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Future Stardom Fact or Fiction with MLB's Historic 2015 Rookie Class

The current MLB landscape is dominated by young talent, with Mike Trout and Bryce Harper leading the way in their respective leagues, and that influx of youth has continued here in 2015.

This year's NL Rookie of the Year race is stacking up to be an absolute dogfight over the final two months of the season, and there is no shortage of young stars in the American League, led by the man pictured above: Carlos Correa.

So with so many rookies making their presence known around the league, we've decided to take a closer look at the rookie class and who among them projects as a legitimate future star.

First we narrowed the rookie crop down to the top 25 rookies so far this season:

  • Who Was Considered?: Based on players' all-around offensive production, their defensive contributions and what they have meant to the success of their respective teams, the top 25 rookie performers here in 2015 were selected.

From there, each of the 25 players was broken down based on what he's done so far this year and what he projects to do going forward:

  • What Is a Star?: For the sake of this article, a "star" player is considered someone who is consistently among the best in the league at his respective position and one of the primary producers for his respective team. Minor league track record, positive and negative regression indicators as well as physical tools all played a part in predicting a player's future standing.

So who from this impressive 2015 rookie class will be starring in this league in the near future? Let's find out.

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Best of the American League
Tampa Bay
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Boston
19%
Chicago
7%
Minnesota
10%
Los Angeles
17%
Texas
27%
Total votes: 270

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