Virginia's Tommy Doyle (Aaron Fitt)
Summer Stars: 10 Prospects On The Rise
Maryland shortstop Kevin Smith earned our inaugural Summer Breakout Prospect award with his strong performance in the Cape Cod League, but there were several other players in serious contention. Here’s a look at 10 other players who took big steps forward this summer and boosted their prospect stock, in alphabetical order.
Troy Bacon, rhp, Santa Fe (Fla.) JC
Bacon’s fastball registered at 87-88 mph when he showed up at Florida, but he showed major progress in the Northwoods League this summer, touching 93-94 mph and the makings of a good slider and changeup in the NWL[…]
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