MLB: Five Under the Radar Pitching Prospects to Watch
By David Hill
Sometimes, a prospect can sneak up on everyone, greatly outperforming their expectations. Here are five MLB pitching prospects that few under the radar last year.
Not every prospect comes with a pedigree. Sometimes, the best MLB players barely made a ripple as prospects, despite solid performances as they worked their way up the ladder. Be it from a low draft position, or other prospects in the same system overshadowing their performance, there are players who simply do not get their just due.
Unfortunately, those players can be overlooked by even the most dedicated prospect hounds. While a statistic or two may catch the eye, these players still fly under the radar. Chances are, you will not find them amongst the top 100 in any year, and they may rank towards the bottom of a team’s top 20 or 30 prospects.
And yet, these players can show just as much potential as those other, more highly touted prospects. In some cases, they may even outperform their more ballyhooed brethren, and have a track record that proves to be worthy of being a top prospect. Still, they hide in anonymity.
Yesterday, we looked at five underrated performances for hitters. Today, let us do the same on the pitching side, and look at five under the radar MLB prospects.