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The 2021 minor league season is not two months deep, so we’re long past due for a check-in with the
Double-A Midland RockHounds.
The Hounds roster is light on top names from our Community Prospect List Top 30, as most of the advanced talent has already moved up to Triple-A and the next wave hasn’t yet arrived from the lower-minors. The high stock they do have is mostly on the infield, where a few shortstops are sharing the diamond.
Far and away the top prospect in Midland is
Nick Allen, who ranked No. 3 on our CPL before the season. He’s the best defensive shortstop in the entire minors, for any team at any level according to MLB Pipeline each of the last two years, but he’s still finishing up developing his bat on his way up to the majors. He hit well in High-A in 2019, but then got hurt midway through that summer and had no 2020 season to play in.
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The minor leagues return today! Opening Day is Tuesday for most levels of the Oakland A’s farm system, marking the first time we’ve seen minors baseball since 2019 after last summer was canceled entirely amid the pandemic.
Over the last few days we’ve gotten projected 2021 rosters from the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, High-A Lansing Lugnuts, and Low-A Stockton Ports. Now we have a glimpse of what Double-A will bring, as the Midland RockHounds announced their latest roster on Monday.
There are 28 players listed for the Hounds, under the guidance of new manager