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Baseball moves on.

David Ortiz is done as an active player. So is Alex Rodriguez.

Nothing against them, but they're yesterday's thing. Baseball moves on, and not just to Mike Trout, Bryce Harper and Kris Bryant, who are today's thing.

We're all about them, but right now we're all about identifying who comes next. Who will be the next big thing?

We're not going to stick to one player, because there's too much talent in the game for that. We'll give you two per major league division: one honorable mention and one main pick.

Some of the names you've heard already. If you're one of those fans who loves following prospects, you've no doubt heard of all of them before. We're going to stick to guys who haven't yet played a full major league season, and to guys who have a realistic chance to play regularly in 2017.

Baseball moves on, but there's a connection between Ortiz in his final year and Gary Sanchez in his first.

There's always a next big thing. We're here to help identify who exactly it will be.