checked out Keith Law's top 100 MLB prospects for 2011, this is a list of the top 10 in each organization. Find your favorite team -- and their rivals -- here.

Story | Conversation | January 27, 2011

Sunday's Futures Game will feature a number of the top prospects currently in the minors, ranging from imminent callups like Domonic Brown (of the Philadelphia Phillies) and Jeremy Hellickson (of the Tampa Bay Rays) to long-term stars like Mike ...

Blog | July 10, 2010

Keith Law ranks every player at the Futures Game, with comments on each. Domonic Brown tops the roster, but you'll find some surprises toward the back.

Blog | Conversation | July 10, 2010

I'll do a more thorough writeup of the Futures Game rosters once All-Star Sunday is closer, by which point the rosters will have changed anyway because of injuries and callups. For now, here's a quick reaction, focusing on some smart inclus...

Blog | June 23, 2010

Keith Law looks at hits and misses from the initial Future Game rosters. In the plus column: Julio Teheran of the Atlanta Braves, who will be the second player from Colombia ever. In the minus column: Dustin Ackley and a host of Blue Jays prospects.

Blog | Conversation | June 23, 2010