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Top Prospects
AL
| BAL | CHW | ATH |
| BOS | CLE | HOU |
| NYY | DET | LAA |
| TBR | KCR | SEA |
| TOR | MIN | TEX |
NL
| ATL | CHC | ARI |
| MIA | CIN | COL |
| NYM | MIL | LAD |
| PHI | PIT | SDP |
| WSN | STL | SFG |
ZiPS Projections
Chat Schedule All times ET
| Sun | 8:30 PM | Jeff Zimmerman |
| Mon | 12 PM | Justin Mason |
| Mon | 2 PM | Ben Clemens |
| Tue | 12 PM | Jay Jaffe |
| Tue | 2 PM | Brendan Gawlowski |
| Wed | 2 PM | Paul Sporer |
| Thu | 12 PM | Dan Szymborski |
| Thu | 2 PM | RosterResource |
| Fri | 12 PM | Eric Longenhagen |
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Top Prospects
AL
| BAL | CHW | ATH |
| BOS | CLE | HOU |
| NYY | DET | LAA |
| TBR | KCR | SEA |
| TOR | MIN | TEX |
NL
| ATL | CHC | ARI |
| MIA | CIN | COL |
| NYM | MIL | LAD |
| PHI | PIT | SDP |
| WSN | STL | SFG |
ZiPS Projections
Chat Schedule All times ET
| Sun | 8:30 PM | Jeff Zimmerman |
| Mon | 12 PM | Justin Mason |
| Mon | 2 PM | Ben Clemens |
| Tue | 12 PM | Jay Jaffe |
| Tue | 2 PM | Brendan Gawlowski |
| Wed | 2 PM | Paul Sporer |
| Thu | 12 PM | Dan Szymborski |
| Thu | 2 PM | RosterResource |
| Fri | 12 PM | Eric Longenhagen |
Podcasts
Leaders
WAR
wRC+
wOBA
WPA
| 1.Bobby Witt Jr. | 3.7 |
| 2.Yordan Alvarez | 2.9 |
| 3.Ben Rice | 2.7 |
| 4.Andy Pages | 2.7 |
| 5.Elly De La Cruz | 2.7 |
WAR
WPA
ERA
| 1.Cristopher Sanchez | 3.3 |
| 2.Jacob Misiorowski | 3.0 |
| 3.Cameron Schlittler | 2.8 |
| 4.Davis Martin | 2.6 |
| 5.Joe Ryan | 2.1 |
WAR
WPA
ERA
| 1.Louie Varland | 1.5 |
| 2.Mason Miller | 1.5 |
| 3.Cade Smith | 1.5 |
| 4.Adrian Morejon | 1.0 |
| 5.Grant Taylor | 1.0 |
