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Baseball America spent the waning days of spring training polling more than a dozen scouts about some of the most eye-opening talents they saw on minor league backfields in the lead-up to Opening Day.

This piece collects 10 of the most intriguing names scouts mentioned. Dodgers outfielder Josue De Paula was frequently mentioned by scouts. You can read about him on Page 9.

MAIROSHENDRICK MARTINUS, SS, DODGERS

Martinus signed out of Curacao in 2022 and put up solid but not spectacular numbers in the Dominican Summer League, where he posted an .803 OPS with seven home runs and 10 stolen bases in 52 games. Martinus has big-time bat speed and athleticism and has

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