Your Guide To The Prospect Market
JJ Bleday may be one of the top prospects most affected by the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season. After being selected fourth overall by the Marlins in 2019, the leftie hit .257/.311/.379 in 151 plate appearances in thirty-eight games for the High A Jupiter Hammerheads. That showing was fresh off the heels of … Continue reading Welcome To The Show – JJ Bleday
Waters has flown through the Braves minor league system since being drafted by Atlanta in the second round of the 2017 draft. The twenty-two year old high school product rose all the way up to Triple A by 2019. In twenty-six games with the Gwinnett Stripers the Georgia native went .271/.336/.374 at the plate, which … Continue reading Welcome To The Show – Drew Waters
Including the reigning American League Rookie of the Year in a series entitled "Do or Die" might seem a bit superfluous. One doesn't need to look far to see what Lewis has already done. You could begin at the second at bat of his major league career, when he took a 2-0 offering from Trevor … Continue reading Do Or Die – Kyle Lewis
Part of the thrill for many prospector is trying to be one of the first collectors to find the next Mike Trout. Where better to look than within the system that Trout came up in? Considering that the Millville Meteor may be the best player since Mickey Mantle, that may be an unfair comparison for … Continue reading Welcome To The Show – Brandon Marsh
Selected sixteen picks after his Oregon State teammate Nick Madrigal in the 2018 June Amateur Draft, Trevor Larnach will once again be following his fellow Beaver when he looks to make his big league debut in 2021. In his first full minor league season after being selected twentieth overall by the Twins, Larnach hit .309/.384/.458 … Continue reading Welcome To The Show – Trevor Larnach
Seattle had high expectations for their 2017 first round pick coming up from the minors, so much so that they signed him to a six year, $24 million deal before he even took his first major league cuts. White answered that with a Gold Glove season at first base but failed to produce at the … Continue reading Do Or Die – Evan White
There has been a lot of speculation around the shortstop position in Cleveland for the past couple seasons. Now that the Indians have moved on from All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor the team is once again attempting to rebuild their roster. Cleveland has a few different options at middle infield and in 2021 Tyler Freeman will … Continue reading Welcome To The Show – Tyler Freeman
Drafted number ten overall by the Pirates in 2018, Travis Swaggerty has not quite lived up to his first round status during his time in Pittsburgh's system. Ranked in the eighties by MLB and Baseball Prospectus heading into the 2019 season, only Keith Law still had the University of South Alabama product in his top … Continue reading Welcome To The Show – Travis Swaggerty
Arguably one of the most anticipated prospects heading into the 2020 season, Gavin Lux didn't deliver as much as collectors were hoping for. Heading into the 2020 season Lux was ranked as a top five minor league prospect by just all major evaluators, making it as high as number two overall by MLB's ranking. Most … Continue reading Do Or Die – Gavin Lux
Jeremy Joan Pena was originally drafted by the Braves in the thirty-ninth round of the 2015 draft but ultimately decided to play for the University of Maine. In his three seasons as a Black Bear, Pena combined to hit .308/.369/.442, leading the team in slugging percentage his sophomore year. His development in college improved his … Continue reading Welcome To The Show – Jeremy Pena
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