
Injuries create opportunities, and Boston Red Sox top prospect Marcelo Mayer is one of a number of players joining the American League talent pool this week looking to take advantage.

Todd Zola explains how projected playing time and a skills-based approach helps him identify upside plays late in a draft, as well as leading him to put Aaron Judge at the top of his personal rankings.

Erik Siegrist checks out the free-agent pool in the American League and notes that Heston Kjerstad is only one of the rookie sluggers likely to draw significant bids this week.

Wyatt Langford is on a hot run with the Texas Rangers, and he's one of the many American League players highlighted in Ryan Boyer's Lineup Lowdown.

James Anderson turns his attention to National League farm systems, where Victor Robles headlines an increasingly shallow Nationals pipeline.