Baseball America

Baseball America has been bringing you the best baseball information in the game for more than 30 years, a must-have resource for fans as well as people who work in the game. Every issue features coverage of the majors, minors, college and high school baseball as well as prospects, prospects and more prospects. Whether you’re looking to win your fantasy league or stay on top of the game at all levels, Baseball America puts it all in your hands.

GAME CHANGER • How the 60-game season affects players’ milestone pursuits

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BIG SWINGS IN VALUE • Measuring the impact of the universal DH on fantasy

THE FASTBALL IS STILL KING • The ins and outs—and ups and downs—of baseball’s No. 1 pitch

ATHLETE’S ADVANTAGE • Jack Flaherty didn’t so much possess big velocity in high school as he projected it. Today, the 24-year-old Cardinals ace is one of the hardest-throwing starters in baseball.

Fast Company • Ten pitchers who showed the largest velocity gains in 2019

CAN PITCHERS THROW EVEN HARDER? • Today’s pitchers push the limits of what elbow ligaments and tendons can withstand

Fastball attributes, explained • Demystifying the scouting jargon surrounding baseball’s No. 1 pitch

SPIN TO WIN • A high-spin fastball paired with a high-spin breaking pitch has become baseball’s favorite combination as the game moves to a north-south polarity

Say Cheese • How have big league hitters adjusted to seeing 100 mph heat more often?

The Measure Of A Fastball • Where velocity is recorded on the journey from the mound to home plate makes all the difference

BEST TOOLS FOR THE TRADE • The toolsiest hitters, pitchers and defenders of the past three-plus decades of major league play

BEST TOOLS: OFFENSE • The hitters who received the most votes in Best Tools balloting from 1988 to 2019, plus 1985.

BEST TOOLS: DEFENSE • The defenders who received the most votes in Best Tools balloting from 1988 to 2019, plus 1985.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Dynamic Vanderbilt duo of Kumar Rocker, Jack Leiter looks to make draft history

THE TRUTH • Rising high school senior Brady House draws lofty comparisons thanks to his hitting ability, impact power and single-minded determination

Scouting reports for the top 10 high school prospects for 2021 • An early look at the top 10 high school prospects for the 2021 draft. Scouting reports written by Carlos Collazo.

SOMETHING BRUIN • Early struggles, mental toughness catapult UCLA’s Matt McLain to stardom

Scouting reports for the top 10 college prospects for 2021 • An early look at the top 10 college prospects for the 2021 draft.

ONE GIANT STEP • San Francisco invited Marco Luciano to its summer camp, even though the 18-year-old shortstop had yet to appear in full-season ball

Noelvi Marte is a big reason why the Mariners’ system is ready to burst

A SEASON UNLIKE ANY OTHER • The coronavirus pandemic upended life as we know it, but baseball proved its resiliency by returning even when against long odds

DEPARTMENTS

PUT STOCK IN THEIR SOCK • Nine young National League hitters who benefit from the universal DH

INTO THE ABYSS • Minor League Baseball grapples with lost 2020 season, perilous future

‘We’re In Dire Straits’ • Minor League Baseball president paints bleak picture of minors’ future

MANY PREPS SEE PROS OF GOING PRO • A record number of high school players signed as nondrafted free agents following the five-round 2020 draft

The MLB Continuing Education Program

Top 20 nondrafted free agents

Obituaries

MAY THE BEST IDEAS WIN • Teams fear MLB decisions are quashing innovation