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Always up for a challenge • Visalia broadcaster Jill Gearin excels while also inspiring
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A PART-TIMER FOR ALL TIME • Gene Larkin’s pinch-hit single won the 1991 World Series for the Twins
Trap Toon
TOP OF THE CROP • Players from six Latin American countries are represented in the projected top 30 signing bonuses for the international signing period that opens Jan. 15
TOP INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTS FOR 2022 • The top 30 projected signing bonuses for the 2021-22 international signing period
Is an international draft in MLB’s future? • The owners want an international draft. Resistance from players, trainers and scouts has waned. This could be the CBA in which a draft is instituted. Or not.
LOOKING AHEAD: PROJECTED 2025 LINEUPS
HOUSTON ASTROS TOP 10 PROSPECTS • A pair of upper-level position players lead the way in a thinned-out system
LOS ANGELES ANGELS TOP 10 PROSPECTS • The Angels’ emphasis on pitching in recent drafts is reflected in their top 10
OAKLAND ATHLETICS TOP 10 PROSPECTS • Oakland loads the top of its system with signees from recent amateur classes
SEATTLE MARINERS TOP 10 PROSPECTS • The top farm system in baseball offers a variety of hitting and pitching talent
TEXAS RANGERS TOP 10 PROSPECTS • Revamped system benefits from recent draft hits, shrewd pro acquisitions
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS TOP 10 PROSPECTS • High-upside—but injured—position players lead a talented overall system
COLORADO ROCKIES TOP 10 PROSPECTS • The Rockies’ top talent will be tested at the upper levels of the minors in 2022
LOS ANGELES DODGERS TOP 10 PROSPECTS • Not even trades or graduations can stop the Dodgers’ development machine
SAN DIEGO PADRES TOP 10 PROSPECTS • Abrams stands tall as an elite prospect, even after an abbreviated season
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS TOP 10 PROSPECTS • A balanced system takes big strides toward providing help in San Francisco
ORGANIZATION REPORTS
ORGANIZATION REPORTS
A MAJOR SHAKEUP TO THE MINORS • Endeavor group agrees to buy 10 minor league teams
Obituaries
DEADLINE DAZE • Proposals to speed up and invigorate free agency, inspired by the looming lockout in 2021