Nathan Graham

Perfect weather for my opening day and Oregon at Purdue. Here’s Ducks’ Soph. RHP Will Sanford with the K. FB t94, feel for the curve.

ICYMI: Travis Bazzana hit the first homer by a Top 100 prospect in this year's World Baseball Classic.

And it was a no-doubter for the Guardians second baseman.

Guardians prospect Daniel Espino’s first start of the spring (after missing three years due to multiple surgeries) is, uh, off to a good start

Congrats! Well deserved.

Front-side slomo look at a double by UCLA SS Roch Cholowsky, who some believe could go first overall in the #MLBDraft.

Transaction Analysis: The Rubber Band Maxim, and Other Stories | Baseball Prospectus A quick traipse across the transaction wire, as teams get ready to put their pencils down.

We've been busy at BP, what with PECOTA week and all, so I wrote a giant transaction analysis to cover everything that happened this week. Enjoy 4,000 words on why doubting Verlander is good for Verlander, Baltimore's current Kremer Status, the Rockies as hemlock, and Aaron Civale as rubber bands.

2026 Prospects: Organizational Prospect Rankings | Baseball Prospectus You won't like number one.

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2026 Prospects: The Top 101 | Baseball Prospectus The Top 101 prospects, ranked.

2026 Prospects: The Top 101
by Jeffrey Paternostro (@jeffreypaternostro.bsky.social), Jarrett Seidler, (@seidler.bsky.social) and BP Prospect Staff
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Our Reds' prospect list is live today at BP, and yes, Sal Stewart is good.

Life During Wartime | Baseball Prospectus How should a baseball site cover the game during times of national emergency?

Every few years a reader says "STICK TO SPORT!" When that happens I get to ask: "What does that even mean? Does that mean when someone shoots the Cubs' first baseman we can't mention the gun?" This edition was prompted by @matrueblood.bsky.social's column from the Twin Cities. Free at BP.

Taking off my weather hat for a moment for something more important than the forecast…today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

I’ve shared before that my grandparents (mom’s side) are both Holocaust survivors. Please do me a favor and read their story in this thread.

this is completely free to read, fwiw

2026 Prospects: St. Louis Cardinals Top Prospects | Baseball Prospectus Nothing like a semi-rebuild to turn the farm system around.

2026 Prospects: St. Louis Cardinals Top Prospects
by Jarrett Seidler (@seidler.bsky.social) and BP Prospect Staff
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Inside and Outside | Baseball Prospectus Even if sports were merely an escape, not everyone has access to them.

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Williams and Sproat were (spoiler alert) 41 and 76 on the Top 101, they are also exactly the two guys from the top nine Mets names I’d be most inclined to trade.

MLU: Running Up That Hill (Made a Deal With Player Development) | Baseball Prospectus Updates from around winter league play over the last week, including on Pablo Nunez and Eric Rataczak.

MLU: Running Up That Hill (Made a Deal With Player Development)
by Nathan Graham (@nrgraham.bsky.social)
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Frame it.

I really liked the Cubs' most recent draft, and it shows in our list up today at BP.

2026 Prospects: Minnesota Twins Top Prospects | Baseball Prospectus There's value in depth, if not so much intrigue.

2026 Prospects: Minnesota Twins Top Prospects
by Jeffrey Paternostro (@jeffreypaternostro.bsky.social) and BP Prospect Staff
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Kyle Schwarber in an IU football getup

MLU: Labrada, the Forbidden Dance | Baseball Prospectus Plus, the adventures of Leonardo Pineda (pictured) and a host of others.

MLU: Labrada, the Forbidden Dance
by Nathan Graham (@nrgraham.bsky.social)
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hey if you're wondering "has a baseball website covered whatever the fuck Miller is talking about, for some reason and done it more accurately than he is?" the answer is absolutely, yes:

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Baseball Prospectus 360 - 2026 This exclusive package includes a 12-month Premium or Super-Premium Baseball Prospectus subscription, the 2026 Baseball Prospectus Annual, and a new 2026 BP shirt (to be debuted in early December). Sa...

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Minor League Update: Jaison Lives | Baseball Prospectus Jackson's brother is looking to put 2025 behind him, and last week was a big help.

Minor League Update: Jaison Lives
by Nathan Graham (@nrgraham.bsky.social)
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One of the joys in writing (and hopefully reading) the @baseballprospectus.com Minor League Update is the chance to find far-flung prospects beyond my usual Western scope.

Yhoiker Fajardo is one of the most impressive prospects I saw last year, w/all the tools to be a high-quality starting pitcher.

This is a great idea; I’ll do the same.

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