The Chicago Cubs are hoping that the Gretzky genes (at least Wayne’s, not so much Brent’s) can translate to the diamond. The Cubs have signed 1B and seventh round pick Trevor Gretzky to an undisclosed deal. Gretzky is the son of the greatest hockey player of all time, Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky had the option to [...]
Any team with the No.1 overall draft pick in any sport holds the key to the entire draft. More so this year in baseball because there is no clear cut first pick. What the Pittsburgh Pirates — the holders of the No.1 overall pick — decide to do is going to send a trickle down [...]
With the Major League Baseball June Draft about a month away, one guy you will be hearing about as the draft approaches is Gardner Edgerton high school OF Bubba Starling. Starling is considered one of the best hitters in the draft and if he is still available when the Kansas City Royals pick at No. [...]
There’s probably nothing more disheartening for a kid than to have his draft stock plummet just months before the draft. TCU’s Matthew Purke, a left-handed pitcher, who many expect to go in the top-10 in this year’s June Draft, will visit Dr. James Andrews because he is suffering from soreness in his pitching shoulder. Yikes. [...]
With the NFL Draft just a couple of weeks away, I thought it was a good time to remind everyone that the Major League Baseball Draft is quickly approaching and is just a couple of months away. This year’s Draft will take place on June 6 in Secaucus, NJ. Here is this year’s draft order [...]
The for the second year in a row the Washington Nationals had the No. 1 overall pick in baseball’s June Draft and for the second year in a row the Nationals signed that pick to a record setting deal. Last year, the Nationals signed RHP Stephen Strasburg to a four-year, $15.1 million contract, which was [...]
