Due to the amount of attention paid to each organization’s top prospects and early-round draft picks, many of the game’s underrated prospects are perpetually obscured. Most of the time, these prospects are younger players housed in the low minors who still require considerable physical projection and time to develop. At the same time, there are countless prospects on the older side of the age curve that have dipped off the radar due to injury.
So how does one identify such players? Well, I began by excluding any player ranked among his team’s top-10 prospects (per Prospect Pipeline’s preseason rankings) heading into the season as well as those players recently selected in the 2014 first-year player draft. Lastly, I decided to filter out prospects that began the current season at or above the Double-A level, with exceptions being made for players who are 21 years of age or younger.
With all that being said, here’s a look at one hidden gem from each organization who should be followed closely moving forward.
All stats are current through June 18, 2014 and courtesy of either MiLB.com, Baseball-Reference or The Baseball Cube (for college players), unless otherwise noted.