PT TOMORROW: NL Central—Post-hype prospects get a chance in MIL
May 11 2021
The long-term absence of Christian Yelich (OF MIL) has set up an opportunity for former highly-touted prospects Billy McKinney (OF, MIL) and Tyrone Taylor (OF, MIL) to solidify their role with the club both in the short and long term. To this point, the team has been willing to rotate its outfielders based on matchup, so opportunity knocks for a player able to prove capable of producing at a consistently strong level.
The duo have had strikingly similar career paths to this point, shifting from high-pedigree prospects to toiling in the minors and appearing destined for Quad-A roles. Drafted in the first round of the 2013 draft, McKinney offers an interesting blend of power and speed potential (career 99 xPX, 108 SPD),...
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