Top Prospects Who Can Get the Dodgers, Tigers over the Hump Next Season

Contributions from young players are a major reason why both the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals are playing in the World Series.

A trio of rookie pitchers led the way for the Cardinals in the NLCS, as right-handers Michael Wacha (13.2 IP, 13 K), Carlos Martinez (4.2 IP, 4 K) and Trevor Rosenthal (5 IP, 7 K) combined to hold the Los Angeles Dodgers scoreless throughout the series—even pitching Game 6 in order to clinch a World Series berth.

For the Red Sox, top prospect Xander Bogaerts, who turned 21 on October 1, gave the team’s offense a much-needed boost over the final ga...

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