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Over- and Under-Leveled Prospects: Who's Got the Juice?
Highlighting several of our favorite case studies, we show a path to contextualizing age in prospect prognostication
 • Maxfield Lane and Owen Riley
The 2025 Rankings Audit Part 2: How Did We Do?
We assess how our preseason hitting prospect rankings have held up
 • Maxfield Lane and Owen Riley
The 2025 Rankings Audit: How Well Have Mainstream Preseason Prospect Rankings Aged?
We grade Baseball America, FanGraphs, MLB Pipeline, and The Athletic's preseason hitter rankings with the 2025 MiLB season almost in the books
 • Maxfield Lane and Owen Riley
Building Our “Super Prospect"
Combining MiLB's Best Tools to Create a Can't Miss Star
 • Maxfield Lane and Owen Riley
Five Empirically-Evidenced Edicts for Dynasty Monarchs
Turning a season of research into actionable dynasty fantasy baseball insights
 • Maxfield Lane and Owen Riley
Do Players Really Wilt Under the Bright Lights of New York (and Boston and Philly)?
Is there any truth to the age-old narrative about the heat of the spotlight in these notoriously tough environments?
 • Maxfield Lane and Owen Riley
First a Breakout, Then a Star?
An analysis of which Triple-A superstars conquer MLB
 • Maxfield Lane and Owen Riley
2025 Trade Deadline Roundup
All you need to know about the hitting prospects on the move — and who stands to benefit from a change of scenery
 • Maxfield Lane and Owen Riley
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