MLB.com has released its top ten prospects at second base. The rich farm system of the Tampa Bay Rays has landed two prospects within the top four of the rankings.
Here’s a quick look at how MLB.com grades prospects:
Scouting grades have been a staple of MLB.com’s prospect coverage for years, and they generally match how clubs grade players as well. Players are graded on a 20-80 scale: 20-30 is well below average, 40 is below average, 50 is average, 60 is above average and 70-80 is well above average.
3. Vidal Brujan
Scouting grades: Hit: 60 | Power: 40 | Run: 70 | Arm: 55 | Field: 55 | Overall: 55*
Vidal Brujan was signed for just $15,000 out of the Dominican Republic in 2014.