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• Multiple Indy Ball Players Are Rising Through Minnesota’s Farm System
The Minnesota Twins have had good luck signing players out of independent ball, including Caleb Thielbar, Andrew Albers, and Chris Colabello. In 2021, MLB reduced the number of draft rounds from 40 to 20. In response, some teams have invested in scouting undrafted players in Indy Ball. For decades, Billy Milos was Minnesota’s Indy Ball scout....2025
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• Los Angeles Dodgers top prospects 2025: Homegrown talent ready to join dynasty in the making

The Dodgers can (and do) buy the free agents they want, but the superteam's farm system shouldn't be forgotten...2025
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• The Royals (good) catching prospect problem

The Royals are loaded with catching prospects and this is a good thing For a couple of years, the Kansas City Royals farm system has been trying to rebuild itself from the graduations of many top prospects, including Bobby Witt, Jr., Michael Massey, Vinnie Pasquantino, and many others. Today, they are slowly getting back there with the addition of many top prospects like Jac Caglianone. Their real...2025
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• Cub Tracks is ready for spring

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Real games are coming soon. 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-brew...2025
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• Braves News: Measured messaging, roster depth, top tools in the system, more

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Well the Braves’ season informally started, as pitchers and catchers reported, with most of the team now present at Spring Training. In stark contrast to last year’s chorus of “World Series or bust”, the team appears to be taking a more measured tone of confidence after a struggle of a 2024 seas...2025
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• San Diego Padres top prospects 2025: Farm system holds promise if you can just wait for the teenagers

Teenage catcher Ethan Salas leads the pack...2025
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• Braves News: Measured messaging, roster depth, top tools in the system, more
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• Four reasons Rockies fans should be excited for the 2025 season

Photo by Isaiah Downing/MLB Photos via Getty Images Despite the lack of expectations, there are still plenty of reason for excitement around the 2025 Rockies Spring training is rapidly approaching with pitchers and catchers reporting on Thursday and the remainder of the squad joining on the 18th. Like every year, spring training brings excitement to baseball fans and the potential that co...2025
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• Top 10 Nationals prospects

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images The Federal Baseball top 10 prospects for the Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals have a very interesting farm system. It probably is not as strong as it was this time last year due to the graduation of James Wood. However, it has been a long time since the Nats have had a system this deep. The depth will only get better now that the Nats have the nu...2025
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• Opinion: Padres should extend Michael King

Michael King | Photo by Harry How/Getty Images San Diego has an opportunity to secure a piece for the future Pitcher Michael King agreed to a deal with the Padres that keeps him in San Diego for 2025 with an option for 2026. It was the first feel-good move—if we can call it a move—of a grueling offseason for Padres fans. I wouldn’t stop at agreeing to contract terms to avoid arbitration, I...2025
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• Braves News: Spring Training preparations, top prospects, and more

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. We’ve nearly made it through the offseason, as Atlanta Braves pitchers and catchers are set to workout in less than a week. From workout dates, the facility location, and the spring training schedule, MLB’s Mark Bowman has you covered with everything you need to know ahead of camp. Braves New...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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• It’s time for a Rockies youth movement to occur on the mound

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Help us Dol-Lander Kenobi, you’re our only hope Early last week, the team at Baseball America hit the Colorado Rockies in their annual farm system preview system leading up to the 2025 Cactus and Grapefruit League seasons. It was a fascinating insight to the Colorado system, namely focused on the Rockies’ two most recent top selections: RHP Chase Dollander from t...2025
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• 2025 Atlanta Braves Preseason Top 30 Prospects: 7-12

Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images We are just a day away from the top section of the list, with our 7th through 12th ranked prospects looking to take leaps forward this season 2025 was an unfortunately chaotic year for the Atlanta Braves system, one that was expected to be an opportunity for them to rise from the depths of the league’s worst farm systems. Instead, it was oft...2025
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• Braves News: Prospect rankings, model talk, bullpen signing, more

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Another year under Alex Anthopoulos and another set of glowing projections for this Braves squad, and rightfully so. While there are major questions regarding how well Spencer Strider and Ronald Acuna return from their respective major injuries, the squad has stars up and down the roster that make for a reliabl...2025
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• Yoan Moncada Can't Stop the Hype: 'He's Got a Following Everywhere We Go'
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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• Cast Aside by the NBA, Stephon Marbury Finds Stardom, and Peace, in China
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• Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Big Ben's Big Change of Course
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"Six Rays prospects featured among Baseball America’s Top 100"

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"Bo Jackson to be inducted into Royals Hall of Fame"

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"Sources: Astros acquiring Verlander from Mets"

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"The Cubs should sign Nico Hoerner to a long-term deal"

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"Rebuilding Pirates Likely To Pursue More Bounceback Candidates After Lockout"

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"Choo donating funds to Rangers minor leaguers"

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"Trade/FA Chatter: Padres, Myers, Angels, Rox, Zobrist, Marlins"

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"LeBron: NCAA 'corrupt'; give kids alternative"

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"Braves edge Yanks for MLB's top farm system"

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"Chris Sale to Red Sox: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction"

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"Yanks duo Severino, Judge among Top 100 Prospects"

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"Former MLB Pitcher Brad Halsey Dies at Age 33"

• Multiple Indy Ball Players Are Rising Through Minnesota’s Farm System
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• Los Angeles Dodgers top prospects 2025: Homegrown talent ready to join dynasty in the making
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• The Royals (good) catching prospect problem
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• Cub Tracks is ready for spring
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• Braves News: Measured messaging, roster depth, top tools in the system, more
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• Four reasons Rockies fans should be excited for the 2025 season
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• Top 10 Nationals prospects
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• Opinion: Padres should extend Michael King
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• BCB 2025 Top 25 Cubs Prospects: The top 5
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• Royals offseason rankings

A dynamite battery. | Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports With spring training around the corner, let’s check some vibes, both good and bad. They’re running it back. That’s my biggest takeaway from the Royals offseason. Moves were made, including trading a former first-round draft pick for a former Rookie-of-the-Year and adding another late-inning reliever, but nothing overly dramatic. No big sha...2025
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• Four reasons Rockies fans should be excited for the 2025 season
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• Opinion: Padres should extend Michael King
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• BCB 2025 Top 25 Cubs Prospects: The top 5
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• It’s time for a Rockies youth movement to occur on the mound
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• 2025 Atlanta Braves Preseason Top 30 Prospects: 7-12
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• Braves farm system ranked 28th by Baseball America

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images There is life in a farm system that has been ravaged by promotions and sanctions Baseball America has published their farm system rankings and the Atlanta Braves find themselves....closer to the bottom than last year. The Braves come in at 28th overall in baseball, down two spots from 26th last year. It’s important to note some of the reasoning behind the ranking ...2025
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• White Sox news and notes: Is it spring yet?

The Birmingham Barons (Double-A) captured the Southern League Championship in 2023. It was their first since 2013. | Birmingham Barons/Instagram Farm system rankings and PECOTA projections It’s still winter, and in baseball, when we don’t have other things to discuss, like exciting acquisitions, we talk about rankings, projections, and grades — you know — all the really fun stuff. Let’s...2025
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• 2025 Atlanta Braves Preseason Top 30 Prospects: 19-24

Photo by Diamond Images via Getty Images The Braves pitching depth begins to make itself known in the second installment of our top 30 prospects We now jump forward into our second group of players of our top 30 Atlanta Braves prospects, heavily represented by recent introductions to the system. The Braves have, it’s no secret, focused heavily on building pitching depth at every level of t...2025
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• BCB 2025 Top 25 Cubs Prospects: Introduction and 21 through 25

Brett Bateman | Lauren Witte/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs farm system remains strong despite some setbacks due to graduations and trades. The 2025 BCB Top 25 Cubs Prospects list starts today and continues through the rest of the week. Today we will be looking at prospects 21 through 25. But before we get to that, let’s take a quick overview of the Cubs system. The Cubs mino...2025
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• Kansas City Royals: The state of the farm system

Photo by Zac BonDurant/MLB Photos via Getty Images We dive into the strengths and weaknesses of the Royals farm system Over the last few weeks, we have dove deep into the Kansas City Royals' top 15 prospects and honorable mentions who just missed the cut. Each one of the articles linked below includes an in-depth analysis of each player, including scouting grades and more. Honorable Ment...2025
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• Four reasons Rockies fans should be excited for the 2025 season
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• BCB 2025 Top 25 Cubs Prospects: The top 5
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• It’s time for a Rockies youth movement to occur on the mound
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• BCB 2025 Top 25 Cubs Prospects: Introduction and 21 through 25
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 31, 2025

Superb Owls indeed! | Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images Superb Owls, one week early Like baseball and have musical talent? We are now accepting auditions for National Anthem and God Bless America performances for the 2025 season!— Kansas City Royals (@royals.com) 2025-01-30T18:00:51.567Z Raising Royals, the Royals player development account, put out two videos with highli...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Six things we learned at Rockies Fest

Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, January 28, 2025 On Saturday, a snow-covered Coors Field welcomed fans to Rockies Fest 2025. A staff member told me 5,000 fans were expected to attend, and although I cannot confirm that number, it was a busy — if cold — day at the ballpark. Clearly, Rockies Fest is a feel-goo...2025
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• Drake Baldwin is ranked inside the Top 30 of Keith Law’s Top 100 Prospects List for 2025

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Baldwin is Atlanta’s only representative on Keith Law’s Top 100 list but he’s sitting relatively high on that list. Prospect ranking season continues to roll on here in January, as Keith Law of The Athletic has recently revealed his annual Top 100 Prospect List. As you can probably guess, there was one Atlanta Braves representative on this particular li...2025
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• Four Brewers prospects named to Baseball America’s top 100 list

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Baseball America just released their annual prospect rankings - let’s take a look at the Brewers prospects who made the cut Baseball America, one of the main publications specializing in minor league coverage, released its 2025 Top 100 Prospects list earlier today. Four Brewers prospects were included, all of whom ranked in the top 50: SS Jesus Made - No. 1...2025
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• Rays 2025 international prospects signing tracker

Maykel Coret The 2025 IFA period is now open. Who have the Rays added to their farm system? The 2025 IFA period opened on January 15, and while some finalists for star Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki have not been able to spend, the Rays have spent nearly their entire $7,555,500 allotment in the first 24 hours. Interestingly, the Rays thought they would be a top contender to sign Sasaki, but...2025
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• The Royals have overtaken the Cardinals as Missouri’s better baseball team

The Royals host the Cardinals. | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Vibes around Kansas City are much more positive than around St. Louis For years, despite living in the suburbs of Kansas City, I rooted for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Kansas City Royals. The reason is simple: my family all rooted for the Cardinals. Of the seven people in my immediate family, I arrived last, but more import...2025
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• Choo donating funds to Rangers minor leaguers
Veteran Shin-Soo Choo is giving $1,000 each to about 190 players in the Rangers' farm system....2020
• Bo Jackson to be inducted into Royals Hall of Fame

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Bo knows Hall of Fames. Bo Jackson, who electrified Royals fans with his moonshot home runs, track star speed, and never-before-seen baseball highlights, has been elected to the Royals Hall of Fame. He will be inducted in a pre-game ceremony before a June 29 game against the Cleveland Guardians. In all, Jackson played five years with the Royals, hittin...2024
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• Yanks duo Severino, Judge among Top 100 Prospects
Impressive right-hander Luis Severino and power-hitting outfielder Aaron Judge cracked MLB.com's list of the Top 100 Prospects in baseball, headlining the Yankees' recent efforts to replenish their farm system and build for the future....2015
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• Randal Grichuk Is Cardinals' Best Slugging Prospect Since Albert Pujols
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• Houston Astros: Cole Hamels Would Be Nice, but Not Worth the Price
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• LeBron: NCAA 'corrupt'; give kids alternative
LeBron James says the NCAA is "corrupt" and the NBA should shore up its farm system to accommodate kids who want to play but don't think school is the right choice....2018
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• LeBron: NCAA 'corrupt'; give kids alternative
LeBron James says the NCAA is "corrupt" and the NBA should shore up its farm system to accommodate kids who want to play but don't think school is the right choice....2018
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• Sources: Astros acquiring Verlander from Mets

The Astros are acquiring Justin Verlander from the New York Mets in exchange for outfielders Drew Gilbert and Ryan Clifford, two top-five prospects in Houston's farm system, sources said....2023
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• A Game of Groans

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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• Luis Urias, 2022 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
Like someone practicing tantric sex, this has been a long time coming. The only thing that nearly stopped me from writing this post was because I wrote a Willy Adames sleeper, but that's no reason to not think a Luis Urias sleeper is possible. *counting double negatives* One "no reason," two "not think"...are "nearly" or "but" negatives too? Okay, ya know what, double or triple negatives aside, Ad...2021
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• Yoan Moncada Can't Stop the Hype: 'He's Got a Following Everywhere We Go'
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• Yankees Need Yoan Moncada Signing to Continue to Build New Future
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• Are Yankees Quietly Looking Ahead to Next Year's Huge Free-Agent Pitching Crop?
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• Who Is Cuban Free Agent Yasmany Tomas and Is He Worth Big-Money Risk?
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• New Chicago Cubs Offseason Checklist Following Joe Maddon Hire
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• Chicago White Sox May Be Surprise Aggressor in 2014-2015 MLB Free Agency
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• Cub Tracks is ready for spring
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• Four reasons Rockies fans should be excited for the 2025 season
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• Top 10 Nationals prospects
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• Opinion: Padres should extend Michael King
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• Braves News: Spring Training preparations, top prospects, and more
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• BCB 2025 Top 25 Cubs Prospects: The top 5
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• Royals offseason rankings
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• Friday Rockpile: Season-long stay in Spokane served up special year for Karros

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, February 6, 2025 When young stars are drafted by Major League teams, the players dream of rising quickly through the farm system to make the Big League debuts. While that’s likely true for Kyle Karros, the Rockies 2023 5th-round Draft pick out of UCLA, he also found himself in a special situ...2025
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• 2025 Atlanta Braves Preseason Top 30 Prospects: 7-12
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• Braves News: Measured messaging, roster depth, top tools in the system, more
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 4, 2025

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images How would you grade the Royals’ off-season? David Lesky tries to project Royals hitters. In right field, Melendez and Renfroe is a bit less exciting, but Melendez has a career 105 OPS+ against righties while Renfroe is at 121 vs. lefites. Neither was that good against their desired platoon matchups last year, which is concerning and a big reason why they ne...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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• Four Brewers prospects named to Baseball America’s top 100 list
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• Who will play shortstop for the Brewers in 2025?

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images The loss of Willy Adames leaves a hole at shortstop; how can GM Matt Arnold fill that hole on a budget? Shortstop Willy Adames, acquired from Tampa Bay in 2021, quickly became one of the best players on the Brewers. After a somewhat down season in 2023, Adames’ 2024 was a different story. He hit .251 with 32 home runs and 3.1 WAR, finishing 10th in NL MVP v...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: How should Rockies fans manage expectations in 2025?

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, January 3, 2025 Another year is here and another season is on the horizon. While hope certainly springs eternal, it’s also important to adjust the hope settings to somewhere between “not as bad as the 2024 White Sox” and playoff contention. Last year, I turned to Clint Hurdle’s advice as my expectations guide...2025
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• New Year — time for a new White Sox story

Unfortunately, our Father Time won’t leave. | dreamstime.com Is target date 2028 too soon? Lots of sports teams talk about a youth movement, but there is no team in all of sports better suited for an all-out youth movement than the White Sox. They’re going to be awful for years no matter what, so why not take a chance on going really young now in order to possibly be really good later? Aft...2025
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• Cedric Tallis belongs in the Royals Hall of Fame

Time to right a wrong Last year I made a vow to write an annual story about why the Royals’ first General Manager, Cedric Tallis, should be in the Royals Hall of Fame. Like it or not, it’s that time of year. Many of us have speculated as to why Tallis has been snubbed. His credentials are far too impressive for just a plain oversight, so there must be another underlying reason. The most common the...2024
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• The Ricketts family panel returns to the Cubs Convention
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Day two kicked off with a candid conversation with the Cubs ownership group. Cole Wright hosted a conversation with Tom and Laura Ricketts to kick off Day 2 of the 2023 Cubs Convention. Whoever was booing Tom during the Opening Ceremony must have slept in on Saturday morning, because there was only applause in the sparser crowd as the conversation k...2023
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