Prospect Preview: March 9

Spring training games might not mean anything as far as the regular season is concerned, but it is a great time for watching prospects. That’s especially true in the early going. Lineups in the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues are littered with players who rank among our Top 30 prospect lists for each team. To help keep you updated, we’ll run down each game’s lineup every morning and highlight the prospects in each team’s starting nine in the Prospect Preview.

We’ll update the Cactus League and night Grapefruit League games as the lineups are announced.

The Game of the Day is Boston vs. Pittsburgh, and it earns that designation for one reason: Yoan Moncada. Boston’s top prospect and the No. 3 overall prospect in this year’s Top 100 gets the nod at second base against the Pirates. He came off the bench in the team’s exhibition game against Boston College earlier this spring but has yet to play in an official Grapefruit League game. Moncada, who made his pro debut last year after garnering a $62 million outlay from Boston, has a tantalizing mix of tools, including power, speed and defense up the middle. The game will be streamed live on MLB.tv.

GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE
Atlanta vs Houston — 1:05 p.m. Eastern
On TV? MLB.tv

PROSPECTS TO WATCH
Atlanta
SS — Ozzie Albies (No. 6; batting second at SS)
OF — Hector Olivera (No. 4; batting sixth in LF)
Houston
1B — Tyler White (No. 16; batting seventh at 1B)

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Baltimore vs. Philadelphia (SS) — 1:05 p.m.
On TV? MLB.tv

PROSPECTS TO WATCH
Baltimore
OF — Hyun-Soo Kim (No. 6; batting fifth in LF)
Philadelphia
SS — J.P. Crawford (No. 1; batting eighth at SS)

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Boston vs. Pittsburgh — 1:05 p.m.
On TV? MLB.tv

PROSPECTS TO WATCH
Boston
SS — Deven Marrero (No. 8; batting seventh at SS)
2B — Yoan Moncada (No. 1; batting ninth at 2B)
Pittsburgh
2B — Alen Hanson (No. 11; leading off at 2B)

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Miami vs. St. Louis — 1:05 p.m.
On TV? MLB.tv

PROSPECTS TO WATCH
Miami
None
St. Louis
OF — Anthony Garcia (No. 21; batting eighth in LF)

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Philadelphia (SS) vs. Minnesota — 1:05 p.m.
On TV? No.

PROSPECTS TO WATCH
Philadelphia
OF — Roman Quinn (No. 9; leading off in CF)
C — Andrew Knapp (No. 4; batting fifth at DH)
OF — Tyler Goeddel (Rule 5 Pick; batting sixth in LF)
RHP — Zach Eflin (No. 13; starting pitcher)
Minnesota
SS — Jorge Polanco (No. 6; leading off at 2B)
1B — Byung Ho Park (No. 7; cleaning up at DH)
OF — Max Kepler (No. 3; batting seventh in CF)

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Toronto vs. Tampa Bay — 1:05 p.m.
On TV? No.

PROSPECTS TO WATCH
Toronto
None
Tampa Bay
None

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Washington vs. Detroit — 1:05 p.m.
On TV? No.

PROSPECTS TO WATCH
Washington
None
Detroit
None

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New York Yankees vs. New York Mets — 1:05 p.m.
On TV? MLB Network; MLB.tv

PROSPECTS TO WATCH
Yankees
C — Gary Sanchez (No. 2; batting fifth at C)
OF — Dustin Fowler (No. 9; batting ninth in CF)
Mets
None

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CACTUS LEAGUE

Cleveland vs. Chicago Cubs — 3:05 p.m.
On TV?

PROSPECTS TO WATCH
Cleveland
OF — Tyler Naquin (No. 6; batting second in CF)
SS — Erik Gonzalez (No. 12 batting eighth at SS)
Chicago
3B — Jeimer Candelario (No. 10; batting seventh at 3B)
1B — Dan Vogelbach (No. 25 batting eighth at DH)

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Colorado vs. San Francisco  — 3:05 p.m.
On TV? 

PROSPECTS TO WATCH
Colorado
OF — David Dahl (No. 2; batting second in CF)
San Francisco
OF — Jarrett Parker (No. 9; batting sixth in RF)
OF — Mac Williamson (No. 11; batting seventh in LF)

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Milwaukee vs. Kansas City (SS) — 3:05 p.m.
On TV?

PROSPECTS TO WATCH
Milwaukee
OF — Michael Reed (No. 17; batting sixth in LF)
SS — Orlando Arcia (No. 1; batting eighth at SS)
2B — Colin Walsh (Rule 5 Pick; batting ninth at 3B)
Kansas City
OF — Bubba Starling (No. 3; batting eighth in CF)
OF — Jorge Bonifacio (No. 11; batting ninth at DH)

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Oakland vs. Chicago White Sox— 3:05 p.m.
On TV?

PROSPECTS TO WATCH
Oakland
SS — Chad Pinder (No. 7; batting second at SS)
2B — Joey Wendle (No. 17; batting ninth at 2B)
Chicago
OF — Jacob May (No. 5; leading off in CF)

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Texas vs. Cincinnati — 3:05 p.m.
On TV?

PROSPECTS TO WATCH
Texas
None
Cincinnati
2B — Jose Peraza (No. 4; leading off at 2B)
OF — Yorman Rodriguez (No. 15; batting sixth in RF)
3B — Eric Jagielo (Trade Acquisition; batting seventh at 3B)
SS — Calten Daal (No. 23; batting ninth at SS)

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Kansas City (SS) vs. Seattle — 3:05 p.m.
On TV? MLB.tv

PROSPECTS TO WATCH
Kansas City
3B — Hunter Dozier (No. 30; batting eighth at 3B)
Seattle
None

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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Los Angeles Angels — 3:05 p.m.
On TV? MLB Network; MLB.tv

PROSPECTS TO WATCH
Dodgers
SS— Corey Seager (No. 1; batting sixth at SS)
C — Austin Barnes (No. 8; batting seventh at DH)
Angels
None

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San Diego vs. Arizona — 3:05 p.m.
On TV? MLB Network; MLB.tv

PROSPECTS TO WATCH
San Diego
None
Arizona
OF — Socrates Brito (No. 6; batting second in CF)
OF — Gabby Guerrero (No. 8; batting eighth in RF)