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3 days ago | 
nytimes.com | Keith Law
Ethan Holliday (Stillwater, Okla., HS) came into the spring as the most famous prospect in this year's MLB Draft class. He was listed at No. 1 on some preseason lists, which is a double-edged sword for most prospects - it's great to be so talented that people see you in that light, but that's a lot for anyone to live up to.
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5 days ago | 
nytimes.com | Ken Rosenthal |Keith Law
The Tampa Bay Rays selected outfielder Chandler Simpson, considered by some to be the fastest player in professional baseball, from Triple-A Durham on Friday. Simpson, 24, has 214 stolen bases in the minors, including eight this season in 17 games for Triple-A Durham, where he hit .301/.325/.329. With Kameron Misner (0.9 fWAR) and Jake Mangum (0.6 fWAR) both manning center field and playing well this season, why would the Rays promote Simpson now?
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1 week ago | 
pastemagazine.com | Keith Law
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Ryan Laukat has built a dedicated fan base for his games set in the world of Arzium, including Above and Below, Near and Far, Now or Never, Islebound, and my favorite of the group, the light but sneaky-good game Roam. Most of his games are in the 90+ minute range to play and are aimed at folks who’ve played some Eurogames before.
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1 week ago | 
nytimes.com | Keith Law
Yesterday I released my second MLB Draft prospect ranking of the year, this time with the list reaching 50 names. I've seen several top draft prospects over the last couple of weeks. Here's a deeper look at some of the notable players I've scouted on those trips.
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1 week ago | 
nytimes.com | Keith Law
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1 week ago | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Keith Law
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We’re now past the midpoint of the college baseball regular season, when just about every high school prospect of note has begun his spring season as well, making it a good time to update the rankings of the best players in this year’s draft class. As I said in the first ranking in March, this is a deep class, but it’s weaker than ever at the very top, rivaling the 2016 draft for the worst top echelon of any draft I’ve ever covered.
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1 week ago | 
nytimes.com | Keith Law
We're now past the midpoint of the college baseball regular season, when just about every high school prospect of note has begun his spring season as well, making it a good time to update the rankings of the best players in this year's draft class. As I said in the first ranking in March, this is a deep class, but it's weaker than ever at the very top, rivaling the 2016 draft for the worst top echelon of any draft I've ever covered.
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2 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Jen McCaffrey |Keith Law
The Boston Red Sox traded an upper-level starting pitcher on Monday to the injury-strapped Milwaukee Brewers. Boston sent right-hander Quinn Priester to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for 19-year-old outfielder Yophery Rodriguez, a 2025 Competitive A round draft pick (No. 33), as well as a player to be named later or cash considerations. The Red Sox had acquired Priester from Pittsburgh at the trade deadline last year in exchange for 2020 first-rounder Nick Yorke.
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2 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Keith Law
This weekend, I caught a big SEC series between Tennessee and Texas A&M that featured several 2025 MLB Draft prospects. Some notes from those games:Doyle deals for TennesseeTennessee lefty Liam Doyle was at No. 1 in my first draft ranking of 2025, a reflection of his unhittable fastball and the absence of anyone better on the board at that point.
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2 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Keith Law
On Thursday night, I was in Norman, Okla., freezing along with a ton of directors and cross-checkers for a big matchup of first-round arms in LSU lefty Kade Anderson and Oklahoma righty Kyson Witherspoon. Anderson has joined that big group of college lefties likely to go off the board in the top 15-20 picks along with Tennessee's Liam Doyle, Florida State's Jamie Arnold, and Arkansas' Zach Root.
