"It's almost poetic that the player in the cover image for this article, Christian Franklin, who is a former prospect of the Chicago Cubs, is one of the main featured players ot my article for today. Over the weekend, The Washington Nationals won a series over the Cubs on the road in Wrigley field in shocking fashion, and Sunday's comeback victory was an instant classic."
"The game itself was pretty quiet until the 9th inning, when Robert Hassell III led off with a homer to make the score 3-2 Cubs, before Josh Bell delivered the dramatic moment that shifted the game permanently. He clubbed a 3-run homer into the basket in center field, and have the Nationals a 5-3 lead that would end up becoming a 6-3 victory after Brady House's sacrifice fly."
"But in a season that has been so depressing on all levels, with the majority of the team's Top 30 prospects underperforming and the big league club struggling on the whole for the season, who are a few underrated prospects who deserve more love? With all due respect to Sam Peterson, who in my opinion might be the most underrated prospect in the system, he will not be a part of this 3-man list since I wrote an article about him earlier this season."
"The cover man for this article is none other than Christian Franklin, the 13th-ranked prospect in the organization according to MLB Pipeline, who came over to the Nationals a little bit over a month ago in the Michael Soroka deal with the Cubs. Since coming over from their organization, Franklin has done nothing but rake, and his pro-ready approach at the dish has only complicated the future outfield picture for the Nationals."
The Washington Nationals won a surprising road series at Wrigley Field, capped by a ninth-inning comeback on Sunday. Robert Hassell III led off the ninth with a home run to put the Cubs up 3-2 before Josh Bell launched a three-run homer into the center-field basket to give Washington a 5-3 lead; Brady House later added a sacrifice fly to make it 6-3. Washington has won five of six and claimed consecutive series victories. The season has been disappointing, with most Top 30 prospects underperforming and the major-league club struggling. Christian Franklin, acquired from the Cubs in the Michael Soroka trade, ranks 13th in the system and owns a .287/.381/.435 slash line with four homers, 21 RBIs, seven steals, and an .816 OPS since joining Washington. Franklin's plate discipline and pro-ready approach suggest a solid MLB floor while complicating the long-term outfield picture; Sam Peterson remains highly regarded but was excluded from the three-man list due to earlier attention this season.
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