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February 23, 2021 “Already a physical presence as a teenager, Veen has big power potential and a pretty left-handed swing to go with a plus arm that should serve him well in right field.” Those words, written by Eric Longenhagen, lead Zac Veen’s profile in our recently-released 2021 Top 100 Prospects list. The 19-year-old outfielder came in at No. 70, which is especially impressive when you consider that he’s yet to play a game — Fall Instructional League notwithstanding — at the pr...

February 23, 2021 Prospect writers Kevin Goldstein and Eric Longenhagen will sometimes have enough player notes to compile a scouting post. This is one of those dispatches, a collection of thoughts after the first weekend of college baseball. Remember, draft rankings can be found on The Board. Kevin’s Notes Jud Fabian, OF, Florida: 3G, 1-for-13, 7 K The 2021 draft class doesn’t exactly shine when it comes to college position players, but much of that is due to the situation everyone is in, ...

Outfielder Dustin Fowler has been designated for assignment by the Oakland A’s

Royals Rumblings - News for February 19, 2021 Share this story Royals Rumblings - News for February 19, 2021 “Daniel looks completely different 365 days later than what we saw him last year,” Matheny said. “And part of that is a little bit of edge. He wanted to be a part of what we were doing last year. Part of that is our development team, and our pitching development did a really good job. Stuff’s been there. It’s been fine-tuning some of the idiosyncrasies and some even away from t...

For the sixth year, ZiPS returns to crank out its top 100 prospects for the upcoming season. If you’re unaware of what the ZiPS projections are or the purpose they serve, please consult this article as well as this one while I reconsider my public relations strategy. I like to think that I’ve developed a pretty useful tool over the years, but don’t get me wrong: a projection system is not even remotely a substitute for proper scouting. While ZiPS and other systems like it can see patterns...

Episode 910 As part of Prospects Week, this episode of FanGraphs Audio features interdisciplinary conversations between lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen and experts from non-baseball fields about the industry of competitive evaluation. At the top of the program, Eric welcomes Matt Lloyd, assistant general manager of the Orlando Magic. They discuss how analytics has changed basketball in recent decades and the many challenges presented by evaluating players in the sport. Matt also outlines...

A look at Dodgers prospects named in the FanGraphs top 100 prospects for 2021, plus Andy Pages and Jacob Amaya, who came close to cracking the list.

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February 17, 2021 Aaron Sabato went in the first round last summer because of his bat. As Eric Longenhagen wrote when putting together our Minnesota Twins Top Prospects list, “teams were about as sure of Sabato’s hitting ability as they were of any player’s in the 2020 draft.” An accomplished slugger at the University of North Carolina, the 21-year-old first baseman is a masher with an admirable offensive ceiling. Defense is the question mark. At 6-foot-2 and 230 pounds, Sabato is built...