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• Schwarber's Summer of Swat - July 30th, 2025
Kyle Schwarber, OF, PHI Schwarber's summer of swat continued on Tuesday night as he went deep for the 12th time in July, giving him 37 on the season. The three exhibition pitches Schwarber hit for homers to win the All-Star game don't matter, but don't tell him that, because he has come back on fire since the heroics at the midsummer classic. He's hitting .326 with seven homers and 17 RBI in 11 ga...2025
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• 2025 Atlanta Braves Midseason Top 30 Prospects: 19-24

Image Credit: Garrett Spain Rayven Antonio is one of the breakout prospects of the year The Battery Power midseason top 30 Atlanta Braves prospects list rolls on with the second installment, where for the first time in years the list is starting to see strong representation from the lowers levels. From breakout prospects to recent signees this portion of the list features exciting talent f...2025
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• Rays trade Danny Jansen to Brewers, acquire Nick Fortes from Marlins

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images With the trade deadline approaching, the Rays are making a change at backstop. The Tampa Bay Rays have made two moves to change their approach at catcher for the rest of this season, sending veteran Danny Jansen to his hometown team — the Milwaukee Brewers — in exchange for their No. 10 prospect Jadher Areinamo (per Baseball America). The Brewers needed help...2025
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• MLB Pipeline’s updated list of the top 30 Brewers prospects

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Here’s what you need to know about every prospect that made the list MLB Pipeline recently released the updated version of their top 30 organizational rankings. Here’s a quick primer on each of the prospects who made the list: No. 1: SS/3B Jesus Made Made, an 18-year-old who the Brewers signed out of the Dominican Republic in January of 2024, is the best prospect t...2025
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• Austin Riley back after 2-week IL stint, Nacho Alvarez optioned to Gwinnett

Photo by Kelley L Cox/Getty Images Big Thicc is back in the Big D The Braves have made official the roster move that we assumed they would make before the Braves’ Friday night game in Arlington versus the Texas Rangers. The #Braves today reinstated INF Austin Riley from the injured list and optioned INF Nacho Alvarez Jr. to Triple-A Gwinnett.— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) July 25, 2025 T...2025
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• Bat Speed: Does it Matter? - July 23, 2025
Despite measuring at or below the 20th percentile in Bat Speed, each of these five hitters have solid power production in 2025. What gives? Does Bat Speed matter? Is it part of the bigger picture of what predicts power? Jury is still out, but here's five hitters making hay despite swinging a "slow" bat. Taylor Ward OF LAA Another Rodney Dangerfield of the MLB, Ward gets no respect, just long ball...2025
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• Rays trade Danny Jansen to Brewers, acquire Nick Fortes from Marlins
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• Austin Riley back after 2-week IL stint, Nacho Alvarez optioned to Gwinnett
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• Braves Minor League Recap: JR Ritchie makes Triple-A debut

Photo by Jasen Vinlove/Miami Marlins/Getty Images Ritchie got the win for Gwinnett, showing off the arsenal that made him a Futures Game selection and has him knocking on Atlanta’s door It was a great Friday for the Atlanta Braves affiliates, except for Augusta and the two teams that got rained out. Okay perhaps it wasn’t a great day for the affiliates, but for the people who like followin...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 17, 2025

Jay Biggerstaff -Imagn Images One more day off before the “second half.” Anne Rogers discussed the deal for Adam Frazier with J.J. Picollo: “We’ve always had great admiration for Fraz,” general manager J.J. Picollo said Wednesday. “... He became kind of an easy target for us because of how much respect we have for him and where we are [with] our 13-man position player roster. We lack depth...2025
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• Royals add upside to system with draft class headlined by a pair of prep bats

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images This draft provided a much-needed infusion of talent but comes with risk. The 2025 MLB Draft promised to be intriguing for the Kansas City Royals. In a class light on college hitters, the top of the draft board was well-stocked with high-upside high school position players. The Royals were well-positioned to take advantage of the nature of...2025
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• Home Run Derby 2025: Participants, rules, and prediction for winner

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Let’s make our picks for the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby. The best show in sports is back for another year. The 2025 MLB Home Run Derby is tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN, and while the established sluggers we know might not be participating, there’s a whole lot of power in this lineup. There are breakout stars, young guys ready to make the push into superst...2025
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• MLB Draft: Washington Nationals select the powerful Ethan Petry

Ken Ruinard / staff / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Washington Nationals took a home run hitter with their second round pick in Ethan Petry Everyone was very curious about what the Nationals would do in the second round, especially after taking Eli Willits. Well now we have our answer. The Washington Nationals have selected Ethan Petry out of South Carolina. The 6’4 235 pounder is...2025
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• What are the Braves organizational weaknesses entering the MLB Draft?

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves position player depth has been a long-standing problem The 2025 MLB Draft starts on Sunday, and the excitement of new talent in the system already has the staff at Battery Power buzzing. The MLB Draft is quite different from other sports and need rarely, if ever, plays a true role in the selections. The MLB development syst...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: JR Ritchie makes Triple-A debut
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• Are all early-season samples equal?

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Drakes, Dragons, and Putting on a Hitting Kelenic Frankenmuth, Michigan is an interesting place. Oh boy, here we go. It’s not a place you would go for vacation, but it is a place you’d go to get away for a long weekend. Located north of Detroit, Frankenmuth is a German oasis in the northern United States. You can get all the stollen bread you want. You can get all...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for March 8, 2025

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Do the Royals need more pitching? David Lesky looks at how the Royals might decide roster spots this spring. They don’t have a ton of competitions really. I think you can look at the roster and know that probably 20 of the 26 roster spots are decided. A few of those that aren’t are relievers, which matter but are a little different be...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2023: numbers 5 to 3

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images Two outfielders and a pitcher start off the Top 5 We’ve entered the top five of the mid-season 2023 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list! Today we’ll rank PuRPs 3, 4 and 5 and tomorrow we’ll reveal the top two. Previously we had PuRPs 30-26, 25-21, 20-16, 15-11, and 10-6. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs poll, 22 ballots were cast, with 30 points ...2023
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• Is There Anybody Left in Los Angeles Whom Yasiel Puig Hasn't Alienated?
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• With Rangers Streaking, Josh Hamilton Could Be More Than Novelty in Texas
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• Top Cuban Prospect Jorge Soler Is Key Cog in Cubs Realizing 2015 Hype
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• 2025 Atlanta Braves Midseason Top 30 Prospects: 19-24
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• Rays trade Danny Jansen to Brewers, acquire Nick Fortes from Marlins
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• Bat Speed: Does it Matter? - July 23, 2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: JR Ritchie makes Triple-A debut
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Jeremy Reyes strong for GreenJackets

Image Credit: Garrett Spain Jeremy Reyes struck out a season-high eight batters The All Star break is over and the Atlanta Braves minor league affiliates were back in action on Friday night with some interesting twists. Hurston Waldrep and Jeremy Reyes headlined the pitching performances, and both had successful outings in their own way with Reyes in particular leading all Braves prospects...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 17, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 15, 2025

Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images See the All-Stars tonight! Kris Bubic overcame some obstacles to get to the All-Star Game, writes Anne Rogers. “Kris had that demeanor that resembled the good starting pitchers I’ve been around,” general manager J.J. Picollo said. “The way he talked about pitching, the way he worked — he could explain it all in a very clear way. You just gain belief w...2025
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• Braves select OF Conor Essenburg with 5th round pick in 2025 MLB Draft

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Braves grab another high ceiling prep position player With the 5th round pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, the Atlanta Braves selected OF Conor Essenburg from Lincoln-Way West High School in Lenox, Illinois. The Braves take a shot on a prep outfielder with big power and further bolster a position-player heavy draft. Bio DOB: 09/18/2006Height: 6’2”Weight: 200 lbsBats/Thro...2025
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• Schwarber's Summer of Swat - July 30th, 2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: JR Ritchie makes Triple-A debut
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Jeremy Reyes strong for GreenJackets
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• Royals add upside to system with draft class headlined by a pair of prep bats
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Cedric De Grandpre throws six scoreless innings

Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Atlanta Braves started out the week hot, with three of the starters combining for 16 1⁄3 scoreless innings. One of those could have even gone deeper were it not for a scary play on a comebacker that knocked Lucas Braun from the game. In Gwinnett Jarred Kelenic has put up his first good stretch of play in awhile, while the Columbus...2025
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• Cam Caminiti top Braves prospects in updated Baseball America top 30

Image Credit: Garrett Spain To kick off July the good folks over at Baseball America have updated the top 30 prospects for every major league team, and the Atlanta Braves list features a familiar and predictable top three. Cam Caminiti’s dominance, and the hype he entered the season with, has landed him the top spot on the list that features eight pitchers out of the top nine and 22 out of...2025
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• Jac Caglianone is the latest Royal right fielder to struggle at the plate

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Royals right fielders have been the worst offensive liability in the league This shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone who has been watching the Kansas City Royals, but right field has been a complete disaster. I understood that on some level, but it wasn’t until I saw this Reddit post that it sank in for me just how bad right field has been for the boys in blue: ...2025
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• Brewers Minor League Notes: Updated top prospects, players of the month

Dan Powers / USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images MLB Pipeline just updated their rankings of the top Brewers prospects; Luke Adams and Coleman Crow named Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Month A couple notes out of the Brewers’ farm system: First, Milwaukee named their Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Week for the month of June. 1B/3B Luke Adams is...2025
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• Royals add upside to system with draft class headlined by a pair of prep bats
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• Braves select OF Conor Essenburg with 5th round pick in 2025 MLB Draft
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• Home Run Derby 2025: Participants, rules, and prediction for winner
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• What to know about the 2025 MLB draft and the latest on mock drafts

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Who will the Royals select? The Royals still have a lot of work to do to improve a farm system generally ranked near the bottom of the league by most observers. But they have an opportunity to infuse the organization with talent with the MLB draft this weekend. When is the 2025 MLB draft? The draft is being compressed down to two days, after taking ...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Cedric De Grandpre throws six scoreless innings
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• How the Savannah Bananas left me more hopeful than ever for baseball

An ode to Banana Ball Thirty minutes before the first pitch at Nationals Park Saturday night my family and I settled into our seats in Section 103, out in the left-field bleachers. But we were just in time for the start of the show. This was not a Nationals game, but rather the second of two nights the Savannah Bananas were in town. We were among the lucky few to get tickets — thanks in large par...2025
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• Xander Bogaerts is better than he looks

Xander Bogaerts | David Frerker-Imagn Images Padres shortstop needs more luck The San Diego Padres signed Xander Bogaerts in December of 2022 to a 11-year/ $280 million contract after he left the Boston Red Sox as a free agent. The player they signed was a two-time World Series champion, a five-time All Star and a five-time Silver Slugger winner. His last season with the Red Sox resulted i...2025
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• Is Ozzie Albies cooked? (June Edition)

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images I think it might be time. I woke up in the most pain I’ve ever been in. Shooting pain raced through my back, and despite trying to take deep breaths and relax, the pain wouldn’t go away. It took about an hour, but the pain dissipated enough for me to fall asleep. Given that I had an eight-month old, I figured the pain had come from holding said child. The pain had ...2025
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• Big Papi rejects suggestion his bat speed is fading
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• Jose Abreu Wins 2014 AL Rookie of the Year Award: Voting Results, Reaction
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• The Alabama of College Baseball: How Vanderbilt Built an MLB Talent Factory
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• Corey Seager Has Moved from Dodgers Luxury to Lineup Linchpin
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• Is There Anybody Left in Los Angeles Whom Yasiel Puig Hasn't Alienated?
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• Yoan Moncada Signing Is Huge Coup for Red Sox, Another Yankees Failure
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• Aramis Ramirez to Pirates: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Welcome to the Cubs family, Matt Shaw! (And Jaxon Wiggins!)
Matt Shaw | Ron Schloerb/Cape Cod Times / USA TODAY NETWORK With the 13th pick, Cubs took the Big 10 Player of the Year. The 2023 MLB Draft started tonight and with the 13th pick in the first round, the Cubs selected shortstop Matt Shaw of Maryland. Shaw was the Big 10 Player of the Year this past season and the 2022 Cape Cod League MVP. Shaw’s biggest asset is his bat. He’s the all-time ...2023
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• Springer Leaps Into Action With Two Homers - July 1, 2025
George Springer, OF, Toronto Blue Jays Springer went 3-4 with 2 R, 2 HR, 7 RBI, and BB on a huge day at the plate. Springer is having a tremendous year offensively, so days like this are not surprising. He has started off with a 40.1% LA Sweet Spot and a 12.7% BB rate, making him valuable in points leagues as well. Edward Cabrera, SP, Miami Marlins Cabrera stunned a Twins lineup by going 7 IP, 2 ...2025
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• He's a Moniak & He's Hitting Like he Never Hit Before - June 24th
Mickey Moniak is hitting like he's never hit before & four hitters heating up the floor. Depending upon the needs of your team, these 5 hitters could be good targets to sell "high" or perhaps scoop up if an owner in your league has dropped one of these fiery furnaces. Brandon Nimmo OF NYM Hope your team has been finding Nimmo as he struck 5 dingers on his way to a .370 BA along with 3 SB over the...2025
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• Mayer Homers Twice, Jobe To Have TJ - June 12, 2025
Marcelo Mayer, 3B, Boston Red Sox The rookie had a nice day at the plate going 2-4 with 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI and 2 K on two hard hit balls. Mayer's underlying figures are a bit of a mixed bag. While he's walking at 9.1%, he's whiffing at 29.7% and chasing at 34.1%, so there's reason to believe that walk rate is a bit of an overestimation. He has plenty of bat speed, which has led to a 51.7% hard hit r...2025
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• Tork and Kirk Doing Work - June 11th, 2025
Specner Torkelson, 1B, DET Torkelson went 1 for 4 with a two-run homer on Tuesday. He has 16 HR on the season to go along with 47 RBI. After a rough 2024 campaign, the 25-year-old has bounced back and is amidst a career year. Tork's 31 HR and 94 RBI in 2023 are nothing to scoff at, but with career-best marks across the board, he's on pace to eclipse his 2023 campaign with relative ease. Unsurprisi...2025
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• Don't Sell These Hitters - May 1, 2025
Juan Soto, OF, New York Mets Soto had his biggest day of the year going 2-3 with 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, BB on three hard hit balls. Soto is having a down year given his first round draft capital, but there is good reason to believe it's nothing but a slow start. Soto's premium discipline and contact skills haven't gone anywhere. He is still walking more than striking out, making him an animal in points...2025
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• Webb Whiffs a Dozen - April 19, 2025
Logan Webb, SP, Giants Logan Webb looked great on Friday, striking out 12 batters over six innings in an unlucky 2-0 loss against the Angels. He allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and no walks. He induced 16 whiffs on the night with 11 coming in his signature changeup. The 11 whiffs came on 14 swings (79% whiff rate) and had a CSW% of 52%. This is especially encouraging considering that he...2025
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• Ober-Rated - April 11, 2025
Bailey Ober, SP, Minnesota Twins On the surface, Ober had a solid game, going 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K. That being said, he allowed a whopping ten hard hit balls. Ober has an astronomical .462 xwOBACON against, driven by 56.5% Hard Hit rate. He's also walking a career high 13.9% of batters. His fastball velocity is at a career low 90.6. Do not start him. Tristan Casas, 1B, Boston Red Sox Casas ...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 22, 2025
Matt Shaw Shaw made his big league debut with the Cubs a couple days ago, and boy was it on a big stage. The Cubs rookie played third during their series in Japan. Shaw went 1-9 during that series, but that isn't really notable. What is notable is that Shaw is now creeping up draft boards, and with multi-positional eligibility between 2B, 3B, and SS, there is a ton of intrigue. He stole 31 bags a...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 18, 2025
Julio Rodriguez Julio had a down year in 2024, as he slashed only .273/.325/.409 compared to his line of .275/.333/.485 in 2023. He homered 32 times in 2023 and only 20 times in 2024, which is why the slugging percentage was cut by nearly 80 points. Luckily, there are plenty of reasons ot be optimistic about Julio in 2025, and the basis for that is that his underlying markers were barely changed b...2025
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• 2025 Atlanta Braves Midseason Top 30 Prospects: 19-24
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• Austin Riley back after 2-week IL stint, Nacho Alvarez optioned to Gwinnett
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• Royals add upside to system with draft class headlined by a pair of prep bats
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 15, 2025
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• Home Run Derby 2025: Participants, rules, and prediction for winner
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• 2025 MLB Draft Preview: Georgia prospects to watch

Petre Thomas-Imagn Images The top draft talent in the state of Georgia The state of Georgia is a common hotbed for baseball talent, though over the last couple of drafts it hasn’t produced quite the depth we are accustomed to seeing. This year features only solid first round talent, but there will still be plenty of players that go off of the board in the early rounds of the draft. The Atl...2025
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• Better know a draft prospect: Wehiwa Aloy

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images The shortstop is an SEC Player of the Year candidate. With the MLB draft just ten weeks and change away, it’s time to start evaluating some prospects that the Royals could target in the first round. For a more holistic look at this summer’s draft, check out my primer from a couple of weeks ago. Today, we will begin our more in-depth coverage of specific pr...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: The Rockies need a torpedo-like solution to hitting problems

Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, April 4, 2025 When it comes to what weather will show up on Friday for the Rockies home opener, 9News warns fans of a “precipitation potpourri,” which could include the possibility of graupel, hail and/or rain turning into snow. Friday’s high is 47, so it shouldn’t threaten the 27-degree hom...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 5, 2025
Rafael Devers 3B/1B/DH? BOS Devers (shoulders) doesn't feel up to speed yet while taking live batting practice, so he has asked Red Sox manager Alex Cora to delay his spring debut a bit. Multiple red flags are there with the potentially disgruntled soon-to-be-former 3B. Monitor his health and happiness and if anything comes back to normal draft with confidence. If the shoulder is real, then wait a...2025
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• Over/Under on 2025 Braves projections: Part Two

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Diving into 5 more projections before the Braves first spring training game. For part one, click here. Baseball is a beautiful, wonderful, stupid sport. It’s famously the most random major sport in the US, and it doesn’t take much searching to find numerous examples of its unpredictability. Chris Sale went 18-3 in 2024 as he domi...2025
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• Battery Power 2025 Top 30 Prospects: Biggest Risers

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Drake Baldwin was one of many players who improved his stock in 2024 Many of you have been following along with our preseason top 30 Atlanta Braves prospect list rollout, and this year I decided to tack on some pieces to the end that will hopefully help explain some more of our viewpoints on players and how the list evolved since 2024. I will be going over an arti...2025
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• BCB 2025 Top 25 Cubs Prospects: The top 5

Matt Shaw | Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Our countdown of the Cubs top prospects finishes with the top five prospects in the Cubs system. We finish up our look at the top prospects in the Cubs system today with the top five prospects in the system. While I’ve written that the Cubs system is down from its heights last year, it’s still a top 10 farm system in my mind and that’s mostly b...2025
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• 2025 Atlanta Braves Preseason Top 30 Prospects: Honorable Mentions

Photo by Samuel Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Braves have started to build out depth in the system, with multiple top 30 honorable mentions with helium heading into 2025 The long offseason is finally drawing to its close, with football fans outside of Kansas City and Pennsylvania begging for better days to look forward to. Well, if you like the Atlanta Braves you should be in ...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ flat out

Photo by Kena Krutsinger/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Trade rumor news, player analysis, roster speculation, and even some facts. We have it all in this edition. 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, a...2025
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• How Dylan Crews can win Rookie of the Year

Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images A look at what is next in the development of Dylan Crews Dylan Crews enters 2025 as the Nationals starting right fielder, and a favorite to win NL Rookie of the Year. However, for a guy that is still the number one prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline, it has felt like there has not been a ton of buzz around him. That could due to the towering presen...2025
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