J.J. Cooper

2 days ago | baseballamerica.com | J.J. Cooper |J. J. Cooper

If you ask what team has the most prospect-laden outfield in the minors, there’s only one answer. The Dodgers promoted outfielder Mike Sirota to High-A Great Lakes on Tuesday, where he joined an outfield that already had two Top 100 Prospects and a 2024 first-round pick. Playing left field, Sirota didn’t seem to have any adjustment. He went 3-for-3 with a walk and a double in his Midwest league debut. The 21-year-old is hitting .373/.462/.706 overall in 2025.

6 days ago | baseballamerica.com | J.J. Cooper |J. J. Cooper

Cubs righthander Cade Horton will soon become the 86th player to debut this season, joining the 23,455 players before him as part of the very select club of major league players. And it inspired us to look at MLB debuts in a broader way. Let’s dig into the numbers. The number of pitchers who debut each season keeps increasing thanks to the rise of turnover in bullpens. While there were 116 debuts on average in the 2000s, we’re seeing nearly 150 pitchers debut per season nowadays.

1 week ago | baseballamerica.com | J.J. Cooper |J. J. Cooper

Salas remains one of the most difficult prospects to evaluate. He hit .267/.350/.487 in the California League with nine home runs in 48 games in 2023. Since then, he’s hit .206/.285/.304 in 506 plate appearances in High-A and .183/.315/.217 in 74 plate appearances in Double-A. He has just four home runs over those 139 games. Salas is an excellent defender, and his struggles can largely be explained by the fact that he’s been a 17 and 18 years old going up against players in their 20s.

1 week ago | baseballamerica.com | J.J. Cooper |J. J. Cooper

Skip to content With May comes the first major in-season update to Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects list. As you’ll see below, there was a good deal of player movement this time around. Here’s a rundown of the most significant moves on, off, up and down the latest Top 100 Prospects rankings update.

1 week ago | baseballamerica.com | J.J. Cooper |J. J. Cooper

One month into the 2025 MiLB season, the Athletics, Royals and Marlins stand at the top of MiLB organizational standings. The A’s lead all organizations with a 68-48 combined record across their five MiLB teams whose seasons have begun. The A’s also have the best run differential in the minors with a combined +112 mark. It’s quite the turnaround. The last time the Athletics posted a composite winning record across all of their MiLB teams came back in 2018.