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• NL Central Farm System Report 2.0
NL Central Farm System Breakdown The post NL Central Farm System Report 2.0 appeared first on Pitcher List....2024
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• Cub Tracks salvages one

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes plus extras, four days a week. The Cubs came through with a victory to stave off the sweep. Javier Assad was excellent, as has been his custom. Tauchman touched ‘em all, and Seiya finally cleared that wall. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat write...2024
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• A trade deadline tightrope lies ahead for the Royals

Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images How can they improve without truly going “all-in?” As we inch closer to June, trade talk has started to pick up among MLB fans. This is especially true for Royals fans, but not for the same reasons that we’ve grown accustomed to in recent years. Years past saw the Royals out of contention by late May, much less late July. This season, of course, that’s dif...2024
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• Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 7

Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports Tre’ Morgan receives a promotion to a crowded High-A roster Every Monday during the regular season, each minor league team has the day off. This serves as an excellent check point system to check in on how each team and individual prospect is performing. We are now seven weeks into the 2024 campaign and some prospects have certainly continued their ascent...2024
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• Monday Rockpile and Weekly Pebble Report: Jon Gray reflects as he returns to the mound in Denver

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, May 13th, 2024 It wasn’t until his third season with the Texas Rangers that big Jon Gray returned to where his career began in Denver, Colorado. The last time the Rangers were in LoDo during the 2022 season, Gray was on the injured list. Two seasons later and now a World Series Champion, the former third-ove...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Darius Vines throws six scoreless innings

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Vines led a win in Gwinnett as part of a day rife with starting pitching gems Was it a good day on the Atlanta Braves farm system on Thursday? Well the teams combined to go 3-2, so that’s certainly nice. Was it a fun day on the system? Well, do you like starting pitching? If yes, that’s great! Please read on and revel in the brilliance of Darius Vines, S...2024
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• Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 7
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• Monday Rockpile and Weekly Pebble Report: Jon Gray reflects as he returns to the mound in Denver
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Darius Vines throws six scoreless innings
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 10, 2024

I have no idea what year this is from. The only caption we have is “Diablos Rojos v Tecolotes Of Nuevo Laredo” These Rumblings were completed long before last night’s game Jeremy Guthrie is still pitching! Well, sort of. A few years ago, Max documented his baseball work in Nigeria. At MLB.com, David Venn writes about his travels to Spain: “I feel passionately about it because I lived ...2024
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• Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 6

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images An electric week has Caminero trying to force his way back to the big leagues Every Monday during the regular season, each minor league team has the day off. This serves as an excellent check point system to check in on how each team and individual prospect is performing. We are now five weeks into the 2024 campaign and some prospects h...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2024

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Were the Royals interested in trading for Luis Arraez? The Royals had some interest in trading for Luis Arraez, reports Ken Rosenthal. At least one other team, the Kansas City Royals, was in contact with the Marlins about Arraez last week, according to major-league sources who were granted anonymity for their candor. Those talks, however, never advanced b...2024
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• Monday Rockpile and Weekly Pebble Report: The Rockies need to stop mishandling Hunter Goodman

Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, May 6th, 2024 It’s no secret that the Colorado Rockies are a bad baseball team. Their 8-26 record ties them with the Chicago White Sox for the worst in all of Major League Baseball, and they are the only team in the league yet to win a series or even string together consecutive wins. The Rockies only on Friday s...2024
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• Braves Mailbag: Offensive struggles, Marcell Ozuna extension, AJ Smith-Shawver and more

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images This week’s mailbag discusses Atlanta’s recent offensive struggles, a Marcell Ozuna extension, AJ Smith-Shawver and much more A big thank you to everyone who took time to send in questions for this week’s Atlanta Braves mailbag. If I didn’t get to yours, we will do this again soon. Let’s get to it! I realize hitters have slumps, but aren’t those of Ronal...2024
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• Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 5

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Carson Williams moves to the top of the prospect power rankings Every Monday during the regular season, each minor league team has the day off. This serves as an excellent check point system to check in on how each team and individual prospect is performing. We are now five weeks into the 2024 campaign and some prospects have certainly ...2024
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• Purple Row’s favorite articles of 2023

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Starting 2024 by looking back The New Year is a tried and true opportunity to remember and reflect on the previous year. Yesterday, we remembered the most-read articles of the 2023 calendar year. Today, we take the opportunity to reflect on the articles that brought us the most pride and satisfaction. This annual tradition of having our writers highlig...2024
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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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"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"

• Cub Tracks salvages one
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• A trade deadline tightrope lies ahead for the Royals
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• Monday Rockpile and Weekly Pebble Report: Jon Gray reflects as he returns to the mound in Denver
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 10, 2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: The top levels of the Rockies franchise is simply not competitive.

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, May 9, 2024 The Colorado Rockies are bad. Sitting at 8-28 on the season, they are still the only team in the league not to win a series or even consecutive games this season and are in a dog-fight with the Chicago White Sox for the consensus worst team in MLB. This is not news. Their Tr...2024
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• The Royals contacted the Marlins about Luis Arraez before he was traded

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Royals GM J.J. Picollo confirms the Royals contacted the Marlins about a trade. The Royals have raced out to a solid start this year, significantly improving their playoff odds. That has management already looking at ways to fortify the roster for a potential playoff run this summer. According to Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic, that included making a call t...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2024
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• Monday Rockpile and Weekly Pebble Report: The Rockies need to stop mishandling Hunter Goodman
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• Braves Mailbag: Offensive struggles, Marcell Ozuna extension, AJ Smith-Shawver and more
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• Royals trade partner history: The Guardians

Photo by: Rick Stewart/Getty Images Should the Royals have tried to acquire Ricky Vaughn? This is a series that looks back at their trade history with each team in baseball. So far, we have looked back at trades with the Braves, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Orioles, White Sox, Angels, Marlins, Brewers , Rockies, and Red Sox. Today we look at the history of deals with the Cleveland Indians/Guardians...2024
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• A trade deadline tightrope lies ahead for the Royals
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• Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 7
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Darius Vines throws six scoreless innings
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• Thursday Rockpile: The top levels of the Rockies franchise is simply not competitive.
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• Braves Minor League Recap: AJ Smith Shawver struggles while Riley Frey spins a gem

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images News and notes from Tuesday for the Braves’ farm system The Atlanta Braves minor league affiliates offense largely slept walked through yesterday scoring by three or fewer runs in three of their five games yesterday. It wasn’t all doom and gloom though as despite the struggles their pitching was strong enough for them to scratch out tw...2024
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• Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 6
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2024
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• Braves Mailbag: Offensive struggles, Marcell Ozuna extension, AJ Smith-Shawver and more
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• Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 5
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 27, 2024

Jacob González had an offensive outburst befitting a first-rounder. | S.R. Silver/South Side Sox The big club wins, the minors (mostly) lose Well, it was bound to happen: The White Sox win a couple of games, and the farm system flips cold. But at least Kannapolis stood proud. Here are the standings for each club in the organization: Chicago White Sox (5-22), fifth place (of five), MLB AL ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 10, 2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: AJ Smith Shawver struggles while Riley Frey spins a gem
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2024
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• Monday Rockpile and Weekly Pebble Report: The Rockies need to stop mishandling Hunter Goodman
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• Thursday Rockpile: Hagen Smith’s numbers could be too big to ignore

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, May 2, 2024 The Colorado Rockies are an unmitigated disaster. Tuesday’s meltdown against the Miami Marlins was the latest testament to that fact, turning the best pitching performance of the season into the worst loss of the season (so far). They dropped another one last night and are now the only team in bas...2024
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• Colorado Rockies Minor League game thread: April 26th, 2024

Jordan Beck (no. 6 PuRP) hits a home run wearing a Mariachis de Nuevo Mexico | Photo courtesy of the Albuquerque Isotopes Los Rockies are headed to Mexico City and we turn our eyes to the minor league affiliates. The first game starts at 2:05 PM MDT. Los Rockies de Colorado are off today as they travel to beautiful Ciudad de México for the Mexico City Series against the Houston Astros this...2024
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• The White Sox are YOUR problem now

The tweet that started the madness. | @chrystal_ok / Twitter. What will you do to fix this team? Let’s live in a fantasy world for a bit. First off, Chris Getz has been ousted due to being terrible. While doing a quick-to-nonexistent search, Human Resources descended upon the ballpark to fill the spot. Someone taps you on the shoulder after seeing the way you managed to carry a beer, nac...2024
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• The sadness of being a White Sox fan

The beautiful city of Chicago and White Sox fans deserve better, and someday soon I hope we get it. | Patrick Gorski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How a historically bad start to the season tops off one of the most disappointing endings to a rebuild we have seen The timeline of the recent Chicago White Sox seasons looks like a movie trailer no one would want to watch: In 2017 and 20...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Should Rockies fans boo Kris Bryant?

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Colorado Rockies News and Notes for Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Perhaps you remember the Colorado Rockies Home Opener, a game that saw Kris Bryant both hitting a home run and missing a key catch at first. That’s when the scattered booing started. After the game, Bryant commented on a number of topics, including the fact that he had received death threats....2024
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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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• The White Sox are YOUR problem now
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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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• Dumpst ... I mean ... roster diving

The fate of the White Sox largely centers on the success of the players surrounding Luis Robert Jr. in the lineup. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Let’s take an early-season look at [gestures wildly] THIS Staring down the barrel of this upcoming season, you might find yourself asking some very real and sincere questions about the makeup of your 2024 Chicago White Sox. Like, why were there o...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 13th, 2024
Rotation in St. Louis This offseason, the Cardinals added three veteran arms, almost completely overhauling their rotation, which was dreadful last season. The St. Louis starters had the 2nd worst K/9 (6.92) and 5th worst ERA (5.08) in 2023. The New: Sonny Gray Gray is the most accomplished and in-form pitcher that the Cardinals have on the roster. He tweaked his hamstring last week and his status...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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• A trade deadline tightrope lies ahead for the Royals
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• Monday Rockpile and Weekly Pebble Report: Jon Gray reflects as he returns to the mound in Denver
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Darius Vines throws six scoreless innings
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 10, 2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: The top levels of the Rockies franchise is simply not competitive.
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• Braves Minor League Recap: AJ Smith Shawver struggles while Riley Frey spins a gem
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• The Royals contacted the Marlins about Luis Arraez before he was traded
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• How will the Royals balance short-term and long-term winning?

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Are the Royals in “win-now” mode? The Royals have surprised many around the league by playing well to begin the year. Already projection systems like ZIPS have revised their predicted win total for the Royals upwards to around .500 due to what looks like an “objectively stronger roster” than it appeared to be a few weeks ago with their playoff odds rising t...2024
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• Monday Rockpile and Weekly Pebble Report: The Rockies need to stop mishandling Hunter Goodman
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 3, 2024

Ryan Galanie went deep and had a five-RBI night for the Cannon Ballers. | S. R. Silver / South Side Sox The Knights get shut out ... but the Barons win in extras, while the A-ball clubs flash big offensive production Memphis Redbirds 5, Charlotte Knights 0 (Gameday Box) (Statcast Box)For the second straight game, Charlotte’s offense floundered and their pitching staff allowed five runs. D...2024
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• Monday Rockpile and Weekly Pebble Report: Sean Bouchard as a starter should be the first of many roster changes for the Rockies

Photo by Rachel ODriscoll/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, April 22nd, 2024 Things keep getting worse for the Colorado Rockies. 22 games into the 2024 season and the losses are mounting along with the injuries. Kris Bryant is on the injured with a back strain and while he is eligible to return on Tuesday, it’s unknown if he will be ready. Kyle Freel...2024
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• An early look at this summer’s draft prospects

Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Royals will pick sixth overall this year. The college baseball season is well underway and many of the top prospects have started to stand out above the crowd. The MLB Draft lottery awarded the Royals the sixth overall pick in this year’s draft, but the team owns the fourth-highest draft bonus pool, thanks in part to owning picks 39...2024
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• 2024 AL West preview: The tussle in Texas

Photo by Bailey Orr/Texas Rangers/Getty Images The defending champion Rangers and the relentless Astros dominate the division’s focus, but keep an eye on Seattle. The 2023 American League season came down to a Lone Star State Showdown in the Championship Series. Amazingly, the Houston Astros were back in the LCS for the seventh year in a row, one shy of the record held by the ‘90s Atlanta ...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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• Braves farm system ranks 26th in Keith Law’s updated rankings

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Athletic’s Keith Law released his updated farm system rankings for the 2024 season Friday and the Atlanta Braves are in the lower third coming in at No. 26. It isn’t that surprising given that the Braves had just one prospect on Law’s Top 100 list in 2023 first round pick Hurston Waldrep. Atlanta has traded everyone, almost. There’s ...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ 18 days til Spring Training

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Trade speculation and ST news. Still no Cody. Real baseball looms. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #C...2024
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• Trading Corbin Burnes was the right decision

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images After months of speculation, the Brewers made the right call and accepted a reasonable trade return for their ace The biggest domino in an eventful Brewers offseason fell Thursday night when Milwaukee dealt Corbin Burnes to the Baltimore Orioles for infielder Joey Ortiz, pitcher D.L. Hall, and the 34th overall pick in the 2024 amateur draft. Burnes entere...2024
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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 Best Tampa Bay Rays Sports Illustrated Covers

Remembering the best cover photos from the iconic magazine. In shocking news today, the current license holders for publishing Sports Illustrated announced intentions to shut down the publication after recent attempts to renegotiate fees had failed. Sports Illustrated is an institution in the American sports landscape, known for iconic covers across all major leagues, and has a strong union that ...2024
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