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This is 900+ players with tons of great features. This is the first year I had bought this book, and I will buy it every year from know on. You will not regret it If you are thinking about buying it, do it. For someone who loves to follow the minor leagues this is a must own. It does a grat job covering every team in baseball, where most sources you will find concentrate on only one team or only the top players.
BA looks at prospects from a scout's perspective, which, of course, is not always 100% accurate either. BP looks at prospects from a sabermetric view, and is not 100% accurate. This is the first time I've used BA's Prospect book, and I'm quite happy with it. I've used Baseball Prospectus' Annual often, and suspect that, if used in conjunction, I should get a leg up on other "general managers" in my fantasy league.
Last year, I knew about guys like Lincecum, Braun, Tulowitzski, Gallardo, etc, before they were called up. If you are a baseball junkie, this book is a must have. Highly recommended. This year, when the Orioles traded Miguel Tejada to the Astros and Erik Bedard to the Mariners, it was great seeing the in-depth scouting reports on all the young prospects coming over. It lists the top 30 prospects for each team and provides a nice overview of each organization's recent draft history. For fantasy baseball players, this is a great way to get ahead of the competition.
My favorite is the "Future Starting Lineups" feature for every team; it's an easy way to identify the likely major leaguers of the future. Baseball America covers prospects like nobody else. And the annual prospect guide is a can't miss title, especially for those of us who live in minor league towns and visit the Arizona Fall League every year.The book features detailed writeups on the top 30 prospects from every organization, in addition to great depth chart features.
I liked the fact that Baseball America included the top ten prospect from each minor league This is the quintessential resource for Prospects in Major League Baseball. This year's edition is no exception.
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