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Biggest Prospect Failures, Part Two
Ok, now let's turn to pitchers... Biggest pitcher busts of the recent past....a lot of names are likely to be obvious. Do most pitching prospect busts fail due to injury, or are there any other commonalities? PITCHERS is the topic in this thread. That's right PITCHERS.
Discussion Question: Biggest Prospect Failures, Part One
minorleagueball.com — Who are the Biggest Prospect Failures of the last ten years? Let's concentrate on hitters for now.... Why did they fail? (more) Discussion Question: Biggest Prospect Failures, Part One

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