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A college pitcher has been the No. 1 pick in the Rule 4 draft on 13 occasions, including in four of the past six years. Last June, more than a third of the first-round selections were college pitchers, highlighted by the first three overall picks -- ...

Blog | March 26, 2012

Missouri State's Pierce Johnson is joining a group that inclues Stanford's Mark Appel and San Francisco's Kyle Zimmer as the top college arms in the 2012 draft.

Blog | Conversation | March 26, 2012

There has yet to be a flurry of signings in what has been a slow first four weeks since the draft in early June, as just six of 32 first-round picks are under contract. The Tampa Bay Rays, who had 10 of the first 60 picks, continue to lead the pack h...

Blog | July 07, 2011

The Colorado Rockies and Tampa Bay Rays have wasted little time in signing their 2011 draft picks, writes Jason Churchill.

Blog | Conversation | July 07, 2011

A handful of Keith Law's Top 100 remained available when Round 6 began, but they are all off the board now. Highlights: rounds 6-10 • The Diamondbacks made an intriguing pick at No. 184, the third choice in round six, with South Ca...

Blog | June 07, 2011

Jason A. Churchill breaks down rounds six through 25 of the MLB draft, where the Red Sox keep taking players with big bonus demands.

Blog | Conversation | June 07, 2011

Granted, nothing will be settled until the picks are made in June, but there seems to be an awful lot of uncertainty as we get within six weeks of the draft. Not only are we not sure who the No. 1 overall pick will be -- contrary to the past two year...

Blog | April 27, 2011

In the latest edition of Stock Watch, Jason A. Churchill looks at Alex Dickerson and Charlie Lowell, who are moving up draft boards. Jackie Bradley Jr., however, is moving down due to a recent wrist injury.

Blog | Conversation | April 27, 2011

The draft is still six weeks away and it's a bit early to get into mock drafts or to place teams with specific players, but clubs are starting to get an idea which players are most likely to be taken in the top five picks.

Blog | Conversation | April 22, 2011