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BREAKOUT PROSPECTS

An annual tradition at Baseball America is to build a team of projected breakout prospects ahead of minor league Opening Day. To qualify for inclusion, a player must not have appeared on our preseason Top 100 Prospects ranking.

This year, Matt Eddy, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White all compiled breakout prospect teams. Here are some of our favorite picks to click, presented in alphabetical order.

ALFREDO DUNO, C, REDS

Low-A Daytona | Age 18

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