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It's the final weekend of the regular season, but it may be the biggest start of the year for a pair of SEC rivals, and they'll go toe-to-toe Saturday in Baton Rouge. Ole Miss right-hander Bobby Wahl (1.43 ERA, 88 IP, 55 H, 73 SO, 40 BB) looks to pro...

Blog | May 16, 2013

Major League Baseball teams can spend a little more money on amateur draft picks this year.

With the regular season's finale upon us, Teddy Mitrosilis recognizes the best in college baseball with the regular-season Academy Awards. Vanderbilt takes home Best Picture.

C.J. Nitkowski examines how major league teams have become better at scouting Asian pitchers. Rather than pitchers from the Far East improving, MLB clubs are better identifying traits that lead to successful transitions, like size and velocity.

Story | Conversation | May 15, 2013

Keith Law unveils his first mock draft for 2013, and the Astros are being linked to a surprising name at No. 1 overall.

Story | Conversation | May 15, 2013

It was an interesting weekend of college and prep baseball, with many high schools entering their postseason play and colleges gearing up for their conference tournaments. That also means it's the last look at several players in the draft class, whic...

Blog | May 13, 2013

The strength of the 2013 MLB draft class is, once again, college pitching. The depth in college hitters is below average despite a handful of first-round talents such as San Diego's Kris Bryant, North Carolina's Colin Moran and Stanford&#03...

Blog | May 09, 2013

With so much dominant young pitching in Major League Baseball, many evaluators are on a hunt for bats, one that could produce an early run in the draft.

Blog | Conversation | May 09, 2013

Picking the eight College World Series national seeds and highlighting a key question for each, beginning with the North Carolina Tar Heels at No. 1 overall.

Keith Law unveils his ranking of the top 100 draft prospects for 2013, with Mark Appel solidifying his No. 1 spot and a couple of college arms taking a tumble.

Story | Conversation | May 08, 2013

We're just one month away from the 2013 MLB Draft, and now is when things start to get really interesting as teams start to narrow in on their prospective targets. This week we saw a likely top-two pick have arguably his worst start of the year,...

Blog | May 05, 2013

A few of the top draft prospects have run up some high pitch counts of late, and scouts are concerned.

Blog | Conversation | May 05, 2013

Friday night's matchup between Stanford and Arizona State featured a battle of two first-round arms, and it was well-attended as a result, with one GM and at least five scouting directors in the house. Stanford starter Mark Appel came out the vi...

Blog | May 04, 2013

Keith Law attended Friday night's Stanford-Arizona State game to scout pitchers Mark Appel and Trevor Williams. The Cardinal's Appel, the No. 1 prospect for the 2013 MLB draft, won on the scoreboard and in the scouting report.

Blog | Conversation | May 04, 2013

The Pacific Northwest has established itself as a bit of an underrated area for baseball in recent years. In the past three drafts, 12 players from the states of Washington and Oregon have been selected in the top 100, eight from Washington, four fro...

Blog | May 02, 2013

Reese McGuire leads another talented crop of MLB draft prospects from the Pacific Northwest.

Blog | Conversation | May 02, 2013