The 2020 First-Year Player Draft is coming, and without regular-season baseball being played yet due to the coronavirus pandemic, it could be the first big Major League Baseball event of the summer. The 2020 edition is likely to be held on June 10 and be as little as five rounds,

We used to have so many questions. Now, we have a lot of answers to work through.Back in January, MiLB.com used FanGraphs' Steamer600 projections to look at how some of the game's most prominent prospects were expected to perform over a full season. For this exercise, a full season was

Theme of the dayA big day for the Eastern League -- There was no more exciting circuit Tuesday than the Eastern League. Tigers No. 5 prospectJake Rogersconnected on three homers for Double-A Erie. Blue Jays No. 30 prospect Jon Harristossed six hitless innings for New Hampshire with No. 9 overall

Shane Bieber's rapid rise has reached its biggest stage.Cleveland will tap its third-ranked prospect Bieber for his Major League debut to make a spot start Thursday, in a move first reported by MLB.com's William Boor and confirmed by Tribe manager Terry Francona. The promotion marks Bieber's third level this year

Few have been able to do damage to Shane Bieber in his brief International League tenure. And although Mother Nature presented herself as a potential adversary, even the weather had his back Friday night at Coolray Field."I was kind of able to have [the rain] in the back of my

Shane Bieber had an ERA below 2.00 but nothing in the win column after three outings in the International League. He took matters into his own hands Sunday afternoon.Cleveland's No. 8 prospect allowed three hits and struck out eight while matching his career high with eight scoreless innings as Triple-A

When Shane Bieber was in middle school, a friend asked if he'd ever heard of a rising young singing star from Canada."I went home and looked up this guy named Justin Bieber," Bieber said. "And when I did, I said, 'Uh oh. This guy is going to be famous.'"

After Shane Bieber got the call earlier this week that he'd been promoted to Triple-A Columbus, he got in one last workout and packed up his apartment in anticipation for his Thursday debut. The right-hander didn't forget to bring the consistency and strong work ethic that helped him dominate in

In the frigid opening weeks of the season, Shane Bieber has found a way to balance a quick tempo with dominant stuff to keep Eastern League opponents off-balance. No one is more thankful for the eighth-ranked Indians prospect than his Double-A Akron teammates. "It's kind of cool to hear the position

Looking at his career stat line, Parker Dunshee has quite a streak going. He hasn't given up a run since June 24, 2017 -- the day of his professional debut in the Arizona League. That's a stretch of 48 1/3 scoreless innings that includes 38 1/3 frames to end his

PORTLAND, ME - The Eastern League is pleased to announce the winners of the Eastern League Player of the Week Award and Eastern League Pitcher of the Week Award for the period of April 5th through April 15th.

RubberDucks 5 Rumble Ponies 1WP: Shane Bieber (1-0) LP: Joe Shaw (0-1) Save: noneSummaryAkron's Shane Bieber tossed seven shutout innings, and Mark Mathias socked a two-out, two-run triple, as the RubberDucks claimed a 5-1 victory over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies Tuesday night at NYSEG Stadium in Binghamton, New York.

At some point this season, Shane Bieber will allow a run. That time has not yet come.The Indians' No. 8 prospect struck out eight over seven scoreless innings as Double-A Akron beat Binghamton, 5-1, on Tuesday night at NYSEG Stadium. Bieber (1-0) has thrown 13 scoreless frames in two starts,

Dodgers OF Yusniel Díaz, Double-A Tulsa: 3-for-5, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB, K -- Players don't often leave the California League and find ways to put up better numbers elsewhere, but that's been the case with the Dodgers' No. 5 prospect since he joined Tulsa on Aug. 1. Diaz

RubberDucks Game RecapSenators 6 RubberDucks 5WP: Derek Self (4-2) LP: Jordan Milbrath (2-2) Save: none SummaryAkron starter Shane Bieber, aided by five RubberDucks runs, pitched seven scoreless innings with eight strikeouts, but the Senators' six runs in the final two innings gave Harrisburg the 6-5 win Wednesday night at FNB Field.

RubberDucks Game RecapSeaWolves 5 RubberDucks 3WP: Matt Crouse (7-6) LP: David Speer (2-3) Save: Mark Ecker (1) SummaryThe RubberDucks took a 3-0 lead in the fourth on four singles, but the SeaWolves' three-run eighth inning, sparked by Mike Gerber's RBI triple, gave Erie the 5-3 win Friday night at UPMC Park.

RubberDucks Game RecapFlying Squirrels 3 RubberDucks 2WP: Jarrett Martin (3-2) LP: Jordan Milbrath (2-1) Save: none SummaryRichmond's Hunter Cole slapped a walk-off, game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday, lifting the Flying Squirrels to a 3-2 win and three-game series sweep over the Akron RubberDucks at The Diamond

RubberDucks Game RecapRubberDucks 6 Thunder 4 (11)WP: Leandro Linares (2-2) LP: Cody Carroll (1-5) Save: Cameron Hill (11)SummaryAkron's Francisco Mejía slapped a clutch, two-out, RBI single to left in the top of the 11th inning, snapping a tie-score and paving the way to a 6-4 win over the Trenton Thunder Tuesday

RubberDucks Game RecapRubberDucks 14 Fightin Phils 4WP: Shane Bieber (1-1) LP: Cole Irvin (5-2) Save: none SummaryAkron's Francisco Mejía socked a three-run homer and drove in four RBI, and right-hander Shane Bieber earned his first Double-A win, as the RubberDucks throttled the Reading Fightin Phils, 14-4, Friday night at FirstEnergy Stadium

RubberDucks Game RecapRubberDucks 1-0 Rumble Ponies 0-6Game 1: WP: Cameron Hill (4-4) LP: Cory Taylor (5-5) Save: noneGame 2: WP: Mickey Jannis (7-5) LP: Tanner Tully (1-1) Save: noneSummaryAkron's Tyler Krieger lifted a game-winning sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Shane Bieber and Cameron Hill combined

Gavin Collins went 3-4 and tied his career high with four RBIs, while Shane Bieber struck out five in six shutout innings to help the Hillcats blank Winston-Salem in the nightcap of a doubleheader, 5-0. The Dash pitched a shutout in the first contest of the night, 3-0.

After entering the series with a perfect 37-0 record when leading after eight innings, Wilmington spoiled a ninth-inning Hillcats lead for the second straight night. The Blue Rocks plated two runs in the bottom of the ninth, capped off by a bloop single to left by Nick Heath to give