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Format = Position Player | Age on 4/1/2027 | Highest Level Played | Estimated Time of Arrival 

1. OF Eric Hartman | 20 | AA | 2028

A 2024 20th-round pick as a high-school draftee out of Alberta, Canada, Hartman was the talk of the prospect universe early this summer as a 19-year-old laying waste to High-A pitching. Things haven’t gone as well since his promotion to Double-A, where he’s slashing .217/.336/.321 with two home runs and 34 strikeouts (27.2 percent) through 27 games. It’s still good for a newly minted 20-year-old, honestly, but it speaks to some hit-tool concerns that will linger perhaps even if/when Hartman has some success at the major league level. Everything else about the 6’1” 185 pound lefty bat is pretty exciting. He’s stolen 52 bases in 61 attempts and hit 26 home runs in 121 games across two levels.

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In our 149th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer discuss the latest bout of injuries impacting fantasy rosters everywhere before analyzing similar prospects in the same system to choose our favorites. You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at [email protected]. Links to things discussed in the pod: Red Sox and Nationals swap Connelly Early […]

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The MLB Draft is mere minutes away from starting as I begin this weekend’s missive, and I find myself pondering the unknowable magic of the thing itself. No other sport can boast the breadth and depth of this draft, even as they’ve shrunk it down to 20 rounds. Some years are fairly bereft of big league impact players, leaving precious few right answers atop the first round. The early returns on the 2025 class look less than inspiring, for instance. Washington’s number one overall pick SS Eli Willits looks good, and Pirates RHP Seth Hernandez looks like a potential star, but it’s hard to imagine anyone but Mariners LHP Kade Anderson making next year’s midsummer classic. And that’s fine. Totally normal. 

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