At the plate, he's a compact, explosive athlete with an enticing blend of short arms and above-average raw power. This year, Messina was assigned to Double-A Hartford, where he is 0.7 years younger than league average. Blanco is an arrow-up player after 2026 and I ranked him 24th on my list as a 40 FV player. Herring was assigned to Double-A Hartford (where he is 1.9 years younger than league average) to begin the year. FanGraphs ranks Herring 28th in the system as a 40 FV player with a 55 future grade on the slider:Herring came over to Colorado in the Ryan McMahon deal.