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What a Data Driven Rankings System Makes of the New Baseball America Top 100
We explore what key similarities and differences in BA and Oyster rankings tell us about top prospects, scouting, and modeling
Jan 22
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Maxfield Lane
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Owen Riley
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The Rankings Audit: How Good Are Mainstream Prospect Rankings Really?
Apr 11, 2025
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Maxfield Lane
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Owen Riley
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Big Swingers and a Speedster: The Key AL East Prospects to Watch in 2026
Jan 8
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Maxfield Lane
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Owen Riley
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Tools that Stick and Missing Links: How Do Prospects Level Up?
May 22, 2025
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Maxfield Lane
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Owen Riley
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How Variety and Repetition Impact Pitching and Hitting Performance
Mar 6, 2025
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Maxfield Lane
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Owen Riley
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Pay the Big Dawgs! Simulating the Impact of the Tucker and Bichette Signings
The Oyster Simulator returns to assess the sluggers’ impacts on the Dodgers and Mets lineups
Jan 18
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Maxfield Lane
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Owen Riley
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Overlooked Outfielders and a Catching Cornerstone: The Key AL Central Prospects to Watch in 2026
What to watch for and expect from players in each system entering pivotal seasons
Jan 15
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Maxfield Lane
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Owen Riley
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How Big is the Bregman Bump? Simulating the $175-million Man's Impact
We use the Oyster Simulator to evaluate just how much better the Cubs’ lineup is with its expensive new addition
Jan 12
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Owen Riley
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Maxfield Lane
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Big Swingers and a Speedster: The Key AL East Prospects to Watch in 2026
What to watch for and expect from players in each system entering pivotal seasons
Jan 8
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Maxfield Lane
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Owen Riley
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The Down on the Farm Year in Review: Our Prime Nine Nuggets of 2025
We wrap up the year with a distillation of 47 articles into a lineup’s worth of key takeaways
Dec 18, 2025
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Maxfield Lane
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Owen Riley
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How Good Are the New-Look Orioles? Simulating the Alonso-Ward Boost
We dig into exactly how much the Orioles can expect their new acquisitions to improve their run scoring capabilities
Dec 11, 2025
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Owen Riley
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Maxfield Lane
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How Power Hitting Lineups Can Benefit from Diversification
Or: Eight Big Dumpers walk into a bar—is their ideal drinking buddy Jake Cronenworth or Riley Greene?
Dec 4, 2025
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Owen Riley
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Maxfield Lane
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Underrated Prospects: A Boring Title That Actually Delivers
One under-the-radar prospect at each position that you can buy low on!
Nov 26, 2025
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Maxfield Lane
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Owen Riley
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Introducing the Next Gen Oyster Model
We outline improvements to our prospect projection model and explore what its evolution tells us about player evaluation
Nov 20, 2025
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Maxfield Lane
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Owen Riley
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