Good scouting is the bedrock of any successful organization. Yet another reminder will come this week at the Winter Meetings when the Scout of the Year program honors four longtime evaluators as well as an administrator -- all of whom contributed significantly to World Series clubs. This year's domestic winners

The Winter Meetings begin Sunday in Nashville, and like so many of us these days, many teams will arrive with holiday shopping on their minds. Then they will go out and buy or sell, making trades with an eye toward 2024 and laying the groundwork for more deals to happen

The transaction wire was humming on Tuesday. That was the deadline for all 30 teams to make decisions about which players to put on the 40-man roster. Many prospects were added to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft. Players first signed at age 18 or younger must be added

MESA, Ariz. -- James Triantos came to the Arizona Fall League with a reputation for advanced bat-to-ball skills. They’ve been evident since his days as a Virginia high schooler, when he drew comparisons to Alex Bregman and David Wright and earned an above-slot $2.1 million bonus as a second-round pick

The 31st rendition of the Arizona Fall League has come to a close, and it comes as no surprise that baseball’s best prospects shined in the desert-based circuit. The Fall League has annually given the Joe Black MVP Award to the top performer, and the Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award has

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in each farm system. Next up in our 2023 Organization All-Stars series are the Chicago Cubs. 2023 organization summary: Triple-A Iowa: 82-65 Double-A

MESA, Ariz. -- Carter Trice had probably the most unusual Arizona Fall League experience of any player who came to the developmental circuit this offseason. A 12th-round pick in July, Trice was the lone 2023 draftee in the AFL. But the Cubs didn’t send him to the Mesa Solar Sox

We often talk about the necessary period of adjustment when a player transitions from the Minor Leagues to the Majors and, increasingly in recent years, just how wide the gap is between those levels. But it's becoming clear that one particular skill can make the jump well -- the glove.

Here’s a look at Wednesday’s top prospect performers from the Arizona Fall League.

Here’s a look at Tuesday’s top prospect performers from the Arizona Fall League.

Here's a look at Friday's top prospect performers from Arizona Fall League and winter league action.

Here’s a look at Thursday’s top performers from the Arizona Fall League.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Name an offensive category, and through nearly four weeks of Arizona Fall League action, James Triantos is at or near the top of the leaderboard. How has a 20-year-old who hit just four home runs in 83 games during the regular season flipped the switch so emphatically?

Here’s a look at Wednesday's top prospect performers from Arizona Fall League and winter league action.

Here's a look at Tuesday's top performers from the Arizona Fall League.

MESA, Ariz. -- Kevin Alcantara has become well-known as the No. 4 Cubs prospect flashing speed, power and discipline in his skill set. Those are the same characteristics possessed by a jaguar, not so coincidentally the nickname Alcántara has had since he grew up loving the game of baseball in

Here’s a look at Monday’s top performers from the Arizona Fall League.

Here's a look at Saturday's top performerrs from Arizona Fall League and Winter League action.

MESA, Ariz. -- Have a night, Kevin Alcántara. After making what he decreed to be his all-time favorite catch in the top of the 10th inning to keep the game tied, the Cubs' No. 4 prospect drilled an opposite-field two-run walk-off homer for the Solar Sox in the bottom half

Here's a look at Saturday's top performers from the Arizona Fall League, including four Top 100 prospects.

The Arizona Fall League, long heralded as baseball’s finishing school, is often viewed as the final stepping stone before big league careers get underway. It’s also been utilized as an avenue for talented players to continue getting reps against elevated competition in the hopes of spurring added development following one

Here's a look at Thursday's top performers from the Arizona Fall League, including two Top 100 prospects.

Around the first week of August, the Cubs called James Triantos and told him they wanted him to see some center field before the season was out. So, on Aug. 8, he left second base to make his professional debut on the grass and made five starts there the rest

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Here's a look at Wednesday's top performers from the Arizona Fall League, including two Top 100 prospects.