While maybe not the biggest news, 1999 #1 overall draft pick Josh Hamilton was allowed to play minor league baseball this year. He was picked ahead of Josh Beckett and threw 98 mph while hitting 500 foot HRs back in the day.
He was, of course, tragically sidelined by a drug addiction. The talent is there... let's hope he's grown up and can do something in the minor league.
He's on the D-rays, fyi.