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Top Prospects:
Andrejs Silamikelis - Still fragile, but was able to finish the season with just a couple minor injuries and made the All-Star team.

Joe Hubbard - Covered him last year, but he did have his best season in 1909. That changeup is still a lost cause, but 5.2 WAR and leading the league with 5.6 K/9 is nothing to sneeze at. He also made the All-Star team for the first time.

Draftees:
Aiden Shelton - The top high school draftee in 1904 moved quickly through the minors and made his debut in the major leagues at 20 years old. He has averaged 5-6 WAR in his age 21-23 seasons and is looking to make a push into the game's elite next season.

Jonathan Kinnunen - The top college draftee in 1904 has also been performing well in the Major Leagues. He's a 2-time All-Star and narrowly finished second in the 1909 Pitcher of the Year to Zach Jensen.

Award Winners:
Dave Hansen - These Rookies of the Year have not panned out very well. Hansen gained half of his career value in his rookie season. He went from All-Star level to average to replacement to Indy League over just a few seasons. He retired at the end of the 1909 season with a fractured hand, despite playing quite well in Indy ball.

Other:
Deshawn Wetherspoon - He failed to sign after the draft a full 4 times, which is technically illegal, but whatever. He finally signed with the Devil Rays in 1906, was named to top prospect lists in 1908 and 1909 and was traded to the Brewers. He was their starting LF this year but performed near replacement level.

Chad Parise - He pitched a no-hitter for the Braves in 1904. He has been an average pitcher throughout his career, sticking with the Braves for another year, then moving to the Orioles and the Twins. Last year he pitched for the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League and put up a respectable 3.2 WAR.

Ethan McMullen - He had the longest hit streak in the universe at the time at 39 games for the Kansas Jayhawks. He was drafted in 1905 by the Twins but failed to sign and then by the Rangers in 1906 at which point he did sign. He worked his way through the minors and was brought up to the major leagues at the end of the season in 1909, playing 5 games.

Rickey McKinney - While McMullen was stopping at 39 games, McKinney was pushing right past him to a 43 game hitting streak. He has not cracked a Major League roster yet but is currently in AAA, looking to make the leap next year.

Ernesto Morales - Yet another somewhat average pitcher with a no-hit performance. In fact, Morales was closer to replacement level for his career and retired at the end of the 1909 season.

Herbert Bing - He was the top unsigned draftee in 1909 and was sent to Pennsylvania for a good Ivy League education. He pitched pretty well in college and was drafted in the first round by the Angels - the original team that drafted him. He has been working his way through their minor league system, reaching AAA in 1909.