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AL
| BAL | CHW | ATH |
| BOS | CLE | HOU |
| NYY | DET | LAA |
| TBR | KCR | SEA |
| TOR | MIN | TEX |
NL
| ATL | CHC | ARI |
| MIA | CIN | COL |
| NYM | MIL | LAD |
| PHI | PIT | SDP |
| WSN | STL | SFG |
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| Sun | 8:30 PM | Jeff Zimmerman |
| Mon | 1 PM | Justin Mason |
| Mon | 2 PM | Ben Clemens |
| Tue | 12 PM | Jay Jaffe |
| Wed | 2 PM | Paul Sporer |
| Thu | 12 PM | Dan Szymborski |
| Fri | 12 PM | Eric Longenhagen |
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Top Prospects
AL
| BAL | CHW | ATH |
| BOS | CLE | HOU |
| NYY | DET | LAA |
| TBR | KCR | SEA |
| TOR | MIN | TEX |
NL
| ATL | CHC | ARI |
| MIA | CIN | COL |
| NYM | MIL | LAD |
| PHI | PIT | SDP |
| WSN | STL | SFG |
Chat Schedule All times ET
| Sun | 8:30 PM | Jeff Zimmerman |
| Mon | 1 PM | Justin Mason |
| Mon | 2 PM | Ben Clemens |
| Tue | 12 PM | Jay Jaffe |
| Wed | 2 PM | Paul Sporer |
| Thu | 12 PM | Dan Szymborski |
| Fri | 12 PM | Eric Longenhagen |
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WAR
wRC+
wOBA
WPA
| 1.Aaron Judge | 11.2 |
| 2.Bobby Witt Jr. | 10.4 |
| 3.Shohei Ohtani | 9.1 |
| 4.Juan Soto | 8.1 |
| 5.Gunnar Henderson | 8.0 |
WAR
WPA
ERA
| 1.Cade Smith | 2.7 |
| 2.Griffin Jax | 2.6 |
| 3.Mason Miller | 2.3 |
| 4.Ryan Helsley | 2.3 |
| 5.Emmanuel Clase | 2.2 |