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Brian Curley was one of two hard-throwing pitchers selected on the draft’s first day | Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Three players had standout weeks in the system, and three players were added to the system yesterday via the draft Full season affiliates worked on building (or destroying, as the case may be) their second-half resumes, an … [Read more...] about Minor League Roundup: Three Current and Three New

For the fourth through tenth rounds, Arizona largely went with safety over upside, though they did revisit a spell from their past. For Day Two of the draft, Arizona chose to revert more to typical draft night form, picking up a varied assortment of mostly “safe” picks. Given their relatively small draft bonus pool, this was not remotely surprising. Likely the biggest point of … [Read more...] about @025 Draft Coverage Day 2: Bonus Pool Rounds Wrap-Up

Jacob Parker mashes a ball at the High School Home Run Derby in 2024. He mashed more at Chase Field at the combine | Photo by Jessica Tobias/MLB Photos via Getty Images Ten picks, but the big question is how many will sign? Luke Dotson, LHP, Mississippi State Dotson has some signability concerns, as he’s a draft-eligible sophomore. However, those concerns may be … [Read more...] about 2025 Draft Coverage Day Two: Rounds 11-20

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Time to dig the long ball How to watch ESPN and ESPN2, at 5 pm today (AZ time) Who’s taking part? Not Eugenio Suarez. What, you want more? Oh, alright. Here are the eight participants this year, in the order they will come to the plate in Atlanta, and the number of home-runs hit in the first half. James Wood, Nationals … [Read more...] about Home Run Derby Gameday Thread

Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria’s Secret Pink Take a few days off! Recaps [Arizona Sports] Diamondbacks avoid entering All-Star break on losing streak with gritty win over Angels - Merrill Kelly grinded through five innings that were effective enough, while the D-backs took advantage of a key defensive miscue from L.A. to put up a crooked number … [Read more...] about Snake Bytes, 7/14: Break!