10 Early Flops of the 2015 MLB Draft Class

Mariano Rivera III is just one of the high-profile members of the 2015 MLB draft class who has already learned that playing in the minor leagues can be extremely unforgiving.

While the son of the Sandman has been an early flop in his first summer in the Washington Nationals system, the key word here is "early." After all, in the process of climbing to the bigs, nearly every blue-chip farmhand struggles at some point along the way.

The 10 prospects who populate this list aren't necessarily doomed, they just so happened to hit that rough patch right out of the gate. Rivera and Tyler Jay are two of the most prominent pitchers who made the cut, but there's also room for an array of position players who simply can't buy a hit.

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