A Thanksgiving Roundup
Hello and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.
Today’s newsletter is going to be more of a quick roundup than a standalone piece that also has some links, so if you come to this newsletter for more than that... I apologize!
Over at BA, we’ve now published just over half the league’s updated Top 10 prospect lists. The senior circuit is in the books and this week we began rolling out updated lists for the American League East.
We’re officially in crunch time in terms of our prospect handbook production, and while yes it is a busy period—it’s always a lot of fun to put this thing together.
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Here are my 20-80 rankings of all the main Thanksgiving dishes:
80: stuffing
70: mashed potatoes, mac n cheese
60: apple pie, sweet tea
55: cranberry sauce, rolls (sister schubert’s in particular), pecan pie
50: turkey, green bean casserole, pumpkin pie,
45: gravy, ham
40: sweet potato dishes, brussel sprouts,
30: any corn dish
20: N/A
Below is the work I’ve produced for Baseball America since my last newsletter.
Writing
MLB Draft Moving To New Day, New Network For 2026. A double byline with JJ Cooper detailing some of the changes coming for All-Star weekend next year in the wake of MLB’s new TV deals. This should be a minor change for basically everyone.
Scouting Gio Rojas: Will The Lightning-Armed Lefty Be The First 2026 Prep Arm Drafted? This is the fourth piece in my offseason scouting 101 series. So far I’ve dug into each of the top players in all of the four main demographics. I’m hoping to do at least 10 or so more of these this offseason.
10 Up-Arrow MLB Draft Prospects Climbing Our 2026 Rankings. I revisited our most recent draft update and provided some notes and thoughts on 10 of the more notable up-arrow names on the board.
Podcasting/Video
Future Projection Episode 145: NL Central Farm Systems. Ben and I break down the systems and top prospects in the NL Central.
Future Projection Episode 146: NL West Farm Systems. Ben and I break down the systems and top prospects in the NL West.
Future Projection Episode 147: A Thanksgiving mailbag. We take listener questions on a variety of topics and put 20-80 grades on some of the most common Thanksgiving dishes.
Draft Pod: Revisiting Misses From The 2021 & 2022 Draft Classes. This year teams protected a significantly smaller percentage of first-time eligible first round picks ahead of the Rule 5 draft. Why is that? Peter and I discussed on the latest BA draft pod.