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MLB Offseason 2025: Key Dates To Know For Free Agency, Draft Lottery & More

Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 18h

Important offseason dates for the rest of 2025:

Five days after World Series: Free agency begins
Nov. 21: Tender deadline
Dec. 9 - MLB Draft Lottery
Dec. 10 - MLB Rule 5 draft

More dates + details:

Presenting key dates to know as MLB moves from the postseason to the offseason, including the draft lottery, Rule 5 draft and more.

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Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 20h

How different are the Stuff+ rankings versus the Naturalized Stuff+ rankings? 🤔

⚾ The Dodgers remain on top
⚾ The Rays join the top 3
⚾A new face cracks the top 10

More details: buff.ly/spvPAf0

Fanatics Fest 2026 Set For July 16-19 In New York

Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 21h

Collectibles fans could have a busy next year.

The third-annual Fanatics Fest is set to take place from July 16-19, 2026 ... just weeks before the National in Chicago 👀

More details:

After drawing more than 100,000 fans across three days last year, Fanatics Fest returns to Javits Center in New York City for an expanded four-day event.

MLB Offseason 2025: Key Dates To Know For Free Agency, Draft Lottery & More

Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 22h

The Dodgers top our Statcast hitting rankings 👀

See where every organization lands: buff.ly/VuwccTl

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Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 22h

Once the postseason ends, the offseason starts in full force.

Here are important dates set to occur before the end of 2025: www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-...

Presenting key dates to know as MLB moves from the postseason to the offseason, including the draft lottery, Rule 5 draft and more.

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Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 23h

These organizations led MiLB in Stuff+ this season 👀

Full list: www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025...

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Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 1d

The hottest prospects in the desert 🔥 🏜️

Check out our AFL Hot Sheet: www.baseballamerica.com/stories/rank...

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Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 1d

Which organizations have the best Stuff+ and Normalized Stuff+?

We take a look ⤵️
www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025...

Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 1d

We've measured performance this season underlying metrics via Hawk-Eye data gathered across the minors.

We showed which players top the leaderboards, but what about collective organizations?

Here's our 2025 farm system Statcast hitting rankings: www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025...

Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 1d

It's not too late to get your 2026 books and score a FREE digital copy 🔥

Pre-order your 2026 handbook, almanac, directory or a bundle of all three ⤵️
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Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 1d

Juan Sanchez's home run swing 🤩

The Blue Jays prospect has the potential to be a 20-25 home run hitter 👀

More standout hitting prospects from this year's international signing class: buff.ly/zl43A4s

Which MLB Farm Systems Got The Most Production From Young Prospects In 2025?

Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 2d

ICYMI: This week's Fantasy podcast covers late-season MLB pitching debuts + breakout hitters

🎧 Listen here: buff.ly/3TCsCUm

Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 2d

A 28-year-old performing in Triple-A may help a team win MiLB games.

But from a prospect perspective, it’s not NEARLY as notable as a 20-year-old handling High-A 💪

Check out the MLB farm systems that got the most production from young prospects this year ⤵️

J.J. Cooper digs into an array of 2025 hitting and pitching data to see which orgs got the most out of young-for-level prospects this season.

To Have A Lengthy MLB Career, Pitchers Need To Throw Hard

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Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 2d

Hard-throwing pitchers have the edge when it comes to career longevity 📈

Why?

Find out here ⤵️

J.J. Cooper digs into years' worth of MLB pitching data to investigate the connection between throwing harder and career length.

Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 2d

Luis Mey flashed 103 mph heat this year 🔥

He's among six MiLB pitchers who touched 103 mph+ this season 👀

Check out the full list of pitchers who hit triple digits this year: buff.ly/4ILgHYW

Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 3d

Elian Peña signed the LARGEST bonus for any Latin American prospect this year 💰

And by the end of the season, he looked like the hitter the Mets projected him to be 💪

He's among 40 standout hitting prospects from the 2025 international signing class: buff.ly/zl43A4s

10 College Baseball Recruiting Classes That Just Missed The Top 25 For 2025

Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 3d

Vanderbilt is leaning into analytics at the plate this year 👀

And sophomore infielder Brodie Johnston is already seeing the results 💪

📝 Latest fall ball notes: buff.ly/GXFqsAs

Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 3d

Gabriel Davalillo could grow into a 20+ home run threat 😳

The catching prospect put together a strong season in the DSL, slashing .302/.408/.518 with seven homers in 169 plate appearances.

More standout hitters from the 2025 international signing class: buff.ly/zl43A4s

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Baseball America @baseballamerica.com · 3d

Just because these college recruiting classes missed the Top 25 doesn't mean they aren't in for an exciting season 👀

Check out 10 schools that JUST missed our rankings ⤵️

Peter Flaherty revisits his 2025 college baseball recruiting rankings to highlight 10 programs that just missed out on the final list.