Here's Each Team's Best Defensive Prospect

There is so much pressure on prospects to perform at the plate. If they don’t hit, they don’t get noticed and might not advance.

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Phillies Sign International Free Agent Arquimedes Gamboa

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Top 30 International Prospects List

Scouting and ranking international prospects is a different process from doing so on the pro or amateur side in the United States. In the draft, teams are primarily scouting 18-year-old high school seniors and 21-year-old college juniors, with every organization having access to the same basic information because every prospect plays in public games. Some teams may spend more time watching certain prospects and they might bring in a handful of players for pre-draft workouts, but whether a team is scouting Carlos Rodon at N.C. State or Brady Aiken at his high school games or with Team USA, every club makes decisions off the same publicly available looks.

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Juan DeLeon, Brayan Hernandez Bring Wide Range Of Skills For July 2, 2014

Scouts have a habit of picking players apart. Their jobs depend on it, and nobody wants to have their name next to a $2 million signing who flames out before they even make it to Double-A.

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July 2 Notebook: Five Top Names To Watch

We took a look on Tuesday at nine of the top international prospects eligible to sign this year when the 2014-15 signing period begins on July 2, focusing on players with ties to the Yankees, Red Sox, Rays and Brewers. Here are five more players generating buzz as July 2 approaches:

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