It was yet another successful summer at the Alaska Baseball League. The Anchorage Bucs won the Alaska League crown with a series win over the Glacier Pilots. And while the league didn’t have a prospect quite the caliber of guys like Asa Lacy, John Doxakis and Corbin Martin — all ABL alums — it had a nice crop of prospects to follow as the 2020 campaign nears.

Cal Poly righthander Bryan Woo opened some eyes with his stuff throughout the summer, while Texas A&M transfer and San Jacinto (Texas) College transfer Brandon Birdsell could be a premier prospect to watch. Birdsell didn’t have a great freshman campaign for the Aggies, but worked in limited action. He has big stuff with a fastball up to 97 — the league’s highest velocity — and a breaking ball with some definite promise.

 

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Bryan Woo, RHP, Cal Poly (2021)- Woo is one of the more interesting headliner prospects you’ll find. The numbers don’t equal someone with big-time potential, but it’s there. Woo had an ERA north of nine in limited action for the Mustangs last spring. Then, this summer, he...