There may be no Minor League Baseball right now. That's not going to stop us from dreaming about lineups.In the coming weeks, Toolshed will craft the best possible prospect lineups, sorted by age groups. This opening edition focuses on teenagers, i.e., those who will be playing at age 17, 18

With the 2020 season rapidly approaching, MiLB.com is looking at the state of all 30 farm systems over the next month and ranking them in several different ways. The first installment, broken into three parts, focuses on position players and considers the quality and quantity of top talent in each

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.One year after finishing with an impressive .541 organizational winning percentage, the D-backs topped

With another Minor League season in the books, members of the MiLB.com staff are looking back at some of the most notable performers from the 2019 campaign for each level. We looked at Triple-A, Double-A, Class A Advanced, Class A Short Season and Rookie Advanced. Here, we turn our attention to the

Hillsboro sent 1st rounder Drey Jameson to the mound to oppose Jorge Benitez of Everett. Jameson recorded one out and gave up a run before he was lifted in favor of Erin Baldwin. Baldwin thwarted the threat and added a solid inning and a third of shutout relief ball.  

Kristian Robinson's big season has already pushed him into MLB.com's Top-100 prospect ranking. Now, it's earned him an All-Star spot as well.The No. 93 overall prospect highlights the 2019 Northwest League All-Star roster released by the Class A Short Season circuit Wednesday afternoon. The Hillsboro outfielder will lead an NWL

The Hillsboro Hops have been lucky enough to have 18 year old phenom Kristian Robinson on their team this season. Robinson has been a monster for the Hops by hitting long towering home runs on a regular basis. He has also become a fan favorite in his time with the

The Hillsboro Hops sent left hander Tyler Holton to the mound. Holton, a 2018 draft selection from Florida State University, dominated over four innings of work punching out five hitters and scattering two hits. His counterpart for the night, Juan Then, was equally impressive. Then punched three hitters over three

Cardinals OF Dylan Carlson, Double-A Springfield: 3-for-4, 2B, BB, 3 R -- St. Louis' second-ranked prospect continues to make noise at the top of Springfield's lineup. Carlson reached safely four times and scored three runs to put to bed a 1-for-13 skid over his previous three games. The 2019 Texas League

Florida State Seminole and 2018 ninth round selection of the Arizona Diamondbacks Tyler Holton made his Ron Tonkin Field debut. Holton missed 2018 with Tommy John surgery and has been working his way back since. The lefty contested Salem-Keizer right-hander Conner Nurse.  

The Hillsboro Hops kicked of the second half with a thrilling 5-4 victory against the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. With his family in town from the Bahamas, Kristian Robinson drove in four runs and hammered his third home run in the last four games, continuing his brilliant season.  Tommy Henry started for the

The Hillsboro Hops defeated the Eugene Emeralds 5-2 in game two of the series at Ron Tonkin Field. The Ems led for most of the game, but the Hops prevailed with late inning rallies in the seventh and eighth inning. The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes also won, which clinched the first half

An early tip of the cap to both teams bullpens, as both Eugene and Hillsboro's bullpen threw a combined ten frames of shutout baseball. The two teams played in a special game tonight as both teams wore their Copa de la Diversión uniforms. For more information on the league wide

D-backs OF Kristian Robinson, Class A Short Season Hillsboro: 4-for-4, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB -- Arizona's No. 5 prospect recorded his first career four-hit game and matched his personal best with four RBIs in the Hops' 12-3 win at Boise. Robinson doubled home a pair of runs in the

BOISE, IDAHO --- Kristian Robinson and Jesus Marriaga each knocked home four runs as the Hillsboro Hops scored 11 times in the first two frames on the way to a 12-3 win on Friday night at Memorial Stadium. Hillsboro (18-10) remains one game behind first-place Salem-Keizer in the South Division,

Hillsboro sent their leading man Luis Frias to the mound looking to right the ship, and he did just that. Frias had his nasty stuff again tonight, as he punched out nine guys over four and two thirds innings. He allowed only one run to score scattering three hits. Frias'

It was the curse of the odd-innings for the Hops tonight, as Spokane scored in the first, third, fifth, and seventh innings to sink Hillsboro.  

The Hillboro Hops defeated the Vacouver Canadians 6-0 on Wednesday afternoon north of the border, improving their record to a Northwest League-leading 14-6. The Hops have now claimed back-to-back series sweeps, good for six wins in a row.Hillboro's pitching was yet again brilliant, led by starter Deyni Olivero who tossed