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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.

It's well-documented that the Kansas City Royals have struggled for much of the past two decades, but 2012 was supposed to be different in the eyes of many observers. A trip to the playoffs was never realistically in the cards, but because of a ...

Blog | May 01, 2012

There were high expectations for the Royals this year, and Keith Law explains where things went wrong and how the situation can be fixed.

Blog | Conversation | May 01, 2012

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

Preseason predictions tend to focus more on the likely contenders than the likely also-rans, as no one gets that worked up over a team that's going to win 70 games, plus or minus five. Even the fans of those teams are usually more concerned abou...

Blog | March 13, 2012

Keith Law examines a number of rebuilding clubs and estimates when they can realistically compete.

Blog | Conversation | March 13, 2012

My first look at Yoenis Cespedes of the Oakland Athletics came in Sunday's game against the Kansas City Royals, although he was the DH so I have yet to witness the cannon of legend. You can see the upside pretty clearly just at the plate, but I ...

Blog | March 12, 2012

Keith Law checks in with a scouting report of Yoenis Cespedes, who is showing great bat speed and patience in spring training to go with noticeable holes in his swing.

Blog | Conversation | March 12, 2012

ESPN Insider kicks off its first edition of the MLB Future Power Rankings, as Jim Bowden, Keith Law and Buster Olney break down how well each team is set up for sustained success.

Story | Conversation | February 14, 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

The Mighty Trout and Bryce Harper are still at the top of the prospects rankings, but some new names have jumped into the mix.

Blog | Conversation | May 31, 2011

Keith Law takes his annual shot at picking all division records and player awards. There are definitely some surprises, including a non-pick of Roy Halladay for the Cy Young Award -- a rarity this time of year.

Blog | Conversation | March 29, 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