Baseball America

Baseball America has been bringing you the best baseball information in the game for more than 30 years, a must-have resource for fans as well as people who work in the game. Every issue features coverage of the majors, minors, college and high school baseball as well as prospects, prospects and more prospects. Whether you’re looking to win your fantasy league or stay on top of the game at all levels, Baseball America puts it all in your hands.

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Diamonds in the Rough • Rapsodo is highlighting lesser-know prospects whose tools stood out when measured by Rapsodo’s Hitting, Pitching and Pro 3.0 devices. We call them Diamonds in the Rough.

GRADUATION GRADES • Assessing the future value of AL and NL Central rookies

AUTHENTICITY ON SCREEN • Former ballplayer Ron Shelton looked to his past to point the way forward

Trap Toon

BA BEST OF 2022 AWARDS • 14 tidbits about Baseball America’s annual honors

SEATTLE MARINERS • The Mariners built a talented young MLB foundation, graduated a Rookie of the Year and snapped a 21-year playoff drought—but the best is yet to come.

WAIT! WHY NOT THE ASTROS? • Houston has built a dynasty but comes up short in one key area for Organization of the Year

GREG HAMILTON, BASEBALL CANADA • Hamilton has fostered a community all across Canada and abroad while running national teams for 23 years

OMAR MINAYA • Passion, work ethic and positivity define icon Omar Minaya, baseball’s first Latino general manager

BALKOVEC EXTENDS HISTORIC RUN FOR WOMEN IN BASEBALL

ALEX ANTHOPOULOS, BRAVES GM

BRANDON HYDE, ORIOLES • Hyde presided over lots of losing in Baltimore. Now, he and the Orioles are ready to win.

PETE WOODWORTH, MARINERS PITCHING COACH • The Mariners pitching coach is constantly adapting—and so too are Seattle pitchers

CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS • The Rays have brought consistency and winning ways to Charleston, the ‘best minor league market’

RAYS TOP ORGANIZATION STANDINGS—AGAIN

KRISTIN CALL, MYRTLE BEACH GM • Hard work and vision helped Call make a big impact in her first year as general manager for Myrtle Beach

GIL VELAZQUEZ, RENO • Arizona chose Velazquez for his rapport with players. On his watch, players got better and Reno kept winning.

COURTNEY HAWKINS, LEXINGTON • Hawkins reworked his swing and rediscovered his love of the game in historic season

ST. PAUL SAINTS • The Twins’ Triple-A affiliate has found a minor league niche in a major league market

PORTLAND SEA DOGS • Red Sox fans see their future Fenway heroes up close in one of the most popular Eastern League destinations

WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS • Fan experience comes first for the High-A affiliate of the home-state Brewers, who ran prospect sensation Jackson Chourio through Appleton

CLASSIC Mystery Pack

You already knew. • When Elly De La Cruz burst onto the prospect scene in 2021, evaluators found themselves were in awe of his combination of tools and savvy.

1 ELLY DE LA CRUZ SS

1 PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG OF

1 JACKSON CHOURIO OF

1 ENDY RODRIGUEZ C

1 JORDAN WALKER 3B

You already knew. • “No pitcher has as much upside as Georgia high school righthander Daniel Espino in the 2019 draft,” we wrote in that year’s Draft Preview.

1 DANIEL ESPINO RHP

1 COLSON MONTGOMERY SS

1 JACKSON JOBE RHP

1 GAVIN CROSS OF

1 ROYCE LEWIS SS

ORGANIZATION REPORTS

ORGANIZATION REPORTS

In Memoriam

BIG TARGET, BIGGER RESULTS • Keeping things simple helps the Rays coax more strikes out of once-wild pitchers