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• LIVE: Watch top prospects in the Arizona Fall League
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• Mets to ramp up McNeil with two Arizona games
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Jeff McNeil will play games in the Arizona Fall League on Friday and Saturday before being considered for the team's NLCS roster....2024
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• White Sox Prospect Colson Montgomery Reflects on Getting Back to Where He Needs To Be

Currently playing in the Arizona Fall League, the highly regarded prospect plans to go back to a contact-oriented approach and just let the power come....2024
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• Friday Rockpile: Rockies keep signing on for non-competitive future

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, October 11, 2024 According to the Cambridge Dictionary, one of the definitions for the word competitive is “eager to do better than others in an activity, esp. trying to win in a sports activity.” It’s not a word that usually needs defining, especially in the sports world. But it seems like the Rockies might nee...2024
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• Here’s the Cubs’ entire 40-man roster and what might happen with it this offseason

Photo by Griffin Quinn/MLB Photos via Getty Images The team has many decisions to make. Last week, I posted this article about the 14 (!) players the Cubs have who are arbitration-eligible for 2025. In the poll attached to that article, 57 percent of you said the Cubs would non-tender at least seven of those players, with some commenting that it might be as many as nine. So I thought I’d e...2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: Who is the Rockies’ rival?

Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, October 10, 2024 Rivalries are an integral part of our sporting traditions. It’s not enough to just want your team to win games — no, you must really dislike your competition. The years of antagonism between teams such as the Bears and Packers, Liverpool and Manchester United, and the Bruins and Canadiens are well-docum...2024
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• McNeil to play in Arizona, may join Mets for NLCS
Jeff McNeil, recovering from a fractured right wrist, is scheduled to play in the Arizona Fall League this weekend and might rejoin the Mets if they reach the National League Championship Series....2024
• Latest On Jeff McNeil
The Mets have been without infielder/outfielder Jeff McNeil for over a month now, as he fractured his wrist in early September and has been out of action since. But he could be nearing a return to the club, per Tim Healey of Newsday on X. McNeil is going to play in the Arizona Fall League…...2024
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Welcome to the 2024 Arizona Fall League

Colorado Rockies Arizona Fall League report for Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 The 2024 Arizona Fall League begins on Monday, October 7th. The first weekly report will consist of an introduction to the Salt River Rafters and the players the Rockies have sent to represent them. Starting next week the Pebble Report will have a weekly recap of the Rafter’s performances. This will continue through the...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: How the Rockies helped my dad in 2024

Photo by Rachel O’Driscoll/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, October 9, 2024 Baseball has always held a special place in my dad’s heart. Growing up in the 1960s and ‘70s on the family farm in the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado, he would eagerly look forward to each Saturday afternoon when he and my grandfather would sit down to watch the gam...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 8, 2024

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images The Boys come home. The vibes were great in the Royals’ clubhouse following a Game 2 victory in New York. “We’re here for a reason,” said Salvador Perez, who homered in Game 2. “Now we go home, and hopefully, we can win there, too.” The Yankees seemed unimpressed. “It still feels the same that we’re gonna win it,” Chisholm said postgame, according to Jomboy...2024
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• Arizona Fall League: Get to know the Mesa Solar Sox

Despite the NY on his jersey, Ben Cowles is a Cub | Photo by Diamond Images via Getty Images The 2024 Arizona Fall League starts today. Here’s what you need to know about the Mesa Solar Sox. The Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League take the field tonight at 6:30 Mountain Standard Time at Sloan Park, the Spring Training home of the Chicago Cubs. There are eight Cubs minor leaguers on t...2024
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres preparing for Dodgers in NLDS

Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Friday, October 4, 2024. San Diego Padres News 5-run, 2-out rally propels Padres back into NLDS vs. LA (MLB.com) Musgrove’s playoff status iffy after elbow tightness (MLB.com) Padres-Dodgers NL Division Series Game 1 FAQ (Sat., 5:30 PT, FS1) (MLB.com) A gift from blink-182 is no small thing for Padres catcher (MLB.com) Podc...2024
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• Tampa Bay Rays have 8 prospects in the Arizona Fall League

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Xavier Isaac and Tre’ Morgan are among the contigent The Arizona Fall League is an annual monthlong showcase held that features minor leaguers from each team in baseball. The event usually features some of the game’s top prospects as well as some unheralded players from each team’s system. It is also a way for teams to give some players tha...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Goodbye Charlie

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, September 24, 2024 Charlie’s on a vacation far away Come to Coors and talk it over. So many things that I want to say, You know I like my players a little bit Nazty I just wanna see your hits tonight I don’t wanna lose your hits tonight! 14 years is a long time to spend for a big league career...2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: The Rowland Rockies Stadium Tour

Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, September 19, 2024 I was eight years old when it was announced that Colorado would be awarded a baseball franchise. Born and raised in the state of Colorado, up until that point, I was naturally a fan of the Bash Brother-led Oakland Athletics, with a father who grew up in New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado as a fan of the Big Red Machine in the 70s. My...2024
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• Woman umpire Jen Pawol will work some MLB Spring Training games

Jen Pawol during an Arizona Fall League game in October 2023 | Photo by Zac BonDurant/MLB Photos We might be getting close to seeing a woman umpire in the major leagues. Today, Major League Baseball announced the names of several umpires who will be working Spring Training games in Arizona and Florida along with the full-time MLB umpiring staff. Among those names was Jen Pawol, who has bee...2024
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• Max Kepler, the German Baseball Player Who Spurned Soccer for MLB Dreams
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"Jen Pawol during an Arizona Fall League game in October 2023 | Photo by Zac BonDurant/MLB Photos We might be getting close to seeing a woman umpire in the major leagues."

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"I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Cubs send him to the Arizona Fall League this coming October."

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"Top MLB prospects living up to the hype in the Arizona Fall League"

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"The news comes just a few weeks after the league’s requirement that all players participating in the Arizona Fall League be vaccinated."

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"Amid widespread expectations that the 2020 minor league season will not be played, Major League Baseball is considering an expanded version of the annual Arizona Fall League as a means of recouping some critical game reps for prospects throughout the sport, Josh Norris and J."

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"Major League Baseball is lifting restrictions on which players can be sent to the Arizona Fall League for prospects and moving up the season by nearly a month."

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"Francisco Mejia did not head to the Arizona Fall League to become a third baseman, but he was open to trying his hand at the position."

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"The Braves' Number 1 prospect was named the MVP of the Arizona Fall League after he hit ."

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"WATCH: Tim Tebow finally records his first hit in Arizona Fall League"

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"And then there was the reason they were there in the first place, six weeks of hardball in the Arizona Fall League, a sort of finishing school for elite prospects galloping toward their futures, one swing at a time."

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"1 innings for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League (h/t Derrick Goold of the St."

• Friday Rockpile: Rockies keep signing on for non-competitive future
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• Here’s the Cubs’ entire 40-man roster and what might happen with it this offseason
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• Thursday Rockpile: Who is the Rockies’ rival?
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Welcome to the 2024 Arizona Fall League
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• Wednesday Rockpile: How the Rockies helped my dad in 2024
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• Should the Colorado Rockies explore signing Paul Goldschmidt?

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, October 8, 2024 Since the Colorado Rockies have not yet revealed the team’s manager for the 2025 season, let’s turn our attention to some roster speculation Katie Woo broke the news during the last week of the season: The St. Louis Cardinals would not attempt to bring back former 2022 National League Most Valuable Player ...2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: Students turned masters: Ranking Rockies managers by their playing careers

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, October 3, 2024 What goes into choosing the perfect manager? Is it their knowledge of the intricacies of baseball? The deeper understanding of team relationships? Their resumé of coaching success? It’s probably a combination all of those, but that ain’t what we’re talking about today. Throw out your wins and losses! For...2024
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• Tampa Bay Rays have 8 prospects in the Arizona Fall League
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Sunday 9/29, 2:20 CT

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs look to finish 2024 with a series sweep. If the Cubs win today, they will finish in second place in the NL Central no matter what the Cardinals do. Not much, of course, but at least something. Sunday notes... WRAPPING THINGS UP: A win today will make the Cubs 45-30, a .600 winning percentage, in their final 75 games, starting July 4. They have ...2024
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Welcome to the 2024 Arizona Fall League
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• Wednesday Rockpile: How the Rockies helped my dad in 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 8, 2024
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• Tampa Bay Rays have 8 prospects in the Arizona Fall League
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Closing the Book (September 16th-September 22nd)

Colorado Rockies minor league report for Tuesday, September 24th, 2024 At last the 2024 Minor League Baseball season has drawn to a close for the Colorado Rockies and their farm system affiliates. While the Triple-A playoffs kick off and the Double-A playoffs push forward, the Rockies Organization winds down and prepares for what comes next. They will be sending six players to the Arizona Fall Lea...2024
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• Braves Prospects weekly report: Drake Baldwin closes out season strong

Photo by Sam Hodde/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves best offensive prospect this season finished Triple-A with a flourish, leading the team in hits his final week The final week of the season for Atlanta Braves minor league baseball has passed, with the Gwinnett Stripers ending theirs on a three-game losing streak. Despite this they got a handful of key performances from their top pr...2024
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• Braves Prospects Weekly Report: Rome, Blake Burkhalter to begin playoff series

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The inaugural season under the Emperors moniker has a chance to be a championship season Gwinnett Stripers Record: 68-70, 33-30 2nd half, 4th in IL West (7.5 GB) It was an interesting week for the Gwinnett pitching staff, where command woes tended to plague the starting pitching and the team had a handful of blow up games from the pitching staff. That s...2024
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• A look back at the 2003 Royals

Photo credit should read DAVE KAUP/AFP via Getty Images The Royals BELIEVED and made an unexpected run. The Royals were the laughingstock of baseball in the late 90s and early 2000s, but one oasis in that cesspool of bad baseball was the 2003 Royals. It was a season of stupefying wins, an amazing season from an emerging star player, unwavering optimism from the skipper, and donuts, so many...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 10 to 6

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images We’ve now entered the Top 10! We’re now in the top ten of the mid-season 2024 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list. Previously we had PuRPs 30-26, 25-21, 20-16 and 15-11. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs poll, 35 ballots were cast, with 30 points granted for a first place vote, 29 for second, etc. For each player on the PuRPs list, I’ll includ...2024
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• Friday Rockpile: Rockies keep signing on for non-competitive future
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Welcome to the 2024 Arizona Fall League
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• Wednesday Rockpile: How the Rockies helped my dad in 2024
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• Should the Colorado Rockies explore signing Paul Goldschmidt?
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• Cub Tracks’ finale countdown

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The season is almost over but that game may have shown glimpses of a brighter future. 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...2024
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• Moises Ballesteros heads up a group of 7 Cubs heading to the Arizona Fall League

Moises Ballesteros at the MLB Futures Skills Showcase | Photo by Sam Hodde/MLB Photos via Getty Images There are also several Cubs pitching prospects going to the AFL. Cubs catching prospect Moises Ballesteros had a fine year in 2024, batting .289/.354/.471 with 24 doubles and 19 home runs in 124 games combined between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa. He turns 21 in November. Today, M...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Goodbye Charlie
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Closing the Book (September 16th-September 22nd)
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• Thursday Rockpile: The Rowland Rockies Stadium Tour
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats swept in Citi Field with 10-0 loss; finish 2-11 vs Mets...

Notes and quotes from the series finale in Citi Field ... which the Nationals lost. 2-11 vs the Mets. For shame. HERZ STORY: Following his extended break/trip to Triple-A around the All-Star break in mid-July, DJ Herz quietly put together a sustained stretch of solid starts, with a 2.76 ERA, 3.58 FIP, and over the last 10 turns and 49 innings pitched, a combined .181/.274/.299 line against. “He’s ...2024
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• Cubs 9, Rangers 6: Seven in a row!
Edwin Rios | Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs have been on a winning tear in the Cactus League. Adrian Sampson and the Cubs did not start this game well, trailing 6-2 after just three innings. But a few of the sub Cubs had nice days at the plate and that resulted in a 9-6 Cubs win over the Rangers, the team’s seventh straight victory. Wins and losses, obviously, mean nothing in Sp...2023
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• Top MLB prospects living up to the hype in the Arizona Fall League

Twins prospect Edouard Julien is among the players who have been impressing as of late....2022
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• Acuna caps sensational year with AFL MVP
As the 2017 season comes to a close, Ronald Acuna has one more piece of hardware to add to his trophy case. The Braves' No. 1 prospect was named the MVP of the Arizona Fall League after he hit .325/.414/.639 and led the league with seven homers in 23 games for the Peoria Javelinas....2017
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• Acuna caps sensational year with AFL MVP
As the 2017 season comes to a close, Ronald Acuna has one more piece of hardware to add to his trophy case. The Braves' No. 1 prospect was named the MVP of the Arizona Fall League after he hit .325/.414/.639 and led the league with seven homers in 23 games for the Peoria Javelinas....2017
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• Jason Heyward to Cardinals: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Starling gaining steam after solid AFL season
Outfielder Bubba Starling, the fifth overall pick of the 2011 Draft and considered a disappointment until recently, keeps inching closer to the big leagues. Starling, the Royals' No. 5 prospect, recently completed a solid season in the Arizona Fall League, posting a .759 OPS with four homers and 10 RBIs to go along with his defense that general manager Dayton Moore has described as "Major League r...2015
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• Today in Cubs history: David Bote hits an ultimate grand slam

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports I’m pretty sure you can never get enough of this one. David Bote’s ultimate grand slam on August 12, 2018, bringing the Cubs from a two-out, two-strike, 3-0 deficit to a 4-3 win in an instant, was hit in just his 34th big-league game. Bote had a solid 2017 in Double-A and hit well in the Arizona Fall League, putting him on the Cubs prospect radar after fi...2023
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• Preseason Prep - March 12, 2024
Edward Cabrera, SP (MIA) Cabrera, who has looked very sharp this spring, is possibly facing an extended absence. The young right-hander was scratched from Sunday's start with shoulder tightness, and on Monday manager Skip Schumaker said Cabrera is going to get an MRI. Cabrera's spring performance (5 IP, 0 R, 5 K) had seemingly locked up a spot in the Marlins rotation, but results from the MRI coul...2024
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• Fall League puts six players on fantasy watch
Plenty of under-the-radar prospects were able to raise their stock a bit in the Arizona Fall League. Here are six such players that could make an impact in fantasy leagues in 2015 or beyond....2014
• Jason Heyward-Shelby Miller Blockbuster Trade a Win-Win Move Each Had to Make
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• McNeil to play in Arizona, may join Mets for NLCS
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• Mets' Jeff McNeil could return during playoff run as infielder heads to Arizona Fall League for rehab

McNeil, who suffered a broken wrist in September, could be on a potential Mets NLCS roster...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: How the Rockies helped my dad in 2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 8, 2024
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• Arizona Fall League: Get to know the Mesa Solar Sox
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres preparing for Dodgers in NLDS
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• Thursday Rockpile: Students turned masters: Ranking Rockies managers by their playing careers
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• Should the Colorado Rockies explore signing Paul Goldschmidt?
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats swept in Citi Field with 10-0 loss; finish 2-11 vs Mets...
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 20-16

Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images Five position players make the next cut We’re entering the mid-point of the mid-season 2024 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, 35 ballots were cast, with 30 points granted for a first place vote, 29 for second, etc. Fo...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 30-26

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Two pitchers and three position players made the last five in Now that we’ve looked at the players who were on a single ballot (PuRPs 72-59), those receiving multiple votes (PuRPs 58-47 and PuRPs 46-36), plus the Honorable Mention PuRPs for mid-season 2024, it’s time to examine the players that made the list. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs po...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 15, 2024

Salvy Splashes are not just for MLB | Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Asia Baseball Previews start today! Max was, of course, all over the notable news that last couple of days. On Wednesday, the big story was that Bo Jackson would be inducted into the Royals HOF. Yesterday, it was announced that former GMs Cedric Tallis and John Schuerholz would join him. Just wanting to link to some st...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: March 14

Scabs like John Davis, a replacement pitcher in 1995 during labor strife, forced the MLBPA to draw a line in the sand on this day, 29 years ago. | Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Scab alert! 1994 Sports Illustrated took issue with former NBA superstar Michael Jordan and his attempt to play Major League Baseball. Jordan was on the cover of the magazine again — but in a far different light. T...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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• BCB 2024 Top 25 Cubs prospect countdown: 6 to 10

James Triantos | Photo by Chris Coduto/MLB Photos via Getty Images There are some high ceilings on the players in the bottom half of the top 10. Now we are getting into the really special prospects today. All five of these prospects would be in the Cubs’ top five in other years. I really went back and forth on whether to rank Owen Caissie or Kevin Alcántara higher. Honestly, I am still n...2024
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• Braves prospects weekly spring training recap
Photo Credit: Mills Fitzner Dylan Dodd has impressed in two fantastic performances this spring My front garden is starting to stir and that means it must be spring training time, and that means it’s almost my favorite time of the year: Minor League baseball season. We are a few weeks away from minor league opening day, but many of the Atlanta Braves’s top prospects have been active so far ...2023
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• Ball-and-strike challenges could be coming to MLB in 2023
David Richard-USA TODAY Sports There’s more testing going on in the Arizona Fall League. Back in September, I wrote this article here about a ball-and-strike challenge system that was being tested in some minor leagues. Now, MLB is continuing testing this system in the Arizona Fall League. Per this article by Zach Buchanan in The Athletic, and to refresh your memory from my September artic...2022
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