Jacob Z. walks you through top Twins pitching prospect Joe Ryan’s Big League debut.
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Seattle Mariners prospect Cade Marlowe has burst onto the scene this season, posting impressive number across two levels. Marlowe is one of just seven full-season minor leaguers in 2021 to join the 20/20 club (20 homer and 20 stolen bases). He joins Bobby Witt Jr., Anthony Volpe, Josh Lowe, Romy Gonzales, Izzy Wilson and Joey Wiemer with the distinction. It’s no small feat with just a handful of names breaking such a threshold each year.
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Alabama Shortstop Jim Jarvis is a sight for sore eyes
The 2021 MLB Draft was bursting at the seams with guys whose strikeout rates had big league scouts keeled over and nauseated. Too many “premier” bats in last year’s class were plagued with extreme swing-and-miss concerns. Batted-ball data doesn’t matter if the ball isn’t, well, batted. The 2022 class appears much healthier in that respect. Leading the charge may be Alabama shortstop Jim Jarvis, a sight for sore eyes and a throwback to yesteryear.