The first cuts have been made down in Sarasota. None of these are particularly surprising: The seven players sent out included the organization’s last three first-round Draft picks. First baseman Yonder Alonso (2008) was optioned to Double-A Carolina, while catcher Devin Mesoraco (2007) and ou...

Baseball America subscribers can read full scouting reports on the Top 20 Prospects in the Hawaii Winter Baseball league, but here is the list of the top 20 prospects from the league, as compiled by John Manuel after talking to scouts and HWB managers. Have your own opinions about the list? You can ...

Waikiki 3, North Shore 2 (10 Innings) First baseman Yonder Alonso (Reds) put Waikiki on the brink of the HWB league’s Eastern Division title with a walk-off homer in the tenth Wednesday night against North Shore. Alonso went 2-for-5 in the game with two RBIs and a double to go along with the h...

West Oahu 6, Waikiki 3 West Oahu clinched the West Division title of the HWB league season by defeating Waikiki 6-3 on Tuesday night. Left fielder Cyle Hankerd (Diamondbacks) led the way for West Oahu hitting a grand slam in the first. The homer was Hankerd’s fifth of the winter. CaneFires sec...

I’m in a couple of leagues that run their minor league draft after the MLB draft is finished. Here’s some thoughts for fantasy GMs in similar situations. (That’s telekinesis, Kyle!) Pedro Alvarez going to Pitt is good news for his value. He’s much more likely to stay at 3B no...