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• Outside The Confines: The new Evil Empire

Photo by Sports Nippon/Getty Images The Dodgers sign Roki Sasaki, Tanner Scott and are elevated to “Evil Empire” status. What’s next for the Blue Jays and Padres. And other offseason news from MLB. Good morning. The future is unwritten. But I’m sure you’ve heard about the Roki Sasaki signing with the Dodgers by now. The MLB dot com writers break down what the Sasaki signing means for Sas...2025
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• Eric Longenhagen Prospects Chat: 1/17/25
Come talk Roki Sasaki, the international amateur class, David Lynch, and the Giants system with our hirsute prospect analyst....2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2025: Nos. 35 to 31

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports The honorable mentions who didn’t quite make the cut It’s time to reveal the five players who made it the closest to the pre-season 2025 top 30 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list as voted on by the Purple Row community recently. For each player, I’ll include a link to individual stats and contract status (via Baseball-Reference), as well as notes on their 202...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2025: numbers 42-36

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images These are the seven players who weren’t quite honorable mentions After revealing the players who appeared on a single ballot and then those who appeared on two or three ballots, it’s time to talk about seven players who were just outside Honorable Mention status as voted by the Purple Row electorate in the pre-season 2025 Purple Row P...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2025: 2-3 ballot players

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here are players who received two or three votes After revealing the players who appeared on a single ballot yesterday, it’s time to talk about nine players who were voted onto two or three ballots by the Purple Row electorate in the pre-season 2025 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) voting. For each player, I’ll include a link to indivi...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Three left standing

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Roki Sasaki nears a decision and there are consequences. The international amateur market opens today. What’s up with Alex Bregman? And other news from around baseball. Good morning. I think we’re all familiar with Roki Sasaki narrowing his decision to three teams on Monday by now. But the fallout from that continues. This came out before Sasaki’s Monday an...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2025: 2-3 ballot players
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2025: single-ballot players

Photo by Nick Cammett/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 few weeks to give fans an overview of players who could make an ...2025
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• Outside the Confines: Too much good stuff

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images MLB issues its report on pitching injuries. The conclusions are obvious and the solutions are not. The Yankees rebuild. Why are free agent contracts booming? And how to set a date for a baseball player’s wedding. Good morning. Major League Baseball released a report on pitching injuries. The tl;dr explanation is that increased velocity and spin are the prima...2024
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• 2024 Rule 5 draft preview

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Could the Royals find a gem to supplement their roster? On Wednesday, teams will conclude the Winter Meetings with the Rule 5 draft. The draft typically doesn’t yield high-impact players, but teams can find some gems, such as when the Royals selected Joakim Soria and Brad Keller in past drafts. Players are eligible if they are not on a...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 25-21

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Four pitchers and a shortstop make up the next five entries Let’s keep the mid-season 2024 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list reveal rolling! Today are prospects 25-21. 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 ...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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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: Nos. 35 to 31

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The Honorable Mentions who didn’t quite make the Top 30 It’s time to reveal the five players who made it the closest to the mid-season 2024 top 30 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list as voted on by the Purple Row community recently. For each player, I’ll include a link to individual stats and contract status (via Baseball-Reference), as well as notes on ...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 72-59

Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/LightRocket via Getty Images First up, the single-ballot players! Now that the mid-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 couple of weeks to give fans an overview of players who could make an impact on...2024
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"Eric Longenhagen at Fangraphs ranks him #10 in this class and reports that the Padres were considered the favorite at one point for Ricardo, and he is expected to sign for around $2."

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"Eric Longenhagen and Tess Taruskin present their 2023 Top 100 list, with reports for each player."

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") Senga will turn 30 in January, and this note from MLB Trade Rumors tells a bit about the type of pitcher he is: A year ago, Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs wrote that Senga has “exploding” fastball movement as part of a four-pitch mix."

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"Meg Rowley and guest co-host Eric Longenhagen discuss the conclusion of the World Series, including how Brian Snitker and Dusty Baker managed their depleted pitching staffs, the future of postseason pitching, Jorge Soler’s pyrotechnics, when they realized Atlanta was going to win the Series, and what’s next for the Astros and the Braves."

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"The Rays have acquired infield prospect Esteban Quiroz from the Padres, Fangraphs’ Eric Longenhagen reports (Twitter link)."

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"He currently ranks 36th among all MLB prospects on the latest rankings from Eric Longenhagen and Kiley McDaniel of Fangraphs."

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• Outside The Confines: The new Evil Empire
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2025: Nos. 35 to 31
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2025: numbers 42-36
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2025: 2-3 ballot players
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• Outside The Confines: Three left standing
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2025: single-ballot players
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• Outside The Confines: The Hot Stove is calm

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images A look at where we are in the offseason. Some deals are evaluated. Where might Roki Sasaki sign? And other news from around MLB. Good morning. We’re in the home stretch of the offseason, so R. J. Anderson hands out progress report grades to each team. Mike Axisa looks at players currently on the trade market and where they might get dealt. Katie W...2025
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• Outside The Confines: The Hall of Fame debates are on

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Who should get in? Who gets overlooked? The chatter is hot. The hot stove is certainly still hot as we head into the first month of the new year. Impossibly, Spring Training starts next month, which is wild to think about, but also very exciting. It does mean that teams are going to have to make some serious decisions as the available pool...2025
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• Outside the Confines: Too much good stuff
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• 2024 Rule 5 draft preview
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2025: Nos. 35 to 31
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2025: numbers 42-36
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2025: 2-3 ballot players
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 25-21
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 30-26
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• Outside The Confines: Lost cause

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The White Sox keep losing. A Giant threw a no-hitter. A look down the stretch and other baseball news. Good morning. The White Sox catch a break this week in that they have three games coming up against the Athletics in Oakland. The A’s are the second-worst team in the American League. They’re still 19½ games better than the South Siders. The Chicago ...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile and Weekly Pebble Report: Chase Dollander headlines a high-performing 2023 starting pitcher class

Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, April 9th, 2024 Despite being selected in the 2023 MLB Draft, RHP Chase Dollander (no. 2 PuRP) didn’t make his regular season professional debut for the Colorado Rockies until April 5, 2024. Although he did pitch a scoreless inning while starting the Spring Breakout game back in March, it’s o...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Three left standing
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• Here are several reasons the Cubs could be the destination for Roki Sasaki

Roki Sasaki pitches for Japan during the 2023 World Baseball Classic | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images There are a lot of positives in the Cubs’ favor. It’s been widely assumed that whenever the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan’s NPB post Roki Sasaki so he can come to MLB next year, he’ll sign with the Dodgers. Or if not, perhaps the Padres. This posting isn’t likely to happen for a few weeks, becaus...2024
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• Outside The Confines: South Side blues

Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports The White Sox fired their manager as they challenge for the all-time record for losses. And other news from around MLB. A leaked script from Major League 4. Jerry Reinsdorf: Here are a list of candidates for the new White Sox manager. Chris Getz: I’ve never heard of half of these guys and the ones I do know are way past their prime. Ozzie Guillen, Jim Leyland, To...2024
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• Outside The Confines: A win, a loss, and a return

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Lots to get emotional about in today’s OTC. In breaking news, late last night against the Oakland A’s, the Chicago White Sox finally ended their 21-game losing streak by eking out a 5-1 win. A single win won’t solve the White Sox woes, however, and many of today’s links delve into the historic territory the Sox find themselves in. Meanwhile, the ot...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile and Weekly Pebble Report: Chase Dollander headlines a high-performing 2023 starting pitcher class
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• Maikel García, Dairon Blanco, and other Royals star in winter leagues

Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images The games have continued overseas. Winter is not a time of year that Americans associate with baseball. Most of the country is hunkered down, watching football or basketball and waiting for the snow to melt and the weather to warm up so we can all get outside again. I’m doing the same. As I type this the temperature outside is in the ...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 22, Julio Carreras

Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images The 24-year-old utility infielder could be on the verge of his MLB debut 22. Julio Carreras (147 points, 19 ballots) It’s been a winding road for Carreras, who finds himself on the verge of a big-league debut in 2024. The 6’1” 24-year-old righty-hitting utility infielder was originally signed in 2017 as an 18-year-old wit...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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• Outside The Confines: The artful Dodgers

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Shohei Ohtani is officially a Dodger. The Dodgers also made a big trade and are trying to sign another pitcher. What is left to do in the Hot Stove. And other MLB news stories. Good morning. The rich get richer as the Rays have agreed to trade right-hander Tyler Glasnow and outfielder Manuel Margot to the Dodgers in exchange for right-hander Ryan Pepiot and min...2023
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• Royals call up outfielder Nelson Velázquez

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Drew Waters goes to the bereavement list. The Royals have promoted outfielder Nelson Velázquez to replace Drew Waters, who was placed on the bereavement list. Velázquez was acquired from the Cubs on July 31 for reliever Jose Cuas. The 24-year-old Velázquez is a right-handed bat who has spent parts of the last two seasons in the big leagues with the Cub...2023
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• Dansby Swanson, Ender Inciarte, More to Braves: Trade Details, Scouting Report
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• Royals trade pitcher Taylor Clarke to the Brewers

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports The move opens up a spot for Seth Lugo. The Royals have traded reliever Taylor Clarke to the Milwaukee Brewers, according to Fansided reporter Robert Murray. In return, the Royals receive right-handed pitcher Ryan Brady, and infielder Cam Devanney. The move would open up a 40-man roster spot for Seth Lugo, who the Royals officially announced the signing of ...2023
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• Royals acquire pitcher James McArthur from Phillies; designate Franmil Reyes for assignment
Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images The 26-year old right-hander was recently designated for assignment by the Phillies. The Royals announced they have acquired pitcher James McArthur from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for outfielder Junior Marin and cash considerations. To make room on the 40-man roster, they designated outfielder Franmil Reyes for assignment. McAr...2023
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• Rays Acquire Esteban Quiroz From Padres
The Rays have acquired infield prospect Esteban Quiroz from the Padres, Fangraphs’ Eric Longenhagen reports (Twitter link). Quiroz represents the player to be named later in the December trade that saw Tommy Pham and two-way prospect Jake Cronenworth go to San Diego, while the Rays received Hunter Renfroe and infield prospect Xavier Edwards. The 28-year-old…...2020
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• Royals sign top Cuban free agent as international signing period begins

The Royals get four of the top 61 ranked players. The Royals have reportedly signed shortstop Yandel Ricardo, the top prospect out of Cuba and the #9 prospect in this year’s international signing period according to Baseball America. In addition to Ricardo, they have reportedly signed Venezuelan shortstop Jhonayker Ugarte, ranked #31, Dominican shortstop Darison Garcia (#51), and Cuban third basem...2024
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• More praise for Cubs minor league prospects
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs had four minor leaguers make Fangraphs’ list of the Top 100 prospects Fangraphs announced their Top 100 minor league prospects for 2023 yesterday and four Cubs players made their list. The list was compiled by Eric Longenhagen and Tess Taruskin. The four players who made the top 100 were: 14. Outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong PCA is one of the bes...2023
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• Outside The Confines: The new Evil Empire
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• Outside The Confines: The Hall of Fame debates are on
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• Outside the Confines: Too much good stuff
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2235: Arizona Fall League Bits and Baldwins

Meg Rowley and guest co-host Eric Longenhagen, FanGraphs’ lead prospect analyst, discuss some of the eliminated playoff teams, Meg’s grand unified theory of Grimace, and a few of the things they are looking forward to in the coming Dodgers-Yankees World Series. Then they discuss what Eric does and doesn’t look for in his Arizona Fall […]...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies’ few trades are already bearing fruit

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, August 28th, 2024 The Colorado Rockies’ relatively quiet trade deadline was mostly received by fans with a resounding thud. The Rockies—well on their way to cementing another losing season at the time—held on to most of what would be considered their top trade candidates like right-handed pitc...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 25-21
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• Outside The Confines: No baseball at Tropicana until 2026

Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The damage report for the Rays’ stadium is back, and it’s grim. One of the biggest stories of the offseason isn’t where Juan Soto will sign or which team will land Roki Sasaki, it’s the devastation of Tropicana Field, and whether the Rays would be able to play at home in 2025. The answer is finally known, and in short: No. The...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 30-26
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• Cub Tracks’ double your pleasure

Photo by mark peterson/Corbis via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. It rained baseballs Saturday as the Cubs split their squads but not their lumber. The Royals had some bombs stored, too. Many wow. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat...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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• 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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• Outside The Confines: We were on an (All-Star) break!
Photo by Sam Navarro/Getty Images MLB heads into its last games of the first half. It’s the last Friday before the halfway mark of the season hits. With that in mind, and so-called experts predicting the award winners already, let’s have a little fun and try to predict some of the biggest stories of the second half. I think the Luis Arraez .400 story will go on until at least early Septemb...2023
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