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From the Salt River Rafters: first baseman, Jack O’Dowd (Colorado Rockies), and second baseman, Kyle DeBarge (Minnesota Twins) were among this week’s top hitters. From the Peoria Javelinas it was outfielder Yerlin Confidan (Cincinnati Reds), and outfielder Tai Peete (St. Louis Cardinals) who made th...View the full article

Ed Hand has brought his annual top free agent rankings to DiamondCentric for the first time!View the full article

Milwaukee is the smallest media market and the smallest metropolitan area, by population, of any that hosts a major-league team. Tampa Bay is much larger, but the Rays have arguably baseball's smallest fan base. Does that make this a nightmare matchup for the sport's biggest stage?View the full article

Zion Rose (Royals) looks like he could be a fast riser, as the 2026 draft pick is destroying AFL pitching.View the full article

The Arizona Fall League is testing restrictions on defensive positioning that could dramatically alter how teams approach outfield defense.View the full article

Major League Baseball’s top prospects have descended upon the desert of Arizona for the 2026 Arizona Fall League featuring seven top prospects from each of MLB’s 30 teams. This week, three players from the Surprise Saguaros, along with players from the Peoria Javelinas and Scottsdale Scorpions, were...View the full article

Baseball's looming labor dispute could threaten the 2027 season, but a little-discussed provision involving MLB's television contracts may give owners a powerful incentive to reach an agreement.View the full article

A 154-game regular season, seven-game Division Series and a new system allowing teams to select playoff opponents are among the proposed changes tied to a salary cap agreement.View the full article

A 34-page memo outlining how teams should operate during a work stoppage makes the December 1 CBA deadline feel increasingly important for the entire sport.View the full article

Who were the top performers in Triple-A postseason action?View the full article

The Astros and White Sox each tabbed Johnny Wholestaff for Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series Tuesday, setting off some debate and collective laments on social media. Get used to it, though. This fall will belong to hard throwers on short assignments. Blame ABS.View the full article

This may feel a little like a personal attack, but what’s really going on under the hood?View the full article

And with this, we put the 2026 minor-league regular season to bed.View the full article

Blue Jays & Padres settle into top 12, Twins drop even further.View the full article

It was a Double-A sweep for players of the week this week as all five of the top-five MiLB hitters of the week came from Double-A.View the full article