The Royals won the game 10-2, but let’s not pretend this bore much resemblance to big league baseball. Starting pitchers Cole Ragans and Kyle Freeland were each relieved mid-inning twice, only to return at the top of the next inning, thanks to a Spring Training rule that allows a pitcher to re-enter a game if … Read more
The Washington Nationals prospects squared off with the Mets farmhands in the Spring Breakout game. These showcases are a very fun idea that the MLB has come up with. It allows fans to see prospects they normally don’t have a chance to see. Here are some things I saw from the game today. The Nationals … Read more
The Spring Breakout game is back for its second season, and the Atlanta Braves will be sending out some of their top prospects to face off against the Detroit Tigers top prospects in Northport on Sunday. Leading the way for the Braves will be starting pitcher JR Ritchie, whose return from Tommy John surgery has … Read more
He was already the strong favorite, but Mackenzie Gore should be named the Opening Day starter tomorrow. Gore was dominant in his second start of the spring, going 5.1 scoreless innings while striking out 6. The 26 year old southpaw is looking to build off of what was a mostly successful 2024 campaign. While Davey … Read more
Michael Soroka has had a crazy journey to the Washington Nationals. I wrote about that earlier this month. However, after two dominant Spring Training starts, it is time to write about his stuff and how he can have a massive impact on the field for the Nats. In seven spring training innings, Soroka has allowed … Read more
Garrett Cooper got one on the board this Spring, with a deep two-run shot in the fifth inning. But … that was about it for the offense for the Atlanta Braves in the afternoon. The other offense was supplied a few innings earlier with some patient at-bats, but it ultimately only led to one run … Read more
Entering play on Friday, Curtis Mead has been the best offensive player in all of Spring Training. He is hitting .778/.810/1.000 with a MLB leading 382 wRC+; Mead has a 14.3 BB% and 4.8 K%, both are staggering differences from his career norms, as is his 5.1 WHIFF%, which is half of what his WHIFF% … Read more
One of the more fun ideas the MLB has come up with over the past couple of years is the Spring Breakout games. They give fans a chance to see their top prospects live in the flesh. Most casual fans don’t follow Minor League baseball super closely but know who the teams top prospects are. … Read more
We are officially less than three weeks away from Opening Day for the Atlanta Braves, who begin play on March 27 in San Diego. It was a rather slow day for news and notes, but those will likely pick up as we inch towards Opening Day. Until then, we’ve got a look at the Spring … Read more
MLB has announced each team’s prospect participants for the annual Spring Breakout games. Carson Williams headlines the Rays group of prospects. Williams is considered a top ten prospect in the game by multiple publications; MLB has the superb defender ranked as the 9th top prospect entering the season. Nathan Flewelling, C Kenny Piper, C Xavier … Read more