Nothing in baseball tantalizes like the hyped prospect.

Whether hitter or pitcher, that kind of prospect universally excites and energizes a fan base — whether it be of a winning organization or a losing one.

Fans (and teams) dream about the prospect becoming the next Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, Bobby Witt Jr., Gerrit Cole, David Price or Paul Skenes.

In this age of relentless, breathless coverage of prospects that starts in rookie league ball — the noise from the hype machine, which every club encourages in its own way, whirs at an ear-splitting level by the time a given prospect reaches Double-A — few envision the next Brian Matusz, Mark Appel, Riley Pint, Nick Senzel, Bubba Starling or Clint Frazier.

The latter group represents only a few members of the vast wasteland of first-round p

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