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Earlier this week, I took a look at Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com top 10 prospects for 2010. Today, I want to highlight Keith Law of ESPN.com and his list of top 10 prospects and how it compares to Mayo’s list. While most of the prospects find their names on both top 10 lists, there are a few that find their names on this list only. Let’s get to Law’s list with the prospects ranking on Mayo’s list in parentheses. ESPN.com’s 2010 Top 10 Prospects 1. Jason Heyward (OF) Atlanta Braves (1) – The consensus overall No.1 prospect on both lists. Braves fans should be excited for the arrival of this 5 tool talent in the near future. 2. Stephen Strasburg (RHP) [...]

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• Category: Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Fantasy, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Teams, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals
• Tagged as B.J. Upton, Buster Posey, Carl Crawford, Carlos Santana, Chris Davis, Desmond Jennings, Dustin Ackley, Jason Heyward, Jesus Montero, Johan Santana, Jorge Posada, Justin Smoak, Mark Teixeira, Martin Perez, Mike Stanton, Stephen Strasburg, Victor Martinez, Vladimir Guerrero

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

The MLB Network is back at it again with their Top 9 lists of the decade. The shift focuses to the offensive side of the game as the Top 9 first basemen were ranked. Let’s get to it: 9. Jim Thome – Despite primarily being a DH since his trade to the Chicago White Sox after the 2005 season, Thome finds his name on this list due to being a consistent power hitter over the decade. As an everyday first basemen with the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies, Thome averaged 45 home runs a year and set the stage for his entrance into the 500 home run club in 2007. He finished the decade  as one of the premier sluggers [...]

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• Category: Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Teams, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
• Tagged as Albert Pujols, Carlos Delgado, Cecil Fielder, Jason Giambi, Jim Thome, Justin Morneau, Mark Teixeira, Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard, Todd Helton