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HOUSTON -- Eric Hosmer looked like a future MVP as recently as spring training of 2012, but since then his failure to develop as a hitter has been one of the more surprising developments on the prospect front, and a major reason why the Kansas City R...

Blog | May 22, 2013

My last day at minor league spring training came on Friday at the Giants' complex in Scottsdale, Ariz., where the San Francisco Giants' Class A teams were playing the Chicago Cubs', with a pair of solid pitching prospects among the sta...

Blog | March 31, 2013

Keith Law checks in with some scouting reports of Pierce Johnson, Mac Williamson, and other intriguing Cubs and Giants prospects.

Blog | Conversation | March 31, 2013

Jeff Samardzija and Trevor Cahill look ready for Opening Day, writes Keith Law.

Blog | Conversation | March 12, 2013

The Dodgers gave Ryu Hyun-Jin a lot of money this winter, but Keith Law says he looked like a No. 4 starter against Cleveland on Wednesday.

Blog | Conversation | March 07, 2013

Keith Law breaks down a recent outing from Mariners prospect Taijuan Walker, who looked shaky in giving up a homer to Rockies prospect Nolan Arenado.

Blog | Conversation | March 05, 2013

Keith Law breaks down Brett Jackson's "new" swing, which solves some of his problems while creating others.

Blog | Conversation | March 04, 2013

Friday's home opener for the Atlanta Braves against the Detroit Tigers was a quick-moving, if not terribly eventful spring training game, with the JV squad in the game by the sixth inning and a handful of prospects, mostly on the Tigers' si...

Blog | February 23, 2013

Keith Law files his scouting report from the Detroit Tigers' spring home opener.

Blog | Conversation | February 23, 2013

Some notes from spring training games I hit earlier this week. • Tsuyoshi Wada was the lower-profile of the two major Baltimore Orioles signings from Japan, the other being Taiwanese starter Chen Wei-Yin, who also pitched in Japan's ...

Blog | March 23, 2012

Keith Law checks in with spring training scouting notes on Manny Machado, Javier Baez and Anthony Rizzo.

Blog | Conversation | March 23, 2012

ESPN Insider Keith Law answers questions that could have an impact in your fantasy baseball drafts this spring. Keith talks about Pedro Alvarez's ceiling, Matt Moore's projection, how concerned you should be about Michael Pineda, and more.

Blog | Conversation | March 20, 2012

Keith Law came away impressed by Kyle Drabek and Anthony Gose after watching them against the Astros in spring training.

Blog | Conversation | March 15, 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

Yu Darvish made his spring training debut on Wednesday in front of a rather disappointing Peoria crowd (announced at around 2,900, half of whom appeared to be paying attention), and in two innings he showed his full assortment of pitches and gave a t...

Blog | March 07, 2012

Keith Law breaks down Yu Darvish's spring training debut, which he says was very impressive.

Blog | Conversation | March 07, 2012