Top Headlines
- Toolshed: Rookie of the Year candidates
- Mets Prospect Primer: Alonso set to mash
- Twins Prospect Primer: Double barrels
- Brewers Prospect Primer: Helium for Hiura
- Reds' Senzel hurts ankle in exhibition game
- Paddack shines in final SD tuneup start
- Tigers will unleash righty Perez in Lakeland
- Dodgers Prospect Primer: Verdugo ready
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Rookie of the Year candidatesIt's not a shock that Toolshed expects Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Washington's Victor Robles to scoop up Rookie of the Year trophies this season. But who might play spoiler? -
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Senzel sidelined by ankle injuryDays after being sent down, top Reds prospect Nick Senzel injured his ankle in an exhibition game. X-rays were negative, but he reportedly will have an MRI. -
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Paddack ready in Padres' paddockIn the dry run for his Major League debut Sunday, Chris Paddack allowed just one hit and struck out four over 2 2/3 innings as San Diego blanked Seattle, 8-0. -
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Perez winging his way toward LakelandTigers No. 3 prospect Franklin Perez left a final good impression on his club with two hitless innings for Detroit in a scrimmage with its Minor Leaguers. -
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Toussaint swims upstream with StripersOne day after Atlanta's No. 6 prospect surrendered six earned runs and six hits in 1 2/3 innings, Touki Toussaint was assigned to Triple-A to begin the season. -
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'Anything he wants to hit, he hits'Pete Alonso has three triples in three Minor League seasons, but he legged one out on Sunday to extend his Grapefruit League hitting streak to seven games. -
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Copa de la Diversión bigger, bolder in 2019The Copa de la Diversión program is back, bigger and bolder for this season with more than double the participants of a year ago. Minor League Baseball rolled out the new season's identities on Monday.
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Spring Training
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![Chris Paddack made 17 combined starts between Class A Advanced and Double-A last season.]()
Baseball's No. 34 overall prospect Chris Paddack struck out four and allowed just one hit in his final spring tuneup, tossing 2 2/3 scoreless innings for San Diego. -
![Pete Alonso put up a .285/.395/.579 slash line between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Las Vegas last year.]()
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![Eloy Jimenez batted .355 with a .996 OPS in 55 games for Triple-A Charlotte last season.]()
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![Garrett Hampson batted .311/.382/.462 with 36 stolen bases and 81 runs scored across two levels last year.]()
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![Fernando Tatis Jr. hit 16 homers and stole 16 bases in 88 games at Double-A San Antonio last season.]()
Prospect Primers
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![A strong Spring Training has Pete Alonso on the cusp of breaking camp with the Mets.]()
Top Mets prospect Pete Alonso may wave goodbye to the Minor Leagues this year, but there are other notable names ready to take a giant leap forward. -
![No 5 overall prospect Royce Lewis suffered an oblique injury that has limited him to one at-bat this spring.]()
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![Keston Hiura's career Minor League batting line stands at .313/.374/.502 entering the 2019 season.]()
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![Alex Verdugo has 24 hits -- including two home runs -- in 100 Major League at-bats, and he's also walked 10 times.]()
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![Jo Adell hit .391/.462/.478 before going down with knee and hamstring injuries this spring.]()
Organization All-Stars
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![Carter Kieboom produced an .801 OPS en route to Nationals Minor League Player of the Year honors.]()
Shortstop Carter Kieboom, MLB.com's No. 37 overall prospect, impressed with an .801 OPS across two levels and cemented his place as a Nationals Organization All-Star. -
![Vladimir Guerrero Jr. posted a .381/.437/.636 slash line with 20 homers, 78 RBIs and 67 runs scored in 95 games.]()
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![Nolan Gorman reached Class A in his draft year and posted a .706 OPS in 25 games at the level.]()
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![Wander Franco was named Appalachian League Player of the Year after hitting .351/.418/.587 for Princeton.]()
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![A 2017 first-round pick, Evan White slugged .512 after the All-Star break and hit five homers in August.]()
Arizona Fall League
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![The Arizona Fall League could have a very different look and feel during its 2019 season.]()
Major League Baseball announced big changes to the Arizona Fall League for the 2019 season, including moving up the schedule and opening up the roster restrictions. -
![The Peoria Javelinas celebrate their 2018 Arizona Fall League championship after Braxton Davidson's walk-off homer.]()
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![Carter Kieboom and Keston Hiura were two of 15 Top 100 Prospects to compete in the AFL this year.]()
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![Forrest Whitley led all Arizona Fall League hurlers with 36 strikeouts over 26 innings.]()
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Top Headlines
- Toolshed: Rookie of the Year candidates
- Mets Prospect Primer: Alonso set to mash
- Twins Prospect Primer: Double barrels
- Brewers Prospect Primer: Helium for Hiura
- Reds' Senzel hurts ankle in exhibition game
- Paddack shines in final SD tuneup start
- Tigers will unleash righty Perez in Lakeland
- Dodgers Prospect Primer: Verdugo ready
Ben's Biz
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![The Charleston RiverDogs are hosting NBA Draft Night on April 13, featuring unique suit jerseys lined with the team logo.]()
The Charleston RiverDogs' promo schedule includes an NBA Draft promo. Ben Hill talks to promo director Nate Kurant how hoop dreams became a Minor League Baseball reality. -
![Two Minor League ballpark groundbreakings occurred in February: Wichita, Kansas (left), and Fredericksburg, Virginia.]()
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![Nate Bowen and Derek Martin are spending the week in an RV parked outside of Altoona's Peoples Natural Gas Field.]()
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![Fans flocked to Greeneville's Pioneer Park in 2018, thanks to a new affiliation and an ambitious, proactive front office approach.]()
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![Dunkin' Donuts Park, home of the Eastern League's Hartford Yard Goats, will be peanut-free in 2019 and beyond.]()
Toolshed
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![Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Victor Robles should be major contenders for Rookie of the Year honors this year.]()
The Toolshed previews how the American and National League Rookie of the Year races could shape up during the 2019 Major League season based on the awards' recent histories. -
![Luis Garcia, who turns 19 in May, has produced a .735 OPS over his first two seasons in the Minor Leagues.]()
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![Kyle Wright made four relief appearances with the Braves last season but has yet to make a Major League start.]()
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![Nate Lowe went from hitting seven home runs in 2017 to smashing 27 across three levels last season.]()
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![Trey Riley made six appearances for Rookie Advanced Danville last season after turning pro.]()
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