SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Chase Dollander's not-long-ago childhood flashed before him when he learned that his Rockies Cactus League debut on Monday would be against the Giants and Justin Verlander. “Somebody told me he debuted in 2005 -- I was [3] years old at the time,” said Dollander, MLB Pipeline's No.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Rockies No. 3 prospect Zac Veen launched a two-run homer on Saturday -- just in time to give manager Bud Black an opportunity for some live commentary from the dugout. “That’s a home run,” Black said through the Rockies.TV headset as Veen’s 433-foot, fourth-inning shot off Diamondbacks

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Thursday morning’s gallery at Rockies camp -- consisting mostly of longtime attendees and autograph seekers, as well as many club instructors and officials -- received a treat when righty Chase Dollander, MLB Pipeline's No. 25 prospect, threw his first live batting practice session. Dollander, 23, drafted ninth

As the sounds of bats cracking and gloves popping echo across the diamonds of Florida and Arizona, baseball's top prospects will be digging in to push for spots on Major League Opening Day rosters. Although most of these prospects will begin the season in the Minors, there are a handful

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- On March 20, 2023, Rockies 2022 first-round Draft pick Gabriel Hughes held the Dodgers scoreless for three innings in his Cactus League debut, and thus made himself a player to watch. Hughes became a player largely unseen after he underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- An unknown talent who turns heads and challenges for -- or even wins -- an Opening Day roster spot is part of the romance of Spring Training. Maybe right-handed reliever Zach Agnos will be the Valentine’s Day gift that arrives a day early -- as in, Thursday’s

The Rockies extended non-roster Spring Training invites to 10 of the their Top 30 prospects on Friday, including top pitching prospect Chase Dollander. Dollander, the No. 20 overall prospect per MLB Pipeline, went 6-2 with a 2.59 ERA in 23 starts between High-A Spokane and Double-A Hartford in his first

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No strangers to making a splash on the opening day of the international signing period, the Rockies have agreed to a deal with infielder Larry Suero, MLB Pipeline’s No. 34 prospect in the 2025 class. Suero received a $425,000 signing bonus while Colorado, which received $6.9 million in pool money,

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There is no singular established path to farm system improvement. The best organizations do it internally. They take the players already in the pipeline and help them get the most out of their tools or, in a best-case scenario, improve the tools already in their profiles. That takes a good

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There’s no denying that the 2024 Arizona Fall League season was historic. There was a little bit of everything in the desert, with record books being rewritten during the 32nd year of prospects putting their skills on display. It’s always difficult to gauge just how significant six weeks' worth of

Season No. 32 of the Arizona Fall League is in the books, with the Salt River Rafters beating the Surprise Saguaros, 3-2, in the Championship Game on Saturday. It was another fall full of top prospects and top performances. Below is the 2024 MLB Pipeline All-AFL Team. This is based

DENVER -- In a late-season cameo with Triple-A Albuquerque, MLB Pipeline's No. 83-ranked prospect Zac Veen had a simple goal once he shed the maddening hand injuries -- season-ending left wrist surgery in 2023, and a ruptured flexor tendon in his right thumb this April -- that had wiped out

Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken toward achieving his Major League dream. Here's a look at second-ranked Rockies prospect Chase Dollander. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. Chase Dollander’s candidacy for the best pitching prospect in

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- And just like that, the curtain has fallen on the 2024 Fall League campaign. The Salt River Rafters thwarted the Surprise Saguaros’ attempt at a three-peat in unconventional fashion as the road club in their home park (by virtue of Surprise finishing with the regular season’s best