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Top Baseball Prospects for 2013
Now updated for 2013's Top Prospects
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5/22/2013: Kevin Gausman, drafted just last year, will join the Orioles and make his first MLB start on Thursday against the Blue Jays, according to multiple reports. While VP Dan Duquette said just last week that Gausman wasn't an option for the short term, and the team still hasn't confirmed it officially, it looks increasingly likely that the team won't ignore the fact that Gausman has been their best minor league starter since the day he suited up. More on Gausman >
Not that it'll matter much in the big picture, but the Marlins have announced that they're temporarily expecting to use a sort of closer-by-committee system to take pressure off the beleaguered Steve Cishek. Should the team have a late lead to protect for the next while, Mike Dunn, and Chad Qualls, along with Cishek, are all possible candidates now. Cishek is likely to take the job back eventually.
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