Matt Eddy

Durham

Executive Editor at Baseball America

@BaseballAmerica executive editor ⚾️ Unverified since 2010 ⚾️ Baseball, rock 'n' roll, occasional humor ⚾️ Substack: https://t.co/8Jc96kozxE

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Articles

Aroldis Chapman Sets Fastball Velocity Mark For Record Sixth MLB Team

2 days ago | baseballamerica.com | Matt Eddy

Skip to content Hall of Famers Walter Johnson, Bob Feller and Nolan Ryan were regarded as the hardest throwers of their time, long before the days of omnipresent radar guns. In the past 40 years, Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Billy Wagner and Justin Verlander are the most decorated Best Fastball category winners in BA Best Tools voting.
Minor League Transactions: April 1-13, 2025

1 week ago | baseballamerica.com | Matt Eddy

This installment collects all transactions involving minor league players, i.e. those not on 40-man rosters, for the period April 1–13. As always, transactions are conveyed by Major League Baseball.
10 MLB Prospects Who Caught Our Attention In April

2 weeks ago | baseballamerica.com | Matt Eddy

Each month during the season, Baseball America publishes an organization report for each of the 30 clubs. These reports by our major league correspondents contain a trove of player development updates and spotlight traditional reporting. Here are 10 updates I found to be enlightening from our April reports. 1. Extreme players call for extreme measures.
Mets Flamethrower Raimon Gomez Prepares For Takeoff

2 weeks ago | baseballamerica.com | Matt Eddy

“He’s sitting more in the 99 (mph) range now, which is where we want him,” Mets farm director Andrew Christie said. “We have dialed him back a tad.”The reasoning is simple: The Mets want to keep Gomez healthy and progressing toward Queens, because they believe he has some of the best stuff in the organization. His journey begins in the Low-A St. Lucie rotation this year as he ramps up activity for the first time in two years.
10 Top Prospects On 60-Day Minor League Injured List To Open 2025

2 weeks ago | baseballamerica.com | Matt Eddy

MLB organizations face a litany of personnel decisions on Opening Day. Finalizing rosters for the major league team and four full-season minor league affiliates requires a lot of maneuvering. • See also: Complete end-of-spring training accounting in Minor League TransactionsSome players must be released and others must be placed on the injured list to comply with the in-season limit of 165 total domestic minor league players. The player limit expands to 175 in the offseason.
Minor League Transactions: March 17-April 1, 2025

2 weeks ago | baseballamerica.com | Matt Eddy

This installment collects all transactions involving minor league players, i.e. those not on 40-man rosters, for the period March 17 to April 1. That covers the end of spring training and both MLB and Triple-A Opening Day. Many of the entries here revolve around first-week 40-man roster machinations—adding, removing, recalling, optioning—as well as 89 instances of organizations placing players on the seven-day injured list at Triple-A. As always, transactions are conveyed by Major League Baseball.
Opening Day Edition

4 weeks ago | bvmsports.com | Matt Eddy

Baseball America published its initial Top 20 Rookies ranking nearly a month ago. Since then, much has changed... but not our rookie ranking. That remains largely the same. What you'll find in this Opening Day update are two new faces-Cam Smith and Marcelo Mayer-as well as information about how rookies performed in spring training and what role they are expected to play this season. We tacked on an extra 10 names to know at the end. 1.
Top 20 MLB Rookies For 2025: Opening Day Edition

4 weeks ago | baseballamerica.com | Matt Eddy

Skip to content Baseball America published its initial Top 20 Rookies ranking nearly a month ago. Since then, much has changed… but not our rookie ranking. That remains largely the same. What you’ll find in this Opening Day update are two new faces—Cam Smith and Marcelo Mayer—as well as information about how rookies performed in spring training and what role they are expected to play this season.
Every PPI-Eligible Player On 2025 MLB Opening Day Rosters

4 weeks ago | baseballamerica.com | Matt Eddy

Skip to content At least eight rookies on MLB Opening Day rosters could gain Prospect Promotion Incentive eligibility this season. That number is down sharply from 16 last year and 14 in 2023. Any PPI-eligible player who wins Rookie of the Year or finishes top three for MVP or Cy Young Award as a second- or third-year player will earn his club a draft pick after the first round in the following draft.
Minor League Transactions: March 9-19, 2025

1 month ago | baseballamerica.com | Matt Eddy

This installment collects all transactions involving minor league players, i.e. those not on 40-man rosters, for the period March 9–19. As always, transactions are conveyed by Major League Baseball.