Baseball's prospect-mania has reached a point where some teams would rather trade a player that has proven he can succeed in the big leagues instead of giving up the potential of an untested youngster.
It's understandable to a degree. Potential is intoxicating, and all of us—fans, pundits, talent evaluators and front office executives—lap it up like Scooby-Doo destroys a box of Scooby Snacks.
But at some point this offseason, every general manager will be faced with a decision: The player (or players) they covet from another organization are available, but they'll have to part with youngsters that are teaming with potential to facilitate a trade.
Youngsters like the five players that we're about to take a closer look at.
Keep in mind that not only am I not advocating for a trade involving any of these players, I'm also not suggesting that they will be traded, either. But they could be, and that's all it takes for them to be included on this list.
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