AJ Block

[Driveline Baseball @DrivelineBB]

95 for Kevin Kopps 🚨 max and average velo both up 4+ mph this offseason.

[Jackson Sigman @GetSiggyWithIt_]

Free Agent AJ Block

🔥SI Velo +1mph on avg, +2mph on the top end
↙️SI shape improved (+2.5" hb, -2.5" vb)
➡️SWP added 1" hb
📈CH refined feel
➕FF with SSW cut-ride
➕CT

250K in 206.1 MiLB IP

2025 - Primarily a 2 pitch reliever (SI/SWP)
2026 - 5 pitch platoon neutral weapon

[Jackson Sigman @GetSiggyWithIt_]

AJ Block (@aj_block) - Free Agent

🔘Two FB's at 91-93(t94)
🔘SWP and CH giving hitters fits

Since Pro Day
1⃣grip adjustment on SI➡️more hb, less vb
2⃣added CT

Unique 4S shape that uses SSW to get vb gain after release

Continues to shove in @DrivelineBB AZ Lives👇

[Driveline Baseball @DrivelineBB]

Four arms. Four impressive profiles. Some of our best from Pro Day weekend in the desert 🔥

Taking the top spot, Dominic Pipkin brough the loudest heater of the weekend, sitting 96-98 and topping at 98.2 on his last fastball of the day. He paired it with a four-pitch mix (SL , CH, CB) while showing an impressive blend of power and command.

The former 4th overall pick Riley Pint reminded everyone what first-round arm talent looks like. He ran the fastball up to 97.4, mixed in a 95-96 sinker, and showed quality feel for both the sweep and slider.

AJ Block worked 92-93 with the heater (93.7 max) and leaned on a true plus sweeper that brough some of the nastiest swing and miss of the entire event. He rounded it out with a solid change, giving hitters a tough look from the left side.

Taylor Lehman offered a different look from a lefty, featuring a unique cutter-based arsenal with it climbing to 92.8. He complemented it with a slider/sweeper combination that kept hitters uncomfortable throughout the outing.

[Dylan Gargas @D_Gargas]

New @DrivelineBB record🚨 Steve MF Jones going where no man has gone before!

Throwing a ball 105mph will never not be cool, but more importantly @_stephenjones__ is set to have another big offseason📈 #Fatherof1 #girldad

[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ @baseballhall]

If it wasn’t for Will Klein’s gutsy performance in Game 3, there may never have been a Game 7.

The unlikely hero out of the @Dodgers bullpen will send his glove to the Hall of Fame.

[Nikki Kay @NikkiKaySN1]

The celebration for Will Klein is everything

[Just Baseball @JustBB_Media]

Will Klein's journey to World Series hero:

- Drafted in the 5th (and last) round of the shortened 2020 draft out of Eastern Illinois

- Career 5.33 MiLB ERA across five years

- Traded to the A's in the Lucas Erceg deal in 2024 and finished the season with a 6.35 ERA across 8 MLB outings between the Royals and A's

- Traded to the Mariners for cash in the offseason but DFA'd and sent to Dodgers in June

- 14 outings for LA in 2025 and not on the roster for the first three rounds of the postseason

- Last man in the Dodgers bullpen in Game 3 and tosses 4 shutout innings to earn the win 👑

Forever entrenched in MLB history now.

[CC Sabathia @CC_Sabathia]

Unbelievable performance from Will Klein!! 72 pitches in the World Series extras after never throwing more than 30 ever…4 scoreless innings in a postseason winning debut…October hero salute 🫡

[Kansas City Royals @Royals]

Go call your dad, Jac!

[Kansas City Royals @Royals]

Welcome to the Show, Andrew!

[Ian Kraft @Krafty_3]

Major League pitchers to begin their careers with back-to-back starts of 6.1+ innings pitched and 2-or-fewer hits, @MLB history per @Stathead:

NOAH CAMERON (2025)

That's the list.

#FountainsUp | @KCRoyalsPD | @Noahcameron05

[Rob Friedman @PitchingNinja]

Noah Murdock, Two VICIOUS Swords. 😯⚔️⚔️

[Seattle Mariners @Mariners]

We’ve acquired RHP Will Klein from the Athletics in exchange for international slot money. He has been added to the 40-man roster.

🔗 https://t.co/7jL9CiB4Jr

[Rob Friedman @PitchingNinja]

Anthony Veneziano, Nasty 89mph Slider. 😨

[Raising Royals @KCRoyalsPD]

Terrorize pitchers one week. Named Midwest League Player of the Week the following Monday.

That’s how it works.

Congrats Spencer Nivens!

#RaisingRoyals 🧱x🧱

[Raising Royals @KCRoyalsPD]

It's Spencer Nivens' world and we're all just lucky to be living in it, folks!

#HRRobbery #RaisingRoyals 🧱x🧱

[Raising Royals @KCRoyalsPD]

Congratulations, Walter Pennington!

First Major League "Penny Punchie" and then closes out a tough situation in the 8th!

#RaisingRoyals 🧱x🧱 #ProudKCRoyalsPD

[Raising Royals @KCRoyalsPD]

Walter Pennington is headed to the bigs!

#RaisingRoyals 🧱x🧱 #PennyPunchies

[Milb Central @milb_central]

The Cleveland Guardians are calling up Kyle Manzardo to the majors, per @ZackMeisel