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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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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