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Bennett Stirtz is making noise at the two thousand twenty six NBA Draft Combine, and scouts are paying attention. The Iowa guard put together a standout showing in strength, agility, and shooting drills, backing up a senior season where he averaged nearly twenty points a game on nearly forty-eight percent shooting. This kid is building a real case.
Shifting to Pittsburgh, the Pirates have a pair of prospects generating serious buzz. Konnor Griffin is drawing first-place votes from MLB experts in the National League Rookie of the Year conversation, and now the organization is adding more fuel to the fire with top pitching prospect Seth Hernandez earning a promotion to High-A. The pipeline in Pittsburgh is very much alive.
And speaking of the American League, Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle is drawing his own hardware talk. MLB insiders have him as a frontrunner for the AL Rookie of the Year Award, which would give the Tigers some legitimate individual hardware to celebrate in what's shaping up to be a fascinating season in the Motor City.
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