Name: Brayden TaylorSchool: Texas Christian (TCU)Position: Third BaseHeight/Weight: 6’1”, 180B/T: L/RD.O.B. 5/22/2002 Scouting Report As a left-handed bat, Taylor features contact over power. His graceful swing, good-eye and the ability to spray the ball to all fields make him a high OBP guy. He slashed .315/.442/.595 in three collegiate seasons with 158 walks and only […]
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Name: Rhett LowderSchool: Wake ForestPosition: RHPHeight/Weight: 6’2”, 200D.O.B.: 3/8/2002 Scouting Report In a difficult freshman year at Wake Forest, Rhett Lowder posted a 6.12 ERA and 1.493 WHIP. In 2023, those numbers are all but forgotten as he’s improved his output to a sparkling 1.92 ERA and 0.935 WHIP en route to a 15-0 won/lost
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Name: Kyle TeelSchool: VirginiaPosition: CatcherHeight/Weight: 6’1” 190B/T: L/RD.O.B. 2/15/2002 Scouting Report After struggling last summer in the wooden bat Cape Cod League and Team USA, the left-handed hitting backstop has rebounded with monster numbers in the ACC this season. In 261 plate appearances in 2023, he slashed .414/.479/.678 with only 32 strikeouts and 28 walks.
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The Chicago White Sox were linked earlier in the offseason to Oakland A’s catcher Sean Murphy, which was a reminder that the catcher position remains at the forefront for serious playoff contenders. Yasmani Grandal is in the last year of the most expensive contract in White Sox history. Grandal severely underperformed in 2022, and at
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The Chicago White Sox made a decision no other Major League organization has ever done. In late August of 2022, the Sox selected a number of prospects to participate in what they called “Project Birmingham.” Members of the organization were challenged to compete in double-A, which was a level that forced White Sox prospects to
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The Barons endured a rough 2022 campaign, finishing last in the Southern League with a 61-77 record, 20 games behind the league-leading Rocket City Trash Pandas (Los Angeles Angels affiliate). No matter how you slice up the season, the Barons come out on the losing end. Their first-half record was 31-38, and they followed it
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Name: Dalton RushingSchool: LouisvillePosition: CatcherHeight/Weight: 6’1” 220B/T: L/RD.O.B. 2/21/2001 After spending 2021 as the primary backup to the eventual overall No. 1 pick (Henry Davis), Dalton Rushing seized the opportunity, breaking out with a monster stat line in 2022. A left-handed bat that produced 23 home runs, a high-walk rate and generated an OPS of
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Name: Blade TidwellSchool: University of TennesseePosition: Right-Handed PitcherHeight/Weight: 6’4” 207B/T: R/RD.O.B. 6/8/2001 With a fastball that tops out at 99 and regularly sits in the 93-96 range, Tidwell has the stuff to go high in the upcoming MLB draft. His secondary pitches include a plus slider, a changeup that generated a 39 percent swing-and-miss rate
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Name: Logan TannerSchool: Mississippi State UniversityPosition: CatcherHeight/Weight: 6’0” 215B/T: R/RD.O.B. 11/10/2000 A defense-first catcher, Tanner has a cannon for an arm. Rated the best catcher arm in the draft by Baseball America, the Mississippi State backstop featured a 96 mph fastball as a high school pitcher. In addition to keeping offenses station-to-station, the 6’0” 215-pounder
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Name: Robby SnellingSchool: McQueen High School Reno, NV/Commitment to Louisiana State University(LSU)Position: PitcherHeight/Weight: 6’3” 220B/T: R/LD.O.B. 12/19/2003 Scouting Report In addition to being a top-pitching prospect, Robby Snelling is also a highly coveted football recruit. The 6-3 220 pounder out of McQueen High School in Reno, NV, decided to commit to LSU because of a
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