We used to have so many questions. Now, we have a lot of answers to work through.Back in January, MiLB.com used FanGraphs' Steamer600 projections to look at how some of the game's most prominent prospects were expected to perform over a full season. For this exercise, a full season was

Last year in Jake Bauers' rookie Triple-A campaign, he thought a lot about being one call from the Majors. And it affected his numbers. But this season, he put the distractions aside. And what does he get for that? His first Major League callup. The Rays announced their No. 5 prospect

Jake Bauers had a good season with Durham in 2017.The left-handed-hitting first baseman batted .263 in 132 games, hammering 13 home runs and finishing second on the team with 63 RBIs. Despite being one of the youngest players in the International League, Bauers ranked second with 78 walks and led

Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2018 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.Major League-ready: Willy Adames, SSAdames

The Durham Bulls won their first Triple-A championship in eight years last September, and it looks like they'll be starting 2018 with even more talent than a year ago.Tampa Bay sent seven players to Minor League camp on Sunday, including MLB.com's No. 22 overall prospect, shortstop Willy Adames , 64th-ranked Jake

This offseason, MiLB.com is taking a look at the most outstanding campaigns by players in each system across Minor League Baseball and honoring the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization.Life as a small-market club isn't easy. While teams with

It certainly proved to be an interesting set of Minor League playoffs over the past couple weeks. Hurricane Irma grabbed the biggest headlines by causing the cancellation of the Southern, Carolina and Florida State League Finals, forcing all three circuits to crown co-champions. But that aside, 17 Minor League clubs

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MOOSIC, Pa. -- Tuesday's Triple-A National Championship was a tale of two roster constructions.Memphis, a club that survived a bevy of Major League promotions and big trades by the Cardinals to win a level-best 91 games and a Pacific Coast League title, started three players last night who were with

A year later, the RailRiders are back in a familiar position.The Yankees' top affiliate claimed the International League's North Division again this summer before advancing Sunday to the Governors' Cup Finals, where they'll meet the Durham Bulls. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is not only the defending IL champs -- it's also the reigning

Durham's Game 1 win over Indianapolis in the International League semifinals served as a microcosm for its regular season. Rays No. 2 prospectWilly Adames and No. 5 prospect Jake Bauers led a balanced attack, while No. 23 prospect Ryan Yarbrough turned in a quality start as the Bulls defeated the Indians,

Triple-A Durham clinched its division, perhaps appropriately, with a strikeout.The top Rays affiliate wrapped up the International League South Division with a 3-2 comeback victory over Gwinnett on Thursday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The title was the Bulls' first since 2014 and 13th in 20 seasons as a Triple-A

Rays No. 2 prospect Willy Adames handed the Bulls an early 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the first. Patrick Leonard padded the early lead with a two-run jack two batters later. It was the 11th longball of the season for the 24-year-old third baseman.Adames has made 118 appearances

The last time Jake Bauers encountered a rough patch at the plate, he busted out for four hits in Norfolk.He followed the same script on Friday night to stop a similar slump.The Rays' No. 5 prospect went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs as Triple-A Durham fell to the

Before joining the Tampa Bay organization in a trade, Jake Bauers remembers a lesson learned in the Midwest League in 2014 when the opposition put on a drastic infield shift against him. "I tried to change my approach up there and maybe bunt or try and slap the ball the other

Rays OF/1B Jake Bauers, Triple-A Durham: 3-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R -- Patience has been key for the Rays' No. 4 prospect -- who entered Triple-A at just 21 years old and hit .229 with a .619 OPS in 21 April games -- and it's starting to show at

Tampa Bay's top prospects are finding their power strokes.One day after top-ranked Rays prospectWilly Adames hit his first Triple-A homer, No. 4 prospect Jake Bauers followed suit and belted a two-run shot on Sunday in Durham's 7-5 loss to Gwinnett at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

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Reassignment Week in Spring Training hit the "R" portion of the schedule Thursday with the Rockies and Rays moving Top-100 prospects back to the Minors.The Rockies optioned No. 44 overall prospect Jeff Hoffman to Triple-A Albuquerque while the Rays reassigned No. 76 prospect Jake Bauers to Minor League camp.

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