Excessive Prospect Analysis

The penultimate portion of the list features a number of players who have broken out in the past year.

The midseason top 50 continues, as we cross the halfway point in the list.

The journey through the midseason top 50 continues. The theme of this section seems to be "guys who are currently injured."

The midseason top prospects list begins!

Checking in on the A's system's best and worst pitchers in various batted ball stats and offering some context for them.

Checking in on the A's system's best and worst batters in various batted ball stats and offering some context for them.

Checking in on the A's system's best and worst pitchers in triple-slash stats allowed, ERA, FIP, and xFIP, and offering some explanations.

Checking in on the A's system's best and worst hitters in the triple-slash stats, wOBA and wRC+, and offering some explanations.

I once struggled to understand how scouts could project strong performers at one level to flop at the next one. Here's how I came to get it.

Oakland's seventh-round pick has turned heads with his strong start to the season. What does he bring to the table?

We talk about age relative to level in prospect analysis all the time. But how much difference does a year actually make?

Watch out: Garrett Acton is wielding the best stuff of his career. What're the chances he can play an important role in future A's bullpens?

It's taken a long time, but the former sixth overall pick seems to finally be figuring out High-A. Should we care?

David Leal has 13 times as many pro strikeouts as walks. He also throws 83 mph with no gimmicks. How does that work? Can it keep working?

We keep using that word. Does it mean what we think it means? How do I use it?