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Traded to the Diamondbacks for Conor Jackson, Sam Demel instantly becomes a sleeper in the Arizona bullpen.

Though he's had varied success so far this season, Martin Perez gives plenty to get excited about. 

Steve Carter examines why Jeff Clement has yet to live up to his potential.

Carlos Santana and Madison Bumgarner are having varied success in proving they belong in the majors.

There can be great values out there in players who are a year or two removed from being considered top prospects.

Drabek has lots of potential but plenty to work on before he reaches it. We had a chance to see him pitch on Friday, March 19.

We got our first in-person look at Matt Moore earlier this week. Denny Foster writes up what Moore had to offer.

We saw Mier in action for the first time earlier this week. Check out our thoughts on his ability with the bat and on defense.

Adam spent half a day at Braves Minor League Spring Training Camp getting his first look at a bunch of high-upside talents.

What separates each of the big top 100s in the industry? Here's the most detailed answer you'll find to that question anywhere.

After seeing Arkansas play twice last weekend, Adam ranks his top three Razorback 2010 Draft prospects.

What if we all worked together to gather as much info on amateur baseball players and prospects as possible?

Adam provides his starting lineup of sleeper prospects heading into the 2010 season. What's yours?

Injuries have put some elite prospects under the radar, but their talent could lead to big numbers as early as next year. 

Brian Matusz could be one of the most valuable rookies in fantasy baseball this season.

Can we take good speed data and use it to open up some defensive debates? We think so.

Boston has formally acknowledged that Casey Kelly is going to advance as a pitcher. Let's reflect on his hitting career.

While Santana figures to stick at catcher, Montero doesn't. So is Montero's bat valuable enough to make him a better prospect?

Adam Foster shares some of his notes from the 15 Arizona Fall League games he's attended.

WARNING: Images within may be disturbing to audiences under the age of eight. Viewer discretion is advised.

Week 4 was the week of the Rising Stars Game and the beginning of our in-person coverage of the Arizona Fall League. 

Matt Garrioch put together a list of five prep names to know as we inch closer to the 2010 Draft.

This week, two more prospects left the AFL with injuries, Desme continued his assault, and a top draft pick made his debut. 

Baseball America's 2008 top 100 is absolutely crushing the rest of the competition's so far.

Three of the most promising positional prospects left the AFL due to injury during week two (Heyward, Stanton, Sizemore).

Calculation of the competitive net values between BA's, BP's and our 2007 top 100 prospect list.

We've sliced up two years worth of top 100 prospect lists from BA, BP, ESPN and...us. Here's what we've discovered.

We talked to multiple scouts about Lyles, watched over 25% of his '09 IP on MiLB.tv and studied his ball-in-play data.

Some notes, stats, and oddities from around the Arizona Fall League

An early look at some '09 pitching performances and evidence that the AFL is the most hitter-friendly league in baseball.