SPECULATOR: Checking in on the 2019 rookie class
Jul 2 2019
They're letting the kids play—after some early service time manipulation, of course.
As we pass the halfway point of the season, it’s a good time to step back and review the performances of this year’s rookie class. There's plenty to take in too, as we've already seen each of the top four prospects on our 2019 HQ100 list make their MLB debuts, as well as half of the top 10 and nearly half (17) of the top 40.
As with other years, we’ll use the HQ100 as the starting point for this exercise, limiting our observations to those who have had a regular MLB role so far. Given the influx of talent, this list only covers the top 40 names in the 2019 HQ100. Our method is to give a quick skills synopsis of what we’ve seen so far, but then to...
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