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After about a month and a half of minor league play, it’s a reasonable time for a Top 100 update, albeit one with a relatively light touch.

The San Diego Padres have acquired right-hander Dylan Cease in a trade with the Chicago White Sox for reliever Steven Wilson and three prospects: right-handers Drew Thorpe and Jairo Iriarte, and outfielder Samuel Zavala. Cease, who turned 28 in December, was second in AL Cy Young Award voting in 2022 after going 14-8 with a 2.20 ERA. He went 7-9 with a 4.58 ERA last year for a White Sox team that went 61-101. Cease joins a rotation that includes Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove. He agreed in January ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Twins knew they were in for a promising pick when they jumped from No. 13 to No. 5 in the 2023 Draft lottery. There was a Big Five in the Draft class between four stellar outfielders (two from college, two from high school) and a

When contemplating a long-term, life-altering extension with a ballplayer, many factors must come into play. We will discuss a few of them below before jumping into my thoughts on what such a contract might look like for Jhoan Duran. You can also watch the short video that @Nash Walker put togeth...

MESA, Ariz. -- A couple of weeks ago, Jakob Marsee showed off his power in the Arizona Fall League. Now he's displaying a much more familiar skill set. The Padres' No. 12 prospect paced the organization with 46 swiped bags on 55 attempts this season, a number that jumps off

Here’s a look at Thursday’s top performers from the Arizona Fall League, including eight Top 30 organizational prospects.

Ethan Salas won’t turn 18 years old until June 2024. But the Padres' top prospect continues to rise up the Minor League ranks. Salas, MLB Pipeline’s No. 5 prospect, has been promoted to Double-A San Antonio, according to multiple reports. The club has not confirmed the news. The 17-year-old catcher

Two major publications updated their top prospects lists this week.

Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken toward achieving his Major League dream. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. There's typically a boom of promotions at the end of the first half of the Minor League season

The All-Star festivities are still over a week from now. David Festa will represent the Twins organization in Seattle for the Futures Game. Three of four Twins affiliates are over .500 at this point. Cedar Rapids won the Midwest League West Division first half title and earned a playoff berth. Se...