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2018 Prospects: The Midseason Top 50 Just Missed$
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A look at ten of the names who received consideration for the Midseason Top 50.
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Most Searched Players
| PA | HR | TAv | WARP |
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| 690 | 33 | .261 | 1.34 |
| IP | RA+ | DRA | WARP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 175.0 | 1.41 | 2.40 | 6.52 |
| IP | RA+ | DRA | WARP |
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| 200.7 | 1.38 | 2.32 | 7.47 |
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Jacob deGrom enters the All-Star break with a 1.68 ERA, thanks in large part to a small adjustment.
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Transactions
July 17, 2018
New York Mets assigned LF Yoenis Cespedes to Rookie GCL Mets (Gulf Coast).
Cleveland Indians assigned P Andrew Miller to Triple-A Columbus (International).
July 16, 2018
New York Yankees signed Blakely Brown.
Arizona D-backs signed P Barry Enright.
Los Angeles Dodgers outrighted P Edward Paredes from the 40-man roster.
Chicago Cubs activated P Carl Edwards Jr. from the paternity leave list.
Chicago Cubs optioned P Rob Zastryzny to Triple-A Iowa (Pacific Coast).
Chicago Cubs optioned 2B David Bote to Triple-A Iowa (Pacific Coast).
Toronto Blue Jays optioned P Chris Rowley to Triple-A Buffalo (International).
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Do we only care about little girls until we want to win baseball games?
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TAv
| 1 | Mookie Betts BOS | .380 |
| 2 | Mike Trout ANA | .378 |
| 3 | Jesus Aguilar MIL | .350 |
| 4 | J.D. Martinez BOS | .349 |
| 5 | Jose Ramirez CLE | .345 |
| 6 | Max Muncy LAN | .342 |
| 7 | Freddie Freeman ATL | .339 |
| 8 | Eugenio Suarez CIN | .337 |
| 9 | Alex Bregman HOU | .334 |
| 10 | Steve Pearce TOR,BOS | .333 |
BWARP
| 1 | Mike Trout ANA | 6.12 |
| 2 | Mookie Betts BOS | 6.09 |
| 3 | Jose Ramirez CLE | 5.09 |
| 4 | Alex Bregman HOU | 4.81 |
| 5 | Francisco Lindor CLE | 4.59 |
| 6 | Aaron Judge NYA | 4.40 |
| 7 | Freddie Freeman ATL | 4.24 |
| 8 | J.D. Martinez BOS | 4.13 |
| 9 | Nolan Arenado COL | 4.08 |
| 10 | Manny Machado BAL | 3.94 |
DRA
| 1 | Edwin Diaz SEA | 1.52 |
| 2 | Josh Hader MIL | 1.60 |
| 3 | Ryan Pressly MIN | 1.67 |
| 4 | Will Harris HOU | 1.70 |
| 5 | Hector Rondon HOU | 1.73 |
| 6 | Aroldis Chapman NYA | 1.78 |
| 7 | Chris Sale BOS | 1.83 |
| 8 | Brad Peacock HOU | 1.85 |
| 9 | Craig Kimbrel BOS | 1.90 |
| 10 | Kirby Yates SDN | 1.92 |
PWARP
| 1 | Justin Verlander HOU | 5.29 |
| 2 | Chris Sale BOS | 5.12 |
| 3 | Max Scherzer WAS | 5.03 |
| 4 | Trevor Bauer CLE | 4.83 |
| 5 | Gerrit Cole HOU | 4.72 |
| 6 | Aaron Nola PHI | 4.39 |
| 7 | Jacob deGrom NYN | 4.25 |
| 8 | Corey Kluber CLE | 4.08 |
| 9 | Zack Greinke ARI | 3.99 |
| 10 | Luis Severino NYA | 3.89 |