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Ben Spanier

@bspan2.bsky.social

prospect writer/evaluator for Baseball Prospectus covering the South Atlantic and Carolina Leagues. librarian in real life

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The Red Sox Share Their Password | Baseball Prospectus Meanwhile, the Reds look to keep the band together by re-signing their closer.

agree with Craig that Jhostynxon GarcΓ­a is the sort of risk the Pirates should be taking as they try to make their offense viable. for me he would’ve been near the back of their top ten www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

05.12.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thanks

20.11.2025 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

come for the top three to top six players in the system, stay for my blurbs on a bunch of flawed but fun(?) players in the second half of the list

17.11.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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in search of residual Cardinals devil magic

12.11.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this NFL game is actually great. unironically enjoying it

11.11.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MLU: Rediscovering Rojas | Baseball Prospectus Philly's former center fielder is, for the moment, their current center fielder, and he's making his case in LIDOM.

winter ball ensures that the season never truly ends. Johan Rojas is always playing center field somewhere www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

10.11.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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glad to see the (East Carolina) Pirates dominating in the World Series

30.10.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Heat Check Prospect Podcast: Episode 29 Podcast Episode Β· The Baseball Prospectus Podcast Network Β· 10/28/2025 Β· 42m

The latest Heat Check podcast is up today. In it, @bspan2.bsky.social, Grant, and I discuss some of our favorite prospects from the past season and look forward to the upcoming prospect lists.
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28.10.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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warming up in the dugout

22.10.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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MLU: You Want Maximo? It'll Acosta | Baseball Prospectus The most notable performances from across the winter leagues over the weekend.

the thing everybody cares about today: there are actually lots of good prospects in the Arizona Fall League this year, and also Maximo Acosta having a good weekend in Venezuela www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

21.10.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

come on Victor Robles, do it for the late 2010s prospect rankings

21.10.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

come on George, do it for Elon (University)

21.10.2025 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

with that base running play, Josh Naylor is now officially the Mr. October of this postseason

21.10.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

maybe if the Brewers win the World Series it will help fix some of the problems the Cubs caused by winning it in 2016

18.10.2025 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œwhat’re you looking at, blue??”

01.10.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tre’ Morgan one week and Lucy Dacus the next. only in the research triangle

21.09.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MLU: Queremos Quero | Baseball Prospectus We're glad he's back this year, and we're looking forward to more.

today’s MLU, featuring some big-name prospects who are so close (yet so far) from the big leagues www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

19.09.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Dead Outfielder Speaks His Truth | Baseball Prospectus Whistling β€œDixie” (and β€œAngel Eyes”) past the graveyard of civilizations.

A Dead Outfielder Speaks His Truth
by Steven Goldman (@stevengoldman.bsky.social)

18.09.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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MMTP: Prospects Facing Make or Break Seasons in 2026 | Baseball Prospectus Development isn't linear, but it does occasionally have deadlines.

one White Sox lefty and one Brewers first base prospect www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

16.09.2025 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Call-Up: Trey Yesavage | Baseball Prospectus The Blue Jays are holding auditions. Prepare your monologue!

East Carolina -> Florida -> eventually Toronto www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

16.09.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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finally trying this beer (I’ve never had one at a game, for obvious reasons)

13.09.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

there's something mildly comforting about watching MartΓ­n PΓ©rez finish out yet another effective but workmanlike outing

13.09.2025 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Episode 5.24: Pushing into list season with Jeffrey Paternostro - The Eyes Have It - A BaseballHQ Prospect Podcast On this week’s episode, Chris is joined by Baseball Prospectus Lead Prospect Writer Jeffrey Paternostro for a wide-ranging conversation that touches on the Mets’ trio of rookie pitching prospects, the...

This week’s @baseballhq.com EHI podcast is available. I welcome @baseballprospectus.com Lead Prospect Writer @jeffreypaternostro.bsky.social on the show for a wide ranging discussion about prospects.

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10.09.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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the Orioles have a catcher at triple-A with a lot of pop, but we aren’t sure about his defensive future. hey, wait a minute…

11.09.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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from when I was trying to keep up with Christian Oppor’s velo earlier today

08.09.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Also from last night, #Brewers Manuel Rodriguez. Projectable RHP, only 20 y/o, but has potential swing and miss breaker and solid change.

08.09.2025 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the early season Carolina Mudcats juggernaut is now taking on the upper midwest, I see

08.09.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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happened to catch the final games this season for both Winston-Salem and Kannapolis. as always great hospitality and great places to see a game, would recommend if you are in North Carolina

07.09.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this is also how I feel about Lenyn Sosa's career

01.09.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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facing an opponent who commands three pitches will Yhoikerfy a lot of A-ball hitters

31.08.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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