The Best No.1 Draft Pick In Every Team's History

As the June 10-11 MLB Draft approaches, it's a great time to look back at the best first-round selections in each club's history. With the help of each of the 30 MLB.com beat writers, here's a look at a list that includes All-Stars, MVP Award winners, Cy Young Award winners and Hall of Famers who began their professional journey when they heard their name called in the first round of the MLB Draft.

St. Louis Official Site

Manny Ramires Would Like To Have Chance To Play With Cibaenas

Manny Ramírez is interested in playing once again with the Águilas Cibaeñas. The veteran, who last Saturday reached 48 years of age, at least wants the squad to invite him to practice for the upcoming fall-winter baseball contest.  (Translated)

El Caribe

One Guy You Forgot Was Ever On Your Favorite Team

You remember them, just not some of the teams they played for. There are numerous players throughout baseball history who we remember for their prime years, and we usually associate them with one specific team. But in many cases, those stars finished their careers or spent some other part of their time in the Majors with another club, one that we may have forgotten. So here's a look at some players who fall into that category for each club.

St. Louis Official Site

Manny Ramirez Would Like To Return To CPBL

Jon Heyman Twitter

Manny Ramirez Talking With Parma On Return To Baseball

The Dominican player Manny Ramírez wants a new rebound in his career.  (Translated)

Panama American

Who'll Get The Call? 2020 Hall Of Fame Tracking, Explained

This year's Hall of Fame results are less than a week away. The Cooperstown Class of 2020 will be finalized next Tuesday, Jan. 21, with coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET on MLB Network and the announcement airing in the 6 p.m. hour.

St. Louis Official Site

Nelson Cruz Joins 400-Home Run Club On Swat No.40

Nelson Cruz said to Twins senior director of communications Dustin Morse at the end of Spring Training that he planned to hit his 400th career home run this season -- and to expect playoff baseball in October at Target Field.

Minnesota Official Site

Manny Ramirez Might Guest Coach For Wei Chuan

CPBL Stats Twitter

First Thing's First: Albert Pujols' Place In Cardinals History By The Big, Brawny, & Trivial Numbers

Even at his worst in St. Louis, Albert Pujols was one of the best ever.

Birdland

Cardinals Sharpen Swings, Meet Jeff Albert In Visit To Matt Carpenter's Frozen Rope Ranch

New hitting coach Jeff Albert and returning shortstop Paul DeJong ended up on the same flight to Dallas, so the two Cardinals shared a rental car and started a conversation on their 80-mile drive south. Harrison Bader and Tyler O’Neill arrived later, their flights from opposite coasts on the continent delayed all the same, and knowing little about where they were headed, what it looked like, or how long it would take to get there, they split an Uber.

Post-Dispatch

Eloy Jimenez Drawing Comparisons To Greats

The names of Manny Ramirez and Miguel Cabrera have been evoked when searching for comparisons involving Eloy Jimenez, the No. 1 White Sox prospect per MLB Pipeline and No. 3 overall in baseball.

Chicago-A Official Site

What To Watch For In Hall Of Fame Voting

The Hot Stove has dominated conversation this winter, but believe it or not, it's almost Hall of Fame time.

St. Louis Official Site

Spending Big On Free Agents Doesn't Guarantee World Series Rings

We are three weeks away from the start of Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings in Las Vegas, and Cardinal Nation is unanimous in the belief that they need to get a big, middle of the lineup bat, but split on which bat that should be.

101 ESPN

Cibaenas Invited Jhonny Peralta, Yefri Perez, Rainel Rosario, Francisco Pena, Carlos Martinez, Juan Nicasio, Angel Rondon, & Others To Camp For The 2018-19 LIDOM Season

The heavy artillery of batters of the Cibaeñas Eagles will join the pitchers and receivers next Monday, when the first practice with the full arsenal of players will take place, from 9:00 in the morning at the Cibao stadium.  (Translated)

LIDOM Official Site

How Cardinals Tried To Revive Bobby Witt

The Cardinals hoped a reunion of pitcher Bobby Witt and coach Dave Duncan would yield the kind of results they produced in their first go-around, but it didn’t work out.

RetroSimba

J.D. Martinez Hits Two Dingers, Tied For MLB Lead With 15

J.D. Martinez continues to be red-hot, as he belted a pair of homers in Sunday afternoon's 5-0 win against the Orioles at Fenway Park.

Boston Official Site

Best-Case Scenario For The 2018 Cardinals

Judging from the breathless, giddy reports coming out of Mesa, Arizona all spring, the NL Central is the Cubbies’ world and we are all just living in it. So, what is a humble, downtrodden NL Central writer to do?

The Athletic

Marcell Ozuna Ready To Energize Cardinals Fan Base

The baseball education of Marcell Ozuna began 20 years ago, through a television screen in the Dominican resort town of Boca Chica. That's where St. Louis' new slugger was raised, first on fishing and dominos, before learning to rake. That's where he first saw Vladimir Guerrero swing with gloveless hands at any pitch in sight, and where he resolved, at the age of 8, to play baseball like he did.

St. Louis Official Site

Alex Cora Brings Youthful Eye To New Job

Dave Dombrowski wanted to make sure he and Alex Cora were on the same page, so the Red Sox boss sent off an email for his new manager’s approval.

Trib Today

George Mitchell On The Legacy Of The Mitchell Report, PEDs, & The Hall Of Fame

In November, baseball writers across America received an advisory from a prominent Hall of Famer with suggestions for how to handle the nettlesome issue of immortality and steroid use. A day after the Hall released its 33-man ballot for 2018, Hall of Fame vice chairman and former Cincinnati Reds great Joe Morgan emailed voters with a list of three criteria he thinks should disqualify future candidates from admission to the shrine.

ESPN