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1. LHP Robby Snelling | 23 | AAA | 2027

Captain Hindsight was right about Robby Snelling in the sense that Miami left him in the minor leagues a little too long. He posted a 1.27 ERA in 62.2 innings across 11 starts last season only to open the 2026 season right back at that level, where he had a 1.86 ERA through 29 innings across six starts. By the time he’d finally pitched himself to the major leagues, his arm collapsed under the stress of the process. Probably would’ve been the outcome no matter how the front office played his timeline, but I hate to see a guy languish at a level where he’s dominating. I think it’s confusing from a developmental perspective for the player. What more could I possibly be doing, kind of thing. Anyway, Snelling is expected to begin a throwing program this month, and if he comes back with the same solid control of a diverse pitch mix he had on the way up, he should be part of the starting rotation out of spring training in 2027.

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Pirates SS Yordany De Los Santos has been living in the present and making the most of his limited opportunities with Pittsburgh this preseason, popping three home runs in just 11 plate appearances, good for a 394 wRC+. Prior to spring training, he had played just two games above Low-A and slashed .249/.311/.388 in 116 games there last year, but he was 20 years old posting an average (95 wRC+) against older players (+1 years on average) in full-season ball, so I’m looking past the slash line a little bit and gazing longingly at his 51 stolen bases in 65 attempts. That’s a 78 percent success rate, which ain’t great but isn’t the kind of red flag that would stop a youngster from running. He looks bigger this year than his listed 6’1” 170 pounds, and while a reality beyond their listed size is true of just about every international signing, De Los Santos looks like a major leaguer, physically, when glanced through my admittedly large television screen. At 21 years old, he’s ripe for a statistical breakthrough playing in a hitter-friendly home park for High-A Greensboro. If that materializes, he’ll be headed to Double-A by midseason. Won’t turn 22 until February 17 of next year. There’s a lot to like here. 

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76. Pirates RHP Seth Hernandez | 19 | NA | 2029

I might wind up low on Seth Hernandez despite loving the player. How could you not? He throws a hundred miles an hour with an adult change-up and solid command. Comes down to timeline stuff. Pittsburgh can develop pitching, but they won’t be in any kind of hurry with Hernandez. They have Oneil Cruz and Paul Skenes today. Jared Jones is on the way back and Bubba Chandler is on the way up. Why take a player who’s five years away? It’s certainly defensible because Hernandez is awesome, but it also feels like old thinking in that a front office shouldn’t draft for short-term impact. We have all seen the opposite over the last several years. Amateur baseball has come a long way. Then I think of Jackson Jobe and Andrew Painter, who’ve both been great in the minors at times but have battled injuries throughout their careers. Can’t predict that, of course, but it’s just hard to point to a high school right-hander who has returned a ton of dynasty value. There’s Hunter Greene, but he’s been hurt, too

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1. LHP Thomas White | 21 | AAA | 2026

At 6’5” 210 lbs., White wields the kind of stuff that would work against anybody: a mid-90’s fastball, a picturesque curve and disappearing changeup. It’s especially perilous for left-handed hitters, and as Blake Snell has proven, if you can eliminate lefties, you’re way ahead before the game begins. He dominated High-A and Double-A, and while he’s lost the strike zone a bit through two Triple-A starts, he still has 17 strikeouts in 9.1 innings against much older players. Miami is back in a familiar spot for the franchise, looking forward to the development of an extremely promising pitching staff while fielding a lineup peppered with question marks. 

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The Mets are set to recall RHP Brandon Sproat for his big league debut today. He had a rough start to his season in Triple-A but found his rhythm eventually. His season-long line still includes a 4.24 ERA and 1.24 WHIP through 25 starts, and he’s turned in a couple stinkers among his last four outings, but he had a dominant stretch from June 26 through August 7th, going 4-and-0 with a 2.49 ERA and 1.04 WHIP through 43.1 innings across nine starts. The Mets are a top-five organization when it comes to pitching, so I’d be betting we see more of good Sproat than struggling Sproat in his spot starts from here forward. 

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