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Rookies have had an outsized effect on the 2016 season and pennant race. Many of these breakout players arent candidates for the Rookie of the Year Award; they came up later in the season and have contributed 200-300 at-bats or 50-100 innings, often of the high-impact variety. Players such as?Gary Sanchez, Alex Bregman, Luke Weaver and Alex Reyes, to name a few, have made their presence felt, to say the least.Who are some of the players who will do the same in upcoming seasons? Selecting them is todays task.Each year, going back to the days preceding my career in baseball, I prepare top position-player and pitching prospect lists, based on relative performance and age relative to league and level (for full-season league participants only). I dont get too caught up in the exact rankings, which are at times triggered by small samples, but this serves primarily as a follow list, a starting point from which more specific talent evaluation can be conducted.Instead of simply listing my top overall positional and pitcher prospect rankings here, Im going to focus on groups of players I expect to make material impacts at the major league level in 2017, 2018 and 2019. You are already familiar with some of these players; a few have already made their big league debuts. The names of others will be more unfamiliar to the relatively casual fan, but their performance relative to the league at a very young age has marked them for success.Today isnt the day to provide detailed scouting breakdowns on these players. We arent strictly selecting the very best prospects, either; some guys left off the 2017 list, for example, are better overall prospects than some of the 2019 selections. Some tough, gut feel-oriented calls had to be made. My apologies to Chance Sisco, Franklin Barreto, Domingo Leyba, Manuel Margot, Zack Collins, Francis Martes and others.2016 draftees and recent high-profile international signings who have yet to play in full-season leagues were not considered. Players such as Mickey Moniak, Delvin Perez, Jason Groome and Kevin Maitan might yet accelerate their timetables and join those listed below. One 2016 college draftee did make the cut, however.Without further ado, here are the future breakout rookies.Impact rookies in 2017Yoan Moncada 3B, Red Sox: Its likely youve heard of this guy, a high-profile Cuban international signee turned 2016 Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year. He struggled to adjust to his new surroundings early in his pro career and ranked only 97th on my 2015 minor league list. But he upped his game this year and jumped to No. 19. 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Tuesday, he hit a two-run double in the first.Rodriguezs two-run single finished the scoring in the first off starter Jimmy Nelson (8-15) and extended his hitting streak to 10 games. Rodriguez hit his 18th home run of the season in the fourth. He has homered in in four of his last five games.Kuhl (5-3) pitched two-hit ball through the fourth before the Brewers manufactured a run on Jonathan Villars two-out single in the fifth. Kuhl struck out six and walked one in his second career start against the Brewers. He took a no decision at Miller Park on Aug. 25, throwing six shutout innings before Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit a two-run homer with one out in the seventh.The Pirates bullpen silenced the Brewers bats the rest of the way. Juan Nicasio (7th) and Felipe Rivero (8th) set the stage for Tony Watson who converted his 15th save in 18 chances when he pitched the ninth.NELSONS PROBLEMS CONTINUENelson was 5-3 in his first 11 starts, but the loss to Pittsburgh dropped his record to 3-12 in his last 20 starts. He put his team in a 3-0 hole in the first and then labored through the next four innings before being pulled for a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the fifth.COUNSELL EJECTEDHomeplate umpire Jerry Lane ejected Brewers manager Craig Counsell in the top of the fourth. Adam Frazier had just fouled off a pitch from Nelson that bounced out of the box and carried to first baseman Christ Carter who stepped on the bag for the apparent third out. Frazier looked puzzled, but when the Brewers started off the field, Lane signaled foul ball.Counsell came out to argue with Lane. The manager finished and walked back toward the dugout, but then turned back for some final thoughts. Lane and Counsell became animated in their discussion before Lane ejected Counsell. First base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ushered Counsell to the dugout. Bench coach Pat Murphyy took over for Counsell.ddddddddddddEPTEMBERS NL RBI LEADERMcCutchens 18 RBI in September are the most in the NL.McCUTCHENS MILLER PARK DERBYHis 17 home runs at Miller Park ties Matt Holiday for second most by an opposing batter and leaves McCutchen two behind Albert Pujols for first.INJURY UPDATES FROM PIRATES TRAINER TODD TOMCZYKC Chris Stewart underwent a chondroplasty on his left knee. Dr. James Andrews performed the surgery that addressed some meniscus and cartilage changes. We have approximately seven months before the start of the 2017 season, Tomczyk said. Chris started day one of his rehab process.RHP Neftali Feliz (right arm discomfort) has been cleared to play catch on flat ground only. He had a second opinion from Dr. James Bradley in Pittsburgh. We are in the final process of gathering that information, Tomczyk said.RHP AJ Schugel (right shoulder discomfort) threw a bullpen last Friday, but has not responded as the club had hoped. We are going to send him back to Pittsburgh for another consult with our team physicians and probably a subsequent second opinion sometime next week, Tomczyk said.TRAINERS ROOMPirates: LF Starling Marte missed his 16th consecutive game with low back discomfort, but pinch hit in the eighth and took a called third strike. He went through another full workout and the club anticipates his return to the field in the near future.Brewers: LF Ryan Braun missed his second consecutive game to be with his wife, Larisa, and their new son, Greyson Joseph. Manager Craig Counsell said that it was possible Braun may be back Thursday for the last of the three-game series with the Pirates. . RHP Taylor Jungmann (0-4, 8.34 ERA) makes his first start since April 28 against the Chicago Cubs when he faces Cincinnati on Saturday. He made the Opening Day roster, but then struggled mightily in his first five starts that he was demoted. Jungmann hasnt allowed a run in 10 appearances since being recalled from Double-A Biloxi on Sept. 6.UP NEXTPirates: RHP Ryan Vogelsong (3-5, 4.87 ERA) makes his 10th start since being reinstated from the disabled list (facial fractures) on Aug. 4. He is unbeaten in his last four starts against the Brewers, including a 5-3 decision this Aug. 26 at Miller Park.Brewers: RHP Chase Anderson (8-11, 4.47) makes his fifth start against the Pirates this season. He is 2-1 with a 2.33 ERA in the four previous outings. ' ' '