Kiley McDaniel

Forgot to post this: we did a roundtable in the wake of the Diaz/Alonso FA losses for the Mets. What is ahead? Why did this happen? www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

White Sox win 2026 MLB draft lottery! Here's a mini-mock draft predicting the top 5 picks With Chicago landing the No. 1 overall pick for next summer, let's see how the start of the first round could go down.

A five pick mock for the 2026 MLB Draft right after the draft lottery ended! A strong draft that’s rich with position players at the top www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

and yes, I fell for one of this years reliever-to-starter conversion candidates.

Three MLB free agents to invest in -- and three to avoid A bargain starting pitcher? Steer clear of Eugenio Suarez? Here are this winter's players to target and to be wary of, given their projected contracts.

Now for three years in a row, I have given you three free agents I'd sign and three I wouldn't, given what I projected their contracts to be. This year I gave you two bonus players! www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Our trade proposals that would rock MLB's winter meetings Let's spice up the offseason with some blockbusters that we want to see in Orlando next week.

Our writers each proposed a trade for one of the players in the top 25 trade candidates article, 12 trades in total. Mine was a 4-for-1 www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

How good are this year's top Japanese free agents -- and who could sign them? We break down what to expect from Tatsuya Imai, Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto in 2026 and where they might land.

Spend the holidays with your family and/or reading what I wrote about the best of this winter’s NPB imports www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

$400 million extension, blockbuster trade or let it ride? MLB insiders break down Tigers' Tarik Skubal options Will the best pitcher in baseball be on the move this offseason? Those in the game offer their advice.

I talked to 11 industry sources and used their insights to break down what Detroit could and should do with Tarik Skubal www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Your guide to MLB free agency: Rankings and contract projections for the top 50 free agents How much will the biggest stars get paid this winter? Kiley McDaniel breaks down the 2025-26 free agent class.

Top 50 Free Agent Rankings w/projected contracts!

Over 10,000 words chock full of industry intel and advanced analysis on the top free agents plus another 150 free agents organized by position.

Also: recapped last winter's total spending + projected this year's total www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Two Blue Jays in the top 3? Ranking the best players in the 2025 World Series Here's how the Dodgers' and Blue Jays' rosters stack up and who is primed to do the most jaw-dropping things on the sport's biggest stage.

I ranked the top 20 players in the World Series and handed out some superlatives for best tools/skills www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

From the Game 1 guy to the six-pitch magician: Your complete guide to the Dodgers' unhittable, ace-filled rotation Snell, Yamamoto, Glasnow and Ohtani have carried L.A. this October. Here's how to appreciate them in the World Series.

Have you wondered how the Dodgers rotation is dominating in the postseason at a time when starting pitchers are less impactful?

I explain what each of them have done to find another gear when the stakes are the highest www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

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Our hottest early MLB playoff hot takes: From one pitch deciding October to the Jays averaging ... how many runs per game?! What can we learn from a week of MLB postseason baseball? Enough to make our experts go all-in on their boldest predictions.

I teamed up with 12 of our writers to publish our hot takes for the rest of the playoffs.

I wrote mine before yesterday's game and thankfully it's still possible: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Breaking down Aaron Judge's early playoff performance: A productive start or another October disappointment? Judge's stat line looks solid -- but his power has gone missing and the Yankees are on the brink of elimination. What gives?

Aaron Judge is hitting, but not hitting for power this postseason. Why?

He was 2nd-best in baseball against a certain type of pitch in the regular season.

He's seen that sort of pitch more often in the postseason and hasn't put one of them in play yet: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

2025 MLB playoffs: Our predictions from the wild cards to the World Series Which will be the last team standing in October? Our MLB experts predict which teams will win each series of the postseason.

I joined 24 other experts and predicted the whole playoffs. Luckily we didn’t have any 25-0 results but there were two series at 24-1 www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

MLB playoff rotation tiers: Ranking every team's October starting pitching options Aces matter in the postseason. Here are the contenders who are flush with them -- and which are lacking quality arms.

I ranked the 14 possible playoff teams by how good their projected playoff rotations are.

there was (obviously) lots of hair splitting, so be sure to ignore the intro and the blurbs and be mad online thanks www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

How much will Kyle Tucker and Kyle Schwarber get paid this winter? MLB insiders predict their free agency Industry insiders break down the two top hitters in the free agent class as they complete very different regular seasons.

Two of the more intriguing free agents this winter are named Kyle.

I polled 20 industry insiders on what they think Schwarber and Tucker will get, broke down the comps, and the rumored landing spots: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Ranking all 30 MLB cores: Which teams have the most talent locked in? Dodgers or Mariners? Mets or Phillies? We rank the clubs with the most star power under control through 2027.

My annual ranking of the best core of talent for every team in baseball, ranked 1-30: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Dylan Moore’s contract has been selected by the Rangers, per source.

Moore was released by the Mariners and signed a minor league deal with the Rangers a few days ago. Corey Seager is having an appendectomy.

Reranking every MLB farm system from 1 to 30 The busiest time of the year for adding prospects has passed. Here's how every organization stacks up now.

After updating the top 100 and team top 10's, I wrapped up the refresh with fresh farm system rankings.

Every farm rankings I've done at ESPN has had either the Orioles, Rays, or Dodgers at #1. A new team takes the top spot today: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Updated 2025 top 10 prospect rankings for all 30 MLB teams Who is rising and falling in every major league farm system after the trade deadline? Kiley McDaniel digs in.

I continued getting data and opinions from scouts and some team list virtual ties were settled by the Top 100, so I also refreshed the Team Top 10 prospect lists (and noted each player's Top 100 ranking, too): www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Updated top 100 MLB prospect rankings: There's a new No. 1 Which budding stars have surged up our list now that the draft and trade season are behind us?

An updated Top 100 Prospects List with a new #1 overall prospect: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Final 2025 update! Top 10 prospects and next to debut for all 30 MLB teams Who is rising and falling in every major league farm system after the trade deadline? Kiley McDaniel digs in.

Just published a final update to the team top ten prospects lists.

(whispers) updated Top 100 and farm rankings coming soon www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Ranking every prospect dealt at the MLB trade deadline: Final update -- with 97 players! You know the major leaguers on the move -- but what about the potential stars of tomorrow headed the other way in those deals?

97 prospects were traded in the last few days. I have a sickness and the only prescription was to rank them all www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

the trade deadline is really made for you

Eugenio Suarez to where?! The one trade our experts would make before the deadline A late-arriving trade season? No problem -- we asked our MLB experts for the one fun, outside-the-box deal they'd make to get things moving along.

We're still updating three stories around the clock that are linked in my previous posts:

- ranking the prospects traded at the deadline
- top 50 trade candidates
- trade buzz/rumors/intel

and today we added a new one: trades we'd make if we were GM of a team: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Ranking every prospect dealt before the 2025 MLB trade deadline You know the major leaguers on the move -- but what about the potential stars of tomorrow headed the other way in those deals?

Trade deadline content szn continues with a ranking of the top prospects dealt thus far, with full reports and FV grades.

This will be updated as trades come in, so if you're anything like me, it can be one of 300 tabs you leave open this week. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

MLB trade deadline updates, rumors: Bubble teams could shape week ahead Which contenders will make the biggest splash? Here's what we're hearing as 6 p.m. ET on July 31 approaches.

If you're looking for more granular notes on the latest from all 30 teams as the deadline approaches, all of our reporters are pitching in nuggets here, along with links to previews, completed deals, and analysis: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Updated ranking of MLB's top 50 trade deadline candidates: New names added Our running list of who could be traded has some big changes in the final few days before the July 31 deadline.

Teamed up with Jeff Passan to do a complete update of the Top 58 candidates to be dealt at the Trade Deadline and it just published.

We've got odds to be dealt, likely landing spots, and scouting reports on the top 30 players. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

3 thru 9 are all the same tier grade so you can jumble those however you’d like

Updated top 10 prospect rankings for all 30 MLB teams -- with 2025 draft picks included! Who is rising and falling in every major league farm system after the MLB draft? Kiley McDaniel digs in.

Updated team top 10s are up, with all draft picks included! www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...