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share-square-1629781 Cade Cavalli thinks back to the thousands of swings he took in hopes of one day becoming a big league player. Hes reached that goal, only now hes facing hitters from the mound, not the other way around. “It’s crazy that I’m a pitcher now, because I’ll talk to my dad and I’ll be like, ‘Man, we spent hours in the cages every night for years on years, and I’m pitching now,’” Cavalli said during MLB’s Rookie Program. “We aren’t doing what we were working...

share-square-1638257 HOUSTON -- Freudis Nova, the Astros’ No. 2 ranked prospect per MLB Pipeline -- and the club’s top position-player prospect -- was one of hundreds of baseball’s top prospects participating in the 30th edition of the Rookie Program earlier this month. The joint venture between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association was held virtually after taking place in Miami each of the past two years. Originally held in Leesburg, Va., the event -- formerly known as th...

It turns out that 2020 wasn’t bad for everyone. For Red Sox prospect Tanner Houck, the pandemic-shortened season was the one in which he established that he could be a rotation building block for years to come. It is a year that Houck plans on using a springboard for the

share-square-1432211 DENVER -- Rockies right-hander Tommy Doyle’s 2020 promotion to the Majors was unexpected, thus his results -- six runs, six hits, four walks in 2 1/3 innings over three games -- were understandable. But nothing has hurt the club’s belief that Doyle has the tools to succeed when his time arrives. Doyle, 24, drafted 70th overall out of the University of Virginia in 2017, pitched at Class A Advanced Lancaster in 2019 and earned an invitation to last years Major League Spri...

Snake Bytes: 01/18 - Hibernation Share this story Diamondbacks news Last week MLB teams were allowed to sign international prospects. The biggest splash so far was made by the Houston Astros who signed 22 year old Cuban outfielder Pedro Leon for $4,000,000. The New York Mets (Jared Porter?) and San Francisco Giants have been amongst the most active teams on the international signings market thus far. The Diamondbacks are not expected to add any big talents and so far have signed some kids for ...

Clarke Schmidt heard the knocks on the door of his Pennsylvania hotel room, believing that a guest had complained about the noise of his all-night video game tournament. Instead, he was greeted by a trio of Yankees coaches, rushing him to pack a bag and get to Baltimore as soon

Surely, the Padres would like to forget most of their three-game National League Division Series exit at the hands of the Dodgers in October. But Ryan Weathers managed to provide a highlight worth remembering. The 20-year-old left-hander -- who had never pitched above Class A -- was