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Top Baseball Prospects for 2012
Now updated for 2012's Top Prospects
Scouting Book's Top Prospects list is a Combined List, a calculated summary of the overall valuations of the entire prospect universe.
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5/10/2012: Christian Friedrich gave up only one earned over six innings to pick up the win in his Major League debut last night, striking out seven Padres along the way. More on Friedrich >
Still looking for the right combination, the Toronto Blue Jays shook up their bullpen again today, demoting volatile closer Francisco Cordero and escalating Casey Janssen to closing duty, at least for now. Sergio Santos, cleared to resume throwing after sitting out the last two weeks, is still another dozen games away from ready to return to the bullpen, giving Janssen a two-week window in which to firm up the job.
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