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June 8th, 2010 is a date that baseball fans should circle on their calenders and remember for a long time as a pair of phenoms are set to make their major league debuts this evening. Stephen Strasburg (RHP) of the Washington Nationals and Mike Stanton (OF) of the Florida Marlins are both set to make their highly anticipated debuts for their respective clubs this evening. Both men come with much fanfare as they currently are viewed as the consensus top pitching and hitting prospects in all of baseball. Last June, the Nationals selected Strasburg with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 draft where he was viewed by many as the best amateur pitcher of all-time with a fastball [...]

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• Category: Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins, Teams, Washington Nationals
• Tagged as Jason Heyward, Mark Prior, miguel cabrera, Mike Stanton, Stephen Strasburg

As the Hot Stove season starts to come to an end with pitchers and catchers due to report to camp within a few weeks, it is now time to start taking a look at the 2010 season. Last week, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com and Keith Law of ESPN.com released their top prospects list for the 2010 season. Both Mayo and Law do a great job of talking to scouts and team personnel to compile their lists. Many prospects find their names on both lists, however, Mayo and Law present contrasting analysis of their top 10 prospects. Here is a breakdown of Mayo’s list. MLB.com’s 2010 Top 10 Prospects 1. Jason Heyward (OF) Atlanta Braves – The 20-year old outfielder is [...]

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• Category: Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Fantasy, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Teams, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals
• Tagged as Bengie Molina, Brian Matusz, Buster Posey, Cliff Lee, Desmond Jennings, Frank Francisco, Jason Heyward, Justin Smoak, Madison Bumgarner, Mark Prior, Mark Teixeira, Matt Cain, Mike Stanton, Neftali Feliz, Pedro Alvarez, Stephen Strasburg, Tim Lincecum

Jim Callis of Baseball America recently released his Chicago Cubs Top 10 Prospects list for the 2010 season.  The biggest change on the Cubs’ list is the rise of 19 year old shortstop Starlin Castro. Castro has risen through the Cubs’ system this past year and is currently the talk of the Arizona Fall League. Castro has drawn comparisons to Edgar Renteria and a young Alfonso Soriano. Baseball America lists Castro as the best defensive infielder in the system. The Cubs currently envisions Castro as their shortstop of the future, possibly by 2011. Other players of note include No. 2 prospect, Brett Jackson (of), the Cubs top pick in the 2009 draft and No. 3 prospect, Josh Vitters (3b), the [...]

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• Category: Chicago Cubs, Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, Teams
• Tagged as Alfonso Soriano, Andrew Cashner, Angel Guzman, Baseball America, Brett Jackson, Chris Carpenter, Corey Patterson, D.J. LeMahieu, Edgar Renteria, Felix Pie, Hak-Ju Lee, Jay Jackson, Jim Callis, Josh Vitters, Logan Watkins, Mark Prior, Ryan Flaherty, Starlin Castro, Tom Ricketts