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BBTN: Kiley McDaniel discusses his top 100 prospects for 2020

Kiley McDaniel's top 100 prospects for 2020 is out. He and Buster dive into the list (1:54), discussing how analytics has factored into generating the rankings, when Wander Franco might manifest in the big leagues, why he's bullish on Julio Rodriguez and if the Padres' young talent will manifest fast enough to satisfy ownership. Later, Hembo hops on to talk about Yoan Moncada and the White Sox's rebuild, Christian Yelich's team-friendly extension, and why Brian Cashman deserves more credit for finding value to fill out the roster (21:53).

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A's top prospect Puk's tests come back clean

A.J. Puk, the A's left-hander who is ranked No. 20 on ESPN Insider Kiley McDaniel's prospect rankings, has no structural damage in his ailing left shoulder, manager Bob Melvin said Thursday.

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3dKiley McDaniel

Kiley McDaniel's top 100 prospects for 2020

Spoiler alert: Wander Franco leads our list. Which MLB stars of tomorrow follow the best prospect since Mike Trout in this year's rankings?

Fiers putting Astros' scandal behind him, focusing on 2020 (1:42)
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What is the perception about Fiers around the league? (0:57)
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15d

A's Fiers acknowledges receiving death threats

Mike Fiers has acknowledged receiving death threats after he revealed a sign-stealing scheme committed by the 2017 World Series champion Astros, for whom he pitched.

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16dJoon Lee

Lucroy: Changed signs every pitch vs. Astros

Catcher Jonathan Lucroy, who played for three of the Astros' AL West rivals between 2016 and '19, says "everyone in baseball" knew they were stealing signs and that he changed his signs every single pitch.

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17d

Fiers doesn't want protection, 'can defend myself'

A's pitcher Mike Fiers said if opposing pitchers in NL parks "decide to throw at me, then they throw at me," adding that he can defend himself and that he doesn't need MLB to provide extra protection.

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18dAlden Gonzalez

Manfred: Mistake to call WS trophy 'piece of metal'

Amid player backlash, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred apologized Tuesday for referring to the Commissioner's Trophy "in a disrespectful way." Said Manfred: "There's no excuse for it. I made a mistake."

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Rob Manfred said MLB will "take every possible step to protect Mike Fiers wherever he's playing" and believes the A's pitcher "did this industry a service" by speaking out.

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A's Kemp: Declined to join in Astros' sign stealing

Called up in September 2017 by Houston, Tony Kemp immediately was asked by teammates whether he wanted to be a part of the Astros' sign-stealing scheme. He says his answer was a firm no and that he didn't feel further pressure to take part.

A's pitcher voices harsh criticism of Astros (0:42)
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Team Stats

  • Batting
  • Pitching
Runs1021st
Batting Average.2753rd
On Base Percentage.3642nd
Slugging Percentage.42115th
Earned Run Average5.9726th
Quality Starts0Tied-1st
WHIP1.6228th
BAA.31230th