Kevin Maitan Makes Strides Defensively

Kevin Maitan has faced his share of criticism about his work ethic, conditioning, pitch recognition and shoddy defense. But the 19-year-old has taken a step forward at low Class A Burlington this season with his improved defensive play at third base.

Baseball America

Kevin Maitan Homers, Extends Hit Streak

A trio of Twins prospects put on a hitting clinic on Friday night as Alex Kirilloff, Luis Arraez and Ben Rortvedt each hit a home run and together combined for 11 hits and 10 RBIs to lead Class A Advanced Fort Myers over Bradenton, 14-7.

Anaheim Official Site

How's Kevin Maitan Doing In Angels' Camp?

When Kevin Maitan was playing for the Rookie-level Danville Braves last summer, he left scouts less than impressed.

Baseball America

Shohei Ohtani Proves Angels Serious About Building Around Mike Trout

It’s almost like a band name: Mike Trout and the Angels.

FanRags

Angels Signed Kevin Maitan For $2.2M From Braves Release

Jesse Sanchez Twitter

Breaking Down The Prospects Lost By The Braves

This past week was not a good one for the Atlanta Braves. The highly-awaited penalties shook every part of the system, from the international front to the draft to the front office.
FanRags

Phillies May Pursue Kevin Maitan

Remember those trades the Phillies made this summer that got them a whole lot of "international amateur signing bonus space?"

Philadelphia Official Site

Braves' Punishment Frees Up Kevin Maitan That Cardinals Could Chase

As the Cardinals prepared for their premeditated spending spree on international talent in 2016, they drew on months of time spent scouting and developing relationships with a peer group of standout talents in Venezuela. As signing dates approached, the Cardinals knew they had at least one deal in place, and they wanted to be in place if another player’s deal fell through.

Bird Land

Updating The Scouting Report On Kevin Maitan

The news that Major League Baseball has made Kevin Maitan a free agent will understandably set off a bidding war.

Baseball America

MLB Removing Prospects From Braves

Major League Baseball informed multiple Braves international signings today that they will become free agents, multiple sources told Baseball America.

Baseball America

Alvaro Seijas Ranked #14 In Baseball America's 2017 Appalachian League Top 20 Prospects

Baseball America

John Coppolella's Resignation Just The Start Of The Braves' Problems

Last year, a prominent agent received a phone call from a 770 number. On the other end was John Coppolella, the general manager of the Atlanta Braves. He wanted to talk about one of the agent’s clients. The agent found this particularly curious, not because the Braves liked the player but because he was playing for a different organization and it was August, a full 2½ months before he would hit free agency. Never before had he seen a general manager so blatantly disregard tampering rules.

Yahoo

Braves Signed South Korean High School Shortstop Bae Ji-Hwan

South Korean high school shortstop Bae Ji-hwan has signed with the Atlanta Braves.

Yonhap News Agency

Dominican Republic's To 2017 Prospect: Wander Franco

Kevin Maitan was the easy pick as the top 16-year-old player in the 2016 international signing class.

Baseball America

Venezuela's Top 2017 Prospect: Daniel Flores

The 2017 international class is deep in talent. In Venezuela, the best prospect this year is Daniel Flores.

Baseball America

Minor League Ball Top 200 Prospects For 2017

4. Alex Reyes
30. Luke Weaver
84. Carson Kelly
110. Harrison Bader
112. Delvin Perez
115. Jack Flaherty
116. Dakota Hudson
122. Magneuris Sirerra
147. Sandy Alcantara
191 Paul DeJong

Minor League Ball

Alex Reyes, Luke Weaver, Carson Kelly, & Delvin Perez Ranked In Baseball America's 2017 Top 100 Prospects

4. Alex Reyes
50. Luke Weaver
65. Carson Kelly
86. Delvin Perez

Baseball America

How MLB's New International Rules Change The Game

Figuring out how a complicated labor agreement will affect an arena as complex as baseball’s international market isn’t exactly conducive to knee-jerk analysis. I certainly don’t have all the answers and I don’t know anybody who does when it comes to trying to put together a puzzle with this many pieces.

Baseball America

MLB Cancels Venezuelan National Showcase

After a planned protest from Dominican players and their trainers against an international draft prompted Major League Baseball to cancel its annual Dominican national showcase last week, MLB informed teams on Friday that it has also cancelled its Venezuelan national showcase, which was scheduled for Nov. 16-17 in Panama.

Baseball America

MLB Moves Venezuelan Showcase To Panama

Every year, Major League Baseball holds a Venezuelan national showcase, which features many of the top Venezuelan amateur prospects who are eligible to sign the following year on July 2.

Baseball America