2020 Prospects

The View From Behind the Backstop: Let’s All Meet Up in the Year Two-Thousand (and Twenty-Five)$

Readers are always asking the prospect team to project further and further out and so our lead prospect writer grants their wish, forecasting the future of our prospect lists years into the future.

What Is First in the Org Rankings Worth?$

by Jeffrey Paternostro 3/20

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Does topping the org rankings ensure major-league success?

The View From Behind the Backstop: Show Me the Money$

by Jeffrey Paternostro 2/18

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Your favorite stars of tomorrow, in the video games of today. Without compensation.

The View From Behind The Backstop: No Regrets$

by Jeffrey Paternostro 1/31

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Top 101 week is when we turn our calendar.

The View From Behind the Backstop: But It’s Really Hard Not to Play on the One and the Three$

by Jeffrey Paternostro 9/04

Image credit: Callo Albanese & Davide Piferi De Simoni

Reflections on another minor league season behind the backstop.

The View From Behind the Backstop: We Will Accept No More Decoys, This is the McNeil$

by Jeffrey Paternostro 8/29

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If McNeil wishes to be taken seriously, why does he not simply tear the pitcher’s head off?

The View From Behind the Backstop: Short Cuts$

by Jeffrey Paternostro 8/22

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"I hate LA. All they do is snort coke and talk."

The View From Behind the Backstop: A Different Kind of Cheddar$

by Jeffrey Paternostro 8/14

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The Rockies have called up a backup catching prospect and it triggers a journey of self-discovery for our lead prospect writer.

The View From Behind the Backstop: Expectations Are Premeditated Resentments$

by Jeffrey Paternostro 8/07

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Our lead prospect writer lets you see behind the curtain on how expectations can influence how you write about and evaluate a player.

The View From Behind the Backstop: “Stuff Him”$

by Jeffrey Paternostro 7/31

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Our lead prospect writer had an epiphany of sorts while watching Penn League infield drills, of all places.

The View From Behind the Backstop: A Minor Proposal$

by Jeffrey Paternostro 6/26

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Our lead prospect writes his first column in a coming series focusing on player development.

The View From Behind the Backstop: Le Train de Nulle Prospect$

by Jeffrey Paternostro 6/12

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A ton of major league players were never top prospects. Jeffrey Paternostro gives us an idea of how he attempts to sort through the guys who might be contributors at the back end of major league rosters.

The View From Behind the Backstop: Summer Catch$

by Jeffrey Paternostro 6/06

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With the draft concluded our first looks at recent draftees are right around the corner - but how meaningful are they?

The View From Behind the Backstop: An Ordinal Life$

by Jeffrey Paternostro 5/29

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It's hard enough to evaluate one prospect and comparing multiple prospects gets that much trickier. Jeff Paternostro uses two good pitching prospects to illustrate this point.

The View From Behind the Backstop: A Søren Launch Angle$

by Jeffrey Paternostro 5/22

Image credit: Scott Rovak-USA TODAY Sports

Sometimes the organization's secret sauce ruins the dish.

The View From Behind the Backstop: Feole Triole$

by Jeffrey Paternostro 5/08

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Our Lead Prospect Writer digs into the complicated layers of evaluating a college pitcher.