The All No-Position Prospect Team

Prospects who mash but have a murky defensive path to the show

In the process of creating our Oyster prospect projection model, we discovered two realities about the importance of position in determining the likelihood of future MLB success:

1. The ability to catch, play shortstop, or man center field is an enormous boost to a player’s odds of making an impact in the show.

2. Not much else matters.

Our models include variab…