The "Baseball America" ​​top 100 rookie list is released.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] Major league rookie authoritative media "Baseball America" ​​released the current top 100 rookie rankings last night, among which Corbin Carroll, a young Diamondback player of Taiwanese descent, ranked second, second only to For Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson.

This year's list is led by Henderson, who was last year's "Baseball America" ​​Minor League Player of the Year and made his major league debut last season. He and another Orioles supernova, catcher Laci Mann (Adley Rutschman) will be the cornerstone of the Orioles' future.

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And Carroll, who ranks second, is the first-round pick of the Diamondbacks in the 2019 draft. Last season, he went straight from 2A to the major leagues. Scouts pointed out that Carroll, who is not tall but very fast, shows Very advanced contact skills, with top speed (scouts give a full score of 80 points), and good swing power. Like batting, they all get a high score of 60 points.

The 22-year-old Carroll grew up in Seattle. His mother was from Taiwan and later immigrated to the United States. His father was an American. He was selected by the Diamondbacks in the 2019 draft. First appearance in league career.

Carroll, a Taiwanese-American hybrid, ranked second on the list.

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However, because Henderson and Carroll have already entered the major leagues, and the new season is expected to start from the major leagues, it means that the two will graduate from the list of the top 100 rookies shortly after the start of the season. It will be another teenager, the Brewers' 18-year-old outfielder Jackson Chourio.

Chorio, who ranks third in the top 100 rookies, showed quite complete skills and abilities in the 18-year-old season last year. In the first full season of his career, he played all the way from low-level 1A to 2A , The scouts gave him quite good scores in various tools (tools), scoring 60 points for attack, 70 points for strength, 70 points for speed, 55 points for defense, and 50 points for arm strength.

Joliot was the most breakthrough rookie of last year's season. Because of the various skills he showed, some scouts thought he had a chance to become a star in team history.

This list also includes two Japanese stars who will challenge the major leagues this year. Chiga Akira is ranked 16th, Yoshida Masaka is ranked 87th, and Fujinami Shintaro, who officially joined the Athletics yesterday, has not been accepted. Ranked among the top 100 rookies.

Link to the full list of Baseball America's Top 100 Rookies (fee required)

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