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#prospect-development

The problems continued this past season, when Havelid floundered with Linköping. In 19 games, he had just one point, and his development stagnated. Midway through the season, he was loaned to Djurgårdens IF in the second tier, and things seemed to come together for the defenseman. Havelid was placed on a team that included players like Victor Eklund and Anton Frondell. Combined, Djurgårdens IF won the league and was promoted back into the SHL. For Havelid, he scored 14 points in 18 games and found his confidence.

On the bright side, the Nationals' bullpen turned in another phenomenal performance, putting up a load of zeroes after start Jake Irvin failed to make it through the third inning. Irvin has seen the wheels completely fall off in the second half of this season, as he now owns a 5.40 ERA and 1.43 WHIP, and it's pretty hard to argue that him and fellow struggling starter Mitchell Parker give this team any sort of chance to win every fifth day.

Ask any member of the Red Sox about Anthony and three themes emerge: His immense talent, his quiet confidence and an old-soul maturity uncommon for someone who couldn't legally drink until May 13. "He is probably the most mature 21-year-old, baseball-wise, I have ever been around in my life," Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman said. "The moment is never too big for him."

Griffin has taken off like a meteor this season and his penchant for impact hasn't slowed down even despite a promotion to High-A. The 19-year-old has made significant strides in allaying concerns about his hit tool and approach, and the rest of his overall game has evaluators buzzing as they envision how his plus power, speed and at least above-average defense at two different positions could come together.

Noah Schultz has made three starts for Triple-A Charlotte since being promoted, with a ghastly 11.91 ERA and 15 runs allowed in just 11 1/3 innings.

"Primarily we're focused on bats in the draft. When it comes to trades, we'll try to pry the best talent that we have. It could be pitching, it could be position players. But going into it, we're looking to improve our offense long-term."