Benjamin Chase

Major League Baseball Top Prospects Ten-Pack for July 2, 2025 After last week’s review of Major League Baseball top prospects who were not on a top-100 list or even on a team’s top-30 prospect list…

My weekly ten-pack of prospects takes a look at top-ranked players in the recent @mlbpipeline.com updated top-100 who I hadn't covered yet this year:
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2025 MLB MOCK DRAFT: ENTIRE 1ST ROUND| #fantasybaseball #mlbdraft #pallazzopodcast YouTube video by Pallazzo Podcast Fantasy Baseball

A couple of weeks ago, we did a live mock draft on air with the Pallazzo Podcast. Check it out below. Monday, in the @ibwaa.bsky.social newsletter, I'll be releasing my mock draft. To be an IBWAA member, you only need to create content about baseball at any level. DM me if you'd like more info!

Major League Baseball Prospects Ten-Pack, Week of April 2, 2025 Last season in this space, I examined 560 players. Many of them reached the major leagues. Some have been released this offseason. Such is…

The first 10-pack of the year is more than ten, but the focus was to highlight all the rookie-eligible players who are in an important role for their team to open the season:
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My daughters are jealous of the gift shirt color this year from @rotowear.bsky.social!

My no shave November was a bit different because I already had the beard. I just didn’t trim at all for the month and didn’t shave my head - until today:

Feels a LOT like Daysbel post-injury. Wondering if he can get to the point where he's limiting contact at such a rate that the walks are livable, like Daysbel has done.

I get it, but I struggle with someone who admitted error, plead guilty, and accepted and served out his punishment having that held over him forever.

Rays and Marlins loaded up at the July trade deadline. After getting some time with players in their new orgs, which prospects could see a boost in 2025 in their new org?

No Andruw, though. I think he might be my #2 on this ballot behind Ichiro.

If I didn’t have to run accounts for jobs, FB/Twitter/Insta/Threads would be gone…certainly spending notably less personal time on other spots!

O-O-O-O’Reilly’s committing arson!

Wally Moon's Baseball-Reference profile picture.

He's got better baseball cards than his B-Ref profile photo, but Wally Moon is a particular favorite for the unibrow

I've been following him since the Braves picked him. Love his grit, love the way he plays, but he's going to be happy to be a speed-focused utility guy for sure.

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Yeah, the St. Paul numbers are really hard to ignore, and like you mentioned, the profile is one the Twins seem to maximize.

I think he probably peaks in a Willi Castro/Kyle Farmer role. Pretty sweet find from Indy ball, though.

I want to see Payton Eeles’ encore.

Some November sprinkles - The Daily Plainsman In this From the Mound, the writer examines the post-election feelings of those who are worried for the country's future

So I posted this as my weekly column at the paper last Saturday, hoping to explain in a very red state why some people are feeling nervous. Then on FB today, the piece got dragged by the exact folks the piece addressed. Go figure.

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But those of us who know…are here for it.

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Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now:

JDC officer
Mental health case worker
Job Coach
Youth minister
Auto sales
Editor
Website designer
Singer
Baseball scout
Football coach
Fast food mgmt
Farm worker
Magazine sales
Hospital security
Bartender
Retail worker

Excellent! Thank you!

Not sure I qualify among those prestigious names, but certainly would appreciate inclusion.

Finally Getting the Deserved Recognition This article was published in the Huron Plainsman on June 1, 2024, as part of the weekly From the Mound editorial column I write.

My weekly editorial column covered the Negro League statistics being added to MLB recordbooks:
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Minor League Baseball Weekly Ten-Pack, Week 5 Speed and defense are vital parts of the game that our highlight-centered viewing often overlooks. This week, minor league baseball hitters…

This week’s 10-pack highlights hitters who are showing off their speed as well as pitchers among the minor league FIP leaders. already Tyler Black has been promoted, so check it out to see who’s next!

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The third and final post for the day is a weekly piece that I'll be doing highlighting five hitters and five pitchers to know from the past week in the minor leagues. @IBWAA
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The second post is a re-post of a column I wrote for my reporting job over the weekend regarding the Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal:
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The first piece I put on the page is an introduction of who I am and what I bring to the space, so for many of you, this will be review, but for some, this could be fun info to learn:
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I had positive feedback regarding starting a Medium account with my writings, and I uploaded a few things today to get things off the ground.
For bookmarking purposes, chasingbaseballgreatness.medium.com is the direct link, and you can click on "follow" to be notified of new posts.
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State AAU wrestling bound with four state-qualified wrestlers!