No. 6: Tanner Scott, LHP

2017 Statistics: 0-2, 2.22 ERA, 87 Ks, 46 BBs in 69 innings (Bowie); 0-0, 10.80 ERA, 2 Ks, 2 BBs in 1 2/3 innings (Orioles)

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I’m still not sold that Scott, 23, can consistently produce at the major-league level. Sure, Double-A hitters only batted .188 in 69 innings against the 2014 sixth-round selection last season. But he needs to cut down on the free passes – 145 walks in 198 2/3 professional innings. Scott has plenty of supporters within the organization, though. And 100-mph heat doesn’t grow on every tree in Prospect City USA – especially in the Orioles’ part of town. That’s why I’m cautiously putting Scott at No. 6 in my rankings to start 2018. He’ll likely begin the year with three-inning stints at Norfolk. We’ll see where he goes from there.

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