ESPN's top prospect analyst, Keith Law, has updated his Top 25 Prospects rankings. Most notable to Colorado Rockies fans is the appearance of prospect 3B Nolan Arenado at No. 23:
23. Nolan Arenado, 3B, Colorado Rockies (age 21)
Current level: Double-A (Tulsa)
Preseason ranking: 26
Now that the preseason hysteria that had some folks calling for Arenado to get the starting third-base job in Denver has died down, he looks more like the prospect he always was: a high-contact hitter who should hit 20-25 homers at sea level with adequate defense at third.
Playing in Double-A for the first time in his career, the 21-year-old Arenado has hit an impressive .303/.352/.436 slash with 3 home runs.
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