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If I had to describe New York Yankee's prospect Melky Mesa in one word, it would be "polarizing." Those that scout him have routinely and simultaneously been blown away by his explosive raw power and baffled by his superiorly under-developed and sophomoric plate discipline. To add to Mesa's mystique,áheá looks like a ballplayer : at 6'1", 165 pounds, his sinewy and lanky frame is fluid in the outfield and promising in ...

Jason Heyward was chosen by the Atlanta Braves as the 14th pick in the first round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft. Now, according toáBaseball AmericaáandáUSA Today,áhe's the No. 1 prospect in all of Minor League Baseball. And with the Stephen Strasburg hype machine chugging along at full steam, Heyward has, in a way, become the forgottenáuber prospect of 2009. But hey, he's used to it. Nearly half of Major League ...

There were very few things that Seattle Mariners centerfielder Franklin Gutierrez couldnÆt catch in 2009; so few things that he earned the nickname ôDeath To Flying Things.ö A Rawlings Gold Glove award, baseballÆs highest accolade for defensive prowess, however, was one of those things Gutierrez just couldnÆt snag. In an announcement made Tuesday, the official 2009 American League Gold Glove outfield consists of the stalwart defensive standards of Ichiro Suzuki and Torii ...

á Starlin Castro is the kind of baseball player that inspires introspection. At just 6'1", 160 pounds, his wiry frame doesn't belay the fleet footed fielding he's renowned for or the quick and powerful wrists that have made him a force at all levels of his professional career. He could be you or me. Yet, Castro is anything but. At the green age of 19, he's one of 2009 Minor League Baseball's biggest and ...

After the 2011 season, the Chicago Cubs will have to make a choice: keep third baseman Aramis Ramirez and purchase his club option for $16 million, or let him hit the market and buy the remainder of the contract for $2 million. Josh Vitters, the CubÆs 2007 first-round draft pick and indisputable No. 1 prospect, might be making that decision a little easier. In his first bout with full-season baseball in 2009, ...