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Infielder Luis Arraez has been dealt to San Diego

San Diego acquired two-time batting champion Luis Arraez from the Miami Marlins along with nearly $7.9 million in a deal for four players that left the Padres responsible only for

San Diego sends four players to Miami for Arraez, who led the AL in hitting 2022 and the NL in 2023.

Sunday in the Dodgers minors included a grand slam for Jordan Thompson with Rancho Cucamonga, Yon Castro making his Double-A debut for Tulsa, Ryan Ward hitting two more home runs for Oklahoma City, and Blake Treinen likely needing another week on his Triple-A rehab assignment.

Dodgers minor league highlights on Saturday included Walker Buehler pitching into the fifth inning on a rehab assignment in Triple-A, Jared Karros off to a strong start for Great Lakes, and Edgardo Henriquez returning to the mound for Rancho Cucamonga after 2022 Tommy John surgery.

Spring Breakout will make for a fun weekend, with 16 games pitting many of the best prospects in one organization against many of the best in another. It's essentially 16 Futures Games at Spring Training sites, featuring 72 of MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects and 575 of the 900 players

PEORIA, AZ – Jackson Merrill is really on the move in the San Diego Padres training camp – from shortstop to center field.

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Perhaps the best part of doing an extensive survey of MLB front offices is the ability to really drill down deeply. That’s why we’ve been able to craft this series by starting with the most surface level of prospect-related questions -- who will win Rookie of the Year in 2024

Fans of MLB ballclubs are already clamoring for precocious prospects to be brought up to the Big Time.