PHOENIX -- You can’t just tell someone they’re going to the big leagues. You have to make a whole thing of it. The call into the manager’s office is a special moment for a Minor Leaguer with big league dreams, and telling a young man his dream is about to

The weekend kicked off with a bang, led by baseball's top overall prospect Roman Anthony, who reached base five times. Fellow Top 100 denizens Matt Shaw, Bryce Eldridge, Aidan Miller and Cole Young all produced huge offensive performances, while a Rockies prospect rapped out five hits in a wild extra-inning

DENVER -- Rookie right-hander Chase Dollander (MLB Pipeline's No. 22 prospect) didn’t let the one pitch that ruined his outing ruin his Monday night -- one that could bode well for the Rockies’ future. Dollander held the Rangers hitless through 5 2/3 innings, dominating with a fastball that averaged 97.1

It was an all-or-nothing type of day across Minor League Baseball. By which we mean, the top performers either tagged multiple homers at the plate or racked up big strikeout numbers from the mound. On Mother's Day, this Sunday's top prospect performers brought their "A" games:

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This story was excerpted from Thomas Harding's Rockies Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. DENVER -- Rockies rookie second baseman Adael Amador (club No. 7 prospect) swung back on Saturday afternoon.

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DENVER -- Upon learning that he would be called up to the big club on Sunday, Rockies No. 26 prospect Zach Agnos pitched a perfect strike with his first video call to his mother. Lee Agnos was in Richmond, Va., visiting her father, who recently moved into hospice care. George

SAN DIEGO -- Rockies second-base prospect Adael Amador showed the fruits of his homework on Sunday afternoon, which otherwise was another back-to-the-drawing board day for this struggling club. Amador, called up from Triple-A Albuquerque ahead of Colorado’s 6-0 loss to the Padres at Petco Park, moved quickly to his left

SAN DIEGO -- Rockies right-handed No. 1 prospect (via MLB Pipeline) Chase Dollander is firing fastballs that averaged a tick below 98 mph. But the speed at which he is learning and applying is even greater.

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DENVER -- The mea culpa at the top of this story doesn’t grovel, just admits a poorly worded pregame question by this reporter. At any rate, Rockies manager Bud Black became salty over the question but made clear the reason for calling up No. 8 prospect Zac Veen and deputizing

DENVER -- The Rockies informed No. 8 prospect outfielder Zac Veen on Sunday that he was being called to the Majors from Triple-A Albuquerque, and the move became official on Tuesday. Outfielder Jordan Beck was optioned to Albuquerque on Monday to make room on the roster for Veen.

DENVER -- With the first pitch of the first inning -- of arguably the day that the Rockies began to make the painful last few seasons worthwhile -- Chase Dollander set the tone for what the club hopes is its pitching future.

DENVER -- Right-handed starting pitcher Chase Dollander (MLB Pipeline's No. 24 prospect and the Rockies' No. 1) and the club’s Hall of Fame first baseman Todd Helton have always been linked, with both being former University of Tennessee stars. “He was around UT sometimes, but I never really knew him

If things had gone the way people thought it would in 2023, Chase Dollander would not be preparing for his Major League debut with the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. After a year at Georgia Southern in 2021, Dollander moved to Tennessee and was absolutely lights out as a sophomore, leading

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Rockies’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Chase Dollander (MLB No. 24), RHP -- Albuquerque (Triple-A)
2. Charlie Condon (MLB No. 28), OF/3B -- Injured (left wrist)
3. Cole Carrigg, OF/SS/C -- Hartford (Double-A)
4. Robert Calaz,

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TAMPA -- The Rockies drafted Hunter Goodman in 2021 and identified him as a hitter, and figured they would work out details such as position later. But Goodman always saw himself as a catcher. On Friday, the Rockies unveiled him as the Opening Day starting catcher against the Rays at

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Rockies’ made a logical decision to reassign MLB Pipeline’s No. 25 prospect Chase Dollander, a right-handed pitcher whose development this spring has justified his being the ninth overall pick in the 2023 Draft, to Minor League camp. But it can be logical and jarring at the

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Antonio Senzatela doesn’t have to look at his Cactus League statistics -- which happen to be the best of his career -- to feel good about Spring Training. Looking around the Rockies’ Salt River Fields at Talking Stick clubhouse at healthy rotation mates is enough. This time

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The first impression is becoming better for Rockies 2023 first-round Draft pick Chase Dollander, MLB Pipeline's No. 25 overall prospect. Dollander struck out seven in 3 2/3 scoreless innings as the Rockies beat the Giants, 3-1, at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on Tuesday night. “It's

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Coors Field may provide the best run-scoring environment in Major League Baseball, but the Rockies haven’t taken advantage of it in recent years. Even without adjusting for Coors, they have fielded offenses worse than the league average the past three seasons, and they scored the fewest runs