Top Young Talent in the AL East

[WietersCorner]

I came across an article trying to rank the best under age 25 talent in the AL East. They had Adley ranked #2 - "After languishing for several years in the American League East basement, it is great to finally see the Orioles making some noise. And that all starts with 24 year-old catching sensation, Adley Rustchman." It appears the article thinks the Blue Jays and Orioles are going to be battling it out over the next 2-5 years. What does everyone else think? Are there any future superstars on other teams that we should be worried about?

https://birdswatcher.com/2022/12/11/baltimore-orioles-american-league-east/

Edited December 13, 2022 by WietersCorner

[Frobby]

I think Wander Franco is way too far down this list.  

[Yardball85]

7 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I think Wander Franco is way too far down this list.  

Wander is interesting... former number one prospect with tons of potential.  Manoah Bichette and McClanahan having more MLB success maybe put them over the top, at least for now.

[Frobby]

It’s a pretty good list.  No. 10 is Anthony Volpe, a Yankees SS prospect.  I saw him play against Bowie this year and didn’t really see what all the fuss was about.   But, it was just one game, and I know he’s highly regarded in most circles.  Maybe a product of the Yankees hype machine, though.  Put it this way, I’d rather have Jackson Holliday.  

[eddie83]

Vladdy and Bichette are under team control thru 2025. That should help down the road.  

[Yardball85]

1 hour ago, eddie83 said:

Vladdy and Bichette are under team control thru 2025. That should help down the road.  

Yeah, Toronto is pretty loaded with young talent.  If/when they trade Kirk, Moreno is right there waiting to take over.  Will be interesting to see if/when Toronto tries to extend Vlad and Bichette. 

[Yardball85]

6 hours ago, WietersCorner said:

I came across an article trying to rank the best under age 25 talent in the AL East. They had Adley ranked #2 - "After languishing for several years in the American League East basement, it is great to finally see the Orioles making some noise. And that all starts with 24 year-old catching sensation, Adley Rustchman." It appears the article thinks the Blue Jays and Orioles are going to be battling it out over the next 2-5 years. What does everyone else think? Are there any future superstars on other teams that we should be worried about?

https://birdswatcher.com/2022/12/11/baltimore-orioles-american-league-east/

Very interesting article, thanks for sharing.  Amusing how there are no Red Sox, but I guess considering the state of their system, it makes sense.  Interesting that Devers is 26, probably just missed the cut.