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 | Who will form the next wave of young sluggers? Here, we identify the top power-hitting prospect in each organization, focusing on usable power (translatable into home run production) as opposed to simply raw power.
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 | Inbox: Will Cole Tucker make the 2019 Top 100? What prospects do you see bouncing back in 2019? When will Jo Adell move up to Los Angeles?
More»ETAs of Bucs' prospect Tucker, Halos' prospect Adell |
 | Do the Padres or Braves have better pitching prospects? Why wasn't Victor Victor Mesa on the Top 100? Jonathan Mayo answers that and more in this week's Inbox.
More»Mayo on Padres, Braves' pitching prospects |
 | Could Darick Hall, a 14th-round pick in 2016 out of Dallas Baptist following in Howard's and Ruf's footsteps by playing in the Fall League, be the next in line?
More»Darick Hall on improving swing in Fall League |
 | As the 2010 Draft approached, the top of the first round took shape. A big three had separated itself from the rest of the pack: Bryce Harper, Jameson Taillon and Manny Machado.
More»2010 MLB Draft represented well in World Series |
 | Perfect Game's World Wood Bat Association World Championship, which wrapped up on Monday in Jupiter, Fla., is a team tournament. But the scouts on hand all weekend, while appreciating the opportunity to watch players in a team competition, watch the hundreds of games for individual performances in this event that more or less marks the end of the summer showcase season.
More»WWBA Upperclass World Championship |
 | Want to know which half of the season it is? Just check out which side of the infield Travis Blankenhorn is on. The Twins' No. 18 prospect, like many, sees time at multiple positions. But rather than toggle back and forth, the organization has more or less made him a full-timer at each spot for half of the year.
More»Blankenhorn on versatility, making more contact |
 | Here's a look at how the Dodgers and Red Sox organizations used the Draft, international signings, the free-agent market and trades to build their World Series teams.
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 | Typically, championship teams don't have reunions until years after they've won their title. For several members of the Memphis Redbirds, the Cardinals Triple-A affiliate that won not only the Pacific Coast League title, but the Triple-A National Championship as well, they only had to wait about a month.
More»Edman on tough competition in Arizona Fall League |
 | After this past regular season, it would be easy for Peter Alonso to think he has nothing left to prove at the Minor League level. Alonso, however, isn't one to rest on his laurels. He's more than happy to be playing for the Scottsdale Scorpions in this year's Arizona Fall League so he truly is ready for his first trip to Citi Field.
More»Alonso discusses Arizona Fall League, fellow Mets |
 | Angels general manager Billy Eppler moved Jahmai Jones to second base this season, a familiar position to the club's No. 4 prospect. And this Fall League season, Jones is dedicated to improving his fielding, honing second base and following Eppler's plan.
More»Angels prospect Jahmai Jones on Fall League |
 | The World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) World Championship, held annually by Perfect Game, serves as a somewhat belated punctuation mark to complete the summer showcase season. Once again held in Jupiter, Fla., in and around Roger Dean Stadium, hundreds of players come with their travel teams to be watched over five days by nearly as many scouts.
More» Bobby Witt Jr. hits 3-run homer in 9th |
 | Reds top prospect Taylor Trammell, No. 17 overall, dedicated himself to developing his throwing arm in instructional league play, improvements that are carrying over now into Fall League.
More»Reds prospect Taylor Trammell on the Fall League |
 | By all accounts, Jazz Chisholm had already had a very successful 2018 season. The organization had pushed the 20-year-old shortstop from the Class A Midwest League to the California League and he flat out raked there, finishing with an system-leading 25 home runs.
More»D-backs prospect Chisholm on Fall League |
 | It's not uncommon for Minor League players to have competing in the Arizona Fall League on their wish list as prospects. For Pirates shortstop Cole Tucker, however, it's been a life-long ambition.
More»Tucker on long journey to get to Fall League |
 | The big hits keep on coming for Brewers second baseman Keston Hiura. For the second Arizona Fall League game, the 2017 first-round pick delivered with the bases loaded.
More»Brewers prospect Hiura on Fall League grand slam |
 | Fall League sleepers? Strong first impressions? Jonathan Mayo answers it all in this week's Inbox.
More»Whitley on his Fall League start vs. Mesa Solar Sox |
 | Here's a breakdown of how each of the 10 postseason teams used the Draft, the international market, free agency and trades to build its playoff roster.
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 | Back in July 2015, the Pirates signed a small, speedy outfielder named Kevin Sanchez out of the Dominican Republic for $450,000. He was known as Lolo by the time fans in the United States got to see him in any fashion, and after a pedestrian debut in the Dominican Summer League in 2016, he started making it look like Lolo would be a household name in Pittsburgh eventually with a very strong U.S. debut in the Gulf Coast League a summer later.
More» Lolo Sanchez, OF, Pirates |
 | Pitching at home for the Scottsdale Scorpions, Astros' Forrest Whitley struck out the first seven batters he faced against the Mesa Solar Sox in his Fall League opener.
More»Whitley on his Fall League start vs. Mesa Solar Sox |
