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Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager takes 'No. 1 prospect' tag in stride

/ STAFF WRITER

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The expectations will be Corey Seager’s constant companion this year.

Even his teammates and coaches remind him – in teasing fashion – what is expected of the consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball. Listen closely this spring and you’ll occasionally hear Seager referred to by his new nickname – “Roy,” as in Rookie of the Year.

“I guess I get to take that one over from Joc (Pederson) last year. He passed that one on to me,” Seager said sheepishly. “Yeah, it’s all that good-quality fun. It’s never personal.