Infinite Inning 113 The Prospect-Ranking Industrial Complex

Jeffrey Paternostro discusses Baseball Prospectus’s midseason top-50 prospects list and his long road to becoming a baseball writer, plus tales of Bill Dickey and Jim Palmer. TABLE OF CONTENTSCatcher Injures Runner*Lament for the Orioles*Jeff Paternostro: Driving in the Minors*Prospects and Park Effects*What Makes a Prospect Expert? (To the Brian Bannister Moment)*Faux Scouty Shorthand*Whose Prospect List is Best?*The Subjective Part (The Leody Taveras Problem)*The Big Misses (Einertson vs. Gsellman)*The Greening of Player Development*The Rookie Class of 2019*Wander Franco, No. 1 Prospect *Nick Madrigal, Prospect from the Deadball Era*“Have You Ever Seen Him Naked?”*Why Isn’t Plate Judgment the Sixth Tool?*Goodbyes.