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  "description": "The Pro Scouting team identifies one AL prospect to keep an eye on who didn't crack their team Top 20.",
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  "tags": [
    "2026 Team Prospect Lists - Prospects LiveProspects LiveProspects Live Staff",
    "Griff O’Ferrall",
    "@MIKEdUpSports",
    "@Griff_OFerrall",
    "pic.twitter.com/gEyhDnkZKY",
    "July 28, 2025",
    "Luke Heyman",
    "ROLLNERS",
    "pic.twitter.com/j1KAl4DqO0",
    "July 12, 2024",
    "Xavier Rivas",
    "pic.twitter.com/FQU47IxgAO",
    "August 16, 2025",
    "Caden Bodine",
    "@BodineCaden",
    "TEALNATION",
    "ChantsUp",
    "pic.twitter.com/ewCO8leQOc",
    "June 2, 2024",
    "Adrian Pinto",
    "pic.twitter.com/Wz4GZoO4zS",
    "May 9, 2025",
    "Subscribe now",
    "@IronBirds",
    "@HarwichMariners",
    "@HVRenegades",
    "@CoastalBaseball",
    "@Ryley__Delaney"
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  "textContent": "Whittling prospect lists down to just 20 names is a tough task. There are players who have the skills to crack the list, but for one reason or another they miss. Whatever the reason is, there are still prospects to know beyond the list. Every year there are players across all organizations that take big steps forward and climb up these lists.\n\nThe goal here is to identify who those prospects could be. A team of evaluators have sifted through the prospects outside of the top 20 prospect lists for each AL team to identify one player to keep an eye on. These players could have standout tools that could some refinement, and for many of them even a small step forward could cause them to shoot up team prospect lists in a hurry.\n\nThere was only one rule here for the evaluators to follow and that was the prospect couldn't be on the active list. Other than that, it was free reign.\n\n2026 Team Prospect Lists - Prospects LiveProspects LiveProspects Live Staff\n\n## AL East\n\n### Orioles: SS Griff O’Ferrall\n\nO'Ferrall's bat has not translated to pro ball all that well since being drafted on the 2nd round back in 2024, but he still has a very well rounded profile that could come together to make a useful big leaguer. At the plate, O’Ferrall has a compact swing that generates great bat to ball skills and is very good at avoiding chasing. He struggles to make hard contact and there is a definite ceiling at the plate, but the bat-to-ball skills and plate discipline translated to AA in his small sample debut last year.\n\nDefensively, O’Ferrall can play shortstop at a solid level and plays an above average second base. He moves very well side to side and has good hands, but the arm limits him a little bit. If the contact skills translate to AA in a full season there in 2026, there will be a case for O’Ferrall to make the T20 as a utility middle infielder even in this deep system. The foundation of contact skills and advanced plate discipline is a good foundation to build on at the plate.\n\n-Grant Carver\n\n> He can do it with the glove, the bat AND the wheels! 🤩\n>\n> Let’s take another look at Griff O’Ferrall’s web gem and hustle double from Saturday night 👀\n>\n> 🎙️: @MIKEdUpSports | @Griff_OFerrall pic.twitter.com/gEyhDnkZKY\n>\n> — Aberdeen IronBirds (@IronBirds) July 28, 2025\n\n### Red Sox: C Luke Heyman\n\nAs a soon to be Florida State graduate it pains me to give flowers to a former Gator, but Luke Heyman is a guy that flat out rakes. Earning a spot on the SEC All-Freshman team with a slash line of .314/.366/.555 with 12HR and 39RBIs, as well as a first team All-SEC nod with a slash line of .301/.397/.578 with 13HRs and 44RBIs as a Junior before a broken forearm ended his season in May, causing him to slide down draft boards all the way to the 14th round where he was selected by the Mariners, despite being ranked 189th on our MLB Draft Big Board, signing for an overslot deal and spending the season rehabbing before he was dealt to Boston in November for Alex Hoppe.\n\nAlthough he has yet to make his pro debut, we can point to his success in the SEC for a sustained amount of time to project him as a prospect. Swinging from the right side, Heyman has plenty of pop in his bat with a pull side approach and propensity to lift the ball which will fare well for him in Boston’s Fenway Park, though he improved his K rate from his sophomore to junior year going from 24.3% to 18.6%, that trend will be one to follow once he makes his professional debut, along with his whiff issue, most notably with changeups, posting a 44.2% whiff rate on them in his Junior season. Defensively Heyman may not stick behind the dish due to his 6’4” 220lb frame limiting his potential mobility, but he sports an above average arm throwing out 30% of potential basestealers in his final season as a Gator, signaling his capability with the glove at 1B should he move off catcher, especially paired with a bat that carries a 50+% hard-hit rate.\n\n-Nate Jones\n\n> Luke Heyman goes DEEP🔥🔥🔥#ROLLNERS pic.twitter.com/j1KAl4DqO0\n>\n> — Harwich Mariners (@HarwichMariners) July 12, 2024\n\n### Yankees: LHP Xavier Rivas\n\nThe Yankees took Xavier Rivas in the 16th round back in 2024. The southpaw out of Ole Miss threw 85.1 innings last year between the Complex and both A-Ball levels, combining for a 3.38 ERA and 31.3 percent strikeout rate. This did also come with a 13.9 percent walk rate. Rivas will turn 24-years-old in the middle of the 2026 season, meaning unless he vaults into the upper minors he’d be old for the level.\n\nWhat makes Rivas an interesting pick here is his stuff. His changeup is a very good, potentially plus offering. It’s a swing and miss offering that he can use in any count. Combined with what appears to be an average breaking ball. His fastball is a low-90’s offering at present. As his strikeout rate shows, Rivas can generate plenty of whiffs, but he’ll need to find the strike zone more. If he does, he’s going to rise up the Yankees list over the course of 2026.\n\n-Trevor Hooth\n\n> We'll take A DOZEN strikeouts please, thank you😁\n>\n> Xavier Rivas records his 12th K of the game! pic.twitter.com/FQU47IxgAO\n>\n> — Hudson Valley Renegades (@HVRenegades) August 16, 2025\n\n### Rays: C Caden Bodine\n\nThe Rays acquired Bodine as part of the Shane Baz package this offseason, and while Slater de Brun made our Rays T20 (also part of that trade), Bodine was left off of it. There’s a good chance that changes in 2026 due to Bodine’s combination of hit and defense behind the plate. Bodine only took 49 plate appearances after the draft, but the elite contact skills and advanced plate approach were impressive. He’s a mature hitter that does not chase very often, is aggressive in the zone, and can get the bat on the ball with ease.\n\nA catcher that plays above average defense with a bat like this has the potential to be a primary catcher. And because the bat looks as good as it does, Bodine could move through the system fairly quickly. It’s fringey game power, which does limit the ceiling a little bit. However, if he comes out in 2026 and the bat continues to play as it has in the minors, he is going to be rising up our lists quickly. The Rays have had trouble developing catchers in their recent history, but Bodine has the tool set to be one of the better catchers they have had in a while.\n\n-Grant Carver\n\n> B7 | Back on top as @BodineCaden answers the HPU runs with a 2-run blast that went 425 feet over the right field fence to score Graham Brown.\n>\n> COASTAL 6, HPU 5#TEALNATION | #ChantsUp pic.twitter.com/ewCO8leQOc\n>\n> — Coastal Carolina Baseball (@CoastalBaseball) June 2, 2024\n\n### Blue Jays: 2B Adrian Pinto\n\nWhen Adrian Pinto has been on the field, he’s performed very well. That has been a real problem over the last few seasons though. He’s played just 45 games over the last two seasons. In the 19 games last season he hit .284 with seven home runs in High-A. Pinto will be 23-years-old for the entire 2026 season, health will go a long way.\n\nOn the field he’s shown a solid hit tool, hitting for a good average and keeping his strikeout rates down. There’s some good pop in there, too. Pinto has shown speed in the past, and has played centerfield as well as both middle infield positions. Hopefully all the skills stay in tact, despite him missing so much time. It’s hard to imagine he gets assigned higher than High-A to start the year, but with health and success could move up to Double-A fairly quickly.\n\n-Trevor Hooth\n\n> Adrian Pinto's seventh home run of the season from Wednesday evening. pic.twitter.com/Wz4GZoO4zS\n>\n> — Ryley Delaney 🏳️‍⚧️ (@Ryley__Delaney) May 9, 2025\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "One Prospect Outside the Top 20 for AL Teams",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-09T20:14:33.008Z"
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