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Tristan H. Cockcroft offers up his hitter rankings and looks at the rather unimpressive crop of rookie hitters so far, but says the bigger bats are still on the way.

With so many interesting first-year players to watch this season, it would have been nearly impossible to predict that the top rookies for the month of April, as chosen by MLB, would be Atlanta Braves catcher Evan Gattis and Texas Rangers right-hande...

Blog | May 03, 2013

Eric Karabell discusses the long-term value of April's surprise rookies of the month Evan Gattis and Justin Grimm.

Blog | Conversation | May 03, 2013

The NFL draft brought several big-name rookies to the AFC East. But this is the NFL, where every player has to earn their spot on the roster. Here is a look at top rookies who will have to compete for starting jobs in training camp. Miami Dolph...

Homework time for the rooks. Which veteran should Damian Lillard study?

Story | Conversation | April 12, 2013

Seth Landman looks at some of this season's top rookies and what to expect from them next season.

ESPN Insider scouting guru Grant Sonier ranks his top rookies for the 2013 season. This week, Montreal's Brendan Gallagher retains the top spot while St. Louis' Jake Allen debuts at No. 5 and Chicago's Brandon Saad climbs three spots to No. 4.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2013

ESPN Insider scouting guru Grant Sonier ranks his top rookies for the 2013 season. This week, Montreal's Brendan Gallagher replaces Tampa Bay's Cory Conacher at No. 1 while Florida's Jonathan Huberdeau rises four spots to No. 2 on the list.

Story | Conversation | March 11, 2013

ESPN Insider scouting guru Grant Sonier ranks his top rookies for the 2013 season, noting a rapid rise for Montreal forward Brendan Gallagher, who vaults to No. 2 from No. 6.

Story | Conversation | March 04, 2013

Here's a look at what the top rookies are getting right.

Story | Conversation | February 28, 2013

ESPN Insider scouting guru Grant Sonier ranks his top rookies early in the 2013 season, noting a rapid rise for Alex Galchenyuk into the top 3.

Story | Conversation | February 26, 2013

ESPN Insider scouting guru Grant Sonier ranks his top rookies early in the 2013 season. While the top four -- led by Tampa Bay forward Cory Conacher -- remains the same, Montreal forwards Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher rise.

Story | Conversation | February 18, 2013

ESPN Insider scouting guru Grant Sonier ranks his top rookies early in the 2013 season. Tampa Bay Lightning forward Cory Conacher retains the No. 1 spot, while Minnesota Wild forward Mikael Granlund falls to No. 10.

Story | Conversation | February 11, 2013

ESPN Insider scouting guru Grant Sonier ranks his top rookies in the early 2013 season, with Tampa Bay Lightning forward Cory Conacher surging to the top.

Story | Conversation | February 04, 2013

NEW ORLEANS -- Somewhere, Marty Hurney should be smiling. He was fired as general manager of the Carolina Panthers in October. But Hurney's legacy got a lot stronger Saturday night. Linebacker Luke Kuechly, the last first-round pick by Hurney, ...

Kyrie Irving, the MVP of last year's Rising Stars Challenge, will return to the game featuring top rookies and second-year players.