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March 13th, 2008

Where Are They Now: Top Prospects of ‘98, #41-50

Previously…

#91-100
#81-90
#71-80
#61-70
#51-60

California bans smoking in bars and restaurants, 19 countries in Europe forbid human cloning, the Unabomber enters a guilty plea — and that’s just in January! You guessed it, we’re looking back at 1998 again. In this installment, we enter the top half of Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects. Sit back, relax, and try not […]

By Geoff Young -- 3 comments

February 28th, 2008

Where Are They Now: Top Prospects of ‘98, #61-70

Previously…

#91-100
#81-90
#71-80

Where were we? Ah yes, Terry Kennedy was being named Minor League Manager of the Year; Jay Gibbons was busy winning the Pioneer League MVP; and 41-year-old Dave Stieb, after a 5-year layoff, was making a comeback and earning “best control” honors in Baseball America’s “best tools” survey.
It must be 1998, the year that neither […]

By Geoff Young -- 5 comments

February 21st, 2008

Where Are They Now: Top Prospects of ‘98, #71-80

Previously…

#91-100
#81-90

Welcome back to 1998. Dante Bichette led MLB with 219 hits, Jose Offerman led with 13 triples, and Mike Piazza signed a record-setting 7-year/$91 million deal with the Mets. Our latest re-examination of Baseball America’s top 100 prospects from that year shows yet again how few of the best minor leaguers convert their potential into […]

By Geoff Young -- 4 comments

February 14th, 2008

Where Are They Now: Top Prospects of ‘98, #81-90

The year is 1998. Alex Rodriguez and Roberto Alomar homer to help lead the American League to victory in the All-Star Game at Coors Field. Larry Doby and Don Sutton are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Pat Burrell is the first pick in the amateur draft, while the #50 pick is an outfielder out […]

By Geoff Young -- 5 comments

February 12th, 2008

Ready for the 2008 Draft?

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I know it’s only February, but some of us live for the draft. Maybe not as much as in football or basketball, but last year’s TV coverage was a good first step in getting folks more involved. (Yeah, the coverage could have been better, but at least there was something.)
Jim […]

By Geoff Young -- 1 comment

February 7th, 2008

Where Are They Now: Top Prospects of ‘98, #91-100

Ten years doesn’t seem so long ago. The Big Lebowski hit the silver screen, That ’70s Show debuted on TV, and Baseball America released its list of top 100 prospects for 1998.
Lebowski became a cult classic, while That ’70s Show has seen its share of success over the years. But how about those prospects? What […]

By Geoff Young -- 10 comments