MLB Teams Name Key Players for September Stretch Run
Sports Illustrated reported on September 4 that every Major League Baseball club had identified a player to watch during the September stretch run. The list, compiled as the regular season entered its final month, mixes veteran stars with rising prospects. Earlier in August, MLB Pipeline ranked the top ten farm systems for outfield, pitching and catching prospects, placing the Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles at the forefront of outfield depth and highlighting Minnesota, St.
Louis and Tampa Bay among the best catching pipelines. The New York Times later noted that four prospects—Ethan Salas, Walker Jenkins, Lazaro Montes and another—had been promoted as rosters expanded in September, underscoring the influx of young talent.
