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The 20-year-old Cuban lefthander boosted his velocity early in 2023 while also boosting his usage of secondaries.

The 2022 eighth-rounder remakes himself after an intensive offseason session redefined his breaking pitch.

Adding a new pitch type helped the 25-year-old lefthander separate from the pack and become a strong contender to make his MLB debut this season.

The 2020 first-rounder earned a quick promotion to Triple-A and could be on deck for his MLB debut later this season.

Here we examine 10 pitching prospects showing improved stuff or command over the opening month of the season.

Park factors are great for placing players’ performance in a league context, but they’re terrible at placing *leagues* in context. To get a handle on that, let’s take a look at team run contexts for all 120 full-season affiliates over the 2021 and 2022 seasons.

The Cubs want 2022 first-rounder Cade Horton to be comfortable throwing any pitch type in any count, and the early results at Low-A were encouraging.

The lefthanded hitter was showing power and his trademark plate discipline—while also trying a new position—in an assignment to Double-A.

The power-armed righthander hits triple digits and has a wide repertoire, but his success hinges on curbing his wildness.

The 6-foot-2 Veras looks comfortable in the box and looks to do damage, but his year he is trying his hand at a new position.

Mozzicato has leaned into throwing his curveball, which was graded one of the better breaking pitches in the 2021 draft.

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Drafted out of high school last year, Caden Dana so thoroughly dominated Low-A that the Angels pushed him to High-A as a 19-year-old.

The Low-A Carolina League flummoxed young catcher Creed Willems last season, but he took the right lessons to heart and emerged this spring as an impact hitter.

One month into the Southern League season, the prototype ball has changed the way the game is being played. It’s just not in the way MLB hoped.

Injuries had curtailed the 2021 draft pick in his first two pro seasons, but the 24-year-old shined both offensively and defensively at High-A in April.

The 25-year-old catcher carried forward his AFL momentum to Double-A to show encouraging growth in the batter’s box.

The 2022 first-round pick looked like a pure hitter in the early going of the season at High-A. His biggest early challenge was adjusting to a new position.