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Oh I've been reading it since it launched and my only complaint is kicking myself for not thinking of doing it first. And I would bet they look at far more than 10 websites. The closest I can come to that level of research is checking out he "Player News" section on Baseball-Reference to see what the chatter is, and even then that can only be done for one player at a time..

That is for Rookie Status and eligibility for the ROY AWard. Prospect status is really just open to the interpretation of the whatever website is doing the ranking, as there is no actual concrete defintion. (Baseball Aemrica notoriously ranks Japanese free agents on occasion for some reason, even one time putting Daisuke at #1 despite his numerous years as a professional pitcher.) But I imagine by mid-season when they do their updates, Dalbec will have either established himself as a (semi?)regular MLB starter or been a flop who gets demoted. Either outcome should remove him from the list...

They do, and they readily admit it. They really just started out compiling blogs and online articles from a variety of sources and bringing them all on to one website. But they also do use fantasy advice site Rotoworld (who does the same thing) as one of those sources. Numerous times, I've seen updates on Rotoworld that would appear later on MLBTR. So either they peruse Rotoworld or use the same sources, only slower. (And with more in-depth coverage)..

I'm not as high on Mazza as many are. While he was one of the best of the minor league pitching staf last eyar, the competition was not exactly daunting. Mazza strikes me as another Walden, a player who made a good first impression he will probably never be able to repeat. I would be far more surprised if he were able to maintain even his moderate success than if he were to just pitch his way off the roster. I probably have more faith in Springs than Mazza. While Mazza has had the better MLB career, we are talking about 46 innings. Comparatively, Springs was actually better in the minors, which could mean over the long haul, might actually be better in the majors. He's also three years younger. But no one on that list is irreplaceable, and finding the next one season flash in the pan is not that hard if you bring in enough candidates...

Also pr MLBTR. Although I strongly suspect they use Rotoworld as a source...

.. with the Blue Jays. nothing yet, but these announcements are a very high predictor of a deal getting done. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/01/blue-jays-sign-kirby-yates.html

I ca agree with those names. And also add in that it is not difficult to see any of them clearing waivers and getting re-signed to an MiLB deal. Except Pedroia, but only because he would not be re-signed...

Or if they did, they signed prior to free agency, thus eliminating the risk that an injury later on would reduce their earning potential...

I know I am going out on a limb and trying to confirm this might be a HIPPA violation, but I am guessing your arm reconstruction was not done by Dr. James Andrews...

And after one mediocre year, they dealt Miley and Jonathan Aro for Carson Smith and Roenis Elias. Smith barely ever pitched and Elias turned into a journeyman who has bounced around MLB and MiLB with limited success. The rest of that trade was Ivan DeJesus Jr, whose ceiling turned out to be orgainzational filler, and Jerry Sands, a career MiLB guy whose biggest contribution was inclusion in the trade that brought over Brock Holt, along with another RP who fell apart physically in Joel Hanrahan. So even the long view of that trade was the Sox got Brock Holt, but they probably could have acquired him without including Sands...

And Nick Punto. You always forget about Punto. The funny thing about that trade is, the Sox traded away AGon and Beckett and got nothing back. The best player they received turned out to be James Loney. A far cry from Alex Verdugo...

My prediction was Dalbec would "drop off" the list by losing prospect status. I look at it again and realize I need to be clearer. Also, it really does get hard to predict of a prospect will move up or down, because that can be heavily dependent on how other prospects perform. Downs could have a great season, and drop 5 places simply because 5 other prospects had better ones and passed him up. But that does not mean Downs himself took steps backwards...

My point, and it seems to run counter to Mike Lowell's point. For every free agent who signed for less dollars to play for a winner, I can name 100 who did not. Probably more, but 100 should get the point across...

Exactly. Think "winning" was on Price's mind when he joined a team coming of two consecutive last place finishes? Based on 2015 record alone, one would think 19 other teams should have offered a "better chance to win"...

Rotoworld is citing Pete Abraham https://www.rotoworld.com/baseball/mlb/player/18115/dustin-pedroia

Or why the 2020 team was s much more daunting of a rebuild than the 2012 team...

The Wikipedians have already modified his entry. That did not take long. Interestingly, they had him as former GM of the Mets before he was fired...

Because the PTBNL freed up a valuable 40 man roster spot, which has value in itself...

Chatham, Springs, Mazza, Walden. There were other options, but he was absolutely a candidate. Getting something in return just made the call easier...

Can you imagine what the 2018 payroll would have been if Henry did operate as a big market owner?

I'd say there are lots of other factors. In fact, a lot of players seem to think they can be the one who turns a bad organization into a winner, even if their actual history says otherwise...

But where does winning fall? And how often are all things equal? Money and/or years appear to definitely take precedence over winning organizations. Some aging players who have already bankrolled enough money to last several lifetimes occasionally go to a team they think can get them a chance, but players in their prime on that one deal that they have been working for their entire lives seem to prioritize winning far lower on that list, despite what they say to the press...

Yep that’s exactly what Mike Minor said as he signed the largest contract for a SP this off-season. With Kansas City. Probably a big factor in Kevin Gausman accepting his QO. The Giants should win 40% of the time, after all. It adds up...

You've probably come across this when looking on MLBTR. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/01/mets-gm-sent-unsolicited-explicit-images-to-female-reporter-in-2016.html And it probably does not deserve it's own thread, but it seems to have influenced his wikipedia page, which hopefully can get reviewed before it is taken down. Jared Porter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Born November 23, 1979 (age 41) Wayzata, Minnesota, U.S. Alma mater Bowdoin College (BA) Occupation Genital Photographer, Anthony Weiner impersonator Jared Porter (born November 23, 1979) is an amateur genital photographer and American baseball executive who is the former general manager for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He has admitted to sending sexually explicit images to a foreign reporter. Porter was born in Wayzata, Minnesota, and lived there until he was 15 years old, when his family moved to Duxbury, Massachusetts. He attended Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts, and Bowdoin College. He played baseball and hockey for the Bowdoin Polar Bears, and graduated in 2003 with a degree in History.[1] Porter interned for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2002 and 2003.[2] He joined the Boston Red Sox as an intern in 2004, becoming their director of professional scouting in 2012. He spent two years with the Chicago Cubs before he was hired by the Diamondbacks in the 2016-17 offseason.[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Porter I admit. It made me giggle...

And yet he has still lost more time due to injury. Sometimes, age is not the factor. Sometimes, neither is wear. That's why Johnny Venters had 3 TJ surgeries (and nearly a fourth) before he had 250 IP or a 30th birthday party. Yet Bartolo Colon pitched 3500 IP and until he was in his mid 40's without ever having one..