Ranking The 20 Hottest Prospects In Baseball

Happy Hot Sheet Tuesday!

The red-hot Red Sox farm system headlines this week’s edition of the 20 hottest prospects in baseball. Boston has three of the top six players, including a slugger who homered in six consecutive games, plus arguably their biggest riser of the 2024 season so far.

Boston isn’t the only system featured prominently. The Cardinals also have a pair of players ranked in the top 10. We also check in on notable prospects in the following systems:

• Pirates

• Rays

• Rangers

• Cubs

• Phillies

• D-backs

Baseball America subscribers can find the full weekly breakdown below.

The MLB Draft Combine is underway. Baseball America draft expert Carlos Collazo is in Arizona this week and joins the Hot Sheet show to discuss the players he’s most excited to see, our latest mock draft and more. J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes will also break down a swath of injuries to some of the most prominent players in the minors, plus Geoff’s recent story on the quality of play across MiLB.

Triple-A To Use ABS Challenge System Exclusively In Second Half Of Season

Triple-A will shift to fully using the ABS challenge system in the second half of the season, Baseball America has learned. In the first half of the season, the first three games of every series are called by “roboumps.” Now, home plate umpires will fully call balls and strikes, with players retaining the right to challenge calls. J.J. Cooper has more information below, which is free for all to read.

Here’s what’s trending at Baseball America…

• In case you missed it, Carlos Collazo mocked the first 39 selections of the upcoming MLB Draft

• Ryan Prager and Jac Caglianone came up big in Omaha yesterday

• A prominent 2024 prospect withdraws from the draft

• Josh Norris makes a guest appearance on the Baseball America fantasy podcast

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