Saber Scouts has a mock draft on their site, including commentary on each of their projected picks. This is the first half; second half to follow this evening.

Two days following his return to the Atlanta bullpen, it is being announced that Smoltz will likely undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder. A press conference is scheduled for 11:30 AM ET. On my Disabled List Informer site, I had been talking for weeks about how this was a bad situation for Smoltz. I […]

Jonathan Hale has the Pitch f/x scoop on Joba’s abbreviated start last night.

Baseball’s amateur draft will be held tomorrow, and there’s lots of good reading on the web. The original champions of amateur and minor league baseball, Baseball America, covers the draft extensively. MLB has their own section, and minor league maven John Sickels has plenty of draft coverage too. A few other great sources are ESPN.com, […]

Steven Goldman ponders whether the Yankees and Mets are bad at drafting or bad at development. His answer: “Yes.”

Or at least it seems that way.

A columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer tries to explain Econ to the Mariners.

Red Reporter breaks down Edwin Encarnacion’s recent slump by pointing out that he’s been swinging at fewer pitches in the zone. It’s a good starting point for analysis, but it would be interesting to see MLB averages for contact in the strike zone vs. outside the zone as another point of comparison.

MLB.com has a mock draft of the first 30 picks up today. Helpfully, Rany Jazayerli has his thoughts on the draft’s top prospects up today to go with it.

With David Ortiz going on the disabled list and possibly facing season ending surgery, the Internets are abuzz with the possibility of the Red Sox turning to Barry Bonds to fill Papi’s spot in the lineup. Craig Calcaterra notes that Boston senior advisor Bill James is on the record as being against such a move. […]