{"id":87007,"date":"2024-10-03T23:09:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T03:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=87007"},"modified":"2024-10-03T23:10:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T03:10:11","slug":"mlb-postseason-2024-rising-prospects-could-swing-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/10\/03\/mlb-postseason-2024-rising-prospects-could-swing-series\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Postseason 2024: Rising Prospects Who Could Swing Their Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

MLB prospects have made their presence felt in past postseasons, so who will be the next budding star to make a name for themselves? <\/span><\/p>\n

Last postseason, the Texas Rangers had decided to add a 20-year-old prospect by the name of Evan Carter<\/a> to their postseason roster. Carter was the 26th-ranked prospect heading into the 2023 season according to Baseball America. He would finish as a top 5 prospect in all of baseball. Carter would shine in October, having 18 hits in 17 games with a slash line of .300\/.417\/.500\/.917. Every year, there is almost always a young player who establishes themselves through postseason baseball. Here are a few candidates that are destined to contribute.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

MLB Prospects Who Could Impact Their Postseason Series<\/h2>\n

Kyle Manzardo, 1B, Cleveland Guardians<\/b><\/h3>\n

A former top 100 prospect according to both Baseball America and MLB.com, Kyle Manzardo<\/a> was acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays for Aaron Civale<\/a>. He was able to play in just 53 games after his call-up<\/a> in May, accumulating 156 plate appearances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Manzardo struggled in the first half of those 53 games, posting an OPS of .571 in his first 30 games. However, in his last chunk of the season, the slugger had an OPS over .850 with seven extra-base hits. Being a slugger from the left side has proven to be a key piece for teams to go on deep playoff runs. The Rangers had Carter and Corey Seager<\/a>, the Houston Astros had Yordan Alvarez<\/a>, the 2016 Chicago Cubs had Kyle Schwarber<\/a>. Having a slugger from the left side can be vital in close games and Manzardo’s pop compliments the rest of the lineup.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jackson Jobe, RHP, Detroit Tigers<\/b><\/h3>\n

This season for the Tigers has been shocking. They sold at the deadline, had a less than 1% chance to make the playoffs, yet somehow finished the last month and a half as the hottest team in baseball. Now, it seems with their <\/span>selection of Jackson Jobe<\/a> to the playoff roster, they wanted to throw as much talent at the Astros (and now the Guardians) as they could.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jobe made headlines after a flashy and dominant spring training. It was so impressive that he shot up the prospect rankings, going from a top 30 prospect according to MLB.com, to the number six ranked prospect in all of baseball. It comes from his eye-catching fastball that topped out at 101 MPH. However, his slider is by far his best pitch. Having a right-hander, assumingly appearing out of the bullpen, who can average 98-99 MPH with a nasty slider-changeup combo could be vital for Detroit late in games.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jackson Jobe, Painted 87mph Changeup. \ud83d\udd8c\ufe0f\ud83c\udfa8 pic.twitter.com\/qQTpjtsRxl<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n