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Ranking The 20 Hottest MLB Prospects | Hot Sheet (7/2/24)
A’s shortstop Jacob Wilson headlines the Hot Sheet amid an ‘absurdist masterpiece’ of a season.
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Coby Mayo, Jackson Holliday Headline 10 Statcast Standouts (July 1)
Today’s installment of Statcast data darlings includes three of MLB’s 20 best prospects.
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Reds Still Plan To Try Sheng-En Lin As A Two-Way Player
Taiwanese two-way player Sheng-En Lin had appeared only as a position player in Rookie ball, but the Reds plan to have him resume pitching at a later date.
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Zach Messinger Quietly Builds Esteem In Yankees’ System
Zach Messinger worked as a reliever in college but has adapted to a starter’s routine in pro ball. He was beginning to turn heads at Double-A.
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RoboScout Top MLB Prospects At Every Level On June 30, 2024
RoboScout’s weekly fantasy baseball targets includes a new No. 1 in the Dominican Summer League among several interesting prospects.
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Finally Healthy, Giants’ Hunter Bishop Makes Up For Lost Time
Drafted in the first round in 2019, Hunter Bishop was making up for lost time after missing 2020 to the pandemic and then 2021 and 2023 to injury.
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Small Adjustment Makes Big Difference For Athletics’ Cooper Bowman
Athletics farm director Ed Sprague helped key a Cooper Bowman breakout by suggesting a change to his hitting setup.
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Guardians’ Jhonkensy Noel Faces A Pivotal Season
Super-sized slugger Jhonkensy Noel has a chance to make his case to be the Guardians’ first baseman of the future.
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Nationals Call Up James Wood: Top Prospect Expected To Debut Monday
Wood, one of the top prospects in baseball, is expected to make his MLB debut on Monday.
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Nationals’ Brad Lord Sees Stuff Tick Up In Breakout Season
A series of mechanical adjustments set the stage for Brad Lord’s breakout at Double-A this season.
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Justin Wrobleski Pitches Way Into Dodgers’ Rotation Picture
The time was right for the Dodgers to promote Justin Wrobleski to Triple-A to get him ready for a potential big league callup.
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Tigers’ Franyerber Montilla Profiles As A Complete Player
The Tigers are glad they made one last trip to Caracas in 2022. That’s how they discovered emerging Venezuelan shortstop Franyerber Montilla.
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Royals’ Hyungchan Um Has Come A Long Way In A Short Time
South Korean catcher Hyungchan Um received a crash course in minor league life when he arrived in 2022. Two years later, he looks like a different ballplayer.
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White Sox’s Javier Mogollon Is Short, But Not Short On Power
Diminutive shortstop Javier Mogollon is test-driving a new swing element in Rookie ball. When he is synced, the teenager passes the eye test.
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Brewers Bet On Third-Rounder Eric Bitonti
Teenage third baseman Eric Bitonti was making improvements in Rookie ball to get to his impressive raw power.
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Derrick Loop Joins ‘From Phenom To The Farm’: Episode 106
Eighteen years after the fact, pitchers from the 2006 draft are largely unaccounted for in professional baseball. No. 1 overall pick Luke Hochevar hasn’t pitched…
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Top 100 Fantasy MLB Prospects For 2024
Geoff Pontes and Dylan White size up the top prospects to target in fantasy midway through 2024.
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Marlins’ Javier Sanoja Exceeds Expectations
As a short-statured middle infielder from Maracay, Venezuela, Javier Sanoja draws inspiration from Jose Altuve.
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Speedy Homer Bush Jr. Wants Power To Develop Naturally
Homer Bush is the fastest player in the Padres’ minor league system, but that doesn’t mean he wants to rush the development of his power.
