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• Keith Law projects William Schmidt in latest mock draft

Photo by Brett Davis/Getty Images Law has the Braves selecting Louisiana prep arm William Schmidt at #24 in his latest mock. In a new mock draft for The Athletic that was released this morning, Keith Law has the Atlanta Braves selecting prep right-handed pitcher William Schmidt from Baton Rouge, Louisiana with the 24th pick of the draft. Law doesn’t say much about Schmidt, just noting that...2024
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• Better know a draft prospect: Konnor Griffin

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Could the Royals go with another prep bat this year? The high school baseball season will soon wind down, and the Royals could be looking to take another prep player with their #6 pick. Last year they took high school catcher Blake Mitchell, who is off to a pretty good start in Low-A Columbia this year. The Royals could go that route again...2024
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• Better know a draft prospect: Hagen Smith

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Can the Royals draft and develop pitching? We are just starting to dip into our draft coverage, but publications are starting to come out with their mock drafts. Georgia slugger Charlie Condon seems to be the consensus #1 pick right now with Florida’s Jac Caglianone not far behind. The Royals will have the #6 pick in the draft, thanks to missing out in the...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Off to a flying start

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images A look at trends to start the season, like Mike Trout is back. The fans who fought back against the A’s. And other news from MLB. Good morning. No big stories today, but lots of little ones. Dan Moore has a strong piece on the fan groups that have fought against the Athletics leaving Oakland (and some historical precedents elsewhere) and the dilemma of...2024
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• Better know a draft prospect: Nick Kurtz

Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images The Wake Forest first baseman is one of the most complete amateur hitters in the country. We are right around the halfway point of the college baseball season, which means the MLB Draft will be here before you know it. Earlier this week, Preston provided a bit of an overview of some of the prospects that will be near the top of the draft this summer. Ov...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ C you later

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Opening Day 2024! WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-bre...2024
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• Better know a draft prospect: Hagen Smith
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 22, 2024

Sure, it’s not the KBO, but it’s in Korea | Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images I tried to write as much as I could of this ahead of time, but if it descends into madness by the end, I blame basketball Max and Jeremy already covered the big stories yesterday. I guess I’ll just link to other stories below that cover the same ground. First, Max: Alec Marsh makes the rotation, Jordan Lyles to th...2024
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• The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, February 2024

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images After revealing the Top 30 PuRPs over the past few weeks, what does the system look like as a whole? In the process of writing about every player who received votes in our biannual Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list — this edition it was 57 players across 23 ballots — I learned a bit about trends and system strengths and weaknesses. So for anyone who mis...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 1, Adael Amador

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post The 20-year-old switch-hitting shortstop repeats as the top-overall PuRP 1. Adael Amador (686 points, 23 ballots) To many (but not all), Amador is the clear-best prospect in the system and a fitting repeat number one Purple Row Prospect. Amador’s breakout in 2022 might not have been quite as celebrated as former top prospect Ezequiel Tovar’s, but th...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 3, Zac Veen

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post The outfielder has had an injury-marred few years, but a 2024 debut could still be within reach after wrist surgery 3. Zac Veen (626 points, 23 ballots) There are some ifs with Veen’s profile to get to the star ceiling that was promised when the 22-year-old lefty-swinging, righty-throwing corner outfielder was made the ninth-overall pick in the 2020...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 5, Sterlin Thompson

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images The 22-year-old Longmont native was drafted with the compensation received from Trevor Story’s departure in 2022 5. Sterlin Thompson (584 points, 23 ballots) Fair or not, Thompson’s progress will be judged in part by Rockies fans by the fact his draft pick (31st overall in 2022) was the only compensation Colorado received for Trevor Story leav...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: What does Kris Bryant need to do for a successful 2024 season?

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, February 21, 2024 We all know the answer to the question posed in the headline of this article. The common response we’ll see on social media will likely be something along the lines of “he’ll actually have to play.” This is a legitimate concern to have, more on that in a second, but what else will Kris ...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 7, Drew Romo

Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images The 22-year-old switch-hitting catcher provides a strong floor as a plus defensive player with Gold Glove potential behind the plate 7. Drew Romo (561 points, 23 ballots) In my opinion, Romo is Colorado’s catcher of the future, full stop. The 22-year-old backstop has fallen off the back of the top 100 prospect lists he wa...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 4, Yanquiel Fernandez

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The 21-year-old Cuban outfielder represented the Rockies in the 2023 MLB Futures Game 4. Yanquiel Fernandez (605 points, 23 ballots) The ball just sounds different coming off Fernandez’s bat. The 21-year-old lefty outfielder (who signed for $295k in 2019 out of Cuba) is well-known for making loud contact, and did a lot of that in 2022 with Low-A Fresno as...2024
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"Infielder Michael Chavis is going back to Pittsburgh in return, reports Keith Law of the Athletic."

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"com and Keith Law of The Athletic were among those to cover."

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"Kluber’s struggles and drop in velocity at the start of the 2019 season are a concern, ESPN’s Keith Law writes in a subscriber-only piece, while Clase is a very intriguing young reliever."

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"The Padres’ signing of Eric Hosmer “is the most inexplicable move of the offseason,” Keith Law of ESPN opines (Insider required)."

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"com's Keith Law to label the outfielder "an imposter."

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"The Rangers and Braves have agreed to a trade that will send lefty Brady Feigl and righty Tyrell Jenkins to the Rangers, according to reports from Tommy Stokke of Fan Rag (via Twitter) and Keith Law of ESPN."

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"com's Keith Law had Cueto ranked ninth on his list of the top 50 free agents, noting his new team "might get an ace" if his past elbow problems really are behind him."

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"In fact, as Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe noted before Game 1 of this year's World Series, Lester's Fall Classic success is eerily similar to what Madison Bumgarner had done up to that point: In his breakdown of the top 50 free agents, ESPN's Keith Law (subscription required) noted Lester's arsenal and ability are the type that tend to age well as he gets deeper into his 30s: Lester, like Scherzer, has been extremely durable, with seven straight seasons of 31 or more starts and 191 or more innings, suffering no injury more serious than a lat strain in July 2011."

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• Better know a draft prospect: Hagen Smith
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• Outside The Confines: Off to a flying start
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• Better know a draft prospect: Nick Kurtz
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• Outside The Confines: We have a problem

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports A major gambling scandal breaks out with Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter. A recap of the Seoul Series. A revolt in the MLBPA. And other news from MLB. I’m going to assume that you’ve already heard about the gambling scandal surrounding Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. I’m going to try to give you some links that will allow you to do some furth...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 22, 2024
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• The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, February 2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 1, Adael Amador
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 2, Chase Dollander

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images The Rockies’ 2023 top pick has yet to make his pro debut, but has a lot of upside and could move through the system quickly 2. Chase Dollander (640 points, 23 ballots) Entering the 2023 college season, scouts were split among whether Dollander or Paul Skenes was the top pitching prospect in the draft, with many giving the edge to Dollander after a year in...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Off to a flying start
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 22, 2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 1, Adael Amador
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 2, Chase Dollander
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 3, Zac Veen
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 4, Yanquiel Fernandez
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 5, Sterlin Thompson
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 6, Jordan Beck

Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images The 22-year-old right-handed outfielder was Colorado’s third pick in 2022 6. Jordan Beck (582 points, 23 ballots) The 22-year-old right-handed outfielder was Colorado’s third pick in 2022 (38th overall in Competitive Balance Round A) but was ranked very closely to the first two picks (fellow PuRPs Sterlin Thompson and Gab...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: What does Kris Bryant need to do for a successful 2024 season?
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 7, Drew Romo
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• Outside The Confines: Off to a flying start
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 22, 2024
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• Cub Tracks loves the Cubs’ farm system

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. We love it ALL right now. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tear...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 9, Dyan Jorge

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images The shortstop was signed by the Rockies in 2022 with the highest signing bonus they’ve ever handed out to a Latin American player 9. Dyan Jorge (451 points, 23 ballots) Jorge, who signed in January 2022 out of Cuba (after two years of waiting to establish residence and other red tape), received a $2.8 million bonus from the Rockies — the largest suc...2024
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• Outside The Confines: It’s baseball season

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Spring Training has opened for two teams. Some predictions for the rest of the off-season. And other news from around baseball. It’s tradition for baseball fans to say the day after the Super Bowl that it’s baseball season. So who am I to buck tradition? I hope that yesterday’s football game puts an end to the idea that a close game is a good game. Because ev...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 15, Joe Rock

Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images The lefty is the first player to appear on all PuRPs ballots 15. Joe Rock (369 points, 23 ballots) Our first PuRP to appear on every ballot this time around is Rock, the 23-year-old 6’6” lefty starter. Rock was was the 68th-overall pick of the 2021 draft and signed for a slot bonus of $953,100, and has made steady progres...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 16, Hunter Goodman

Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The outfielder/first baseman/DH/catcher made his MLB debut in 2023, just two years after being drafted 16. Hunter Goodman (348 points, 22 ballots) Goodman wasn’t supposed to be in the big-league picture in 2023, but his offensive performance in the upper minors made him hard for the Rockies to ignore. The 24-year-old corner outfielder/...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2024: numbers 57-43

Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Here are all the players who received just one vote in this edition of PuRP voting Now that the pre-season Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) balloting period has concluded, it’s time to reveal the community’s top 30 prospects in the Colorado system. These prospects will be revealed over the next several weeks to give fans an ...2024
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• James Outman, Breakout Man
As a fan of dad joke-level wordplay, I was tempted to title this post “James Outman Came Outta Nowhere,” except that wasn’t really the case. The Athletic’s Keith Law had Outman on his list (in 89th) of the 100 best prospects in baseball heading into the 2023 season, the outfielder tore up minor league pitching…...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ grand old apres
Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Justin Steele’s happy birthday and other stories. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed...2023
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• Jon Lester to Cubs: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Johnny Cueto to Giants: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Source: Yankees deal Banuelos to Braves
The New York Yankees have traded Manny Banuelos to the Atlanta Braves for David Carpenter and Chasen Shreve, a club source confirmed to ESPN.com's Keith Law....2015
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• Source: A's get Zobrist, Escobar from Rays
The Oakland Athletics have acquired infielder Ben Zobrist and shortstop Yunel Escobar from the Tampa Bay Rays for catcher John Jaso and a pair of minor league players, a source confirmed to ESPN's Keith Law....2015
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• Rangers To Acquire Tyrell Jenkins, Brady Feigl From Braves For Luke Jackson
The Rangers and Braves have agreed to a trade that will send lefty Brady Feigl and righty Tyrell Jenkins to the Rangers, according to reports from Tommy Stokke of Fan Rag (via Twitter) and Keith Law of ESPN.com (Twitter link). Righty Luke Jackson is heading to Atlanta, Law adds on Twitter. It seems fair to…...2016
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• DBacks Acquire Jean Segura, Tyler Wagner From Brewers For Chase Anderson, Aaron Hill, Isan Diaz
The Diamondbacks have acquired shortstop Jean Segura and reliever Tyler Wagner from the Brewers in exchange for starting pitcher Chase Anderson, second baseman Aaron Hill, and prospect Isan Diaz, tweets Keith Law of ESPN. The Brewers will also receive cash to cover the $12MM owed to Hill, tweets Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The Diamondbacks…...2016
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• Jacob deGrom Wins 2014 NL Rookie of the Year Award: Voting Results, Reaction
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• Mike Trout Blockbuster Trade Is Impossible Call Angels Must Make
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 2, Zac Veen
Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images The ninth-overall pick could see Coors Field by the end of the season if he continues to play as he has been 2. Zac Veen (697 points, 24 ballots) If Zac Veen can manage the swing-and-miss in his profile while converting more of his raw power into game power, he’s going to be both a fantasy and real-life star when (not if) he makes it to th...2023
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• Old Bay Jesus Force = Use Adley For C Jobs
They say he's the greatest Orioles catcher ever. They say the greatest catcher prospect since Yogi Berra. They are talking about Matt Wieters. "They" are Keith Law. He's not the only one. I went back to the 2009 prospect guys to see what people were saying about Matt Wieters and found, "Has the power of Mark Teixeira," and "a bat so potent he could be a two-time batting champion and one of the gam...2022
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• Is Steven Matz Ready to Assert Himself as Yet Another Ace-Level Mets Arm?
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• Kris Bryant Roster Cut Is an MLB Problem, Not a Cubs Problem
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• How Long Will It Take Cuban Phenom Yoan Moncada to Become MLB Star?
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• Yoan Moncada Signing Sets Red Sox Up for Blockbuster Trade for Needed Ace
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• Why Yasmany Tomas Could Be MLB's Next Cuban Phenom
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• MLB MVP 2014: Predictions for Winners and Voting Breakdown in Each League
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• Who Is Cuban Free Agent Yasmany Tomas and Is He Worth Big-Money Risk?
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• Chicago White Sox May Be Surprise Aggressor in 2014-2015 MLB Free Agency
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• Better know a draft prospect: Hagen Smith
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 22, 2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 1, Adael Amador
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 2, Chase Dollander
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 3, Zac Veen
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 4, Yanquiel Fernandez
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 5, Sterlin Thompson
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• Outside The Confines: We have a problem
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 22, 2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 3, Zac Veen
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 15, 2024

Photo by LG Patterson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Did you go to the parade yesterday? Craig Brown at Into the Fountains recaps the stadium site announcement: There are several buzzy words in just that portion of his statement that I want to point out. “A neighborhood ballpark” is one of them. Small business owners currently located on the site may disagree, but the Crossroads is doing jus...2024
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• Braves farm system ranks 26th in Keith Law’s updated rankings

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Athletic’s Keith Law released his updated farm system rankings for the 2024 season Friday and the Atlanta Braves are in the lower third coming in at No. 26. It isn’t that surprising given that the Braves had just one prospect on Law’s Top 100 list in 2023 first round pick Hurston Waldrep. Atlanta has traded everyone, almost. There’s ...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 21, Jackson Cox

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The righty was the only high school player the Rockies drafted in 2022, but he was lost to Tommy John in July 2023 21. Jackson Cox (148 points, 18 ballots) Cox was Colorado’s second-round pick in 2022, 50th overall, out of a rural high school in Washington state — the only high school player the Rockies drafted in that class. To get C...2024
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• Cub Tracks ‘ how tweet it is

Shota Imanaga — lots to like so far. | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus scientific food for thought. The Cubs’ new pitcher is already popular. The Cubs Convention is ON. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, groun...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2023: numbers 20 to 16

Photo by David Jensen/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images These five prospects round out the bottom half of the 2023 mid-season PuRPs list! We’re entering the mid-point of the mid-season 2023 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list. Previously we had PuRPs 30-26 and 25-21; today we head into the top 20. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs poll, 22 ballots were cast, with 30 points granted f...2023
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• 2023 MLB Draft Mock Draft Roundup
Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images It’s drafting day! Here is a rundown of all of the last second mock drafts The MLB draft is finally here, and in just a few hours the Atlanta Braves will go on the clock for their first round pick. As is tradition, there will be a lot of last second mock drafting and we’ll have this article as a hub for all of them. MLB Pipeline Jim Callis...2023
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