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Toolshed: Top 2016 picks meet Rule 5 protection

Gauging which prep selections will be added to 40-man rosters
@SamDykstraMiLB
November 13, 2020

Next Friday will be an important day on any prospect lover's calendar. Nov. 20 is the date by which Major League clubs have to add eligible players to their 40-man rosters or leave them unprotected for this year's Rule 5 Draft, which will take place on Dec. 10. Rule 5-eligible

Toolshed: 2016 Draft retrospective

Uncertainty at top, deep Dodgers haul defines class four years later
May 19, 2020

The 2020 First-Year Player Draft is coming, and without regular-season baseball being played yet due to the coronavirus pandemic, it could be the first big Major League Baseball event of the summer. The 2020 edition is likely to be held on June 10 and be as little as five rounds,

Rockies Prospect Primer: Rodgers ready

Star shortstop on doorstep of Major Leagues as 2019 opens
March 21, 2019

Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2019 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.Major League-ready: Brendan Rodgers, SSA

Righty Pint ready to reemerge for Rockies

Colorado's 2016 first-rounder was limited to four outings last year
March 18, 2019

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona -- For a time, Riley Pint was as highly regarded a pitching prospect as nearly any in baseball. The right-hander from Kansas was the second-highest Draft prospect in 2016, according to MLB Pipeline, and went to the Rockies with that year's fourth overall pick. He capped his first

Toolshed: Prospects in short-season ball

Bucs' Baz, Rangers' Martinez ready to get going in lower levels
June 15, 2018

Happy Opening Day! No, that's not Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" playing in the background. This isn't Groundhog Day. We really have arrived at another edition of a Minor League Opening Day. Two Class A Short Season leagues and one Rookie-level circuit open for the 2018 season on Friday

Rockies' Pint exits season debut due to injury

No. 100 prospect summons Tourists trainer in rough first frame
April 8, 2018

The 2018 season could scarcely have gotten off to a rougher start for fourth-ranked Colorado prospectRiley Pint.Getting the ball for the first time this year, the 20-year-old right-hander gave up five runs -- three earned -- on two hits and two walks before exiting with an apparent forearm injury. He

Rockies Prospect Primer: Versatility leads way

Top prospect Rodgers, slugger Nevin excelling all over diamond
March 23, 2018

Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2018 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.Shining star: Brendan Rodgers, SS/INFThis

Farm system rankings: Pitchers (30-21)

Fedde ushers in new Nats class; Pint puts Rockies on right path
March 5, 2018

With Spring Training underway and the 2018 season almost upon us, MiLB.com will look at the state of all 30 farm systems over the next couple weeks and rank them, according to certain changing criterion with each edition. After looking at position player prospects (30-21, 20-11, 10-1), this edition focuses

Asheville's Nevin robust in career game at plate

No. 18 Colorado prospect scores four runs, reaches base six times
August 20, 2017

It seemed like deja vu all over again when Tyler Nevin's season got pushed off track before it began. Now fully healthy and riding perhaps the best stretch of his career, he's roaring toward the 2017 finish line.Colorado's No. 18 prospect went 5-for-5 with a triple, a double and four

Tourists' Pint hurls five scoreless frames

Rockies No. 3 prospect records first full-season victory
May 6, 2017

Riley Pint was noticeably cheerful after picking up his first South Atlantic League win. However, the focus of the 19-year-old's joy was not on the milestone but the work that brought him to this point."I feel pretty good," Pint said with a laugh. "We worked down in the zone today

A life of Riley for Tourists' hurler Pint

Rockies' No. 3 prospect posts four zeros in full-season debut
April 9, 2017

Only a pre-determined pitch count kept Riley Pint out of the win column on Sunday. Then again, throwing 100 mph fastballs as a 19-year-old portends many victories to come for the Rockies' third-ranked prospect.Pint struck out four over four scoreless innings and Asheville pulled away late in an 11-3 win over Hagerstown at

SAL season preview: Five prospects to watch

Moniak, Taveras, Anderson, Pint among those to keep an eye on
April 5, 2017

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Rockies Prospect Primer: Enter potent Pint

Righty with electric fastball leads arms; Rodgers continues climbing
March 22, 2017

Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2017 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.Full-season debutant: Riley Pint, RHP

Farm System Rankings: Pitchers (10-1)

Braves lead way again; White Sox reach new heights with acquisitions
March 1, 2017

With Spring Training underway and the 2017 season rapidly approaching, MiLB.com looks at the state of all 30 farm systems and ranks them, according to certain changing criteria with each edition. This week we focus on pitching prospects and consider the quality and quantity of top talent in each system.