Draft Misc - Baseball Wiretap

Keith Law Lists Brendan Rodgers As Top Draft Prospect
Keith Law, who works in scouting for ESPN, has updated his list of the top 100 prospects ahead of next month's MLB Draft.

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Kyler Murray Bypassing MLB Draft
Kyler Murray, the No. 1-ranked dual-threat quarterback in 2015, has announced that he will bypass the upcoming Major League Baseball draft and head to Texas A&M.

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Drafted Players Now Eligible To Be Traded After World Series
Major League Baseball informed all 30 teams Friday that players selected in the amateur draft will be permitted to be traded beginning the day after the conclusion of the World Series.

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Experts Split On Tate, Rodgers As No. 1 Pick
The Diamondbacks will pick first overall when the First-Year Player Draft is held on June 8.

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MLB Releases Draft Bonus Slots
Major League Baseball has informed teams of the draft bonus slot allocations that will apply to the 2015 amateur draft.

Jeff Todd/MLB Trade Rumors

2015 MLB Draft Order Set
The order for the 2015 Major League Baseball draft is set now that James Shields has reached a deal with the Padres.

Jeff Todd/MLB Trade Rumors

Astros Fail To Sign Brady Aiken
Brady Aiken becomes only the third overall top-pick in the draft not to sign.

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Nationals Draft Ryan Ripken
The sons of Bobby Bonilla, John Franco, Benito Santiago, and Magglio Ordonez were also taken in the MLB draft on Saturday.

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Yankees Draft Mariano Rivera's Son
The Yankees drafted Mariano Rivera III with the 872nd pick on Saturday.

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Padres Draft Johnny Manziel With 837th Pick
Johnny Manziel was listed as a shortstop for Texas A&M, although he never played for the Aggies.

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Sons Of Lenny Dykstra, Charlie Leibrandt Drafted
The Braves have drafted infielder Luke Dykstra, while the Phillies selected LHP Brandon Leibrandt.

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Chavis Believes Red Sox Will Move Him To Third
Michael Chavis, who the Red Sox drafted with the 26th overall pick in Thursday night's First-Year Player Draft, believes the club will move him to third base.

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Pitchers Go 1-2-3 In First Round
It's only the second time since 1965 that a position player wasn't taken among the first three picks.

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2014 MLB Draft Leans Toward Pitching
There were 20 pitchers taken in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, including the first three picks: Brady Aiken, Tyler Kolak and Carlos Rodon.

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Pirates Trade Bryan Morris To Marlins For Draft Pick
The Pirates have sent RHP Bryan Morris to the Marlins for the 39th overall selection in this year's First-Year Player Draft.

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California Prep Lefty Tops Baseball America Draft List
Baseball America released their list of the top 100 draft prospects on Wednesday as the 2014 First-Year Player Draft approaches next month.

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UNLV's Fedde To Have Tommy John Surgery
Ericke Fedde was projected as a potential top-ten pick in next month's draft.

Aaron Fitt/Baseball America

Draft Prospect Hoffman Reportedly Needs Tommy John
Jeff Hoffman, a top prospect leading up to next month's Major League Baseball draft, will miss the remainder of the season with an arm injury.

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Pitchers Expected To Dominate 2014 Amateur Draft
The consensus top four prospects in the Draft, to be held June 5-7, are all pitchers.

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Rangers To Draft 22nd, Rays Will Pick 23rd
Monday night's tiebreaker game between the Rays and Rangers has finalized the 2014 First-Year Player Draft order.

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Astros Already Targeting Rodon With First Overall Pick
The Astros have secured the first overall pick next June and they already have Carlos Rodon on their radar.

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Tigers Sign First-Round Pick Crawford
Jonathan Crawford, a right-handed pitcher out of the University of Florida, was the 20th overall pick.

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Astros Nearing Deal With Mark Appel
The Astros are nearing a deal with Mark Appel, who they drafted with the No. 1 overall pick in last week's Major League Baseball draft.

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Mets Nearing Deal With Dominic Smith
Dominic Smith is a high school first baseman out of California.

Steve Adams/MLB Trade Rumors

MLB Draft Day One Results
Pitching dominated as 73 players were selected on the first night of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.

RealGM Staff Report

Astros Treating Draft As Vital Stepping Stone
The Astros have the first overall pick in major league draft for the second-straight year and Jeff Luhnow has placed emphasis on getting things right.

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Sveum Wants To See Cubs Add Pitching Via Draft
While he is not directly involved in this week's major league draft, Dale Sveum would like to see the Cubs add some pitching.

Fred Mitchell/Chicago Tribune

With Draft Looming, Appel Has No Regrets
Mark Appel is entering his second-straight June as a potential No. 1 overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft.

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Cubs Narrow Draft List To Four Players
Chicago is looking at Oklahoma pitcher Jonathan Gray, San Diego third baseman Kris Bryant and North Carolina third baseman Colin Moran and Stanford pitcher Mark Appel.

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High School Catchers Could Dominate Draft
Since Joe Mauer was drafted first overall in 2001, there have been just 12 high school catchers taken in the first round of the draft.

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