Today at Baseball Prospectus, a story two years in the making: What goes into a game plan? What, exactly, do catchers do? How much do they prepare? www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

9th inning double from Eduardo Tait

Hard contact all night from Hartshorn. Power to all fields. #cubs

First High-A at bat for Cubs Josiah Hartshorn resulted in a hard hit sac fly. #cubs

The Heat Check is up today @baseballprospectus.com In it, I look at the top performers, including breakout Double-A RHP Karson Milbrandt. www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

The Indy 500 in the 70's and 80's was insane. youtu.be/Ij2xXbGoH18?...

Seth Hernandez 96-98 in first inn

Owen Ayers CS number three on the night:

There appears to be something going on with the ball in the minor leagues. Home run rates at most -- but not all -- leagues are up astronomically. To wit: Midwest League: Up 53% year over year Cal League: up 65% Southern League: up 77% Carolina League: up 101% (!)

In my latest edition of the Heat Check at @baseballprospectus.com I highlight the top performers at each minor league level, including Reds' Edwin Arroyo. With Matt McClain struggling, he might be the next man up as Cincinnati tries to keep pace. www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

Included in today's 10 Pack for @baseballprospectus.com is my early season look at Pirates RHP prospect, Antwone Kelly. www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

Zyhir Hope with his 6th HR of the year, this one off of top pitching prospect Ryan Sloan.

Alirio Ferrebus, who is hitting .351 with an OPS over 1.000, takes a 97 mph fastball to the left wrist. It was originally ruled a foul ball before being changed to an HBP. Ferrebus was removed from the game

Ten Pack is up this morning at BP, it includes several interesting draft names to know, and my look at #Cubs prospect, Brooks Caple www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

The Heat Check Podcast is back, and so is Smith Brickner. He and I sat down and discussed some of the top performers in Minor League Baseball, including George Lombard Jr. and Seth Hernandez. open.spotify.com/episode/5Jgq...

The Call-Up: Elmer Rodriguez by Smith Brickner and Mike Couillard (@mcouill7.bsky.social) www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

Here's open side video from Braylon Payne's home run today at Fort Wayne. #Brewers

Cleaning up some video from the past two weeks. Here's #Marlins prospect Starlyn Caba legging out a triple in South Bend.

MiLB still has Eric Bitonti listed as a 218 pound shortstop. lol

I know it was a swing and miss but Andrew Fischer doesn’t get cheated on any swings. #Brewers

The Wisconsin lineup is loaded, led at the top by 2024 first rounder, Braylon Payne. Electric athlete with solid bat to ball skills. #Brewers

Eric Hartman is one of the players I’m working on this week. He hit multiple homers in this series, so here is a foul ball

he struck out in this at-bat, but Colby Shelton has been scalding. around .400 with power

Freddie Freeman was placed on the paternity list, which means Ryan Ward gets his first major league call-up

South Bend’s Kenten Egbert channeling his inner Mitch Kramer from Dazed and Confused.

Here's 100 mph from Seth Hernandez for his fifth strikeout of the day. Good luck, Florida State League.

Team ankylosaurus

My first Heat Check of the year is out today at BP. Included are those prospects off to a hot start, like #Dodgers Ryan Ward and some other players who are stumbling out of the gate. www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

Going through my 1985 Topps set and realized that modern cards don’t do player facts like they used to.

Good stuff in today's 10 Pack including thoughts on Seth Hernandez, Chase Shores, and mine on Dodgers prospect, Emil Morales. www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

Eli Lovich got into his first HR of the year today.

Fort Wayne RHP Luis German has 20 command but electric stuff. FB t99, SL, good shape to the CH. #Padres

2nd is #Padres RHP Abraham Parra. Likely a bullpen arm but mid 90s FB and nice SL

Matinee game at Ft. Wayne featuring a couple interesting arms. First is #Athletics RHP Tzu-Chen Sha. Pitchabilty with low 90s FB, SL, CH, CU

Can confirm that the White Sox are calling up pitching prospect Noah Schultz for their homestand beginning on Tuesday

This pic goes so hard

With Konnor Griffin making his debut tomorrow, here's another look at him in action from this past Sunday in Indianapolis.

we've got the Kall-Up, err, The Call-Up for Konnor Griffin posted, courtesy @bspan2.bsky.social and @mcouill7.bsky.social:

The Minor League Update has returned. www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

Konnor Griffin pulling a 79 mph sweeper to left for a double.

Twins prospect, Andrew Morris attacks hitters with a deep arsenal. None are elite but he knows how to stay off the barrel. FB t97, cutter, sweeper, change, curve

Antwone Kelly is an interesting arm for Pittsburgh. FB t99,SL, promising CH. #Pirates

Perfect minor league opening day for me. Sunny and 2 lineups loaded with prospects. Here’s Walker Jenkins opening it up with an oppo field double.

Perfect minor league opening day for me. Sunny and 2 lineups loaded with prospects. Here’s Walker Jenkins opening it up with an oppo field double.

Dad’s prediction came true 🥹 Justin Crawford’s MLB debut on #OpeningDay was 21 years in the making!

2026 Baseball Prospectus Staff Predictions free to read www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

For your edification and enjoyment: a consideration of the font choices of 1990s Topps cards.

An ecstatic Daniel Palencia brought his World Baseball Classic gold medal to Cubs camp today. Asked what he’s going to do with his medal, Palencia said he’s going to wear it to bed every night. He couldn’t stop smiling. “I have no words to express this because it’s all happiness to my country.”