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Saying Goodbye To Minor League Top 10 Prospects Lists
All the right moves • Tigers director of performance Georgia Giblin helps players hit, run and throw more efficiently
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FROM BUST TO BOOM • Devin Mesoraco reversed early pro struggles to become an all-star catcher
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FANTASY TRAITS TO TARGET • Swing decisions. Contact frequency. Impact. These are more than buzzwords when prospecting in dynasty leagues.
Diamonds in the Rough • Rapsodo is highlighting lesser-know prospects whose tools stood out when measured by Rapsodo’s Hitting, Pitching and Pro 3.0 devices. We call them Diamonds in the Rough.
AND THE WINNERS ARE… • 41 YEARS OF BASEBALL AMERICA MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
BEST OF THE NEST • Gunnar Henderson’s breakthrough season positions him as one of the Orioles’ future faces of the franchise
TWO FOR THE SHOW • The Orioles’ 2019 draft class could define the franchise
MINOR LEAGUE ALL-STAR TEAM
WORK OF ART • Andrew Painter did things seldom seen from teenage pitchers and is our first-ever Minor League Pitcher of the Year
CENTER PIECE • Julio Rodriguez’s raw talent and joyful charisma made him a team leader as a 21-year-old rookie and helped the Mariners end a 21-year playoff drought
CENTER FIELD HAS BEEN CENTRAL TO MARINERS SUCCESS
The case for MICHAEL HARRIS II
TRIAL BY FIRE • Aaron Judge never lost focus in his historic Player of the Year season as he powered the Yankees back to the postseason
TALL ORDER • Judge’s signing scout aimed high with his comparison—and hit the target
The case for SHOHEI OHTANI
COLLEGE RECRUITING RANKINGS • The most talented incoming freshman classes
Top 10 Transfers
ORGANIZATION REPORTS
LEE THOMAS BUILT THE ’93 PHILLIES AS PART OF A LIFE IN BASEBALL
MINORS A SEAT AT THE TABLE • How a minor league players’ union became a reality
CLASSIFICATION ALL-STAR TEAMS
PERSPECTIVE FAST FORWARD • Technological advances in the past 20 years have made the baseball fan experience better than ever