Top News:
Keith Law / New York Times:
Top 100 MLB prospects 2025: Keith Law's rankings, with Roman Anthony at No. 1 — Welcome to this year's ranking of the top 100 prospects in baseball. I've been compiling and writing such rankings for 18 years now, and those of you who've read them before will find the format here similar to those from the recent past.
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New York Daily News, Yahoo Sports, MLB.com, Marquee Sports Network, Pinstripe Alley, Boston.com, Camden Chat, Brew Crew Ball, It is high, it is far, it is, NESN.com, Battery Power, True Blue LA, masslive.com, Bleacher Nation, Red Reporter, Redleg Nation, Over the Monster, Lone Star Ball, Baseball America, Arizona Sports and DLLS Sports
Associated Press:
Rangers make network to produce, distribute game broadcasts — ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers have created a new company to oversee production and distribution of their game broadcasts. — The MLB team on Monday unveiled the Rangers Sports Media & Entertainment Company.
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MLB.com and baseballmusings.com
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Rangers announce Rangers Sports Network, with major cable deals expected soon — The Texas Rangers hope to soon announce deals for local TV rights, expanding their digital footprint well beyond 2024. … It's all about the “R.” — What used to stand for “regional” …
Discussion:
Lone Star Ball and MLB Trade Rumors
Ken Rosenthal / New York Times:
Why Steve Cohen's ‘brutally honest’ comments on Alonso negotiations were so unusual, plus more MLB notes — Many fans found it refreshing when New York Mets owner Steve Cohen gave what he described as a “brutally honest” assessment of the team's contract talks with free-agent first baseman Pete Alonso.
Ken Rosenthal / New York Times:
Austin Hays agrees to one-year deal with Reds: Source — The Cincinnati Reds, continuing to add to new manager Terry Francona's roster, have reached agreement on a one-year, $5 million contract with free-agent outfielder Austin Hays, according to a source briefed on the discussions.
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Lone Star Ball, Phillies Nation, Redleg Nation, Last Word On Baseball, Red Reporter, MLB Trade Rumors and Bleacher Nation
Maury Brown / Forbes:
MLB Revenues Hit Record $12.1 Billion In 2024 — The business of Major League Baseball was exceptionally good in 2024, as the league saw a surge in popularity and growth across the business. — The league reported $12.1 billion in gross revenues for last year; a record high.
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Redleg Nation, Bleed Cubbie Blue, True Blue LA, The Good Phight and Bleacher Nation
Jim Bowden / New York Times:
Twelve MLB breakout candidates I'm excited to scout in spring training — One of the most fun parts of each major-league season is when a player puts together a breakout year, playing well beyond expectations and/or past performance. — I reached out to all 30 MLB teams recently to learn …
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Last Word On Baseball and Sports Illustrated
Chris Cotillo / masslive.com:
Red Sox are $32 million below CBT threshold; here's what they could spend it on — February starts on Saturday. Truck Day is exactly one week away. Alex Cora and Craig Breslow will hold their opening media sessions of spring training in just about two weeks (on February 11) in Fort Myers.
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NESN.com and Sports Illustrated
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
DBacks still looking for roster upgrades as spring nears — Despite being a month removed from the surprise signing of right-hander Corbin Burnes, the Diamondbacks have yet to finish rounding out their roster. — To hear general manager Mike Hazen explain it, this is not for lack of trying …
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Last Word On Baseball, MLB.com, AZ Snake Pit and MLB Trade Rumors
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Cubs to acquire reliever Ryan Pressly from Astros, sources say — CHICAGO — The Cubs are finalizing a trade to acquire closer Ryan Pressly from the Houston Astros, pending medical review, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Sunday. — Pressly will waive his no-trade clause to facilitate the move …
Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
Is Alex Bregman worth a long-term gamble by the Red Sox? That's a tough one to answer. — Free agent Alex Bregman's fit with the Red Sox seems so obvious. So why hasn't the team signed him? — According to multiple industry sources, the Red Sox' conversations this offseason with Bregman …
Chandler Rome / New York Times:
Jose Altuve open to position change if Astros pull off ‘long shot’ and retain Alex Bregman — HOUSTON — Jose Altuve's pleas have been persistent, peppered throughout most of his public comments across the past five months. They started in September, when Altuve told The Athletic he …
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Last Word On Baseball, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, MLB Trade Rumors, Sportsnaut, SportsMap, EssentiallySports, Yahoo Sports, NESN.com, MLB.com and New York Post
