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No. 11: DJ Stewart, OF, Bowie
2016 statistics: .254, 10 HRs, 55 RBIs, 26 SBs, 24 2Bs in 121 games (Delmarva/Frederick)
As regular readers know, I wouldn’t have included the 2015 first-round pick (25th overall) in my rankings at last year’s All-Star break. Stewart, 23, batted just .230 – including .185 in 54 at-bats against left-handers – during 62 games for Delmarva in the first half of the 2016 season. Despite Stewart’s struggles, the Orioles pushed him to Frederick, where he hit .279 overall and raised his average versus lefties to .274. Listed at 6 feet, 230 pounds, Stewart has deceptive speed that helped him steal 26 bases in 2016. In Bowie, he’ll be one of the main attractions for a team that lost an Eastern League-worst 86 games last year.
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