Found In Translation: Seven Underappreciated Hitting Prospects Positioned For 2023 MLB Success
Seven minor league hitters who have more potential than their surface statistics indicate, which could serve them well as they eye 2023 MLB debuts.
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Seven minor league hitters who have more potential than their surface statistics indicate, which could serve them well as they eye 2023 MLB debuts.
Hundreds of players are recognized each year as winners of minor league Best Tools categories. But a few select categories have been more telling than others over the years.
The Mets continued to make budget buys at the trade deadline by adding first baseman Darin Ruf from the Giants for a four-player return centered on corner infielder J.D. Davis.
A team-by-team listing of top 10 highest draft bonuses for all 30 franchises.
Things are looking up in Baltimore, but the Orioles’ road to relevancy involved losing. Lots of losing. See where the club ranks in the expansion era.
Three months of the season are in the books. We pause to take stock of midseason Minor League Players of the Year for all 30 organizations.
College pitchers were the preferred demographic in the first round of the draft in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. In the past 10 years, a number of factors have led teams to prioritize hitters instead.
An exploration of the factors that led a near-record number of Top 100 Prospects making their MLB debuts during the first week of the season, reversing decades of front office behavior.
Matt Eddy’s picks for breakout prospects in the minor leagues all around the diamond. Each has the potential to force his way into the Top 100 Prospects conversation.
Spring training standouts among the younger set. Some of these gains are bound to stick.
A near-record number of Top 100 Prospects are poised to make their MLB debuts on or around Opening Day, marking a stark deviation from the practices of the past. Is it the start of a new trend?
The top five prospects in baseball this year are American League position players. They form the core of a 2022 rookie class that could be historically strong.
Until this year, the Mariners had never boasted the top minor system in baseball. But they had ranked No. 2 on four occasions.
One young hitter for each organization whose performance data and scouting reports stood out in 2021. These players could be poised to go mainstream in the minor leagues this season.
For many young players, offseason development means participating in professional winter leagues in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mexico and Puerto Rico. We highlight 10 standouts from this offseason.
With seven catchers ranked as organizational No. 1 prospects in 2022, baseball is on the verge of another golden age of catching talent.
New research by Baseball-Reference indicates that Rays domestic minor league affiliates won at an unprecedented rate in the modern era of the minor leagues.
Declared minor league free agents for all 30 clubs.
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