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Red Sox sign hard thrower (UPDATE)

Jason A. Churchill

...signings, click here. The deadline to sign prep players and underclassmen is Aug. 17. Updates from Keith Law •The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed their first pick, 3B/1B Bobby Borchering of Fort Myers...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 14, 2009

Can Nationals pass on Strasburg this year and draft him and Bryce Harper in 2010?

Jason A. Churchill

...Tate, Zach Wheeler ... I'd be surprised if we heard anything before Monday evening," he said. Keith Law is hearing that Cincinnati and its first-round pick, RHP Mike Leake, will get a deal...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 13, 2009

Saturday signing updates: Owings and Skaggs

Jason A. Churchill

...of its top 17 under contract, though first-round pick Bobby Borchering remains unsigned. • UPDATE: Keith Law has confirmed that the Pittsburgh Pirates just signed left-handed pitcher Colton Cain, their eighth-round...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 08, 2009

Draft class continues signing freeze

Jason A. Churchill

Monday, Aug. 17 -- the deadline to sign prep players and underclassmen -- is fast approaching. For an updated list of all the signed and unsigned firs...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 06, 2009

Bryce Harper to be eligible for 2010 MLB draft

Jason A. Churchill

In Keith Law's look at the Class of 2010, the wild-card name was Las Vegas High School...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 14, 2009

Wrapping up Rounds 4-17

Jason A. Churchill

The second day of the 2009 MLB draft had some big names many expected to be off the board in Rounds 1 through 3. Oakland finally took Yuba City (Calif...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 10, 2009

The best tools in the '09 draft

Jason A. Churchill

Derived from conversations with scouts throughout the spring, and crosschecked with Keith Law's own scouting reports, here are the best tools the 2009 draft has to offer. Best...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 07, 2009

What could happen if Mariners pass on Ackley

Jason A. Churchill

As the super regionals get under way Friday, clubs will continue working out potential draftees while having frequent and lengthy discussions about th...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 05, 2009

Memorial Day roundup

Jason A. Churchill

For a pair of college prospects who were posting middling numbers just a few weeks ago, hot finishes to the conference seasons may be boosting their d...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 25, 2009

Minor, Ackley have big days, Strasburg scares

Jason A. Churchill

...round of the SEC tournament. He walked three and threw 80 of 128 pitches for strikes. Keith Law was in attendance and said that Minor was "the best I've ever seen him yesterday...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 21, 2009

Haerther, Dominguez and Ortiz fall out of favor

Jason A. Churchill

A couple of talents who began the spring with a chance to go in the top 100 or better have fallen out of favor for various reasons, including UCLA 1B ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009

Three prep catchers rise with Bailey's fall

Jason A. Churchill

Since Troup County High School (LaGrange, Ga.) backstop Luke Bailey underwent Tommy John surgery on his throwing elbow, the landscape of prep catching...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 19, 2009

Leake, Ackley have big nights

Jason A. Churchill

...runner and striking out three. Raley and Wilson both rank just outside the top 30 in Keith Law's Top 100 Rankings. Kansas State RHP A.J. Morris went all nine versus Kansas, allowing...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 16, 2009

Dyson shines as White, Paxton fail to impress

Jason A. Churchill

...to school for his junior year. With tons of talent evaluators in attendance, including our own Keith Law, UNC RHP Alex White did very little to change the most recent assessments of his draft...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 15, 2009

Teams start aligning themselves with prospects

Jason A. Churchill

...scouting directors and cross-checkers gather to see their top targets for the final few times. Keith Law has learned that the Padres, owners of the No. 3 overall pick, are high on Cartersville...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 14, 2009