MLB: 5 American League East prospects to watch for in 2020
By Nick Stevens
As the 2020 MLB season approaches, these five budding stars in the American League East may make a big impact.
One of the more exciting storylines heading into each new MLB season is the anticipation of which top prospects make their big league debut. As Opening Day quickly approaches, it looks as if fans will get an opportunity to see plenty of young talent on display this year, including many of the game’s most elite prospects.
With MLB rosters expanding and a 60-game schedule in 2020 making each game that much more important in pursuit of a playoff spot, many teams could look to some of their top prospects to inject a boost into their major league rosters.
There’s also the growing list of major leaguers opting out, the higher risk for injuries as the season chugs along, and a possible increase of COVID-19 infections all possibly impacting how rosters will shake out over the next few weeks and months.
We don’t know what tomorrow will bring, but for now we do know that baseball is scheduled to be played in the coming days and plenty of new faces will either be making their major league debuts at some point this season or becoming more impactful pieces after getting their first taste of the majors last year.
In a full 2020 season, American League East teams like the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles likely would have used the largest handful of prospects as they continue with their rebuilds and look to evaluate a long list of young talent.
We won’t see these teams go deep into their talent pool this year, but that doesn’t mean a number of highly anticipated prospects won’t be taking the field.
Here are five AL East prospects to get excited about as the season approaches, one from each organization.