Name: Andy YoungDOB: 5/10/1994 (Age 24)Height: 6’0"Weight: 195Acquired: 2019 Trade with STLPosition: Second BasemanB/T: R/RMost Notable Tool: Hit ToolSeason Stats: 119 G Christian Yelich Jersey , 503 PA,..."Name: Andy YoungDOB: 5/10/1994 (Age 24)Height: 6’0”Weight: 195Acquired: 2019 Trade with STLPosition: Second BasemanB/T: R/RMost Notable Tool: Hit ToolSeason Stats: 119 G, 503 PA, .289/.379/.479, 13 2B, 3 3B, 21 HR, 58 RBI, 61 R, 38/85 BB/K, 4/6 SB, 105 wRC+ for A+ Palm Beach and AA Springfield2018 Season Summary: Despite his 37th round draft pedigree, Young put himself on the prospect map with a solid 2017 season with solid numbers across the board. 2018 was more of the same, but also included a reduction in strikeouts while still hitting for a solid average with respectable OBP skills and power numbers. A solid showing in the Florida State League for High A Palm Beach earned Young a promotion to AA Springfield where in just 35 games put up a show offensively. That resulted in an invitation to the Arizona Fall League, where he continued to impress people with a .301/.416/.521 slash in a 89 PA sample against other top prospects. That Fall League performance likely attracted attention from the Diamondbacks and a big reason why he was included in the Paul Goldschmidt trade. Tools: Hit 50/55, Power 50/55, Speed 45, Defense 45/50Young does a good job of getting the ball in the air, with a ground ball rate below 40% in the 2018 season and only two stops where it was above that mark (2016 in Short A and 2017 in High A). On top of that, there may be potential for an above-average BABIP skill as he’s posted minor league marks from .320-.340 at every stop aside from a .304 mark in Palm Beach in 2018 (still put up a 137 wRC+ despite that). There may be more projectable power in the future, despite only hitting 41 and 37 XBH the previous two seasons. It may actually be a result of the environment in the FSL, as he had an XBH of 6.6% playing for Palm Beach vs. 10% elsewhere over the last two seasons. Despite walk rates of 7.0 and 7.5% the past two years, Young maintains a high OBP skill thanks to his ability to get hit by pitches (48 the last two seasons). Some players have turned that into a skill (Hello Chase Utley http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-orlando-arcia-jersey , Anthony Rizzo, and Carlos Quentin), so that will be something to monitor. Defense and baserunning will likely be either even or just slightly negative, depending on where he plays on the infield. As a utility player, he might have below average marks defensively vs. slightly positive if stuck to one position. In terms of reps, he is a bit behind your typical AA 2B prospect given that he moved all over the diamond in 2017, but that’s something I believed will get ironed out when he catches up.Upside: Young has the upside of an average regular at either 2B or 3B. Given the current state of the farm system and MLB roster, 2B seems more likely with Drew Ellis and Pavin Smith likely to start the year at the same level. Given that I believe at that position his defense and baserunning will be close to MLB average, the bar for him to be an average regular with the bat is just to hit MLB average. Given that he’s posted wRC+ totals north of 100 at every stop so far, including a 158 output in Peoria in 2017 and 137 with Palm Beach in 2018, I believe it’s not unreasonable to think he can pass that bar. From a comparison standpoint, a player he reminds me a lot of is another infielder the Diamondbacks picked up this offseason in Wilmer Flores. Risk: There isn’t a lot of risk from a projection standpoint, it’s just a matter of giving him more ABs in the upper minors with only 157 career PA above A ball. Young has always been slightly older than his peers at every stop, although I believe that’s more to do with being drafted as a senior out of Indiana State. Likely 2019 Assignment: Young will likely start the season with AA Jackson, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he sees action with Reno before the All-Star Break. For the most part, Young’s skill set is mostly developed and he just needs a bit more polish against more advanced minor league pitching. I think they will give him somewhere between 200-300 plate appearances before making a call on a promotion. Defensively they will likely stick him at 2B to continue his development at what I believe will be his best position fit. Given that he’s Rule 5 eligible after the season, he will be added to the 40-man roster by November 2019 perhaps even sooner if some amazing happens.ETA: 2020 SeasonNote: Young was picked up the Diamondbacks after I established this list, so there is no number on the title, but in the 2019 Preseason List would rank #8 in the system. Elsa/Getty ImagesIf starting pitchers still matter, Dallas Keuchel is a free agent to watch.If velocity isn't everything, Keuchel is a free agent worth tracking.If past success means anything, well, name another pitcher on this winter's market who has a Cy Young Award on his ledger. CC Sabathia is more than a decade removed from his 2007 Cy Young and will celebrate his 39th birthday in the middle of next season. Maybe you want to count Clayton Kershaw http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-orlando-arcia-jersey , butafter he and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed Wednesday night to extend the deadline for him to opt out of hiscontract, it seems more and more like he'drather just stay where he is.Keuchel will turn 31 on New Year's Day. He won his Cy Young only three years ago. There's a good chancehe'll leave the Houston Astros as a free agent this winter. And while he hasn't been in the Cy Young conversation since 2015, he did have a 3.23 ERA in 20 starts from June 16 to the end of the season. He also went five innings in his two postseason starts, giving up two earned runs on four hits each time.By today's standards, those have to count as quality starts, right?Keuchel started the All-Star Game in 2015, the year he won the Cy Young Award.Mark Cunningham/Getty ImagesOnly four pitchers made at least two starts this October and finished at least five innings in each of them. Two of those鈥擩ustin Verlander and Gerrit Cole鈥攚ere Keuchel's teammates with the Houston Astros. Neither of them is a free agent this winter, although the Astros might think about trying to sign Cole to a long-term deal.The other two are Keuchel and Nathan Eovaldi, whose outstanding postseason has vaulted him up the list of free-agent starters.Eovaldi is one of the hardest throwers in the game, with a fastball that averaged 97.1 mph in 2018, according to MLB.com's Statcast. Keuchel's fastball averaged 89.3 mph, which may once have been considered average but ranked 298th among starters in 2018.In an era where nearly every hitter is trying to lift the ball, Keuchel was the only starter who got twice as many ground balls as fly balls, according to FanGraphs. In an era when managers are hesitant to let starters go deep into games, he was one of only 13 starters to pitch at least 200 innings. In an era where players regularly head to the disabled list, he was one of only three pitchers to make 34 or more starts (Verlander and Jhoulys Chacin of the Milwaukee Brewers were the other two).And no matter what you think about using an opener and redefining roles, those things should still matter. They make Keuchel valuable, and they give his agent, Scott Boras, plenty to sell to teams in need of starting pitching.Isn't that just about every team?It may not be the Astros, the only team Keuchel has pitched for. Jon Heyman of Fancred reported Mondaythat the Astros plan to extend Keuchel the $17.9 million qualifying offer, but they seem unlikely to give him the big contract he will seek. With Verlander, Cole and Lance McCullers Jr. coming back http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-orlando-arcia-jersey , they don't have as big of a need for him as other teams might.While it may be hard to sell Keuchel as the ace he was in 2015鈥攈e had 20 wins, a 2.48 ERA and pitched 232 innings that season鈥攈e still looks good compared to most of the other starters on this winter's market.Eovaldi could be a popular choice, but could you count on him staying healthy through a long-term contract? Patrick Corbin will rank ahead of Keuchel, but this was the first time since 2013 he has been able to throw 200 innings, making him a risk. Hyun-Jin Ryu? He had a 1.97 ERA, but he pitched only 82.1 innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers.J.A. Happ? Gio Gonzalez? Neither of them can match Keuchel's track record of success.If a team has a great rotation, Keuchel ideally would be a third or fourth starter. That's what he was with the Astros this year.Keuchel debuted with the Astros in 2012, when they were a National League team headed for 103 losses. By 2017, he was holding the World Series trophy with Jose Altuve.Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesBut how many teams have three starters better than him? How many have two? Or even one?Even for teams that would like to follow the lead of the Tampa Bay Rays and the Milwaukee Brewers and redefine the role of starting pitcher, someone needs to eat up innings. Then again, based on the way Keuchel talked about new pitching strategies during a postseason news conference, he may not be the right guy for those teams."I don't like it at all," Keuchel said. "I think it's kind of a fad. And I mean if you're trying to win one or two games, I can see where you would try it out. But through the course of the whole season, you're going to get some guys hurt who aren't used to throwing as much. That's why starters are built to go six, seven innings, eight innings, and relievers are one-inning, maybe two-inning guys."So you can't couple six or seven relievers in one game and expect them to last 162 games. That's just not the way it is."Keuchel was a five-inning guy in the postseason, but he was a six- or seven-inning guy for much of the season. There's no reason he can't be that for whichever team signs him this winter.Even in this era of openers, initial out-getters and bullpen games, that should be worth quite a bit. Danny Knobler covers Major League Baseball as a national columnist for Bleacher Report.Follow Danny on Twitter and talk baseball.