Coby Mayo is No. 23 on our Top 100, and a power-packed stroke is a giant motive why. Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles out of Parkland, Florida’s Stoneman Douglas High School in 2020, the 6-foot-5, 230-pound third baseman is coming off of a 2023 season the place he bashed 29 dwelling runs whereas logging a 156 wRC+ between Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk. Moreover, he did in order a 21-year-old. His maturation as a hitter has been extra nuanced than pronounced. When I talked to Mayo in March 2022, he informed me that he doesn’t “like to think about hitting too much,” and has “always been a see-ball-hit-ball kind of guy.” For essentially the most half, that hasn’t actually modified. “I try not to think too much when I get into the box,” Mayo stated when reminded of these phrases. “T...

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