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TIGER KINGS • ROOKIES SPENCER TORKELSON AND RILEY GREENE WILL HELP DETROIT CLAW ITS WAY BACK TO THE TOP
2022 MLB TOUR SCHEDULE • MLB TOUR is a grassroots initiative to identify talent for Major League Baseball development programming.
YOUNG STANDOUTS IN LATIN WINTER LEAGUES • Player development doesn’t stop when the minor league season ends
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TEN PLAYERS TO TARGET IN DYNASTY • The time is right to buy in on this mix of veterans and prospects
THE RIGHT APPROACH • Failure was the best teacher for Alan Zinter on his pro baseball odyssey
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BUILDING SOMETHING SUSTAINABLE • A focus on improving run-prevention has the Tigers dreaming big in 2022—and beyond
FOUR REAL? • History suggests that the Tigers, Royals, Orioles and Pirates will not go 4-for-4 in their rebuilding efforts. We asked MLB front office officials which of the four clubs are closest to contention.
TOP 20 ROOKIES • The top young players poised to return MLB value and push their teams closer to October
SEASON OF CHANGE • New CBA heralds changes for the draft, postseason, playing rules and more
HOW MANY WINS WILL IT TAKE TO MAKE EXPANDED PLAYOFFS?
BREAKOUT PLAYERS • We choose 10 young players—five hitters and five pitchers—poised to break out in 2022
9 THINGS TO KNOW FOR 2022
BEST TOOLS IN THE MINORS
EMERALD CITY EVOLUTION • Shrewd personnel decisions and comprehensive player development helped the Mariners’ farm system go from worst to first in five years
Timeline • The key transactions and hirings that shaped the 2022 Mariners, a team with October aspirations and also the No. 1 farm system in baseball.
2022 FARM SYSTEM DIRECTORY • Managers and coaching staffs for all minor league affiliates
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THE LATEST MODEL • Kevin Parada just keeps getting better as he continues the rich tradition of Georgia Tech catchers
A LIFETIME OF PURPOSE • Unabashed love of the game drives Siena’s Tony Rossi, the dean of college coaches
BASEBALL LIFER MARTY SCOTT MADE HIS MARK ON THE GAME
MIKE MOORE PRESIDED OVER MiLB BOOM AS PRESIDENT
LOST OPPORTUNITY • The cancellation of the Rule 5 draft this year will alter career trajectories for a subset of players