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20+ Sleeper Prospects From 2024
Plus: Jaden Hamm joins the Hot Sheet show, standout draft debuts
Helium Review: Here’s Every Sleeper Pick From The 2024 Hot Sheet
Sadly, the in-season Hot Sheet is over — don’t worry, we’ll still run weekly Arizona Fall League updates — so we’re using today’s Tuesday email to look back at the most exciting prospects from the 2024 season. Each week, we included a helium selection, identifying a player on the rise who could make future Hot Sheets, Top 30s or even the Top 100 one day in the future.
Baseball America subscribers can find every selection below. You can also find the players who made the most Hot Sheet appearances here.
JADEN HAMM JOINS THE HOT SHEET SHOW!
Speaking of sleepers, Tigers RHP Jaden Hamm rose from relative obscurity to one of the better pitching prospects in the lower levels this year. He’ll join our Hot Sheet show today to discuss his season. The team will also discuss our recent BA awards, then close on the ramifications of MLB teams eliminating scouting positions.
STANDOUT DRAFT DEBUTS
10 Standout Debuts From Pitchers In The 2024 MLB Draft Class
Even more than hitters, it can be tricky to assess pitchers in their debuts with the current mid-July draft day and the fact that so many pitchers aren’t even activated. Those who are activated only throw a handful of innings in outings that are frequently abbreviated and many college arms are coming off of long spring seasons, a ramp down period and another ramp up period to throw in pro ball.
That can create a lot of noise beyond simply a small sample size, but we can look at some pitch quality data to get an idea of what’s worked for these pitchers and why—in some cases pitchers already look notably different than they did in college.
10 Standout Hitters: Carlos’ deep dive into hitters includes some famous names — hello Nick Kurtz and JJ Wetherholt — but also some more unheralded standouts who caught our attention. Read more…
MLB FREE AGENT RANKINGS
Ranking The Top 50 Position Players Available For 2025
Several fan bases still have the allure of potential October greatness in front of them as the postseason kicks off today. But for many others, attention has shifted to figuring out how their clubs can reach the playoffs next year. Adding big league free agents is often the first place to look. So today, we’re ranking the top 50 position players in the upcoming free agent class, with plans to dive into position-by-position (and pitching!) analysis in the coming days. Today’s installment takes a data-driven approach to identifying impact players for next season and beyond.
BASEBALL AMERICA EDITOR’S PICKS
We tracked every MLB debut this year. You can see all 255 players here
Josh Norris combs through the debuts to identify any overarching themes
Is it time to open up college baseball draft eligibility for MLB?
Here are the active MLB players with the most World Series rings
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