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• Rays release 2020 1st rounder RHP Nick Bitsko

The Tampa Bay Rays have released 2020 first round draft pick Nick Bitsko. Through six games at the Florida Complex League this season, Bitsko had allowed 11 runs on 13 walks and three hits across five innings pitched. Once upon a time, Bitsko was a 6’4, 225-pound 17-year old social media sensation, with 60 grades for his 98.5 mph fastball and killer curveball, with a 50 for his changeup, and 55 f...2025
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• MLB Draft: Washington Nationals sign two top prep talents to over-slot deals

Hannah Mattix/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK Highly touted high schoolers Landon Harmon and Coy James signed over-slot deals to join the Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals are continuing to sign members of their 2025 draft class. Today, they signed two of their high profile high school picks to big money deals. Third round pick Landon Harmon and fifth round pick Coy James bo...2025
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• Draft Signings: Schoolcraft, Watson, Russell, Quick, Flemming, Root
There were a handful of draftees who signed for between $2MM and $4MM on Wednesday. All signings were first reported by Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline. View pre-draft scouting reports from Baseball America, FanGraphs, MLB Pipeline, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN and Keith Law of The Athletic. The Padres reached agreement with first-rounder Kruz Schoolcraft on a…...2025
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• Draft Signings: Wood, Fauske, Moss, Hartshorn
Tuesday featured a handful of draft signings with a $2MM+ bonus. All signings were first reported by Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline unless otherwise noted. View pre-draft scouting reports from Baseball America, FanGraphs, MLB Pipeline, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN and Keith Law of The Athletic. The Phillies announced the signing of 26th overall pick Gage Wood. Callis…...2025
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• Cub Tracks takes it on the chin

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. The game started out well enough but that well got deep and wide and swallowed the Cubs’ chances of a comeback. Matt Shaw had a good game. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run AWAY.. Any MLB team can beat you. The good teams WILL beat you. The...2025
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• Rangers Sign First-Round Pick Gavin Fien
The Rangers announced the signing of four draftees, including first-round pick Gavin Fien. Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline reports that the 18-year-old infielder received a $4.8MM bonus. That’s a decent amount below the $5.75MM slot value associated with the 12th overall selection. Fien was a divisive prospect. Before the draft, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN and The…...2025
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• Rays release 2020 1st rounder RHP Nick Bitsko
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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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• 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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• A look back at the Royals’ 2020 draft class, five years later

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images The COVID class has not panned out. https://www.royalsreview.com/2024/7/1/24173811/a-look-back-at-the-royals-2019-draft-class-five-years-later https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.fcgi?team_ID=KCR&year_ID=2020&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year&from_type_unk=0&from_type_hs=0&from_type_jc=0&from_type_4y=0 https://www.royalsr...2025
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• Outside The Confines: All-Star announcements

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images The full All-Star rosters were announced, which means some players got snubbed. The Nationals make a change. The draft and trade deadline are coming. Good morning. The full All-Star Game rosters were announced. Here’s the roster without a lot of the commentary attached if you just want the names. Jake Mintz has some thoughts on each player on both ro...2025
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• Better know a draft prospect: Cam Cannarella

Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The undersized dynamo can flat out get it in center field. With the draft just a couple weeks away, we continue looking at players that the Royals could target with the 23rd pick. Today we will evaluate a dynamic outfield prospect with a high floor: Clemson’s Cam Cannarella. Cannarella hails from Hartsville, South Carolina — a small town...2025
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• Better know a draft prospect: Riley Quick

Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Another college pitcher with a very projectable future Over the last several years, Alabama baseball has been one of the premier college baseball programs, winning at least 30 games in six straight years (excluding the 2020 Covid year) with a record of 41-18 this season. The reputation for success down in Tuscaloosa has translated to t...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Is the Orioles season dead in the water?

Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images The Rockies and White Sox get all the attention for tanking their seasons... Happy Wednesday, BCB readers! Lots of little goodies for you in today’s news. A three-time All-Star has announced his retirement, the O’s appear to have given up the ghost for the season, plenty of trade deadline chatter, and how Chris Sale’s latest injury might impact the Braves. Ple...2025
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"ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel first reported the Grissom move."

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"Right-hander Gerrit Cole has triggered the opt-out in his deal with the Yankees, per Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan of ESPN on X."

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"Kiley McDaniel of ESPN first reported Wall’s…"

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"Turner recently told Kiley McDaniel of ESPN that Long, who was Washington’s hitting coach from 2018 to 2021, played a key role in his development as a hitter."

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"The Brewers are finalizing a deal to acquire lefty reliever Daniel Norris from the Tigers, tweet Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel of ESPN."

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"The Braves are set to promote top outfield prospect Cristian Pache, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN reports."

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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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"According to Kiley McDaniel of Fangraphs, there was at least one team with its President, GM and Director of Scouting all in attendance, with “about as many scouts as I’ve ever seen at UF”."

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"Prior to that 2015, former FanGraphs prospect analyst Kiley McDaniel ranked Simmons as the Braves’ Number 15 prospect and was given a “poor man’s Craig Kimbrel” comp on Simmons."

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"In a report by Kiley McDaniel of Fangraphs, Vientos was compared to Manny Machado of the Baltimore Orioles."

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"from the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night, Kiley McDaniel of FanGraphs reported."

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"” Scouting Baseball’s Kiley McDaniel also noted Tomas’s sound right-handed swing when discussing his power: “Tomas' power is mostly to his pull side and he'll swing out of his shoes at times, showing some attributes of a 4A slugger."

• Rays release 2020 1st rounder RHP Nick Bitsko
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• MLB Draft: Washington Nationals sign two top prep talents to over-slot deals
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• Draft Signings: Schoolcraft, Watson, Russell, Quick, Flemming, Root
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• Draft Signings: Wood, Fauske, Moss, Hartshorn
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• Cub Tracks takes it on the chin
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• Rangers Sign First-Round Pick Gavin Fien
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• Rays Agree To Deal With First-Round Pick Daniel Pierce
The Rays reached a deal with first-round pick Daniel Pierce, reports Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline. He receives a $4.3131MM signing bonus that is exactly $1MM below the slot value of the 14th overall selection. Pierce is a slick-fielding prep infielder from Georgia. Pre-draft scouting reports from Baseball America, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN, Keith Law of…...2025
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• Reds Sign First-Round Pick Steele Hall
The Reds announced that they’ve signed first-round pick Steele Hall. Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports that the 17-year-old infielder receives a $5.75MM bonus. That’s below the approximate $6.51MM slot value for the ninth pick. Baseball America and ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel each had Hall as a mid-first round talent on their pre-draft rankings. Keith Law of The…...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 17, 2025
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• Royals add upside to system with draft class headlined by a pair of prep bats
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• MLB Draft 2025: Washington Nationals draft grades

SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images I will break down the Washington Nationals draft class and give them a grade for their performance The 2025 MLB Draft is finally over and the Washington Nationals have their class of players. It has been an event we have been discussing for so long at this point. There have been so many twists and turns along the way. It will ...2025
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• Better know a draft prospect: Patrick Forbes

Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK Former top prep prospect could yield high reward for the Royals on the mound Of all the 2025 MLB draft prospects, one of the hardest prospects to get a good feel for has been Patrick Forbes, a pitcher out of Louisville. Coming out of high school, Forbes was looked at as one of the top prep prospects in the 2022 draft, but as a power bat who coul...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Could I interest you in Seth Lugo?

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if you would want the Cubs to trade for Royals pitcher Seth Lugo. It’s Tuesday night here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the heat. It’s always good to see you. We still have a few tables available. There’s no cover cha...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Giant steps

D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images The Rafael Devers trade shakes up the sport. Shohei Ohtani returns to the mound. A pitching masterpiece at the College World Series. Good morning. I hope you like reading about Rafael Devers, because a good chunk of the news today is about that shocking trade on Sunday. By the way, Devers was 2 for 5 with an RBI double last night. The Giants still lost to the ...2025
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• Nationals Luke Dickerson: On A Heater or the Real Deal?

Baseball America The Nats’ 3rd selection in the 2025 MLB Draft is looking like a big hit so far in 2025, but can he keep it up? Dickerson’s Pre-Draft Rise Luke Dickerson was a prospect with major helium entering the 2025 MLB Draft, jumping over 250 spots in Baseball America’s draft rankings over the course of his senior season. Dickerson’s elite athleticism and impressive numbers made him ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 15, 2025

Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How much do you trust your starter? Matt Quatraro doesn’t regret leaving Michael Lorenzen in for the eighth inning last night: Much is made of being cautious when a pitcher is going through the order a third time, but Quatraro didn’t hesitate in letting Lorenzen pitch to Dubón, who had doubled in his previous at-bat. Dubón’s s...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Here comes the Judge

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Aaron Judge is doing things no one has seen before. So are the Rockies, only that’s bad stuff. Trends over the first month and other news from around MLB. Good morning. Mike Axisa argues that over the last calendar year, no one has ever been as good at the plate as Aaron Judge and that includes Barry Bonds. Bryan Hoch notes that Judge ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 1, 2025

Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images Happy May Day to all. Noah Cameron’s family was on hand for his spectacular MLB debut in last night’s win: Cameron’s dad, Tracy, is from Pattonsburg, Mo., a small town off Interstate 35 northwest of St. Joseph. His mom, Diane, is from St. Joseph. They’ve been Royals fans for “forever,” Diane said, and raised all five of their kids to be, too. Noah is their young...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Vandalizing history

Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images The Department of Defense dishonors a hero before reversing course. The pitching injuries are stacking up. The Orioles set a record and no one noticed. A high school baseball powerhouse. Good morning. No comments today. I know most of you would be respectful, but better safe than sorry. The Department of Defense temporarily removed a article praising...2025
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• Royals add upside to system with draft class headlined by a pair of prep bats
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• MLB Draft 2025: Washington Nationals draft grades
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• What to know about the 2025 MLB draft and the latest on mock drafts
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• Outside The Confines: All-Star announcements
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Who will headline the Colorado Rockies’ critical 2025 draft?

SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, July 1st, 2025 With the Colorado Rockies in a state of fluctuation in this historically difficult year, the 2025 MLB Amateur Draft is going to be extremely important. Due to anti-tanking measures in the current collective bargaining agreement, the Rockies will not be able to draft...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Could I interest you in Seth Lugo?
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• MLB Draft 2025: Who should the Washington Nationals take with the first pick?

SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images With the draft just a few weeks away, I wanted to take a look at the three most likely contenders for the number 1 pick Ever since the ping pong balls rolled the Nationals way all the way back on December 10th, it has been a wide open race for the number one pick. Contenders for the spot have come and gone. Now there are three...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 19, 2025

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images The Maikel Garcia breakout continues with yet another big game last night: The fact that García isn’t trying to hit homers — but has now surpassed his total from last year (seven) — speaks not only to his growth as a player in his third big league season, but also to how consistent he has stayed with his approach and all of the adjustments he made w...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Giant steps
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• Royals Rumblings: Kansas City Royals News for June 4, 2025

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images Jac Caglianone is the best thing to come out of Tampa since the Cuban sandwich. Royals Data Dugout breaks down infielder Maikel Garcia’s adjustments at the plate and how that is helping the Kansas City Royals. His quality hands will always support the high contact rates and ability to put the ball in play, but the young third baseman opened previously untapped ceili...2025
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• Phillies sign Trea Turner to 11-year, $300M deal

Turner will be reunited with former Nationals teammate Bryce Harper, along with Kevin Long, who is the hitting coach in Philadelphia. Turner recently told Kiley McDaniel of ESPN that Long, who was Washington’s hitting coach from 2018 to 2021, played a key role in his development as a hitter....2022
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• Melvin Upton, Craig Kimbrel to Padres: Latest Trade Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Source: Phils, Turner reach 11-year, $300M deal

The Phillies and shortstop Trea Turner have agreed to an 11-year, $300 million contract, a source told ESPN's Kiley McDaniel....2022
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• Marlon Byrd to Giants: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Vlad Guerrero Jr. Ready to Write His Own Pro Legacy—and Blow Away His Dad's
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• Phillies To Sign Trea Turner To 11-Year Deal
The Phillies and shortstop Trea Turner have agreed on a contract, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. Turner will make $300MM over 11 years with a full no-trade clause, according to Kiley McDaniel of ESPN. More to come....2022
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• Braves To Promote Cristian Pache
The Braves are set to promote top outfield prospect Cristian Pache, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN reports. Pache is already on the Braves’ 40-man roster, so they won’t need to make a corresponding move in that regard. More to come....2020
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• Kris Bryant Poised to Be MLB's Best Young Phenom in 2015
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 2, Zac Veen
Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images The ninth-overall pick could see Coors Field by the end of the season if he continues to play as he has been 2. Zac Veen (697 points, 24 ballots) If Zac Veen can manage the swing-and-miss in his profile while converting more of his raw power into game power, he’s going to be both a fantasy and real-life star when (not if) he makes it to th...2023
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• Who Is Cuban Free Agent Yasmany Tomas and Is He Worth Big-Money Risk?
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• Cub Tracks takes it on the chin
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• Outside The Confines: All-Star announcements
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• Better know a draft prospect: Cam Cannarella
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• What could Seth Lugo return in a trade?

Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Looking at previous returns for starters at the trade deadline can give us an idea of what to expect if the Royals decide to move Seth Lugo The Kansas City Royals are in an interesting position heading into the trade deadline. They have lost five games in a row, including a discouraging sweep at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays. As of right now, they would need to p...2025
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• Better know a draft prospect: Josh Hammond

Is Hammond a power-hitting third baseman or is his future on the mound? As we continue looking at potential draft prospects, many mocks have the Royals focusing on prep players, despite a college-heavy draft class for Roayls scouting director Brian Bridges last year. In a mock draft at ESPN last week, Kiley McDaniel has the Royals taking prep two-way player Josh Hammond. Hammond has a number of po...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Could I interest you in Seth Lugo?
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• MLB Draft 2025: Who should the Washington Nationals take with the first pick?
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 19, 2025
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• MLB Draft: Washington Nationals sign two top prep talents to over-slot deals
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• MLB Draft 2025: Washington Nationals draft grades
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• MLB Draft: Washington Nationals swing for upside on day 2

Brett Davis-Imagn Images The Washington Nationals are using the money they saved by picking Eli Willits number one overall What the Nationals did in rounds three through five is why you do an under slot deal at the top. After taking Willits and Ethan Petry with their first two picks, the Nats took three straight high schoolers with massive upside. We talked about Landon Harmon last night, ...2025
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• Better know a draft prospect; Kruz Schoolcraft

A pitcher with high risk with potential for a very high reward. One of the most polarizing names in the MLB draft this season has been big prep left-hander Kruz Schoolcraft. The 6-foot-8, 230-pound 18-year-old has captured the attention of many teams and scouts because of his massive frame and impressive athletic ability. Schoolcraft has demonstrated a unique athletic profile that extends beyond h...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Giant steps
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• Royals Rumblings: Kansas City Royals News for June 4, 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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• Outside The Confines: Vandalizing history
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• The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, March 2025

Photo by Rachel O’Driscoll/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images How do things look to start 2025? In the process of writing about every player who received votes in our biannual Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list — this edition it was 69 players across 28 ballots — I learned a bit about trends and system strengths and weaknesses. So for anyone who missed a few write-ups or even who has a more casu...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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