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Esteban Mejia is finishing up his full-season debut. rudimentary command but popped a couple 100s and a few more 99s and 98s. also showed some changeup feel

checking in from Dale Earnhardt Memorial Plaza

Minor League Update: Minnesota Kaelen | Baseball Prospectus Hitter of the Day Kaelen Culpepper, SS, Minnesota Twins (Double-A Wichita): 4-4, HR, R, 2 RBI, SB. The Twins were in a selling mood this deadline, potentially opening up spots for talented young…

Minor League Update: Minnesota Kaelen
by Ben Spanier (@bspan2.bsky.social)
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sitting at a double-header can get boring, but tonight I’ve seen Brandon Clarke, Blake Aita, Christian Oppor, and Gage Ziehl. so that’s efficient, at least

Good morning, all. We got another huge batch of transaction analysis up on the site this morning, six pieces in all. Here's a quick tour:

the Cherington quote re: the Bednar trade was possibly weird to say, but I think people on twitter are misunderstanding it (like in terms of reading comprehension)

dredge operator and baseball prospect writer, that’s what I’ve read

also, the As won the Montas trade, but only because of JP Sears

AJ Preller. that’s it, that’s the post

Counterpoint: Augustin Ramirez was a top 50 prospect for us last year at midseason, and I think that's fared decently (we have him with a 112 drc+ thus far)

Wellington Aracena, from the Gregory Soto trade last week. up to 97 early and this appeared to be his low-90s cutter

111 mph off the bat for Zyhir Hope.

MMTP: Watson Could Crack Future Rotation, Mysteries with Holmes | Baseball Prospectus Plus notes on A.J Ewing, Colt Emerson, Joshua Kuroda-Grauer, Carson Roccaforte, and more.

two Mets from me today www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

The Heat Check Prospect Podcast: Episode 27 Podcast Episode · The Baseball Prospectus Podcast Network · 07/25/2025 · 1h 39m

The latest Heat Check podcast is up today. Slightly different format, in it @seidler.bsky.social and @mdonodeo.bsky.social join me to discuss the MLB draft and @bspan2.bsky.social checks in with his thoughts from the Futures' Game.
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the Taijuan Walker/Will Warren pitching duel is why I tell people not to bet on baseball

watching Will Watson tonight. the slider is good

plus Leandro Lopez and a couple midseason 50 members

have to say they've played some compelling baseball this week

faith in Old Baseball Men restored

Colson Montgomery's latest home run was legitimately impressive, and the hit tool is playing better in the big leagues than it has at any time since A-ball. interesting development

Aid Groups Blame Israel’s Gaza Restrictions for ‘Mass Starvation’

The distance between what is in happening Gaza, fully backed with US dollars and political support, and the reaction of American politicians who by and large just don’t seem to care or support it is just completely brain-breaking.

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I forgot that DL Hall is a good reliever for the Brewers now. Retrospectively, it's clear that this was always his destiny

The Heat Check: Can't Keep Up With Jones | Baseball Prospectus A look at the best and worst performances over the last 10 games, up and down the minor leagues.

The Heat Check has the best and worst performers from the past 10 days of minor league baseball. Included in week's is Tigers' RHP, Troy Melton, who has been dominant in Triple-A and might be a key addition for Detroit as they push for the playoffs.
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82 degrees at first pitch and a moderately interesting Brooklyn Mets lineup

Monday Morning Eight Pack: Reviewing the Midseason 50 | Baseball Prospectus Our prospect analysts have some second opinions.

Monday Morning Eight Pack: Reviewing the Midseason 50
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Monday Morning Eight Pack: Reviewing the Midseason 50 | Baseball Prospectus Our prospect analysts have some second opinions.

I may have overstated the case for Franklin Arias’s consistency—his top-line # have crashed kind of hard last month or so of play—but I think I made a solid argument for him ranking above Carson Williams (though the latter is still very talented) www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

weather permitting, because I live in a rainforest now apparently

another good option

back at the other Truist tonight to watch Christian Oppor

I almost typed Josh Stowers