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Isotopes Open Series in Vegas with 6-3 Win

May 13, 2018

The Isotopes (19-18) remain red-hot, defeating the Las Vegas 51s (14-23), 6-3, on Saturday night from Cashman Field. Albuquerque has now won 11 of its last 14 contests and sits three games out of first place in the PCL's Pacific Southern division.

Isotopes Power Past 51s in Slugfest

April 12, 2018

The ball was flying at Isotopes Park on Wednesday as the Isotopes (5-2) and 51s (1-6) combined for eight home runs and 18 extra-base hits as Albuquerque defeated Las Vegas, 17-11.

Toolshed: Prospect projections gone right

Steamer pretty close to the mark on Benintendi, Renfroe, Weaver
October 3, 2017

Don't worry, we came back to them.At the tail end of last winter, MiLB.com ran its annual Prospect Projections series using Steamer600 prognostications to see how the system expected prospective rookies to perform during the 2017 season if given 600 plate appearances for position players, 450 plate appearances for catchers,

Fortune favors bold on Isotopes' center field hill

Slope creates highlight-reel chances for adventurous defenders
August 31, 2017

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico -- When Triple-A Albuquerque manager Glenallen Hill welcomes a new center fielder to Isotopes Park, he offers a bit of advice. But you could hardly call it a word of caution."Just go play on the hill," the skipper said. "Treat it like you're 12 years old. That's

Tapia continues hitting tear for Isotopes

Rockies' prospect notches ninth multi-hit effort in last 11 games
May 6, 2017

Raimel Tapia hasn't let a return to Triple-A slow him down.It appears to have made him even more determined to get back to the Major Leagues, and that's bad news for Pacific Coast League pitchers.Tapia extended his hitting streak to 12 games with two doubles and a single in Albuquerque's

Prospect Roundup: Games of April 27

Mets' Lindsay breaks out; Mahle follows up perfecto with gem
April 28, 2017

Rockies OF Raimel Tapia, Triple-A Albuquerque: 3-for-4, 3B, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB -- The Rockies' No. 5 prospect pushed his average to .381 with his second straight three-hit game Thursday night. In fact, Tapia has a collected at least one hit in 13 of his 14 games with the

Prospect Roundup: Games of April 10

Alford reaches base five times; Robles picks up three more hits
April 11, 2017

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Prospect Roundup: Games of April 9

Tapia, Rutherford amass doubles; Beede enjoys Triple-A debut
April 10, 2017

Rockies OF Raimel Tapia, Triple-A Albuquerque: 3-for-4, 3 2B, RBI, 2 R, BB, K -- Make that three multi-hit performances in four games for MLB.com's No. 87 overall prospect, who is 8-for-17 (.471) with four doubles, three RBIs and six runs scored over that span. Impressive as that is, it's not

Meadows, Happ, Kelly head to Minors

Pirates outfielder, Cubs infielder, Cards catcher will start in Triple-A
March 27, 2017

It was a busy day for reassignments as several of baseball's top prospects were sent to Minor League camp Monday. The Pirates reassigned their No. 2 prospect, Austin Meadows, to the Minors while the Cubs sent 22-year-old Ian Happ to Triple-A Iowa and the Cardinals' Carson Kelly headed to Memphis.Meadows, the