Whois & Analysis for baseballamerica.com

Baseball America is a sports magazine that covers baseball at every level, with a particular focus on up-and-coming players in high school, college, Japan, and the minor leagues.

It is currently published in the form of a bi-weekly newspaper, five annual reference book titles, a weekly podcast, and a website.

It also regularly produces lists of the top prospects in the sport, and covers aspects of the game from a scouting and player-development point of view.

The publication's motto is "Baseball news you can't find anywhere else.".

College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education.

In comparison to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a smaller role in developing professional players, as baseball's professional minor leagues are more extensive.

Moving directly from high school to the professional level is more common in baseball than in football or basketball.

However, if players enroll at a four-year college, they must complete three years to regain eligibility, unless they reach age 21 before starting their third year of attendance.

Players who enroll at junior colleges (i.e., two-year institutions) regain eligibility after one year at that level.

In the most recently completed 2016 season, there were 300 NCAA Division I teams in the United States (including schools transitioning from Division II to Division I).

The first-year player draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft, is Major League Baseball's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players, from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs, to its teams.

The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick.

In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded "compensatory" picks.