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From one Brett to another - congrats!

From BA: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/owen-caissie-cubs-2023-minor-league-player-of-the-year/ Owen Caissie wanted to avoid replicating his start from 2022. The outfielder spent that season at High-A South Bend, where he struggled to get going and was unsatisfied with his early results. Be...

From BA: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/davis-schneider-blue-jays-2023-minor-league-player-of-the-year/ Every contending team needs a pleasant surprise, and Davis Schneider sure has provided one for the Blue Jays. The 24-year-old second baseman began the year well down the organizational de...

From BA: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/juan-brito-guardians-2023-minor-league-player-of-the-year/ Typically, the Guardians’ front office prioritizes flexibility each November, trading away players who would need to occupy a 40-man roster spot or else become Rule 5 draft eligible. They made...

From BP's Heat Check: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/article/85391/the-heat-check-matt-mervis-cubs/ Maddux Bruns, LHP, Los Angeles Dodgers (High-A Great Lakes): 7 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 11 K. Season Stats (Low-A, High-A): 97 IP, 3.99 ERA, 67 BB, 126 K. Bruns has been instrumental in...

From BA's Hot Sheet: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/prospect-hot-sheet-9-19-23-wyatt-langford-makes-quite-the-introduction/ 4. Owen Caissie, OF, Cubs Team: Double-A Tennessee (Southern) Age: 21 Why He’s Here: .471/.526/.765 (8-for-17), 3 R, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBIs, 2 BB, 2 SO, 1-for-1 SB T...

Braves released Cooper 22-McKeehan

From MLB Pipeline: https://www.mlb.com/news/september-2023-mlb-pipeline-rookie-hot-list?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage 1. Triston Casas, 1B, Red Sox (previous rank: 1): Holding on to the top spot for the second month in a row is Casas, whose performance not only elevated him into the Rookie of the Year con...

From BP's MLU: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/article/85153/minor-league-update-jacob-amaya-snaps-a-cold-spell/ Hitter of the Day: Jacob Amaya, SS, Miami Marlins (Triple-A Jacksonville): 3-4, 4 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB. Prior to Tuesday evening’s offensive outburst, Amaya had been mired in a...

From MLB Pipeline: https://www.mlb.com/news/jasson-dominguez-first-mlb-homer-vs-justin-verlander HOUSTON -- Jasson Domínguez arrived in the big leagues sporting a boyish grin and tailed by impossible hype, already compared to some of the sport’s greatest outfielders before setting foot in the batter...

From BP's The Call Up: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/article/85095/the-call-up-jasson-dominguez-new-york-yankees-debut/ The Situation: Here’s a weird sentence: The Yankees are out of playoff contention and will use the September roster expansion to give some MLB experience to some of ...

Another from MLB Pipeline: https://www.mlb.com/news/prospects-who-could-make-an-impact-as-september-callups-in-2023?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage 3B Tyler Black, MIL (MLB No. 55) The Brewers have already called up highly rated prospects Joey Wiemer and Sal Frelick this year, and Black hasn’t seemed overma...

From MLB Pipeline: https://www.mlb.com/news/hottest-hitting-prospect-each-team-august-2023?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage Yankees: Jasson Domínguez, OF (No. 2/MLB No. 78) The Martian moved up to Triple-A on Aug. 22, and the 20-year-old somehow hit even better (.444/.531/.593), prompting an anticipated arri...

Trade deadline hits and Bornas rises from the dead like The Undertaker. Tomorrow he'll go back into hibernation until the draft

No real specific needs at the moment, but willing to talk trade. Building out for 2024/2025 (prospects/picks/etc.) Help for this year (w/ ZiPS): SP - Connor Thomas (L) 3.93 ERA/4.08 FIP/1.27 WHIP RP - Anthony Misiewicz (L) 3.67 ERA/3.81 FIP/1.24 WHIP RP - Ryan Loutos (R) 3.57 ERA/3.87 FIP/1.28 WHIP ...

From MLB Pipeline: https://www.mlb.com/news/jasson-dominguez-yankees-callup “The Martian” is about to land in “Space City.” Jasson Domínguez will be promoted from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday and should make his Major League debut during the Yankees’ upcoming series against the Astros in...

From MLB Pipeline: https://www.mlb.com/news/kyle-harrison-strikes-out-11-in-home-giants-debut SAN FRANCISCO -- As Kyle Harrison prepared to make his Major League home debut, there was no telling how the extra adrenaline was going to affect him. This was, after all, a very big deal for him. He was ta...

From BA's Prospect Report: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/prospect-report-dodgers-dsl-bautista-advances-to-finals/ Kyle Harrison, LHP, Giants: In his second big league start, San Francisco’s top prospect was magnificent. The 22-year-old southpaw struck out 11 in 6.1 shutout innings against ...

Braves signed Mitchell 20-Parker

Braves released Colton 21-Gordon

From FG's Sunday Notes: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes-giants-prospect-john-michael-bertrand-has-irish-in-him/ Pete Hansen is 10-3 with a 3.32 ERA, a 3.96 FIP, and 114 strikeouts in 103 innings for the Low-A Palm Beach Cardinals. The 23-year-old southpaw was drafted in the third round last...

Braves released Daniel 0-Vellojin

And another from MLB Pipeline on Harrison: https://www.mlb.com/news/kyle-harrison-strikes-out-five-in-mlb-debut-vs-phillies PHILADELPHIA -- The Giants have graduated a wave of young prospects to the Majors this year, but none arrived with quite as much buzz as left-hander Kyle Harrison. Viewed as th...

From FanGraphs: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/kyle-harrison-brings-the-heat/ Everyone loves a beginning — the christening of a new battleship, the birth of a new zoo giraffe, the major league debut of a top pitching prospect. On Tuesday night in Philadelphia, San Francisco Giants lefty Kyle Harrison e...

A couple of pieces on Jasson Dominguez From BA's Prospect Report: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/prospect-report-jasson-dominguez-drives-in-three/ Jasson Dominguez, OF, Yankees: Dominguez had a Triple-A debut to remember on Tuesday. The 20-year-old outfielder finished 3-for-6 with three RBI...