This new series comes compliments of Will Dodge, the newest member of the Over-Slot family. Dodge has been writing about amateur baseball and analytics for the last few years. He brings a wealth of experience having worked for the Springfield Drifters in the West Coast League, the Frederick Keys in the MLB Draft League, as well as the Athletics and Sports Info Solutions along the way. We absolutely thrilled to add Dodge to the team.
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Front offices love to find one, and prospects work all day and night to develop one, but not everyone can have a standout trait. This is the first part of a longer offseason series in which I'll dive into the preseason candidates for the standout traits within the 2027 class.
In this first edition, we'll dive into the one that is considered by some to be the most important. Some say the hit tool …