Wads of snow streak the sides of standing stones in the prehistoric Hurlers circles and, close by, whitened hummocks of spoil are interspersed with old prospecting pits full of slushy water.
The Nationals received two 23-year-old prospects: the right-hander Garrett Mock and the left-hander Matt Chico.
But for now the team is thriving, and two 19-year-old prospects, pitcher Dylan Bundy and shortstop Manny Machado, give more hope for the future.
Of the top 40 16-year-old prospects identified by Major League Baseball in the Dominican Republic this year, 10 have submitted DNA testing information, according to Alderson.
A'S SIGN PRIZED PROSPECT The Yankees may be active on Wednesday when the international signing period for 16-year-old prospects begins.
Which means that Pavel Brendl and Jamie Lundmark, two highly touted 19-year-old prospects, will probably not make the team this fall.
The Edmonton Oilers selected forward Taylor Hall with the No. 1 pick at the Staples Center, ending a yearlong debate about the two best 18-year-old prospects in hockey.
Last summer, Shanahan continued to examine improvements by holding a research and development camp with 17-year-old prospects to test out ideas, including putting a face-off dot in the high slot, stationing the second referee off the ice and forbidding short-handed teams to ice the puck.
The Halls have sold promising 3-year-old prospects like Atomic Rain and West Side Bernie to the Dubai ruler Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum's Godolphin Stables and Sweet Ducky to the Chechen president, Ramzan A. Kadyrov, for millions of dollars.
Bacsik and Middlebrook are older prospects who have yet to establish themselves.
