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Toolshed: Prospect projections gone wrong

Steamer underestimated Soto, Acuña, overestimated Brinson
October 5, 2018

Part of the beauty of baseball is its unpredictability, and even when it comes to projection systems, that means sometimes you're right and sometimes you're very wrong.Back in January and February, MiLB.com used FanGraphs' Steamer600 projections to look at how some of the game's most prominent prospects were expected to

Toolshed: Prospect projections gone right

Preseason outlooks nailed Ohtani (the pitcher), Bieber, Kingery
October 2, 2018

We used to have so many questions. Now, we have a lot of answers to work through.Back in January, MiLB.com used FanGraphs' Steamer600 projections to look at how some of the game's most prominent prospects were expected to perform over a full season. For this exercise, a full season was

Top prospects making cut in Major Leagues

Ohtani, Brinson, Kingery find spots on 2018 Opening Day rosters
March 29, 2018

It's the "Will they, won't they" of the prospect world.Every spring, dozens of prospects are brought to Major League camp either as members of the 40-man roster or as non-roster invitees, and over the course of Grapefruit and Cactus League play, they get a chance to prove they're ready to

Angels Prospect Primer: All eyes on Ohtani

Japanese two-way player atop system still gaining strength
March 27, 2018

Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2018 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.Shining Star: Shohei Ohtani, RHP/OFThere

Angels' Ohtani makes Spring Training debut

Top prospect, two-way threat, yields two runs in 1 1/3 innings
February 24, 2018

Angels fans finally got their first look at their team's off-season prize on Saturday.Shohei Ohtani, MLB.com's No. 1 overall prospect, gave up two runs -- one earned -- on two hits and a walk while striking out two over 1 1/3 innings in Los Angeles' 6-5 walk-off win over the

Angels to get first look at Ohtani in camp

No. 1 overall prospect among 19 receiving non-roster invites
February 6, 2018

The biggest prospect at Angels camp will be someone who's never played a game in the Minor Leagues.The club on Tuesday invited highly touted two-way signee Shohei Ohtani, MLB.com's top overall prospect, and 18 other non-roster players to Major League Spring Training. Angels No. 4 prospectJahmai Jones, first baseman Matt

2018 Prospect Projections: AL West rookies

Angels' Ohtani should stick out on mound more than at plate
January 30, 2018

This is the fifth in a six-part series that uses FanGraphs' Steamer600 projections to look at how prospects would fare over a full Major League season. The system bases its forecast on 600 plate appearances for position players, 450 plate appearances for catchers, 200 innings for starting pitchers and 65

Phenom Ohtani signs with Angels

Right-handed pitcher/outfielder picks LA out of seven finalists
December 8, 2017

Shohei Ohtani is moving to Orange County.The Japanese right-hander/outfielder is signing with the Los Angeles Angels, his representatives announced Friday. A signing bonus was not immediately disclosed. The Angels had $2.315 million left in their international signing pool for the 2017-18 period, and it's long been expected that Ohtani would

Toolshed: Pitching Ohtani on the farms

Padres, Dodgers could offer systems ready to help potential star
December 5, 2017

Shohei Ohtani will be a prospect. Technically. That's not something that can usually be said about the offseason's biggest free agent, but this is no usual situation. The 23-year-old is considered an international amateur signee despite the fact he's played five seasons in Japan's Pacific League. International amateur signees are considered