For the 14th time, USA came out with their list of 100 names you need to know for the upcoming baseball season. They describe the players on the list as the next wave of players heading into the major leagues who, in our view, could make the biggest impact in 2010.These aren't necessarily baseball's 100 best prospects because many top prospects are too far down in the minor leagues to contribute in the majors this season. Others are stuck behind established major leaguers.Not all of the players on our list have rookie status, either, but our standard for inclusion is that a player must have had more innings (for pitchers) or at-bats (for hitters) in the minor leagues in 2009 than he has had during all of his major league time.The Yankees who made the list include Mark Melancon (#52), Zach McAllister (#56) Jamie Hoffman (#58), and Jesus Montero (#66). Here's what they had to say about each:Melancon:Next in line to continue the run of success the Yankees had last season wi...
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