Believe it or not, we've reached the final MLB Prospect Watch of the year. By this time next Eric Fehr Jersey week, every level of the minors will have completed the regular season. As is tradition, we're devoting this space to our version of end-of-year awards.Below, we've highlighted players and teams in six different categories of our creation. It should go without stating that there are more individuals worthy of recognition than this format allows us to highlight. The minor leagues are a big apparatus, after all. Just keep that in mind in case your favorite prospect isn't mentioned.Now, onto the gasbaggery.Carroll has had an eventful career for someone with just over 160 profe sional appearances since being selected 16th in the 2019 draft. He mi sed most of last season because of a shoulder injury, and he was robbed of a normal development cycle the year prior by the COVID-19 pandemic. Carroll looked no worse for any of it this season, as he hit .307/.425/.611 with 24 home runs and 31 stolen bases in 93 games split acro s three levels before getting called up to the majors. (Most of those came in Double- or Triple-A.) Don't let Carroll's diminutive (5-foot-10) frame fool you: he's a well-rounded player who can hit and run and play a mean center field. He was a strong candidate for the No. 1 prospect slot in the minors prior to his recent promotion to the majors, and the combination of his output, his star upside, and his background makes him our choice here. Bases loaded?Corbin Carroll clears them with a double for the ! MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) Jonas Brodin Kids Jersey Things didn't go the Giants' way at the big-league level, as they fell short in their attempt at repeating in the NL West, but at least they continued to employ Harrison. He made 25 starts between High- and Double-A, ama sing a 2.71 ERA and striking out a ridiculous 14.8 batters per nine. Harrison has a sturdy three-pitch mix, including a fastball that can touch into the upper-90s. His pitch quality is aided by a lower arm slot that creates a flatter plane and an optical illusion that hitters can't seem to solve. The one thing holding Harrison back is his location. He walked four batters per nine this season -- and that was progre s after he walked nearly five last year. 9 outs recorded, 9 strikeouts. top pitching prospect Kyle Harrison flashed electric stuff during the Eastern League playoffs for : MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) There are many ways to define this category. We Matt Cullen Kids Jersey like to keep it simple: the purpose of a minor-league system is to improve the big-league roster. That can mean through promotions; it can mean through trades; or some combination thereof. With that in mind, we're giving the nod to the Orioles. They graduated and this season, both of whom were in the running for the No. 1 prospect spot in all the minors at the time of their promotions to the majors. (Were it not for his injury, righty would've been in the mix, too.) Rival scouts have also praised the progre s made by and Colby Mayo, among other future arrivals. Factor in the addition of No. 1 pick , and the O's minor-league system had a great year, no matter how you slice it. Gunnar Henderson has liftoff 409 ft.106 mph EV MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) We were not fans of what the Reds did last offseason, when they salary-dumped and to kick off their rebuild. Their work this summer was much more to our liking, however. Over the course of July, the Reds obtained infielders , , , and (among others) in trades. They also nabbed , a darkhorse candidate to go first overall heading into the draft, in the middle of the first round. This is what the "talent accumulation" phase of a full teardown is supposed to look like. MLB's 18th-ranked prospect Noelvi Marte had a big game in Spain's win today with 4 hits and 5 RBI. World Baseball Cla sic (@WBCBaseball) Who else could it be, really? Chourio, who won't celebrate his 19th birthday until next March, guaranteed himself a spot near the top of prospect lists this winter by batting .288/.342/.538 with 20 home runs and 16 steals (on 20 tries) over the course of 99 games split between Cla s-A, High-A, and Double-A. He did the bulk of his damage in the Carolina League, where he led the Brewers' A-ball affiliate in OPS despite being nearly three years younger than his average competitor -- with that kind of age gap, he would've been doing well to merely hold his own. That Chourio instead flourished while showing impre sive physical tools suggests he's well on his Brad Hunt Men Jersey way to stardom. Jackson Chourio mi sed a grand slam by feet in his 2nd Double-A at-bat Hes been theYoungest player in A Youngest player in A+ Youngest player in AA Brewers Player Development (@BrewersPD) We've been fond of Martin dating back to his collegiate days at Vanderbilt. In fact, we ranked him as the best prospect in the 2020 draft on the strength of his bat-to-ball skills, his approach, and his defensive versatility. It didn't hurt that scouts who spoke to CBS Nate Prosser Kids Jersey Sports believed he had more juice in his bat based on his exit velocity readings. No. 12 prospect Austin Martin mashed his second homer of the season Thursday against the Naturals. Wichita Wind Surge (@WindSurgeICT) Unfortunately, Martin has yet to prove them (or us) correct. In 90 Double-A games this season, he hit .241/.367/.316 with two home runs and a total of only 18 extra-base hits. His career home-run total now is up to seven in 185 profe sional games. It's po sible for low-wattage hitters to succeed in the majors, but it's not easy. Martin's .075 ISO would be the fifth lowest among qualified hitters. And that's if it translated in whole.