Top Headlines
- Report: White Sox, Jimenez agree to six-year deal
- D-backs' Widener has perfect day on mound
- White Sox Prospect Primer: Rebuild in bloom
- Red Sox Prospect Primer: Power up top
- Cubs Prospect Primer: Tight at the top
- Senzel impressing Reds at new position
- Overlooked amateur Murphy thrives with A's
- Riley drills first spring home run for Braves
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Sox locking up their manThe White Sox and top prospect Eloy Jimenez have reportedly agreed to a six-year, $43 million deal with club options that could bring the total to $77.5 million. -
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Copa favesIn the wake of Monday's 2019 Copa de la Diversión unveiling, Ben Hill selects his favorite 10 of the season's new alternate identities. -
PawSox to host @RedSox-themed Engagement Party for @AROD & @JLo on April 12 https://t.co/ZPh7XTggT7
— PawSox (@PawSox) March 20, 2019
*Fans in Varitek or Bronson Arroyo jerseys get in free
* @BenAffleck has been invited to throw Ceremonial First Pitch
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Senzel front and center in Reds campSince the Reds drafted him in 2016, Nick Senzel has played shortstop, third base and second. Now he's trying to win the Opening Day center field job. -
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Murphy isn't feeling left out anymoreInitially undrafted by big league clubs, Sean Murphy settled for a walk-on spot at Wright State. Now the A's backstop is one of the game's top prospects. -
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Riley flips power switch for AtlantaAustin Riley went yard for the first time this spring. The fifth-ranked Braves prospect is batting .267/.327/.378 with eight runs, two RBIs and three walks in 18 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 had a 0.82 WHIP and .204 opponents' batting average across two levels last year.]()
Fifth-ranked Padres prospect Chris Paddack is using a strong spring to make his case for a spot in the Major League starting rotation. -
![Taylor Widener compiled a 2.75 ERA in 2018, his first season with Arizona after being acquired from the Yankees.]()
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![Nick Senzel is batting .300 with three doubles and three RBIs in 10 Cactus League games.]()
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![Catcher Sean Murphy finished last season with Triple-A Nashville after missing time with an injury.]()
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![Austin Riley slugged 71 homers in his first four professional seasons, including 19 across three levels in 2018.]()
Prospect Primers
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![Eloy Jimenez will head back to Triple-A Charlotte to begin the season but likely won't be there long.]()
The White Sox rebuild is flourishing because of key acquisitions like Eloy Jimenez and Dylan Cease, and solid Draft selections such as Nick Madrigal and Steele Walker. -
![Bobby Dalbec was second in the Minors with 70 extra-base hits and 109 RBIs while reaching Double-A last year.]()
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![Nico Hoerner, the No. 24 overall pick last June, finished the 2018 season with a 1.021 OPS in 14 games.]()
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![Yusniel Diaz batted .333 with a homer and seven RBIs in 14 Grapefruit League games.]()
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![Touki Toussaint struck out 17 and issued two walks over his first 14 innings 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
- Report: White Sox, Jimenez agree to six-year deal
- D-backs' Widener has perfect day on mound
- White Sox Prospect Primer: Rebuild in bloom
- Red Sox Prospect Primer: Power up top
- Cubs Prospect Primer: Tight at the top
- Senzel impressing Reds at new position
- Overlooked amateur Murphy thrives with A's
- Riley drills first spring home run for Braves
Ben's Biz
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![Two Minor League ballpark groundbreakings occurred in February: Wichita, Kansas (left), and Fredericksburg, Virginia.]()
In Batting Around, Ben Hill covers stadium groundbreakings in Wichita and Fredericksburg, as well as a unique situation for the Dunedin Blue Jays. -
![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.]()
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![Construction projects in Fayetteville, Las Vegas and Amarillo will bring three brand new ballparks into the Minors this year.]()
Toolshed
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![Kyle Wright made four relief appearances with the Braves last season but has yet to make a Major League start.]()
Following his one-week swing through the Grapefruit League, MiLB.com's Sam Dykstra presents the prospects who stood out at each of his Spring Training stops in Florida. -
![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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![Top overall prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is a career .331 hitter over three seasons in the Minor Leagues.]()
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![Kristian Robinson posted a .791 OPS over two levels during his first Minor League season.]()
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