Colorado Rockies farm system is named No. 4 in the league by MLB.com

Brendan Rodgers leads Rockies Top 30 Prospects | MLB.com
MLB has been ranking all of the farm systems, and they're now in to the top five.Yesterday, they announced that the Rockies came in at four. Jim Callis was very complimentary of the farm from top to bottom, and one thing that especially caught my eye was their 75 rating of Carlos Estevez's fastball.

Who are these Rockies pitchers with promise? The 15 arms on the brink - The Denver Post
Nick Groke took a look at some of the young arms in the system that the Rockies are hoping will turn the team into a contender. The oldest player on this list is 26-year-old Tyler Anderson. Of note, Shane Carle sung the praises of the Rockies system compared to the Pirates.

Carlos Gonzalez put on muscle in his biceps | MLB.com
Carlos Gonzalez hit his first home run of spring on Thursday, and some of that distance may be due to his new, larger arms. He also had to answer to some concerns about how these larger biceps would affect his throws. He says they won't have any adverse effects, and seeing as I wasn't aware of this being a concern before I read this article, I tend to believe him.

Chris Rusin left middle finger inflammation | MLB.com
The first injury of spring has hit the club, as Chris Rusin won't be able to make his first start of the spring today after all after being scratched with finger inflammation.

Padres sign LHP Christian Friedrich to minor league deal - Gaslamp Ball
In the end, Christian Friedrich landed in SouthernCalifornia, it just took him a couple tries. He signed with the San Diego Padres today. The best of luck to him.

Rockies Trevor Story homers in Spring Training | MLB.com
Trevor Story spoke briefly about his 442 foot home run, which made quite the impression during yesterday's win.