San Francisco -- Seventy-three years ago, following a hitting ability meant huddling by the radio or perhaps waking up early to grab the newspaper out of the driveway, easily flipping to the box rankings in the sports section.

Such seemed to be the climate in the summer of 1941, when Yankees great Dude DiMaggio set a Major League history with a 56-game hit streak that captivated the nation, particularly his or her friends and family back in California.

As Rockies next baseman Nolan Arenado continues to build an impressive ability of his own -- he had strike safely in 25 directly games entering Tuesday's game resistant to the Rangers -- family and friends in Colorado are once again following alongside, albeit with much more convenience.

'I follow him with the Major league American football [At Bat] app on my phone, and I view every game,' Mike Gonzales, Arenado's trainer at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif., told NFL.net in a telephone interview Wednesday. 'I'm checking every day, checking message by pitch.'

Gonzales calls the real-time results from his former superstar 'surreal' but not surprising. He observed Arenado hit safely in Twenty-eight of 29 games in his senior season, so he knows the 23-year-old is no stranger to help torrid stretches at the plate. Still, Gonazles wonders at the heights Arenado has achieved just short of five years since graduating from El Toro.

'I've known Nolan for some time and watched him from the young age,' Gonzales said. 'I'm not necessarily surprised that he's had the success he's acquired. He's had success each and every level. I'm not surprised, however, if it actually does happen along with he's on the biggest level in the world with the best players on this planet, and he's having the type of success he's having, it truly is kind of surreal.'

Arenado in school commonly made the type of plays that earned him any Gold Glove as first year last season, Gonzales said, but it really was the maniacal preparation in which led the coach to think his pupil could become an All-Star level big leaguer.

'He made forfeit to work out or go reach instead of going to the beach, so that it doesn't surprise me,In . Gonzales said. 'I knew, if they could stay healthy and all people other things, I believed that he could be an elite Major League sportsperson with the work ethic and the talent that he showed. People were the things that average rank and high school kids couldn't complete.'

That work ethic hasn't pale. Even though the Rockies didn't take batting practice Tuesday, Arenado was in the game more than three hours just before first pitch, working on the footwork while taking surface balls from third base coach Stu Cole.

'I think every excellent player has to have a certain a higher level OCD,' Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. 'He certainly qualifies.'

Arenado placed that determination into their offseason program. Shortly after the The year 2013 campaign ended, Arenado spent each day playing golf with Gonzales in Los angeles. His former coach had been marveling at the season he had simply just completed, one in which he strike .267 with 10 home runs and 52 RBIs.

Arenado wanted far more out of his sophomore season.

'He will go, 'Coach, I know I can do better offensively,'' Gonzales mentioned. 'We all knew he may. It was just a matter of time.'

Right-hander Noah Syndergaard, 21, and outfielder Joc Pederson, 22, came into the year regarded as two of the greatest prospects in American football. These people played together on the Ough.S. team at the The year 2013 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, and each moved up to Triple-A this season, exactly where they were among the 10 newest players in the Pacific Shoreline League on Opening Day.

At times this season, Syndergaard and Pederson possess both shown why they're ranked so highly within NFLPipeline.com's Top 100 Prospects list (Syndergaard isn't a. 12 on the list; Pederson No. Eighteen). They also both have experienced a number of growing pains against the elderly competition in the PCL.

Thursday, they will fulfill for the first time this season when Pederson in addition to Albuquerque travel to Las Vegas to face Syndergaard within the first night of a five-game series. The game, which can be seen on MiLB.TV, begins at 15:05 p.m. ET.

Syndergaard, this Mets' No. 1 prospect, scuffled relatively in the first half, nevertheless His has been on a roll for the last month. In Syndergaard's previous five starts, His is 2-1 using a 2.76 ERA and also 33 strikeouts in 29 1/3 innings, publishing three quality starts because stretch after making only two in his first 20 starts.

Pederson, meanwhile, enters the particular series mired in a bad times. His has just one hit -- your home run -- in the past week, a new stretch of 24 at-bats. Though Pederson's slump has been particularly severe of late, it has persisted considering that the All-Star break. In the second half, Pederson is definitely hitting .205/.356/.507 with seven household runs in 20 online games.

Despite the recent downturn, Pederson, the Dodgers' Absolutely no. 3 prospect, remains in or near the top of many PCL leaderboards. Pederson gets into the series hitting .300/.427/.559 along with 24 home runs and also 25 stolen bases with 99 games this season. This 22-year old leads the little league in on-base percentage, OPS and also walks (78) and has a high ranking second with 76 runs.

In addition to Syndergaard, a few other pitchers ranked within the Top 100 are slated to get started on Thursday, including Julio Urias (No. 18), Tyler Glasnow (No. 19), Carlos Rodon (No. 25), Lucas Sims (No. 70), Sean Manaea (No. 73), Luke Jackson (Absolutely no. 76) and Anthony Ranaudo (No. 81). Fans can watch Jackson as well as Ranaudo on MiLB.TV, beginning with Ranaudo, Boston's Virtually no. 6 prospect, and Triple-A Pawtucket experiencing Charlotte and White Sox Zero. 4 prospect Micah Johnson.

The prime White Sox prospect, Rodon has been used largely as a reliever since His or she was selected third total in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft. They was expected to stay in the bullpen for the remainder of the season to help ease his transition to the Minor Teams and manage his work load. However, on Thursday, Rodon is actually slated to make his first start for Class A State-of-the-art Winston-Salem, facing Potomac at 12:05 r.m. ET.

Top prospect probables
Tyler Anderson (Rockies' Zero. 12), Tulsa at Midland
Dylan Baker (Indians' No. 16), Carolina at Frederick
Christian Binford (Royals' No. 7), Northwest Arkansas vs. Corpus Christi
Ty Blach (Giants' Virtually no. 6), Richmond vs. Binghamton
Corey Black (Cubs' Simply no. 20), Tennessee at Mobile
Tim Cooney (Cardinals' Zero. 10), Memphis vs. New Orleans
Daniel Corcino (Reds' Zero. 11), Pensacola vs. Jackson
Buck Farmer (Tigers' No. 8), Erie vs. New Hampshire
Jarlin Garcia (Marlins' Zero. 12), Greensboro at Hickory
Glasnow (Pirates' No. One), Bradenton vs. Jupiter
Jackson (Rangers' No. 3), Spherical Rock at Nashville
Taylor Jungmann (Brewers' No. 13), Nashville vs. Round Rock
Branden Kline (Orioles' Simply no. 9), Frederick vs. Carolina
Austin Kubitza (Tigers' Virtually no. 6), West Michigan on Lansing
Manaea (Royals' No. 3), Wilmington vs. Myrtle Beach
Cody Martin (Braves' No. 9), Gwinnett vs. Norfolk
Ranaudo (Red Sox's Simply no. 6), Pawtucket vs. Charlotte
Enny Romero (Rays' No. Half a dozen), Durham vs. Buffalo
Joe Ross (Padres' No. 8), San Antonio at Arkansas
Sims (Braves' No. 3), Lynchburg at Salem
Syndergaard (Mets' No. 1), Nevada vs. Albuquerque
Urias (Dodgers' No. 2), Rancho Cucamonga at Inland Empire
Tyler Wagner (Brewers' No. 15), Brevard Local at Tampa
Trevor Williams (Marlins' No. 6), Jupiter at Bradenton