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Toolshed's best of the decade: Starting pitchers

Ranking the MiLBY Award winners who shoved down on the farm
@SamDykstraMiLB
November 4, 2020

There was no Minor League season in 2020 and, unfortunately, that means there will be no MiLBY Awards this year either. In their stead, Toolshed is taking the next couple weeks to look back at MiLBY winners from the major categories in the 2010s. The series will rank all the

International League playoff preview

Cozens, 'Pigs take on 'Riders; Glasnow, Indians ready for Bulls
September 6, 2017

If the Governors' Cup playoffs are only half as exciting as the International League playoff races, baseball fans are in for a treat.While the IL's three division champs won titles in impressive fashion, the Wild Card race went down to the final day of the season -- and even then,

Indy's Glasnow caps month with 12-K gem

Pirates righty collects record 54 punchouts in six July starts
July 30, 2017

Some players have a tough time when they get sent down to the Minor Leagues, but not Tyler Glasnow. Instead, he turned in one of the best months of his career, capped off by a gem.The Pirates' right-hander struck out the first seven batters and tied a season-high with 12

Indians' Glasnow dials up 12 strikeouts

Former top Pirates prospect rediscovering dominant form
June 27, 2017

Tyler Glasnow's return to the Minors was hardly an ideal situation for him or the organization. But in his first three starts since rejoining Triple-A Indianapolis, Pittsburgh's former top prospect seems to be regaining his form and confidence all at once.Glasnow notched his second straight double-digit strikeout performance Monday night,

Top-100 prospects on MLB Opening Day rosters

Breaking down best- and worst-case scenarios for brightest stars
April 3, 2017

Enough speculation. Enough talk. Enough training. It's time for The Show.After an offseason filled with wonder about who would wind up where, 11 of MLB.com's top-100 prospects will begin the 2017 season on a Major League 25-man roster. This isn't an inexperienced group, however. Reds lefty Amir Garrett is the

Toolshed: Recipe for Rookie of the Year

What the award's last 20 recipients mean for 2017's contenders
March 31, 2017

So you want to be Rookie of the Year?Well, we hate to break the news, but unless you're one of a handful of the game's top prospects close to the Majors -- or your name is Henry Rowengartner -- it isn't likely in the cards.As Opening Day rolls ever closer,

Pirates' Glasnow fans nine over four frames

Pittsburgh right-hander, No. 8 overall prospect, vying for rotation spot
March 25, 2017

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Pirates' Glasnow records first Grapefruit win

No. 8 overall prospect strikes out five over four innings against Phillies
March 18, 2017

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Farm System Rankings: Overall (10-1)

Swanson, Braves capture top spot; Moncada leads White Sox rebuild
March 15, 2017

With Spring Training underway and the 2017 season almost upon us, MiLB.com has been looking at the state of all 30 farm systems and ranking them according to certain changing criterion with each edition. Our final series focuses on the overall quality and quantity of top talent in each system

Toolshed: Prospect guide to Spring Training

Players and storylines to follow as action heats up in Florida, Arizona
March 3, 2017

Baseball is back.The opening week of Spring Training can mean something a little different to everyone. Maybe it's seeing those favorite star players "in the best shape of their lives" or looking at how new acquisitions fit the uniform or basking in the glory of calling your team "the defending

Farm System Rankings: Pitchers (10-1)

Braves lead way again; White Sox reach new heights with acquisitions
March 1, 2017

With Spring Training underway and the 2017 season rapidly approaching, MiLB.com looks at the state of all 30 farm systems and ranks them, according to certain changing criteria with each edition. This week we focus on pitching prospects and consider the quality and quantity of top talent in each system.

Bucs' Glasnow brings heat in spring debut

No. 8 overall prospect strikes out six of seven batters in relief outing
February 26, 2017

Even with temperatures pushing 80 degrees, Pirates top prospect Tyler Glasnow took it upon himself to warm things up in Sarasota, Florida.MLB.com's No. 8 overall prospect struck out six of the seven batters he faced, allowing one hit over two scoreless innings Sunday in the Pirates' 8-3 Grapefruit League loss to the

2017 Prospect Projections: NL Central

Despite walks, Glasnow forecasts as key piece in Pirates rotation
January 30, 2017

This is the fourth in a six-part series that uses FanGraphs' Steamer600 projections to look at how prospects would fare over a full Major League season. The system bases its forecast on 600 plate appearances for position players, 450 plate appearances for catchers, 200 innings for starting pitchers and 65

Benintendi new top prospect ... for now

Red Sox outfielder to lose status soon, with Moncada ranked No. 2
January 28, 2017

Andrew Benintendi isn't going to sneak up on anybody this year.The 22-year-old Red Sox outfielder headlines MLB.com's preseason Top 100 Prospects list, jumping up from No. 25 before the 2016 campaign. Last year saw the University of Arkansas product climb from Class A Advanced to Double-A to the Majors, where

Prospect Q&A: Glasnow geared up for 2017

Dissatisfied with past season, top Pirates prospect anxious for spring
January 11, 2017

Deeming Tyler Glasnow's 2016 season a total success would be tempting, given the fact that he made the Majors for the first time and once again posted some eye-popping numbers at the Minors' highest levels.The Pirates' top prospect went 8-3 with a 1.93 ERA and 144 strikeouts over 116 2/3