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Meet the 6 Rising Minor Leaguers Poised to Shake Up MLB This Summer—You Won’t Believe Who Made the List!

Meet the 6 Rising Minor Leaguers Poised to Shake Up MLB This Summer—You Won't Believe Who Made the List!

The stupendous slugging numbers — supported by stellar underlying batted-ball data — are difficult to ignore. But there are two major obstacles that Tibbs must overcome if he is to make an impact in the majors this season. The first is the obvious red flag in his profile: the strikeouts. As Munetaka Murakami is currently demonstrating with one of the league’s lowest in-zone contact rates (70.7%), there is a path to potent production if the whiffs are offset by prolific power and a healthy walk rate, both of which Tibbs is delivering. But his 29% strikeout rate and 68% in-zone contact rate in Triple-A are troubling marks for a hitter hoping to make consistent contact, and Tibbs is one of a few prospects (Bryce Eldridge, Spencer Jones) who need to improve at least marginally in that area to be considered viable big-league bats.

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