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In a battle of über-prospects in the Double-A Southern League on Friday, the edge went to … both of them? There was considerable hype surrounding the matchup of Marlins right-hander Eury Pérez and Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio \-\- each the top-ranked prospect in their respective organization -- and it lived

To people who have been watching Brett Baty for a while now, the way he’s been mashing the baseball doesn’t come as a surprise. Entering Friday, the second-ranked Mets prospect led all of Triple-A in average exit velocity (min. 20 balls put in play) by a fairly wide margin --

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The Fireflies pitching staff was lights out again as they punched out 20 Charleston RiverDogs hitters in a 4-1 win at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Friday night. Pitching was the name of the game again for the Columbia Fireflies (2-2). David Sandlin (W, 1-0) got the

It's only a rumor that Ricky Tiedemann told his Double-A New Hampshire teammates gloves were optional. No matter, they didn't need them. MLB's No. 29 prospect recorded all nine outs via the strikeout in his season debut on Thursday night against Portland at Delta Dental. He looked every bit as

Fernando Tatis Jr. is a week away from rejoining the Padres in Arizona on April 20. He looks ready to go right now. The rehabbing San Diego star crushed a pair of 400-foot dingers as part of a three-homer night for Triple-A El Paso against Albuquerque, with the first one

Andrew Abbott has been as untouchable as it gets to start the season for the Double-A Lookouts. On the heels of a 11-strikeout season debut on April 6 against Rocket City, the Reds' No. 10 prospect was even sharper Thursday night. Abbott struck out a career-high 14 hitters over six

The spotlights on Double-A Frisco are pretty bright right now with Evan Carter and Jack Leiter in the fold. On Wednesday night, the pair showed why that is the case. Carter, the Rangers' top prospect and No. 37 overall, according to MLB Pipeline, mashed a pair of home runs on

Exactly one year ago, Cade Horton had made all of three collegiate pitching appearances for the University of Oklahoma, working a combined three frames. Fast forward 365 days and Horton polished off his first pro start as the top-ranked pitching prospect in the Cubs' organization, striking out five of the

The mid-90s heat, the wipeout slider ... all present and accounted for. Kumar Rocker had it all working in his first official start as a Minor Leaguer. The No. 9 Rangers prospect struck out eight and needed just 53 pitches to navigate his way through five scoreless innings to lead