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When it comes to the Nationals farm system, there are the Big Three, and there is everyone else.
Cade Cavalli, Jackson Rutledge and Cole Henry not only sit on the top of MLB Pipeline s Washington prospect ranking. They all fit a similar profile right-handers standing at 6-foot-4 or above who were picked in early rounds of the 2019 and 2020 Drafts. Oh, they also throw hard and feature the requisite secondary stuff to become Major League starters some day. Now, all three are getting in work at the Nats alternate training site in Fredericksburg, Va., getting in the pitching experience necessary ahead of what would be each hurler s first taste of a full Minor League season.
Prospects with best secondary pitches 2021
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Prospects with best secondary pitches
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April 8th, 2021
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Opening Day rosters featured 17 Top 100 Prospects, yet it s some unheralded rookies who have made the biggest impact during the first week of the big league season. Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo, Reds second baseman Jonathan India, Dodgers utilityman Zach McKinstry and White Sox catcher Yermín Mercedes have generated plenty of highlights.
There are several prospects who didn t begin the season in the Majors who will make their presence felt later in the year. Below, we highlight one for each club.
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
A 20-year-old pitcher reaching the Majors this early? It isn’t out of the realm of possibility. With a September birthdate, Woods Richardson was young for his class and, if not for 2020, would be entering his third full Minor League season. The right-hander sports four above-average pitches and has little issue filling up the zone. The Blue Jays got a good look at that skill set this spring, when he fanned eight over e