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    BOWIE, ERIE BRIM WITH TOP TALENT

    Oct 13, 2021 6 minutes
    by MIKE ASHMORE

    Eleven teams in Double-A Northeast were holdovers from the Eastern League. The exception was Somerset, which the Yankees plucked from the independent Atlantic League to supplant Trenton.

    The league featured some of the premier prospects in baseball. Bowie and Erie were of particular interest because each featured a recent No. 1 overall pick. Adley Rutschman, the top pick in 2019, formed a battery with top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez for much of the year in Bowie, while 2020 top pick Spencer Torkelson drew plenty of interest in Erie alongside Riley Greene.

    Even past the top names, Double-A Northeast featured extraordinary depth. Sixteen players on the end-of-season Top 100 Prospects qualified for the list.

    1. Adley Rutschman, C

    Bowie (Orioles)

    AGE: 23. B-T: B-R. HT: 6-2. WT: 216. DRAFTED: Oregon State, 2019 (1st round).

    Rutschman was the consensus top prospect in the league this season, impressing managers with his maturity and presence both behind and at the plate before being promoted to Triple-A Norfolk in early August.

    Rutschman mashed 18 home runs for Bowie, but

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