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The 2013 draft has come and gone, and now scouting directors and area scouts turn their full attention to the 2014 class. Obviously a lot can change over a full year, but the folks that I've had the chance to talk to have an optimistic view of the 20...

Blog | June 17, 2013

Jim Callis profiles recent call-ups Gerrit Cole and Mike Zunino and updates his top 10 prospect rankings for the 2013 fantasy season.

Story | Conversation | June 14, 2013

The NCAA tournament is a terrific scouting opportunity for not only the current draft class, but the next couple of years as well. Unlike the conference tournaments, there's (virtually) no weak links, and it generally represents the best lineups pitc...

Blog | June 03, 2013

SUGAR LAND, TX -- Some notes from the Southland and Conference USA tournaments on Wednesday: • Oral Roberts right-hander Alex "Chi Chi" Gonzalez has been one of the biggest risers in this year's draft, moving up from 44th on my mid-March ran...

Blog | May 23, 2013

Miguel Cabrera is the planet's best hitter, and he explained the other day why he doesn't really draw much information from the written scouting reports available to all players: All of that is based on what has happened in the past and isn't necessa...

Blog | May 21, 2013

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

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

LSU right-hander Ryan Eades hasn't had a great year, but he showed this weekend why he could go in the first round.

Blog | Conversation | April 28, 2013

Keith Law scouts North Carolina 3B Colin Moran, who is one of the top college prospects for this year's MLB Draft.

Blog | Conversation | April 19, 2013

Keith Law takes a look at the Tampa Bay Rays top prospects, including Jake Odorizzi and Wil Myers.

Blog | Conversation | April 19, 2013

Keith Law breaks down high school pitcher Hunter Harvey (son of former big leaguer Bryan Harvey), and catcher Nick Ciuffo, two first-round talents.

Blog | Conversation | April 17, 2013

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- I caught the low Class A game between the Charleston RiverDogs and Augusta GreenJackets on Saturday night in Charleston, one of my favorite towns to visit for work. Charleston starter Jose Campos was the "other" guy the Yankees ac...

Blog | April 14, 2013

Keith Law checks in with a scouting report of Jose Campos, the "other" guy the Yankees acquired in the Michael Pineda-Jesus Montero trade. Plus notes on other Yankees and Giants prospects.

Blog | Conversation | April 14, 2013

Author's note: Please keep in mind that evaluating off TV footage isn't the same as scouting a player live or off video angles that are geared to allow for evaluation. Jose Fernandez's major league debut Sunday against the Mets couldn...

Blog | April 09, 2013