In the offseason, much is made of the comings and goings of established major league players in free agency.
But many often overlook the same thing happening in the minor leagues.
In the "Recapping Minor League Free Agent Losses" series, I'll be looking at what, if anything, each team is losing at the minor league levels.
I'm not going to bother covering every player, because not all of them are very important and I have little to say about many of them. I'll just be touching on those who I think could be of value to another team in free agency.
Anyway, let's have ...
Possibly my favorite thing about baseball is development patterns.
In any other sport, players (barring injury) generally get better until their late 20s, have a peak of maybe four years, and then start getting worse.
In baseball, however, players' careers can have all sorts of twists and turns.
Rookie of the Year winners like Bob Hamelin, Ben Grieve, Angel Berroa, Scott Williamson, Todd Hollandsworth, and Bobby Crosby often never have another good season after their rookie campaign.
Some players are never considered good prospects and become All-Stars.
While fascinating stories like Rick Ankiel and Josh Hamilton get a ton of attention because the player is ...
