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Finding legitimate No. 1 starters is quite rare -- there's probably only 10 or so in the big leagues. Kevin Goldstein looks at five top prospects who have the raw ability and future potential to become big league aces.

Story | Conversation | May 02, 2012

Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus looks at five of baseball's top prospects who are off to slow starts in 2012, providing reasons you should, and should not, be concerned.

Story | Conversation | April 25, 2012

Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus provides a guide for a road trip around the minor leagues, highlighting the teams to follow and the players to catch in person.

Story | Conversation | April 11, 2012

Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus has 10 preseason candidates for minor league Player of the Year, beginning with Colorado's Nolan Arenado.

Story | Conversation | March 28, 2012

Kevin Goldstein polls executives to see what Bryce Harper, Matt Moore and Mike Trout would get on the open market if they magically became free agents today.

Story | Conversation | February 27, 2012

Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus probes scouts and big league executives to find out what exactly makes a player a "4A hitter." Several factors can keep a player out of the big leagues, but it usually comes back to adjustments.

Story | Conversation | January 11, 2012

As injuries to pitcher like Adam Wainwright continue shake up rotations throughout the league, Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus spotlights 10 promising minor leaguers who could find their way onto the back end of a rotation this summer.

Story | Conversation | February 28, 2011

Kevin Goldstein takes a look at top prospects who spent the year in reverse, raising questions about their ability to make an impact at the major league level.

Story | Conversation | September 20, 2010

Kevin Goldstein looks at 10 key minor leaguers who were recently promoted -- including Dustin Ackley, Domonic Brown, Eric Hosmer and Josh Vitters -- and what those promotions have taught us so far.

Story | Conversation | July 26, 2010

Some MLB fans believe it's a good thing if their team is unwilling to negotiate with uber-agent Scott Boras. In reality, it might be a bad thing, as Kevin Goldstein shows in the cases of Matt Wieters, Rick Porcello and even Stephen Strasburg.

Story | Conversation | June 01, 2010

At just 17 years old, Bryce Harper and adviser Scott Boras could hold an unprecedented amount of leverage in contract negotiations, but Harper's performance this year has the paradoxical effect of diminishing, not raising, the threat.

Story | Conversation | May 25, 2010

The Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros are currently bringing up the rear in terms of their respective situations, not just because the teams are struggling, but because there's not much help in their systems.

Story | Conversation | May 19, 2010

Kevin Goldstein's Daily Futures report for April 29, 2010 offers many nuggets: Aroldis Chapman looked good on Wednesday night -- but gave up two homers and had control issues too. You an Orioles fan? Patience. You have aces on the way.

Story | Conversation | April 29, 2010

Kevin Goldstein's Daily Futures report for April 26, 2010 updates Cliff Lee's rehab (good news, Mariner fans), the Orioles' newest ace headed to Charm City (every cloud has a silver lining) and a new Red Sox prospect, plus much more.

Story | Conversation | April 26, 2010

Kevin Goldstein's Daily Futures report for April 21, 2010, reports on the continuing rise of Tim Collins, checks in on a couple of infielders aiming for the Big Apple and one crossover star finding the range.

Story | Conversation | April 21, 2010

Baseball Prospectus begins looking at the 2010 season with the NL East. For each team, you get: a projected record, why they might win, why they won't win, one player who could surprise (stat projections) and one who might flop. Dive in.

Story | Conversation | February 17, 2010